More people in need of housing this winter

“There are now 8704 households on the waiting list for a state house, up from 7890, or 9 per cent, in the past three months. That’s up a massive 56 per cent increase on the same time last year and shows the extent the housing crisis is hurting New Zealanders,” he...

Non-compliant Landlords could pay penalties to their tenants

The Insulation Association of New Zealand (IAONZ) has been established, with the support of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), by representatives of some of the major manufacturers, suppliers and installers in the insulation secto The primary...

New home construction on a slower but longer growth path

Published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, using data and research from building research agency BRANZ and private sector building sector intelligence firm Pacificecon, the latest pipeline report lowers the 2017 report’s forecast that...

​Major infrastructure funding for Queenstown Lakes District

The loans from the $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) will enable the building of 1,850 houses in the Kingston township and new greenfield sites in Quail Rise South on the Frankton Flats. “The infrastructure at Kingston to support new housing includes new...

KiwiBuild kicks in!

New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association 2018 Annual Conference will be held in Auckland 27 July followed by the NZ International Property + Building Expo 28 & 29 July 2018 at the Vodafone Events Centre. This is the 3rd year and this year’s theme is...

1,000 extra housing places so far this winter

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Phil Twyford in May announced the Government was taking urgent action to tackle homelessness this winter by investing $100 million in 1500 new housing places compared to the end of last year. Phil Twyford said the Government was well...

Homelessness in Rotorua requires multi-pronged approach

“There is no quick fix, there isn’t just one solution and there isn’t one single provider or agency that will resolve this on their own,” the mayor says. “The Ministry of Social Development’s Housing First programme will be in Rotorua soon to provide long-term housing...

​Dr O’Sullivan visits appalling homes of sick Kiwi kids

Dr O’Sullivan recently moved from Northland to Auckland and he says he thought he knew what poverty was. “On my second day working as a GP in Auckland I was confronted by something I never thought I would see in this city. “I met a 28-year-old solo mother who is...