Construction shortage list, unlikely to alleviate shortage
The Government recently established the new Construction and Infrastructure Skill Shortage List (CISSL) to address the ongoing problem of short supply of construction workers in New Zealand. But the new list scheme is likely to be too rigid to be effective, and will...Housing Ministry head hints he acted against Barclay
Mystery already surrounded Barclay’s nearly three month absence from his position as inaugural head of the government’s flagship KiwiBuild programme, before the one-time head of the San Francisco America’s Cup village tendered his resignation earlier...KiwiBuild head Stephen Barclay officially resigns
Stephen Barclay, head of the KiwiBuild unit Photo: RNZ / Patrick O’Meara In a statement issued on his behalf, it was announced that he would step down from today. Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s office said he would not be commenting on Mr Barclay’s...Tauranga outstrips London – 8th least affordable housing market: Global study
The 15th annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Study compared house prices to incomes in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States and found Tauranga had again out-stripped Auckland...