KiwiBuild Announcements

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January

• Prefab piles in to help KiwiBuild. Read here
• HUD, follow our progress on KiwiBuild. Read here

December

• Housing analyst says soaring land prices Auckland's key housing obstacle. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild on life support. Read here
  
• Salvation Army worried about Government creating greater inequity with KiwiBuild. Read here
  
• You don't get dream homes from delusional planning. Read here
  
• New govt unit announced for Māori housing. Read here
  
• The trickledown farce of Kiwibuild obscures a much more urgent housing crisis. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild: Beneath the hood. Read here
  
• Time to redefine housing affordability - CHA. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild underwrites could cost $1.8 billion. Read here
  
• NZ Super Fund in KiwiBuild off-site home pitch, as Twyford reveals 102 bidders. Read here
  
• Low to middle income earners side-lined by Minister. Read here
  
• Sir Stephen Tindall on KiwiBuild: 'You can construct houses for almost half the price that they cost here'. Read here
  
• First photos: KiwiBuild apartments in Ōtāhuhu open to public. Read here
  
• Reserve Bank backs 'kids at Treasury' estimate of KiwiBuild impact. Read here
  
• Wanaka has a housing problem, but KiwiBuild is not the solution. Read here
  
• Hundreds of houses planned for school site. Read here
  
• If anyone can bring house prices down, it's him: REINZ welcomes Tindall's KiwiBuild interest. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild homes are on the margins of affordability for first buyers but that could change significantly next year, writes Greg Ninness. Read here
  
• Setting the record straight on the KiwiBuild scheme. Read here
  
• Economist: Govt knew there wouldn't be enough Kiwibuild candidates. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild signals interest in 'pocket' of prime land on Wellington peninsula. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild - What you need to know. Read here
  
• The Government changes the rules on KiwiBuild capital gain payback policy. Read here
  
• Cracks appear in KiwiBuild. Read here
  
• Property investors back KiwiBuild house-flipping flip-flop. Read here
  
• Reserve Bank backs Kiwibuild targets... mostly. Read here
  
• Why you don't want to win the Kiwibuild ballot. Read here
  
• Five more KiwiBuild Homes Available in Papakura. Read here
  
• How KiwiBuild turned into a PR disaster. Read here
  
• Exclusive: Housing Minister's backdown on penalties for KiwiBuild property flippers. Read here
• Should couples earning $180,000 be allowed in Kiwibuild? Read here
  
• KiwiBuild middle class welfare. Read here
• First photos: KiwiBuild apartments in Ōtāhuhu open to public. Read here
  
• KiwiBuy to fill a housing gap. Read here

• Housing scheme's morale-boosting propaganda doesn't tackle crisis Read here

• KiwiBuild middle class welfare. Read here

• Ballot opens for KiwiBuild apartments in Ōtāhuhu Read here

• Government extends KiwiBuild ballot deadline in Wanaka after just 20 entries for 10 homes. Read here

• KiwiBuild and state housing 'not mutually exclusive' says PM. Read here

• Phil Twyford’s KiwiBuild Fails to Deliver. Read here
• Dunne Speaks: Kiwibuild Straight Out of the Blackadder. Read here
• Matthew Hooton: KiwiBuild fiasco predicted right here Read here
• $1.5b revitalisation of Porirua will see thousands of new state and KiwiBuild homes built. Read here
• KiwiBuild and state housing 'not mutually exclusive' says PM, after criticism Government focussing on middle class. Read here

November

• KiwiBuild 'not aimed at low-income families' - Phil Twyford. Read here
  
• Shifting sands of Policy with KiwiBuild. Read here
  
• Editorial: How 'affordable' is Kiwibuild? Read here
  
• KiwiBuild is not buyers' only affordable housing option. Read here
  
• Duncan Garner: $650,000 KiwiBuild housing leaving out the lower class. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild's true test still to come. Read here
  
• Housing minister says KiwiBuild not for low-income buyers. Read here
  
• Five myths about KiwiBuild - and who it's meant to help. Read here
  
• Housing crisis to worsen despite Government's KiwiBuild policy. Read here
  
• First KiwiBuild families welcomed to new Papakura homes. Read here
• Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announces 175 Kiwibuild homes for Waikato town. Read here
  
• Solar panels weren't considered for Kiwibuild. Read here
  
• MBIE: Innovative solutions that increase off-site manufactured value in KiwiBuild’s supply-chain. Read here
  
• Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announces 175 Kiwibuild homes for Waikato town. Read here
  
• More new KiwiBuild homes in lifestyle-focused development in Te Kauwhata. Read here
  
