Māori communities lead innovative ways of financing housing on ancestral lands
Access to finance is a significant barrier for Māori communities wanting to develop housing on collectively owned land.
Auckland Housing Market Opens New Year Cautiously, Increase In Sales In Under $1 Million Price Segment
The normal, cautious start to the new year for the Auckland housing market masks a positive rise in sales numbers. “As is customary, the Auckland housing market quietly edged into 2025 with January ...
Inside the Auckland City Mission: A home of their own
It’s 8.30am on a Wednesday and I’m with 60 people, crowded into a room in the Auckland City Mission’s HomeGround building, ...
Building up or out are potential solutions to Australia's housing crisis but both come with problems
The solution to Australia's housing crisis could be building out but government infrastructure can't keep up. It could also ...
A solution to the housing crisis could be just years away. Can we rely on politics to deliver it?
However desperate the situation might seem, cities around the world have shown that a housing crisis can be solved quickly with sufficient political will.
Lessons on the housing crisis from across the ditch
New Zealand offers ideas on how to make homes more affordable. But there are warnings about its super-for-housing policy.
Housing Minister Chris Bishop reveals Kāinga Ora’s turnaround plan to reduce deficit
Housing Minister Chris Bishop has unveiled Kāinga Ora’s turnaround plan, which he believes will refocus the agency on ...
To Achieve Real Growth, The NZ Government Needs To Relax The Rules Around Housing
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wants New Zealand to“go for growth”.But his plan, focused on reforming foreign investment, planning and ...
Farmers protest during PM's visit to housing development
A group of tractor-driving protesters staged a noisy demonstration as Sir Keir Starmer visited a housing development in Buckinghamshire. Farmers have staged a series of protests following an ...
Hundreds of new builds in Auckland flood zones as councils wait on planning reform
Law changes are coming - but more than one in 10 homes consented over a year in Auckland sat on a flood plain.
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Queens Head pub in West Auckland to become housing
Changes to a planning application which would convert a historic former County Durham pub into housing have been approved. The Queens Head on Front Street in West Auckland is a Grade II listed ...