Wellingtonians recognised for giving their absolute best
McIntyre – and 12 other Wellingtonians – have been recognised this year with an Absolutely Positive Wellingtonian award. The 13 recipients were presented with their certificates by Mayor Justin Lester at an event at City Gallery Wellington on Wednesday evening....Making it easier to build a workforce to build our houses
·The Government is proposing changes to make it easier for the building and construction industry to employ workers from overseas and help build the houses and infrastructure that New Zealand desperately needs, says Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. “We have...Ensuring a sustainable construction workforce for NZ
“This is a critical issue so we must work with urgency,” says Jenny Salesa. “That is why I am leading the Ministerial Group on the Construction Workforce, which has developed a Construction Skills Action Plan to build a sustainable construction workforce for New...Council approves Te Awa Lakes 1000 home project
Hamilton City Council, at its 26 June 2018 Council meeting, approved sending the Te Awa Lakes Special Housing Area (SHA) proposal to the Government for consideration. The Perry Group’s proposal to develop a 50ha section of their Te Awa Lakes site in north Hamilton is...
Status quo remains at Tenancy Tribunal post Gluckman report
Read the update here.KiwiBuild kicks off with up to 400 homes in Northcote
This announcement comes on the eve of the KiwiBuild home count officially starting on Sunday July 1 – where homes built under the programme will count towards the Government’s official target of 1000 homes by June 2019, 5000 homes by June 2020 and 10,000 homes by June...KiwiBuild: Govt signals interest in prefab manufacturing
Mr Twyford announced today the government will formally invite expressions of interest in off-site construction for KiwiBuild houses – from companies both here and overseas. KiwiBuild is designed to help first home buyers, especially in Auckland, get into the...