PrefabNZ’s six success factors to meet… No! Surpass KiwiBuild goals

May 16, 2018 | Uncategorised

Call it our manifesto, action plan or success factors, here are our six key points we believe KiwiBuild must incorporate to achieve or surpass its goals – yes, we think that is possible: A design-led quality focus – above NZ Building Code minimum standards for...

​ $100 million to tackle homelessness

May 16, 2018 | News

“We’re pulling out all the stops to support people in need and urgently increase housing supply this winter. We’re also investing heavily in the future of the Housing First programme to support our most vulnerable homeless people and families,” says Phil Twyfor The...

Could Higher Density Developments Make Auckland More Liveable?

May 16, 2018 | News

Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge research led by Professor Errol Haarhoff is looking at whether living at higher density can strengthen communities and enhance liveability in new neighbourhoods. While the research is ongoing, some...

Kaikōura housing recovery village opens

May 16, 2018 | News

“The seven-unit village will be a temporary ‘home away from home’ for households affected by the November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, while their house is repaired or rebuilt,” Jenny Salesa said. “This is an important step for Kaikōura’s recovery, allowing people to...

Frames go up on first KiwiBuild houses

May 16, 2018 | News

The 18 three and four bedroom homes are the first houses to be built under the Government’s KiwiBuild programme. The houses are part of the McLennan Development on the site of former Defence Force land. The site became available for KiwiBuild after private developers...

REINZ calls for housing shortage to be tackled in budget

May 16, 2018 | News

Housing New Zealand currently has a significant housing shortage across the country, and the Auckland shortage is around 60,000 properties alone. Until we’re able to start to back-fill some of that shortage, houses are only going to continue to remain unaffordable for...

The Nation: Leonie Freeman and Alan Johnson

May 16, 2018 | News

Lisa Owen: This week, the government admitted it’s had to tinker with its KiwiBuild policy to make it work. A three-bedroom home in Auckland will now cost $50,000 more than Labour promised during the election campaign. And the houses might end up going to people who...

Crowded housing highest among Pacific peoples

May 15, 2018 | News

Overall, around 1 in 10 New Zealanders lived in crowded houses in 2013, a rate largely unchanged since the early 2000s. You can read the full article here: https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/crowded-housing-highest-among-pacific-peoples

Housing NZ redevelopment wins Auckland Architecture Award

May 11, 2018 | News

The Jennings Street and Jersey Avenue project, which replaced eight 1940s houses with 19 modern state homes incorporates Housing New Zealand’s best practice approach to redevelopment in established suburbs with innovative site planning and urban design values....