housing policy
Sweeping central government rules will promote smaller homes, sprawling cities, and hopefully lower house prices
6th Jul 24, 9:30am
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Sweeping central government rules will promote smaller homes, sprawling cities, and hopefully lower house prices
Bishop will abolish urban limits, set housing growth targets, and define rapid transport in plan to tackle the housing crisis
4th Jul 24, 10:26am
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Bishop will abolish urban limits, set housing growth targets, and define rapid transport in plan to tackle the housing crisis
An unlikely coalition of New Zealand voters are backing Housing Minister Chris Bishop’s mission to bring down house prices
1st Jul 24, 3:14pm
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An unlikely coalition of New Zealand voters are backing Housing Minister Chris Bishop’s mission to bring down house prices
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wants 'downward pressure' on house prices but not necessarily real decreases
25th Jun 24, 6:43am
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wants 'downward pressure' on house prices but not necessarily real decreases
Crown housing agency may have to bid against private housing providers to secure funding for future state homes
21st May 24, 7:49am
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Crown housing agency may have to bid against private housing providers to secure funding for future state homes
Zoning, housing regulations, and Kāinga Ora are all in the spotlight in the Coalition Government's three month plan
3rd Apr 24, 6:37pm
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Zoning, housing regulations, and Kāinga Ora are all in the spotlight in the Coalition Government's three month plan
NZ First leader Winston Peters would consider allowing big investors to buy homes in New Zealand if it was in the national interest
3rd Apr 24, 7:13am
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NZ First leader Winston Peters would consider allowing big investors to buy homes in New Zealand if it was in the national interest
National’s support in opposition for greater urban density was shot down by its own caucus and its second attempt has to get past a hostile Act Party
6th Mar 24, 4:52pm
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National’s support in opposition for greater urban density was shot down by its own caucus and its second attempt has to get past a hostile Act Party
Housing Minister Chris Bishop urges councils to rezone more land as home building falls behind record migration numbers
28th Feb 24, 9:25am
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Housing Minister Chris Bishop urges councils to rezone more land as home building falls behind record migration numbers
Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he wants to flood big cities with 30 years of mixed-use land ready for development to 'solve New Zealand’s housing crisis'
27th Feb 24, 9:26am
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Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he wants to flood big cities with 30 years of mixed-use land ready for development to 'solve New Zealand’s housing crisis'
The Government asks former finance minister Bill English to review its housing agency, which faces climbing construction and debt servicing costs
18th Dec 23, 4:10pm
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The Government asks former finance minister Bill English to review its housing agency, which faces climbing construction and debt servicing costs
There is a wide range of proposed approaches by the campaigning political parties to address "the housing problem", including by challenger parties that are not afraid of using tax as a lever to change behaviour
29th Sep 23, 10:20am
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There is a wide range of proposed approaches by the campaigning political parties to address "the housing problem", including by challenger parties that are not afraid of using tax as a lever to change behaviour
Medium-density buildings would need to be approved by a super-majority of homeowners in many suburbs under Act's housing plan
10th Sep 23, 1:07pm
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Medium-density buildings would need to be approved by a super-majority of homeowners in many suburbs under Act's housing plan
The International Monetary Fund thinks New Zealand should reform its tax system, freeze minimum wage, and spend less money
14th Jun 23, 3:00pm
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The International Monetary Fund thinks New Zealand should reform its tax system, freeze minimum wage, and spend less money
OECD recommends Govt scraps FHB KiwiSaver withdrawals and other policies targeted at FHBs, and focuses on increasing housing supply
1st Feb 22, 2:39pm
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OECD recommends Govt scraps FHB KiwiSaver withdrawals and other policies targeted at FHBs, and focuses on increasing housing supply
Auckland Council's chief economist sees little impact on the ground for developers from recent housing policy announcements, except house price growth will slow
1st May 21, 9:31am
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Auckland Council's chief economist sees little impact on the ground for developers from recent housing policy announcements, except house price growth will slow
Diana Clement finds there are many relatively common cases where the new denial of interest deductibility will hit first home buyers hard, and confusion over the definition of a 'new-build'
26th Apr 21, 9:31am
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Diana Clement finds there are many relatively common cases where the new denial of interest deductibility will hit first home buyers hard, and confusion over the definition of a 'new-build'
Diana Clement reports on the shock, confusion and uncertainty about critical details missing from the government’s housing policy package
20th Apr 21, 8:52am
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Diana Clement reports on the shock, confusion and uncertainty about critical details missing from the government’s housing policy package
Election 2020 - Party Policies - Housing - Home Ownership Schemes
25th Jul 20, 5:55am
Election 2020 - Party Policies - Housing - Home Ownership Schemes
National commits to devolving more power to community housing providers to manage social housing and help renters into home ownership
31st Oct 19, 5:00am
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National commits to devolving more power to community housing providers to manage social housing and help renters into home ownership
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, against Treasury's advice, sees KiwiBuild as the 'biggest lever' the Government can pull to improve housing affordability
9th Sep 19, 6:30pm
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, against Treasury's advice, sees KiwiBuild as the 'biggest lever' the Government can pull to improve housing affordability
Treasury advises new Housing Minister that government building programmes (ie: KiwiBuild) will be 'expensive, inflationary, and slow to deliver' without supply reforms; Says need can't be met in current environment
7th Sep 19, 10:58am
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Treasury advises new Housing Minister that government building programmes (ie: KiwiBuild) will be 'expensive, inflationary, and slow to deliver' without supply reforms; Says need can't be met in current environment
Property developers and community housing providers want the Government, through its new Kāinga Ora entity, to be legally required to work with them
21st Jul 19, 7:02am
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Property developers and community housing providers want the Government, through its new Kāinga Ora entity, to be legally required to work with them
Both KiwiBuild and the Provincial Growth Fund are struggling to take off, but Phil Twyford is copping more flak than Shane Jones. Jenée Tibshraeny explores why
16th Jun 19, 6:01am
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Both KiwiBuild and the Provincial Growth Fund are struggling to take off, but Phil Twyford is copping more flak than Shane Jones. Jenée Tibshraeny explores why
Chris Trotter on how middle class housing subsidies overwhelmed the social housing priorities of the Labour Party's rank-and-file members
28th Jan 19, 10:04am
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Chris Trotter on how middle class housing subsidies overwhelmed the social housing priorities of the Labour Party's rank-and-file members