• Minister rightly lacks confidence in KiwiBuild. Read here
  
• Charity backs call for progressive home ownership option in KiwiBuild. Read here
• New Mt Albert apartments in Auckland for eligible KiwiBuild. Read here
• The house-owning dream is worth waking up from. Read here
• One Year On: How has the govt performed on housing? Read here
  
• Ballots open for new Mt. Albert KiwiBuild apartments. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild once again fails to deliver - Judith Collins. Read here
• North and South Island KiwiBuild homes being balloted. Read here
• Rental demand outstripping home ownership rates in New Zealand. Read here
• Photos: Sneak peek at the 25 new KiwiBuild homes announced today for Auckland's Onehunga. Read here
  
• A bird's eye view of Auckland’s Kiwibuild sites. Read here
• Even KiwiBuild homes are likely beyond reach many first homes buyers. Read here
• KiwiBuild fever strikes Wanaka. Read here
• Government turns to prefab housing as 'potential game-changer' for KiwiBuild. Read here
• First KiwiBuild ballot winners set to get their keys and pay $100k below market value. Read here
• Mathew Hooton KiwiBuild needs urgent rethink. Read here
• KiwiBuild houses sell for less than first-home buyers paying. Read here
• Find out more about Wanaka's KiwiBuild homes this weekend. Read here
• Are lego-like prefab apartments a construction shortage solution? Read here
• The Great con that is affordable KiwBuild houses. Read here

October

• Dozens of would-be property owners vying for new KiwiBuild homes in Auckland's Papakura. Read here
• Three bedroom KiwiBuild house 90,000 cheaper. Read here
• KIwiBuild houses at Wanaka to be priced between $565,000 and $650,000. Read here
• KiwiBuild first for Wanaka. Read here
• Public invited to vote for favourite prefab in design competition. Read here
  
• First South Island KiwiBuild homes coming to ballot soon. Read here
• Banks get curious about funding prefabs and tiny houses. Read here
• Twyford acknowledges problems as KiwiBuild is overwhelmed by proposals. Read here
• Affordable homes slip away for first home buyers. Read here
• Waikato building company could solve housing crisis. Read here
• BNZ unveils KiwiBuild mortgage offering. Read here
• KIwiBuild will benefit the few, not the many: Economist. Read here
• David Hargreaves reckons the directions of the housing market over the next few months will decide a lot of things. Read here
• KiwiBuild apartment too small for lending. Read here
• Speeding up the housing market: a prefabulous idea. Read here
• Thousands of new homes to be built in Auckland's Mt Roskill as Government strives to tackle housing crisis. Read here
• Will getting ahead in New Zealand increasingly become a lottery. Read here
• Government asked to support 'eco-city' and use KiwiBuild funds for captial's housing solution. Read here
• Balloting opens today for KiwiBuild apartments at @340 Onehunga. Read here
• Apartment display suite opens at @340 Onehunga. Read here
• New KiwiBuild apartments are affordable, but are they accessible? Read here
• Fletcher invests tens of millions of prefab housing factory. Read here
• Fletcher building plans two homes a day prefab plant. Read here
• KiwiBuild in action Re-igniting dream of buying 3 bedroom house in Auckland. Read here
• Mount Roskill becomes the trailblazer for transformation. Read here
• Villa and in apartment living latest KiwiBuild initiative off block. Read here
• Phil Twyford admits embarrassing KiwiBuild blunder. Read here
• KiwiBuild tell him hes dreaming. Read here
• KiwiBuild registration explained. Read here
• ASB offers KiwiBuld package. Read here
• Govt announces 10000 new homes Mt Roskill. Read here
• Thousands of new homes promised for Mt Roskill development. Read here
• Govt sweeteners for KiwiBuild offsite manufacturers. Read here
• Prefab housing potential game changer for KiwiBuild. Read here
• ASB drops minimum deposit 5pc for KiwiBuild applicants. Read here
• KiwiBuild should be profitable for builders - Housing Minister. Read here
• KiwiBuild significantly cheaper than other small-scale developments, Colliers says. Read here
• KiwiBuild goals a massive challenge. Read here
• The Government kicks off selection process to find modular house builders for its KiwiBuild scheme. Read here
  

September

• KiwiBuild announces an opportunity for offsite manufacturers. Read here
• First KiwiBuild homes completed and ready for sale. Read here
  
