More residential land freed up in Havelock North
The rezoning paves the way for four new neighbourhoods with a variety of section sizes to meet the needs of all age groups and life stages, accompanied by significant reserve spaces. Since 1993, the Iona area of Havelock North had been identified for residential...Thousands of new homes in Mt Roskill redevelopment
Phil Twyford today unveiled the Mt Roskill Development at the site of a newly built state house. Similar in scale to the Mangere Development, the 143 hectare Mt Roskill Development will be built over the next 10 to 15 years. “Not only will this redevelopment provide...TOP Leader Geoff Simmons calls for Housing NZ to be replaced by regional ‘associations’ tasked with providing both affordable and state housing
Cartoon of Phil Twyford by Jacky Carpenter By Geoff Simmons* There’s been discussion lately about the Labour Government slipping through a loophole in its self-imposed debt target. Rather than borrow $2.9 billion itself to build new state homes, it’s instructed...KiwiBuild announces opportunity for offsite manufacturers
KiwiBuild has today issued an Invitation To Participate (ITP) to offsite manufacturers of housing solutions to support the delivery of 100,000 new affordable homes over the next ten years. Head of KiwiBuild Stephen Barclay says exploring opportunities that offsite...Frontline housing worker to give Bruce Jesson Lecture
Smith, the chief executive of Māngere-based Monte Cecilia Housing Trust, will argue that the Labour-led government is not doing enough to meet the housing needs of low-income families, and seems to be putting all its efforts into KiwiBuild houses that will cost up to...