Fletchers lobbies Government for Auckland housing plan

Jan 26, 2016 | News

Steve Evans, Fletcher Building housing chief operating officer said he met the ministers last year to advocate a new shared ownership model. The feedback he got was that there was interest in the scheme. He would not name precisely who talks had been held with, just...

New Zealand’s houses most expensive in world

Jan 18, 2016 | News

Property Council chief executive Connal Townsend says the 14% year-on-year growth in 2015 is a damning indictment of the country’s housing market when compared to other countries. “This is extremely concerning to us. We have a planning system in crisis with excessive...
Homeless baby boomers

Homeless baby boomers

Dec 1, 2015 | Research

The organisation has released new research estimating that by 2030, 200,000 retirement-aged people won’t own a house and will be unable to afford rent. Over the next decade, the numbers needing state help to cover their rent was expected to rise considerably:...

Investment available for Māori housing

Nov 25, 2015 | News

In the 2015-16 financial year the Network will invest $14.491 million into improving Māori housing circumstances, having taken responsibility for some funding from MBIE and with some increases in the May 2015 Budget. Read more about the network’s investment...