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Bernard Hickey looks at Grant Spencer's desperate plea for some 'mates' to slow Auckland house price inflation and how the Government simply ignored it
19th Apr 15, 7:00am
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Bernard Hickey looks at Grant Spencer's desperate plea for some 'mates' to slow Auckland house price inflation and how the Government simply ignored it
PM denies Auckland housing crisis or bubble; Not planning to reduce migration; says doing enough on supply; says 'many, many, many' affordable homes for sale
13th Apr 15, 9:45am
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PM denies Auckland housing crisis or bubble; Not planning to reduce migration; says doing enough on supply; says 'many, many, many' affordable homes for sale
RBNZ warned Government that HomeStart subsidy for first home buyers could boost developer margins and pump up already over-valued house prices
1st Apr 15, 3:01pm
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RBNZ warned Government that HomeStart subsidy for first home buyers could boost developer margins and pump up already over-valued house prices
Key relaxed about effect of dropping major RMA reforms on new housing supply; says there are mixed views; Labour open to procedural reform
31st Mar 15, 1:15pm
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Key relaxed about effect of dropping major RMA reforms on new housing supply; says there are mixed views; Labour open to procedural reform
PM says Government will have to "rip up" RMA reforms and go back to drawing board; says will have to abandon rewrite of sections 6 and 7
30th Mar 15, 11:18am
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PM says Government will have to "rip up" RMA reforms and go back to drawing board; says will have to abandon rewrite of sections 6 and 7
The leaky home/leaky building crisis appears far from over as new cases continue emerging and affected owners still battle for solutions
25th Mar 15, 7:32am
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The leaky home/leaky building crisis appears far from over as new cases continue emerging and affected owners still battle for solutions
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Govt's financial assistance package for leaky home owners, - where everyone gets a bargain, unless they own(ed) a leaky home
24th Mar 15, 4:23am
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Govt's financial assistance package for leaky home owners, - where everyone gets a bargain, unless they own(ed) a leaky home
More crown land development, Inflation-adjusted mortgages, state-funded infrastructure, curbed migration settings and higher rates on undeveloped land have been suggested by officials
9th Mar 15, 10:56am
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More crown land development, Inflation-adjusted mortgages, state-funded infrastructure, curbed migration settings and higher rates on undeveloped land have been suggested by officials
Smith says Govt planning new regulatory intervention in Auckland; says tough decisions needed on Heritage overlays restricting supply
5th Mar 15, 10:15am
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Smith says Govt planning new regulatory intervention in Auckland; says tough decisions needed on Heritage overlays restricting supply
David Whitburn on NIMBYs, Brian Gaynor's house price fears, Demographia & toilet paper, what's different about Auckland, Dilbert & more
27th Feb 15, 11:02am
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David Whitburn on NIMBYs, Brian Gaynor's house price fears, Demographia & toilet paper, what's different about Auckland, Dilbert & more
Call for law to be tweaked to make it easier for 1st home buyers to access new grant for buying newly-built homes
16th Feb 15, 9:00am
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Call for law to be tweaked to make it easier for 1st home buyers to access new grant for buying newly-built homes
The NZ Initiative's Jason Krupp argues the RMA is central to the housing crisis
9th Feb 15, 11:53am
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The NZ Initiative's Jason Krupp argues the RMA is central to the housing crisis
Planners strike back at Housing Minister Nick Smith over his plans for the Resource Management Act
3rd Feb 15, 2:53pm
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Planners strike back at Housing Minister Nick Smith over his plans for the Resource Management Act
'While the politicans go chasing ghosts, you should do as I do – buy lots of houses and farms', says Gareth Morgan
30th Jan 15, 10:12am
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'While the politicans go chasing ghosts, you should do as I do – buy lots of houses and farms', says Gareth Morgan
PM John Key to focus on social housing in State of the Nation address; scale of state house sales, size of rent subsidies and use of NGOs key issues
27th Jan 15, 2:36pm
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PM John Key to focus on social housing in State of the Nation address; scale of state house sales, size of rent subsidies and use of NGOs key issues
Bernard Hickey welcomes Nick Smith's RMA reforms aimed at stripping the NIMBYs and BANANAs of their magical power to make housing unaffordable
25th Jan 15, 7:23am
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Bernard Hickey welcomes Nick Smith's RMA reforms aimed at stripping the NIMBYs and BANANAs of their magical power to make housing unaffordable
Insurers pleased the Government plans to recognise natural hazards in revamped RMA
23rd Jan 15, 9:51am
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Insurers pleased the Government plans to recognise natural hazards in revamped RMA
Smith proposes 10 part re-write of RMA to boost housing supply; says RMA responsible for extra $30 bln of housing cost and 40,000 fewer homes
21st Jan 15, 9:42pm
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Smith proposes 10 part re-write of RMA to boost housing supply; says RMA responsible for extra $30 bln of housing cost and 40,000 fewer homes
Bernard Hickey argues the Government and Auckland Council should ramp up their attempts to change the expectations of land bankers about constantly rising prices
30th Nov 14, 7:30am
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Bernard Hickey argues the Government and Auckland Council should ramp up their attempts to change the expectations of land bankers about constantly rising prices
Nick Smith and Len Brown pat each other's backs over the Auckland Housing Accord while Phil Twyford snipes from the sidelines
26th Nov 14, 8:29pm
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Nick Smith and Len Brown pat each other's backs over the Auckland Housing Accord while Phil Twyford snipes from the sidelines
Fletcher to build 237 homes on Crown land at Hornby in Christchurch
23rd Oct 14, 11:35am
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Fletcher to build 237 homes on Crown land at Hornby in Christchurch
New Housing NZ Minister Bill English plans to ramp up Housing NZ sales to accelerate social housing reforms and boost affordable housing supply
20th Oct 14, 12:17pm
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New Housing NZ Minister Bill English plans to ramp up Housing NZ sales to accelerate social housing reforms and boost affordable housing supply
New Environment Minister and Housing Minister Nick Smith argues for RMA reform to focus on housing affordability; says RMA responsible for Auckland land price surge
15th Oct 14, 1:28pm
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New Environment Minister and Housing Minister Nick Smith argues for RMA reform to focus on housing affordability; says RMA responsible for Auckland land price surge
Key signals big shift towards community-provided social housing from pure state housing in creating 'super group' of housing ministers
6th Oct 14, 2:33pm
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Key signals big shift towards community-provided social housing from pure state housing in creating 'super group' of housing ministers
PM John Key names new cabinet; Smith gets Environment; Bridges gets Transport; Adams gets Justice; Tolley gets Social Development
6th Oct 14, 10:56am
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PM John Key names new cabinet; Smith gets Environment; Bridges gets Transport; Adams gets Justice; Tolley gets Social Development