KiwiBuild Announcements

May 2019

• KiwiBuild recalibration 'not that far away' Read here
  

• Kiwibuild to enter high-end Omaha market with affordable apartments - April billboard Read here

April 2019

• KiwiBuild 'almost no chance of success' in current form Read here
  
• Oliver Hartwich says the rest of Phil Twyford's housing policy is sufficiently ambitious and radical to solve NZ's housing problems without recourse to KiwiBuild Read here
  
• National questions Housing Ministry consultant and contractor spend Read here
  
• Subdivision 'step in right direction' Read here
  
• Lifemark® Newsletter Public & KiwiBuild Housing must embrace Universal Design Read here
  
• KiwiBuild houses selling on par with private homes Read here
  
• Prefab industry at tipping point in wait for government reforms Read here
  
• They need to go back to the drawing board’ – economist says KiwiBuild not working for first home buyers Read here
  
• Hurdles deterring potential buyers from snapping up KiwiBuild homes, developer says Read here
  
• Government eyeing build-to-rent housing Read here
• KiwiBuild chief failed to get job back in December amid allegation of 'serious misconduct' Read here
• New Plymouth KiwiBuild land blessed ahead of construction Read here
  
• 100 Kiwibuild homes announced for Queenstown Read here
  
• Defiant housing minister Phil Twyford acknowledges KiwiBuild mistakes Read here
• Does Canterbury need KiwiBuild? Housing experts say no, but government says yes Read here
  
• Hearing on Northlake Kiwibuild plans held Read here
  
• KiwiBuild houses for sale in Kotātā Heights, Whangārei Read here
  
• Six KiwiBuild homes contracted 'off the plans' in November already mostly built in September Read here
  
• Huapai KiwiBuild homes had already been tried for sale on open market Read here
  
• Tauranga company's plans to fix New Zealand's housing crisis Read here
  
• KiwiBuild a major stumbling block for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Government Read here
  
• Offsite manufacturing an important tool for Kiwibuild Read here
  
• KiwiBuild houses might not end up with first-home buyers Read here
  
• Wanaka KiwiBuild homes facing tough competition to be sold Read here
  
• KiwiBuild: Taxpayers may have to foot the bill for losses Read here
  
• 'Tough target': KiwiBuild contracts just 10% of govt's 100k homes goal Read here
  
• KiwiBuild: Taxpayers may have to foot the bill for losses Read here

March 2019

• Offsite manufacturing an important tool for Kiwibuild Read here
• The KiwiBuild failure should galvanise urgent action on NZ's housing disaster Read here
• Government told to hire overseas builder to drive down costs Read here
• Editorial: A big KiwiBuild contract could get materials more cheaply Read here
• Despite recent set-backs KiwiBuild says its mass produced housing plans are still on-track Read here
• Hundreds of homes could be built on prison site in Wellington Read here
• KiwiBuild contracts just 10 percent of government's 100,000 target Read here
  
• Revealed: How Housing Minister Phil Twyford's KiwiBuild targets unravelled Read here
  
• KiwiBuild is just the tip of the iceberg of housing failures « The Daily Blog Read here
  
• Build China relationship and solve the housing crisis - Palino | Voxy.co.nz Read here
  
• Kiwibuild sales give wrong idea: developer Read here
  
• 1 NEWS poll: Public faith fades in Government's 100,000 KiwiBuild target Read here
  
• Action, not 'rhetoric' needed from Government on housing - poverty campaigner. Read here
  
• Government adamant KiwiBuild’s 100k homes goal is still achievable. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild strikes deal with Mike Greer Homes for 104 units. Read here
  
• Cheapest KiwiBuild revealed, podcast. Read here
  
• Twyford admits Government has made mistakes with KiwiBuild. Read here
  
• Phil Twyford remains adamant that KiwiBuild can reach long-term target of 100,000 homes. Read here
  
• Govt's $100m for Māori land funding 'waste of money' - Bridges. Read here
• Vaughan Gunson: KiwiBuild would be better to encompass a range of policies and initiatives. Read here
  
• Developer to help build 104 KiwiBuild homes. Read here
  
• David Hargreaves says the Government should broaden its line of attack in the fight against the country's housing problems Read here
  
• Keen demand for Ngāi Tai KiwiBuilds Read here
• Is KiwiBuild broken beyond repair? Read here
• KiwiBuild will crowd out as much as 75% of other home building: RBNZ -Read here
• Hamilton's housing market is 'suffocated'Read here
• KiwiBuild: the solution you come up with when you don’t want to fix the problem Read here
• Housing crisis intensifies under Labour government. Read here
• No one entered KiwiBuild ballot for Waikato development Read here
• Time for Government to abandon Kiwibuild. Read here
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Development - Advance Notice – KiwiBuild Real Estate Panel. Read

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• New Plymouth's $23m KiwiBuild project a potential boon for local industry Read here
• KiwiBuild will crowd out as much as 75% of other home buildingRead here
• It's no wonder no-one wants to buy them Read here
• RBNZ: KiwiBuild won’t contribute to housing stock in 2019. Read here
• Key appointments for KiwiBuild revealed. Read here
  
• Vaughan Gunson: Haste to be seen to be doing something backfires on Phil Twyford and Labour. Read here
• Proposed requirements for banks to hold more capital won't cause KiwiBuild catastrophe or economic slowdown, according to Twyford and Robertson. Read here
• Why affordable Wanaka KiwiBuild homes are unsold: locals explain mystery. Read here
• KiwiBuild former boss Stephen Barclay resignation may have been an own goal. Read here
• Jibes and jeers flying for politicians' first day back at Parliament. Read here
• 'It's no wonder no-one wants to buy them. Read here
• New Zealand 'a housing basket case' says Govt after damning KiwiBuild report. Read here
  
