Building defects and rework silently drain millions from construction budgets. Catching those mistakes earlier could be key to faster builds and cheaper homes.
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Interviews with 55 Aucklanders reveal how gaps between housing, health, income and justice services can make it harder to find a path out of homelessness.
Small-scale landlords are retreating as costs rise and confidence weakens. Their exit could disrupt credit flows – but also ease pressure in the housing market.
Rule changes to allow larger granny flats follow a well-established pattern in New Zealand: modest reforms to address big and complicated problems.
Renters who receive the accommodation supplement end up paying more for housing than those who don’t. But mortgage support offers better value for taxpayers.
New Zealanders don’t need to give up their housing dreams in order to get business moving. Instead, making homes cheaper to build will free up money for investment.
Housing minister Chris Bishop says removing minimum dwelling size rules will deliver homes that are “bigger than a car”. But tiny houses might be a short-term solution that causes long-term issues.
The majority of 25 surveyed developments around New Zealand lacked healthy, ecologically meaningful vegetation. Applying biodiversity targets for medium-density housing could turn this around.
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