PrefabNZ Conference Report
Bernadette Pinnell attended day three of CoLab, which focused on increasing uptake of innovative construction in New Zealand. My round table discussion was to provide those in the prefab sector, as well as suppliers and consultants with an understanding of what the...Show homes are easy, breezy
EasyBuild’s modular homes were first developed in the 1980s, with hundreds being built then. With housing affordability becoming such an important issue for New Zealanders of late, EasyBuild relaunched in 2017 with new designs or current codes and preferences....Northlanders living in cars as housing crisis hits hard
One Double Five Community House co-ordinator Carol Peters said Northlanders were living on streets, in emergency houses, in overcrowded houses and even in cowsheds. Peters said building cheaper houses was a way to alleviate the problem but that required partnership...Phil Twyford opens EasyBuild show home village
EasyBuild, the New Zealand prefabricated home provider, today welcomed Minister for Housing, Hon. Phil Twyford, to its Masterton factory to open a new show home village. EasyBuild’s prefabricated homes offer an innovative homegrown solution to New Zealand’s current...Mātauranga Māori Provides Pathway To Future-Proof Housing
New research conducted by Ko ngā wā kāinga hei whakamāhorahora – Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC) National Science Challenge – has uncovered traditional approaches to housing that stand up to climate change and strengthen communities. The...Solution to KiwiBuild is New Zealand made
Instead of shipping in from abroad, the PrefabNZ ‘Capacity & Capability’ report demonstrates that Kiwi-based housing manufacturing firms and construction companies can deliver for KiwiBuild using offsite methods. Through using innovative building methods, PrefabNZ...Mayor, Ministers And Industry Unite to Build More Houses in Auckland
The commitment sees the Mayor’s Housing Taskforce, a multi-sector group comprising private sector housing supply organisations and public sector agencies, become a key forum for reviewing, developing and assisting with the implementation of housing policy to better...Demonstration aims to push Auckland Council into addressing homelessness
This is despite the opening of additional emergency housing units including those being run by The Salvation Army in Manurewa. This is the view of a small group of housing activists who are looking to hold Auckland Council to account for its lack of interest in...