Council approves Te Awa Lakes 1000 home project

Hamilton City Council, at its 26 June 2018 Council meeting, approved sending the Te Awa Lakes Special Housing Area (SHA) proposal to the Government for consideration. The Perry Group’s proposal to develop a 50ha section of their Te Awa Lakes site in north Hamilton is...

Making it easier to build a workforce to build our houses

·The Government is proposing changes to make it easier for the building and construction industry to employ workers from overseas and help build the houses and infrastructure that New Zealand desperately needs, says Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. “We have...

KiwiBuild kicks off with up to 400 homes in Northcote

This announcement comes on the eve of the KiwiBuild home count officially starting on Sunday July 1 – where homes built under the programme will count towards the Government’s official target of 1000 homes by June 2019, 5000 homes by June 2020 and 10,000 homes by June...

Community Housing Aotearoa Exhibition Attendees Database 2018 email

Hi members If you have received an email with the subject Community Housing Aotearoa Exhibition Attendees Database 2018 please be reassured this is NOT from us and we are in the process of sorting the problem. Please delete the email. Thanks and sorry for any...

KiwiBuild: Govt signals interest in prefab manufacturing

Mr Twyford announced today the government will formally invite expressions of interest in off-site construction for KiwiBuild houses – from companies both here and overseas. KiwiBuild is designed to help first home buyers, especially in Auckland, get into the...

MSD update on contracting for public housing

Hi everyone, As you may know, over the past few months, MSD has been developing a simpler way of contracting for public housing. We’ve tried to make things easier, more consistent and transparent, reflecting a more collaborative and relationship-based way for MSD and...

Proposals for KiwiBuild off-site factories to be sought

“Cabinet has decided the Government will seek interest from both local and overseas companies to come forward with their plans,” Phil Twyford says. “One of the challenges for KiwiBuild is there isn’t the scale and capacity in the construction sector to build the...