Housing stories
New building consents are set to fall to their lowest since the Global Financial Crisis as higher rates, costs and tighter lending squeeze projects.
Manufacturers and importers will soon have to publish product details online, as New Zealand tightens rules to help builders meet the Building Code.
Auckland Council says it was blindsided as Kāinga Ora weighs taking over planning for suburbs on the light rail corridor, overriding local plans.
Rents, homelessness and housing shortages are in the crosshairs as the council seeks to lift supply, quality and affordability in the capital.
The plan could cut central-city housing capacity, even as stronger transit-zone density and funding reforms win praise from some analysts.
Real-world subdivision design projects are giving civil engineering students hands-on experience tackling housing and water shortages across New Zealand.
Higher costs are pushing home ownership further out of reach, as New Zealand buyers favour central, higher-quality housing and amenity.
Auckland’s student housing squeeze is easing as a NZD $250 million complex adds 907 rooms and could set a national template.
Policy change, fuel resilience and green power projects are set to dominate infrastructure again as reform timelines tighten in 2023.
The pace of homebuilding inflation is slowing, though costs in New Zealand’s main centres still rose 11.3% over the past year.
Critics say the overhaul could add bureaucracy and legal uncertainty, raising doubts it will ease New Zealand’s housing crisis.
Builders face higher glazing costs as phased energy-efficiency rules force homes and other buildings to meet tougher R values from Thursday.
Up to 100 affordable rentals are planned for Te Taitokerau under a USD $55 million partnership to ease Northland's housing shortage.
Councils face tighter limits on rezoning fertile farmland for housing, as ministers say it is needed to safeguard New Zealand’s food supply.
New rules are set to speed up consents and cut costs for infrastructure, as the Government scraps the 30-year-old Resource Management Act.
Digital tools could help New Zealand builders deliver homes faster and cheaper as shortages, costs and delays threaten supply.
Rental-home developers are set to gain retroactive relief from interest deduction limits, with 10-year leases required to qualify.
Experts say the government’s adaptation plan may leave councils and vulnerable communities exposed to worsening floods, heat and sea-level rise.
Materials shortages and labour pressures have pushed CoreLogic’s residential construction index to its steepest annual rise since late 2012.
Lifting price caps is expected to unlock stalled Auckland projects after the lender set aside GBP £600 million for about 1,000 homes.
