​Phil Twyford reveals $2b KiwiBuild housing scheme

The just-announced Housing Minister told the NZ Herald how labour, skills and land shortages in the over-stretched, under-delivering, under-resourced high-priced housing market were planned to be resolved by his regime which will change immigration laws and form...

New transitional housing in Tauranga

Scott Gallacher, Deputy Chief Executive, Housing, Ministry of Social Development says the work is steadily coming along. “We have contacted local residents to keep them updated of progress. “The homes, intended to be a stepping-stone for families who need a place to...

​He Korowai Trust set up Sweet As trades-training school

Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson Radio New Zealand reported that the Sweet-As Academy will take on 20 students a year to train as carpenters and painters. He Korowai Trust has put nine families into renovated state houses on land it owns in Kaitaia, in a rent-to-buy...

Mana Wāhine: the Invisible Homeless Mothers of New Zealand

(Photo Naomi Haussman) It’s a miserable Christchurch day, with just a few lunch-break workers sheltering with cigarettes under the awning. Tequilla is at the hangi house in Aranui, sandwiched off the road behind Big Gary’s Fish n Chips and a self-service...

​Solving housing shortages in Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt Council is looking at ways to increase the housing options in their city. One solution is re-zoning for medium density housing in the centre of the city. On October 10, councillors agreed to consult on a proposal that could see infill, terraced and...

Auckland Housing Accord ‘dismal failure’ on affordability

In a report from Radio NZ’s Todd Niall the chair of Auckland Council planning committee, councillor Chris Darby, has called the Accord a “dismal failure” in addressing affordability. Mt Roskill Photo: Auckland Council The Housing Accord ran for three years...

​Phil Goff’s first year

Here’s an excerpt from Todd Niall’s Radio NZ piece The mayor can point to smaller victories. His environmental promise to plant 1,000,000 trees during the term is well underway, as is progress on tackling homelessness. The council’s years-long work...