Developers are signing up to build social housing for the Government in a move described as a "disaster" because it will take funding away from non-profit groups and could allow the houses to be sold off in future for windfall profits. One developer has already been...
Community organisations have contributed $4.7 million to the programme, further reducing insulation costs to home owners. “The Government has allocated funding of $142.5 million over four years for grants covering two-thirds of the cost of ceiling and underfloor...
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) opened the temporary housing village in April last year for those displaced by earthquake damage to their homes. But in the nine months since they opened some units have not had a single occupant. Ngaio Te Ua...
Hutt City Council-owned property company Urban Plus Limited (is experiencing high demand for its new developments with one sold out, over half of another under contract and a 27 dwelling development in the planning stage already receiving enquiries. Bringing new...
Stephen Barclay says his team was on target to meet the 1000 house goal while he was in charge. Cabinet ministers are meeting for the first time this year with the KiwiBuild programme high on the agenda. The flagship scheme has dogged the government in recent weeks...
'We hope to have more social housing but we still don’t know how’ could be a fair summary of recent announcements about the Government’s intentions for social housing. NZCCSS believes that we need a clear public commitment from the Government to ensure there are...
Step 1: Create a vision for the city. Freeman’s vision is: “Housing at the heart of connecting and strengthening communities.” She has six key targets. One: address the shortage of housing by building 125,000 new homes by 2025 and 420,000 by 2045. That’s the same goal...
The $303.6 million package, over this financial year and the next four, is made up of: $120 million in capital funding to build, buy or lease properties suitable for emergency housing. $100 million of this will be as a loan to HNZ. $71 million in rental subsidies....
“Planning for that sustained growth and ensuring it is inclusive of all sectors of the community is vital to retain our status as a world-class liveable city. “This is one lesson we can learn from Auckland’s experience. “I will be inviting key representatives from...
Research into collective urban housing by Mark Southcombe, senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Architecture, suggests that there are proven international solutions which can help address the housing affordability crisis we are currently...