The consumers price index (CPI) for the June 2019 quarter (to be released on 16 July) will be the first in the world to use administrative rent data in this way to construct the CPI. The new method for measuring rent prices arose from a collaboration with Ministry of...
But Housing Minister Phil Twyford was not able to give an indicative price for the apartments - admitting that "not everyone will be able to afford them." The prices could be around the $500,000 to $600,000 mark which the Minister said "is half of the current average...
Women sleeping on the streets in Tauranga say they live in fear of violence. Photo: RNZ / Keri Welham But the city's first women's shelter, due to open next Monday, offers hope to New Zealand's "hidden homeless". Clair, 60, says the streets are her home. She eats at a...
Around 115 sections of various sizes will be developed and are expected to be on the market to sell in early 2020. Council’s Finance and Performance Committee recently resolved to recommend Council gives delegated authority to Chief Executive Heather Shotter, to...
May has been a big month for the Public Housing sector. On 4 May, the Prime Minister and Minister Twyford announced a $100 million investment into tackling homelessness this winter, and Thursday’s budget announcement gave us insight to the Government’s long-term plan...