• The first KiwiBuild ballots are opening soon! Read here
• Lenders look for KiwiBuild loan opportunities. Read here
• Over 2000 pre-qualifying for first KiwiBuild homes. Read here
• Former broadcaster Rachel Smalley now manager at government housing programme KiwiBuild. Read here
• How to get a $650,000 KiwiBuild-style house down to an affordable $300,000. Read here
• Banks evince interest on Kiwibuild homes. Read here
• Kiwibank's 90 per cent KiwiBuild mortgages. Read here
• Buying a KiwiBuild Sitemap. Read here
• Kiwibank offers KiwiBuild mortgages with only a 10 per cent deposit. Read here
• More than half of KiwiBuild development proposals still under evaluation. Read here
• KiwiBuild chances questioned after construction sector meltdown. Read here
• More construction business failures on the horizon in the wake of Ebert. Read here
  

August

• Construction slowdown will create "a stable foundation" for KiwiBuild. Read here
• KiwiBuild attracts more than 4344 registrations in Tauranga. Read here
• Firsthomebuyersshouldn'trelyonKiwiBuildexpert. Read here
• Twyford indicates Kiwibuild homes for Te Kauwhata. Read here
• Twyford goes to the private sector (and Kiwibuild buyers) for cash. Read here
• Special Housing applications in the works for Hamilton. Read here
• David Hargreaves mulls whether the sudden sharp drop-off in first home buyers taking up mortgages is just a glitch or shows that people are waiting for KiwiBuild. Read here
• Kiwibuild, the industry's chance for a great leap forward. Read here

• Thousands of Otago home buyers register for Kiwi Build Read here

• Kiwibuild, the industry's chance for a great leap forward Read here

• Crown will step in and sell it for developers Read here

• How accessible will the new Kiwibuild homes be? Read here

• Aucklanders dominate KiwiBuild registration numbers Read here
  
• Government's flagship KiwiBuild scheme too big to fail Read here
• How KiwiBuild works Read here
• Is a Kiwibuild home the answer to Hawke's Bay's housing shortage? Read here
• KiwiBuild gets thumbs-up Read here
• Exclusive: Where will the 100,000 KiwiBuild homes be built? Read here
• KiwiBuild Otago figures revealed Read here
• Kiwibuild offers opportunities for South Waikato Read here
• What house deposit will you need to qualify for KiwiBuild? Read here
• Is KiwiBuild helping low-income earners with housing issues? Read here
• Vaughan Gunson: KiwiBuild not so much about building houses, it's about building homes Read here
• Calls for Govt to introduce apprentice quota to meet skills shortage Read here
• Ambitious programme' spells good news for first-home buyers Read here
• Most KiwiBuild homes in the first year will be apartments Read here
• KiwiBuild and Hamilton: where might the homes be, and how do you get one? Read here
• House prices $300,000 above what New Zealanders think is affordable Read here
• Thousands of new state homes planned in Mangere, near Auckland Airport Read here
• Government to build 10000 new homes in South Auckland a third of which will beKiwiBuild homes Read here

July

• Ambitious programme spells good news for first-home buyers. Read here
• Can prefabs solve the housing crisis? PrefabNZ CEO Pamela Bell joined The AM Show to discuss what's going on. Read here
• The IMF is calling on the Tax Working Group to introduce a land taxes in a bid to help give the Government’s KiwiBuild project a leg up. Read here
• KiwiBuild: Couples earning up to $180k will be able to buy homes. Read here
• Exclusive: KiwiBuild income caps to be introduced. Read here
• More than half of Auckland households unable to buy 'affordable' $650k home, the council says. Read here
• KiwiBuild could provide a launch pad for some major new competitors in the building industry and that could force costs down. Read here
• Experts call for the government to focus on Māori affordable housing, not just Kiwibuild. Read here
• NZ and overseas companies asked to ramp up prefab ops for Kiwibuild. Watch the video interview featuring PrefabNZ CEO Pamela Bell here
• Will the planets align for our new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development? Read here
• NZ to invite proposals on offsite construction factories for KiwiBuild homes, Twyford says. Read here
• Developers keen on KiwiBuild tender. Read here
• Where KiwiBuild is at with one year to build 1000 houses. Read here
• 'KiwiBuild visa' replaced with wider immigration changes to fix 30,000 construction worker gap. Read here
• Proposals for KiwiBuild off-site factories to be sought. Read here
• Prefabs won't make KiwiBuild homes cheaper – Twyford. Read here
• KiwiBuild: Govt signals interest in prefab manufacturing. Read here
• Nation: Twyford on Kiwibuild progress. Read here
• Housing: Auckland getting 23,600 new residences on state-owned land. Read here
• How Stuff's KiwiBuild tracker works. Read here