This week a report found New Zealand is one of the most unaffordable countries in the world to buy a house, with the average price more than six times the median household income. More than six months into KiwiBuild, only 33 homes have been built - well short of the...
"The government could lower unit construction costs in many ways, as it is well aware," former Business Roundtable economist Bryce Wilkinson says in a new research note today. It could ease up on red tape, improve the supply of urban land by removing regulatory...
The Government recently established the new Construction and Infrastructure Skill Shortage List (CISSL) to address the ongoing problem of short supply of construction workers in New Zealand. But the new list scheme is likely to be too rigid to be effective, and will...
Mystery already surrounded Barclay's nearly three month absence from his position as inaugural head of the government's flagship KiwiBuild programme, before the one-time head of the San Francisco America's Cup village tendered his resignation earlier today Barclay...
Stephen Barclay, head of the KiwiBuild unit Photo: RNZ / Patrick O'Meara In a statement issued on his behalf, it was announced that he would step down from today. Housing Minister Phil Twyford's office said he would not be commenting on Mr Barclay's resignation as it...
Geoff Simmons of the Morgan Foundation looks into the current housing situation in Queenstown and finds a large rate of ghost houses and a housing situation close to Auckland’s crisis. Geoff reports that on the last census night in Queenstown, 40% of houses were...
Housing costs now take a greater proportion of household income especially for low-income households: up from 14% in the late 1980s to 20% in 2015 overall for under 65s[1] up from 29% to 54% on average for the bottom quintile, and 19% to 32% for Q2. Growing housing...
The Community Housing Regulatory Authority has released a series of guidance notes designed to provide more information on differentaspects of the regulatory process. The guidance notes to date cover: Class I Social Landlord: What sets you apart? Separation of...
The New Zealand Herald reports that affordability requirements in up to half of Auckland’s special housing areas look set to lapse because developers have not even applied for consents ahead of the areas disappearing next month. The revelations have sparked...
Whare Ora papakāinga is a communal village set in 50 acres of land owned by He Korowai. It has been built from refurbished former state homes trucked up from Glen Innes and has a school and a community garden that includes 250 fruit trees. It is home to 17 adults and...