Targeted housing support for Mangere

Mar 23, 2018 | News

“While this project was initiated under the previous government, the current government welcomes its opening. More public housing means less families in desperate living conditions. “The five homes in this development will cater to mainly Maori and Pacific families....

Mayor and MP welcome positive step in Hutt City housing

Mar 23, 2018 | News

The meeting was to discuss Housing NZ’s (HNZ) plans to build 300 new units in Lower Hutt and also refurbish existing stock. Mayor Wallace says he welcomes the project as it will provide much needed, high-quality housing stock in Lower Hutt, and contribute...

Bill to ban tenant letting fees introduced

Mar 23, 2018 | News

“Around half of all Kiwis now live in rented homes. This Bill could put up to $47 million into the pockets of Kiwi families each year. “This could make a real difference to struggling families. There are significant costs associated with moving to a new rental...

​How We Can Build The Kind Of Housing We Want And Need

Mar 20, 2018 | News

Building Better Homes Towns and Cities National Science Challenge research – involving Professor Laurence Murphy in Auckland and Dr Bev James in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty – show that the Special Housing Areas legislation introduced in 2013 shows...

PrefabNZ Conference Report

Mar 19, 2018 | Events

Bernadette Pinnell attended day three of CoLab, which focused on increasing uptake of innovative construction in New Zealand. My round table discussion was to provide those in the prefab sector, as well as suppliers and consultants with an understanding of what the...

Show homes are easy, breezy

Mar 9, 2018 | Member profiles

EasyBuild’s modular homes were first developed in the 1980s, with hundreds being built then. With housing affordability becoming such an important issue for New Zealanders of late, EasyBuild relaunched in 2017 with new designs or current codes and preferences....