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Government Selling State Housing In Area Where Over 500 Households Wait For Homes
Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:55:39 +1300 | Public Housing Futures
The real estate advert is directed towards land bankers and property investors. The three state houses, which previously housed families, were empty to make way for 8 new state houses before the Government stalled and cancelled hundreds of Kāinga ...More >>
Vienna Woods Delivers Timeless Timber Floors To Queenstown’s Growing Residential Market
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:45:09 +1300 | Danny's Desks and Chairs
A notable offering within the range is Vienna Woods’ collection of recycled timber flooring in NZ, which features antique oak reclaimed from historic European buildings. More >>
Speech To NZ Planning Institute Conference
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:12:06 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Hon Chris Bishop acknowledge Hon Rachel Brooking, opposition spokesperson for RMA Reform, as well as Simon Court, his Under-Secretary, who I will invite to speak after him.More >>
Speech To The New Zealand Planning Institute Annual Conference
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:13:57 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Many of these costs are spread across society and felt over decades, some just shovelled onto private property owners to cop. This system rewards planners for avoiding risk, not for enabling growth, and it enables the undermining of property rights in the ...More >>
Same Subsidies, Different Logo: Stop Babying CHPs With Taxpayer Cash
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:49:28 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government has announced $150 million in cheap taxpayer-backed loans for Community Housing Providers (CHPs)—propping them up with training wheels instead of letting them ride with private capital. Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman ...More >>
Major Growth Plan Changes Now Open For Community Feedback
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:10:32 +1300 | Tasman District Council
This includes strategic upgrades to essential infrastructure, such as water and wastewater systems, new roads and transport links, and improved stormwater management to mitigate flood risks.More >>
Long Term Retention Remains A Priority For The Community Housing Sector
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:52:53 +1300 | Community Housing Aotearoa
Partnerships are essential to our members ability to continue to deliver secure, long-term, affordable homes. Because the approach to housing is from a longer-term perspective, retaining ownership of those homes ensures more New Zealanders can be ...More >>
15 New ‘Affordable Rentals’ In Kāinga Māori
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:34:58 +1300 | Diane McCarthy - Local Democracy Reporter
The new homes will be available at below market rent, to allow tenants to save for a deposit on their first home. More >>
Upfront Quality Assurance Could Be The Answer To Building Consent Delays
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:33:59 +1300 | New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors
“Before an application goes to council, a Building Surveyor can review the plans, check the detail, make sure all supporting documentation is there, and that everything cross-references properly and that which is detailed is not only compliant but also ...More >>
Westpac NZ Commends Government’s CHP Funding And Loan Guarantee Scheme
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:21:00 +1300 | Westpac New Zealand
Westpac NZ Managing Director Institutional and Business Banking Reuben Tucker says CHPs have always played an important role in providing social housing, but their capacity to build has been held back by funding and financing constraints.More >>
Reducing Debt Financing Barriers For Community Housing Providers
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:17:01 +1300 | Community Housing Aotearoa
“This is a step towards providing the right financial conditions for CHPs to deliver more secure, affordable, long-term homes for people in areas with the greatest persistent unmet housing need,” said Paul Gilberd, Chief Executive, Community Housing Aotearoa.More >>
Speech To KangaNews Debt Capital Markets Forum
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:42:13 +1300 | New Zealand Government
It’s a pleasure to be here with all of you – investors, financial institutions, and wholesale market participants who play a vital role in unlocking New Zealand’s economic future.More >>
Reducing Debt Financing Barriers For Community Housing Providers
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:35:32 +1300 | New Zealand Government
"The Government is moving to level the playing field between Kainga Ora and CHPs by establishing Crown lending facilities of up to $150 million for the Community Housing Funding Agency (CHFA)."More >>
Speech To The Property Council Residential Development Summit
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:06:14 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land – or the NPS-HPL, was introduced by the last Government to protect New Zealand’s highly productive soils. This piece of national direction is intended to boost food security for both our ...More >>
Government To Support Greenfield Housing
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:56:52 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The government’s National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Agency (NIFFCo) has been developing a pipeline of potential important greenfield projects, and the initial transactions are expected to be drawn from this pipeline.More >>
Chris Bishop - Speech To Project Auckland Luncheon
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:05:53 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Auckland is critical to New Zealand’s future. We are not going to be successful in growing our economy if we don’t think carefully about how we enable Auckland, as our largest and most important city, to grow and thrive.More >>
Tainui Group Holdings’ Amohia Ake Becomes First Building In The Waikato To Achieve Highest Rating For Energy Efficiency
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:08:21 +1300 | Tainui Group Holdings
Of the more than 150 NABERSNZ rated buildings, Amohia Ake is one of only half a dozen buildings in Aotearoa currently certified to 6 stars. More >>
Buyer Confidence In Property Market At Two-Year High, Survey Says
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:13:57 +1300 | Trademe
With mortgage rates falling, supply at an all-time high and property prices stable, it’s a perfect storm for buyers. It’s no surprise that many Kiwi are getting ready to make their next move.More >>
Property Pulse: It’s A Bump Not A Jump
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:31:02 +1300 | BNZ
There’s plenty of attention on mortgage markets given we’re well into the Year of the Refix. We remain of the view short-term mortgage rates have more downside as the Reserve Bank continues to prune the cash rate.More >>
Resource Management Reforms To Bring Kiwis Renewable Electricity Faster
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:45:24 +1300 | ERANZ
ERANZ Chief Executive Bridget Abernethy says the organisation hopes the reforms will accelerate the construction of much-needed renewable wind, geothermal, solar and battery projects.More >>