• Housing Minister Phil Twyford is 'pretty gutted' KiwiBuild will fall short of its first year's target. Read here
• Phil Twyford says only 300 KiwiBuild homes are due to be finished by July. Read here
• Government told to hire overseas builder to drive down costs. Read here
• KiwiBuild 'distraction from real housing solutions'Read here
• Despite recent set-backs KiwiBuild says its mass produced housing plans are still on-track. Read here
  
• Queenstown trust targets 1000 homes in 10 years, delivers eight in first year. Read here
  
• Aucklanders urged to move south for homes, jobs. Read here
  
• Stacey Kirk: KiwiBuild noose tightens; Labour's flagship policy is a dead duck Read here
• I Have A Dream; Where a KiwiBuild House is Built Ready to Go in Three Days. Read here
• Government must keep nerve if housing reforms to succeed: First NZ Capital. Read here

February 2019

• KiwiBuild progresses to next stage in offsite manufacturing. Read here
  
• Ashley Church: housing market predictions for 2019. Read here
  
• Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters stand by Housing Minister and vow not to give up on KiwiBuild. Read here
• KiwiBuild developer defends scheme: 'It's an absolute no brainer'. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild releases updated figures. Read here
• Can Kiwibuild be salvaged? A building industry expert weighs in. Read here
• KiwiBuild still making a difference: industry players. Read here
  
• Industry not surprised. Read here
• KiwiBuild to be 'recalibrated' as interim targets are scrapped. Read here
• Twyford admits KiwiBuild ballot a 'temporary measure' after 50 per cent sale rate revealed. Read here
• Housing issue more complex than Govt might have thought. Read here
• Chris Trotter on how middle class housing subsidies overwhelmed the social housing priorities of the Labour Party's rank-and-file members. Read here
• Political year starts and the government takes a hit. Read here

January 2019

• Kiwibuild should build more rental properties economist Shamubeel Eaqub says. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild problems 'more than just teething issues'. Read here
• Andrew Crisp appointed CEO of the new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development responsible for KiwiBuild, Housing NZ and the new Housing and Urban Development Authority. Read here
  
• Questions raised over whether KiwiBuild can help Queenstown's housing woes. Read here
  
• Ten things to look for in 2019 Read here
• The key to Sweden's million houses target - and Kiwibuild's Read here
  
• Collins says KiwiBuild to be 90 pct below target in first year. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild progresses to next stage in offsite manufacturing. Read here
• Govt raises price caps for HomeStart grants and low-deposit loans outside of Auckland Read here
• Govt eases house-buying cap by $50k, Opposition not impressed. Read here
• KiwiBuild boss Stephen Barclay in employment dispute with Housing Ministry Read here
• Kiwibuild could 'underwrite rental and social housing'. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild comes to Wellington with six-storey apartment block in Mt Cook. Read here
  
• SunLive - Minister responds to Bridges’ claims - The Bay's News First. Read here
  
• Housing development set to transform neglected New Plymouth suburb. Read here
  
• Reserve Bank backs 'kids at Treasury' estimate of KiwiBuild impact. Read here
  
• Behind the contentious KiwiBuild numbers. Read here
  
• Phil Twyford says Onehunga KiwiBuild apartments should have been passed back into ballot. Read here
  
• Five Auckland KiwiBuild apartments fail to sell on ballot, offered up on a first come, first served basis to those who qualify Read here
• NZ Superfund in KiwiBuild offsite. Read here
• 350 apartment units in pipeline welcomed. Read here
• Government to create new urban development authority, bringing KiwiBuild and HNZ together. Read here
• First New Plymouth KiwiBuild homes. Read here
  
• Jacinda Ardern refutes National claim that KiwiBuild was underestimated by $18b. Read here
• National leader Simon Bridges says Labour 'woefully underestimated' KiwiBuild in Opposition. Read here
• KiwiBuild reliant on outside capital, National says this proves policy was underfunded. Read here
  
• New data showing income of KiwiBuild buyers proves the scheme is affordable: Twyford. Read here
  
• Seven KiwiBuild homes sold. Read here
• Price point casts doubt over KiwiBuild homes. Read here
  
• Ashley Church: Is KiwiBuild just middle class welfare? Read here
• Kiwibuild at threat of going 'Kiwibust' over 'plummeting popularity'. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild: An expensive bandaid that’s not fixing the real problem. Read here
  
• KiwiBuild head in employment dispute with Government, has not resigned. Read here
• PM Jacinda Ardern on Kiwibuild and UN migration pact. Read here
  
• David Hargreaves says the Government needs to regroup over the holiday period and come back with a more clearly articulated plan for its flagship housing policy. Read here
  
• Twyford: KiwiBuild boss' absence an unwelcome distraction. Read here
  
• Wellington's first KiwiBuild announced. Read here
  
• Housing portfolio has rudderless Minister at helm - Collins. Read here
  
• Buying off the plans driving down KiwiBuild cost to govt. Read here
  
• We audit KiwiBuild: Hammering out the wins and losses after 6 months on the job. Read here
  
• Treasury cuts forecasts of govt spending on KiwiBuild in recognition of private investment; Flags govt exposure to a property market downturn. Read here
• Prefab piles in to help KiwiBuild. Read here
• HUD, follow our progress on KiwiBuild. Read here
• Housing Minister Phil Twyford calls National's claims it could do more housing 'laughable'. Read here

December 2018

• 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 2018

• 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 2018

• See the PrefabNZ Innovation Bites KiwiBuild Discussion Panel webinar from October 2018: watch here
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• 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 2018

• 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 2018

• 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 2018

• 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