Oct 25, 2018 | News
The first 10 KiwiBuild homes to be balloted at the Lakeside development in Te Kauwhata are two-bedroom modern standalone homes, all fully landscaped with off-street parking and a home appliance package. They are priced at $480,000 each, well under the KiwiBuild price...
Oct 25, 2018 | News
“The Mayoral Housing Taskforce for the first time brought all the sectors involved in housing together – private sector, local and central government – and its report received bipartisan support last year. “Its goal was to increase the scale and pace of housing...
Oct 24, 2018 | News
Housing First tenant, Stan, has lived in his new home for the past year, after years on the streets. It’s been a year since the formation of the coalition government and as part of an RNZ special, One Year On, we look at whether these promises have been met and...
Oct 23, 2018 | News
“I am heartened by recent evidence that the Government wants to help landlords and tenants understand each other’s point of view” said Andrew King of the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) after the Labour Party held a public meeting covering the Tenancy Review...
Oct 19, 2018 | News
Head of KiwiBuild Stephen Barclay said the apartments provided an excellent opportunity for city living. “These are highly desirable, architecturally-designed and well-appointed apartments in central Auckland, giving KiwiBuild buyers the opportunity to buy a quality...
Oct 19, 2018 | News
Lifewise Merge Café, situated at 453 Karangahape Road, plays a crucial role in supporting Auckland’s homeless community, breaking down societal barriers and offering a warm, safe and supportive space. The café attracts people from all walks of life. With a goal to end...
Oct 19, 2018 | News
The housing charity, which has assisted hundreds of families in New Zealand into home ownership since 1993, believes this would allow families who find KiwiBuild homes unaffordable to realise their dream of home ownership. “We know that progressive home ownership is...
Oct 18, 2018 | News
Its new paper ‘Beyond Renting’, released today by the Army’s Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit, offers a bleak outlook for the private rental housing market. To meet these future demands the report suggests the government needs to look beyond the private rental...
Oct 18, 2018 | News
“The report sets out two key aspects – reform of the Accommodation Supplement and investment in assisted homeownership is essential to restoring long term sustainable housing policy,” says Chris Glaudel, Acting Chief Executive. Government needs to deliver targeted...
Oct 11, 2018 | News
Funded by Auckland Council and implemented by the Housing First Auckland collective, it was the first time a street count of this size and scale has been undertaken in New Zealand. Fiona Hamilton, programme manager for Housing First Auckland, said the initiative was...
