Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says KiwiBuild will have to change and might be better off building social or rental houses if it's to reach its goal of 100,000 houses. "People have really misunderstood KiwiBuild, it's such a complicated thing. It's a complete distraction,"...
Young developer's fresh take on housing. A 28-year-old entrepreneur believes his $1 billion south Auckland housing project will be held up as a "blueprint" for future developments. Land developer Charles Ma, an Auckland-born Kiwi of Chinese descent, through his...
“Access to public buildings is a basic human right and New Zealand building legislation supports this. The Buildings for Everyone guide encourages building owners and designers to consider the needs of all users of public buildings right from the start,” says Jenny...
Number of homes contracted and committed: 10,160 with thousands more planned in our Large Scale Projects. Number of homes completed: 47 with 236 more homes under construction Number of homes contracted and committed for completion by 30 June 2019: 293 (Some contracts...
Jessica*, who is a nurse, and her builder partner bought a piece of land in Auckland at the end of 2016 for $220,000 with the dream of either putting a transportable house or kit-set type home on to it. But two banks and two mortgage brokers later she has virtually...
This report looks at the question: why don’t landlords choose features that exceed the minimum building standards and what are the enablers to changing this? The aim is to identify the barriers to an improved rental stock and potential solutions to overcome the...
Age Concern have a list of resources on their website for adapting homes for future needs. (Image from Age Concern NZ website) Lifetime (or Universal) design is about making homes that people can live in and enjoy regardless of their age, mobility or stage of life....
Christchurch City Council to provide a rebate for social housing development costs Photo Kirk Hargreaves/Stuff Registered community housing providers in Christchurch will now be able to access a $1.5m scheme for development contribution rebates after the council...
CoLab 2018 will be in and around Auckland, the heart of the building action: Wed 7 March: CoLab Site Visit Day @ AUT pick-up (9.30am – 5.00pm) Thur 8 March: CoLab Conference Day @ AUT + evening soiree (8.30am – 7.00pm) Fri 9 March: CoLab Members’ workshops @ pro clima...
It shows some of the changes and challenges, successes and solutions in community housing over the 30 years CORT Community Housing has been in existence. Unfortunately, we have little control over the media removing the Community Housing part of CORT’s title...