Paul Majurey, of Marutūāhu descent, chairs the Waimahia and Puhinui Park community housing developments. This was brought together by the Tāmaki Collective of iwi, NZ Housing Foundation, CORT Community Housing and Te Tumu Kainga (the Māori Trustee). Importantly, the...
Bird's eye view of the area in red Taranaki Whānui Limited (the wholly owned commercial arm of Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust) and the Government’s Land for Housing Programme (HUD) have entered into an MoU to collaborate and work together on the future of a...
APNZL supports the view that government investment in public housing is best achieved through not-for-profit organisations putting people’s needs first. "The Government’s decision to allow private developers access to Community Housing supports is a misguided use of...
The KiwiBuild initiative was not the Labour Party's only response to the affordability crisis, or perhaps the most important. Tax proposals, tenancy laws, banning foreign buyers, state house building and infrastructure bonds were all just as important. But KiwiBuild...
This is the opinion of Warwick Quinn, chief executive of New Zealand’s largest construction trade training organisation, BCITO. Quinn says the current review of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework - NZQF - needs to urgently address the issue of vocational...
The Minister for the Environment, David Parker issued his direction to Bay of Plenty Regional Council last week on the steps to be taken to amend the urban limits and allow for urban development of land at Tauriko West. Tauriko West, on the edge of Tauranga, is the...
“This project is a great example of how Housing NZ is redeveloping its aging stock to provide modern, warm and dry homes that fully utilise Crown land. “When finished, this redevelopment will house up to 292 Aucklanders. These homes will be designed and built to...
Mayor Lester says the Council’s plan contains a raft of short, medium and long-term housing initiatives to address the complex housing issue. “In a city with a growing population we want to make sure that all our residents not only have homes, but that they have homes...
Simon Bridges was named the new leader of the National Party yesterday, while Paula Bennett was reinstalled as deputy leader. Speaking to Morning Report today, Mr Bridges said he had inherited a strong team and there would be little fundamental changes to the way the...