Corrin Dan interviews Bill English

Nov 2, 2015 | News

Bill English comments “Well we’re doing as much as we feasibly can right now, and that is working with the Auckland City Council particularly over its new plan, which is going to reset the rules for Auckland. The new action we’re taking is to crank up the...

Urban planning rules to be reviewed

Nov 2, 2015 | News

Finance Minister Bill English says“Urban planning in New Zealand not only underpins housing affordability but also the productivity of the wider economy.” “Many parts of the regime are out-dated and unwieldy, having been developed over the years in a piecemeal...

Government wants to work with community housing sector

Oct 23, 2015 | News

He said taxpayers were having to pay billions to cover the cost of rent subsidies, student loan tax breaks and childcare. “At the moment, we’re lucky because we’ve got the lowest interest rates in 50 years,” he said. “But imagine if...

Opening speech for CHA Impact Conference

Oct 22, 2015 | News

With a full audience of 184 people at CHA’s annual conference held today in Wellington at Te Wharewaka ki Poneke, the Minister of Social Housing, Paula Bennett, discussed the Government’s support of the community housing sector. Here is the speech.