Housing Crisis stories
Faster infrastructure spending could bring 60,000 homes forward by up to eight years in New Zealand’s fastest-growing cities.
Up to 60,000 new homes could be built years earlier after the government backed roads and waterworks in five fast-growing councils.
Councils could gain a clearer picture of housing pressures as a new MBIE dashboard maps demand, supply and affordability data.
With six weeks to go before New Zealand's General Election, builders will press for action on housing, infrastructure and new methods at an Auckland forum.
A coordinated overhaul could unlock more homes in Auckland, after a taskforce report highlighted the barriers holding back development.
Auckland’s housing shortage could worsen unless councils and ministers act on proposals to speed building, free land and improve consenting.
More housing and infrastructure funding won approval from the Property Council, though it says New Zealand still needs deeper planning reform.
More investment in roads, pipes and transport is needed or Auckland’s networks will struggle to cope with 34,500 new homes.
Political risks around Urban Development Authorities may be justified, but heavy consultation and funding gaps could blunt their impact.
Growing councils may soon gain new ways to pay for roads and water as a report urges options beyond rates and debt.
Homebuyers could be locked out for longer unless ministers rethink Reserve Bank rules after governor Graeme Wheeler's exit.
Rising renter numbers are fuelling fears that fewer first-time buyers could reshape communities and dent the economy for years to come.
