City Mission Getting Ready for NZ’s Biggest Christmas Lunch

Jan 14, 2019 | News

Two thousand guests are expected at Spark Arena on Christmas day for the annual City Mission lunch. The Mission team’s been planning the event for months, hundreds of volunteer hours have already been racked up with a further 500 volunteers set to help host on the...

​Less than 6 months to insulate rentals or face a $4000 fine

Jan 14, 2019 | News

Any landlords who still don’t comply after paying the penalty, may face further action according to MBIE. Bindi Norwell, Chief Executive at REINZ says: “From 1 July 2019 ceiling and underfloor insulation will be compulsory in all rental homes across New Zealand. That...

KiwiBuild progresses to next stage in offsite manufacturing

Jan 14, 2019 | News

In September, KiwiBuild launched an Invitation to Pitch (ITP) to companies interested in working with KiwiBuild to supply affordable homes and housing components to the KiwiBuild programme through offsite manufacturing. The ITP closed in November with 105 responses...

Insulation in rental homes – video information for non-English speakers

Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorised

All landlords must have insulated their rental properties to the right standard by 1 July 2019, or they could pay penalties of up to $4,000 per property. It’s really important to Tenancy Services that non-English-speaking landlords and tenants living in New Zealand...

HomeStart changes pave way for more KiwiBuilders

Dec 18, 2018 | News

This means more first home buyers across New Zealand will be able to apply for a KiwiBuild home using the HomeStart grant and Welcome Home Loan. “Aligning the price caps so they are the same as the KiwiBuild price caps across the country means first home buyers can...