Govt announces 3-4k new homes in first major KiwiBuild move

Some 29.3 hectares of bare and developed land will be acquired in an arrangement that will see the Crown develop the area in concert with iwi of the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau collective, an urban Maori representative body that has held rights of first refusal...

​Q+A: Minister Phil Twyford interviewed by Corin Dann

It is located at the Unitec site in Mt Albert. ‘It’s going to be the site of an exciting new urban development project that will see probably between 3000 and 4000 new homes built there.’ I would hope that we’d see between 30 and 40% KiwiBuild affordable homes for...

KiwiBuild can’t do it alone, says CHA

Chief Executive Scott Figenshow says today’s announcement the Government is buying Unitec’s Mt Albert campus site to build up to 4000 homes is a great step towards ensuring all New Zealanders are well-housed The development will be a mix of affordable KiwiBuild homes...

Mayor and MP welcome positive step in Hutt City housing

The meeting was to discuss Housing NZ’s (HNZ) plans to build 300 new units in Lower Hutt and also refurbish existing stock. Mayor Wallace says he welcomes the project as it will provide much needed, high-quality housing stock in Lower Hutt, and contribute...

Bill to ban tenant letting fees introduced

“Around half of all Kiwis now live in rented homes. This Bill could put up to $47 million into the pockets of Kiwi families each year. “This could make a real difference to struggling families. There are significant costs associated with moving to a new rental...

Targeted housing support for Mangere

“While this project was initiated under the previous government, the current government welcomes its opening. More public housing means less families in desperate living conditions. “The five homes in this development will cater to mainly Maori and Pacific families....

​How We Can Build The Kind Of Housing We Want And Need

Building Better Homes Towns and Cities National Science Challenge research – involving Professor Laurence Murphy in Auckland and Dr Bev James in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty – show that the Special Housing Areas legislation introduced in 2013 shows...