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....

​Northlanders living in cars as housing crisis hits hard

Mar 9, 2018 | News

One Double Five Community House co-ordinator Carol Peters said Northlanders were living on streets, in emergency houses, in overcrowded houses and even in cowsheds. Peters said building cheaper houses was a way to alleviate the problem but that required partnership...

Phil Twyford opens EasyBuild show home village

Mar 8, 2018 | News

EasyBuild, the New Zealand prefabricated home provider, today welcomed Minister for Housing, Hon. Phil Twyford, to its Masterton factory to open a new show home village. EasyBuild’s prefabricated homes offer an innovative homegrown solution to New Zealand’s current...

Mātauranga Māori Provides Pathway To Future-Proof Housing

Mar 8, 2018 | News

New research conducted by Ko ngā wā kāinga hei whakamāhorahora – Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC) National Science Challenge – has uncovered traditional approaches to housing that stand up to climate change and strengthen communities. The...