Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett in Rotorua

Sep 5, 2016 | News

She commented: “One of the first things I did when I took on the Social Housing portfolio at the start of last year was review the way we support homeless people, from the funding through to the challenges that prevent people from staying housed. This review...

Cold comfort for home buyers in Auckland

Sep 5, 2016 | News

Eaqub says: “The plan is a long-term enabling tool. It won’t fix issues around infrastructure and land-banking. I don’t expect a short-term impact, unless the Government moves urgently to give the council the ability to raise more revenue (for...
Number of housing consents doubled but is it enough?

Number of housing consents doubled but is it enough?

Aug 29, 2016 | Research

The highest number on record was in the June 1974 year, when 13 new homes were consented for every thousand residents (compared with an average of nine for the decade). In the year ended June 2016, the regions that consented the most new homes per thousand residents...

The housing challenge – what is Government saying today?

Aug 29, 2016 | News

Nick Smith has written to four developers since mid-2015 saying he is keen to see progress in Special Housing Areas and strongly encourages them to contact the Auckland Council with an update. Denies that’s giving land bankers a free pass. “The people who promise they...