Phil Twyford

18 Jun 18, 1:07pm

David Hargreaves argues that the Government needs to commit 'all in' to the Kiwibuild programme to ensure our chronic housing shortage is resolved
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Councillors kept in the dark over a significant light rail risks report

15 Jun 18, 12:40pm

Jason Walls

82 comments

Report highlights 'considerable risks' of trying to get light rail from Auckland's CBD to airport in time for 2021 America's Cup & APEC Summit
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'Overwhelming interest from Kiwibuild developers'

13 Jun 18, 12:24pm

David Hargreaves

47 comments

Housing Minister coy on actual numbers of houses to result from the Kiwibuild 'Buying off the Plans' tender
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Twyford launches new Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

8 Jun 18, 9:51am

Jason Walls

36 comments

Housing Minister Phil Twyford says Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will help drive KiwiBuild and will be operational by the end of the year
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Govt looks at possible Marsden Point rail link

1 Jun 18, 11:40am

Jason Walls

6 comments

The Government will spend $50 million on an ‘investment package’ in Northland which includes funding for potentially ‘upgrading and expanding’ the Northland rail line
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New Zealand’s multi-million dollar meth misconception

29 May 18, 12:05pm

Jason Walls

83 comments

A ground-breaking new report reveals NZ’s ‘moral panic’ on meth contamination in houses has been way overblown & multi millions spent on decontamination was a waste
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'Kiwibuild needs expert group set up'

28 May 18, 3:13pm

David Hargreaves

31 comments

Salvation Army questions ability of government departments to handle the flagship house building plan; seeks establishment of group to deliver houses 'quickly and at affordable cost'
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Kiwibuild will be 'a slow grind'

28 May 18, 12:01pm

David Hargreaves

11 comments

Westpac economists say the stepping up of Kiwibuild activity will be even 'more gradual' than Treasury's forecasts that have been criticised by the Housing Minister
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Twyford: 'We don’t intend to be reckless'

25 May 18, 9:27am

Jenée Tibshraeny

112 comments

Government to exercise 'caution' when deciding which private developments to underwrite as a part of KiwiBuild; Consultant says the real risk with the scheme is that not enough developers get on board
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Treasury stands by its KiwiBuild forecast, despite strong Government opposition

24 May 18, 1:27pm

Jason Walls

32 comments

Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf says he is “disappointed” with the Housing Minister’s comments that his officials are “kids… disconnected from reality”
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Twyford ‘accepts’ he went too far, but stops short of an apology

22 May 18, 4:05pm

Jason Walls

54 comments

Minister of Housing Phil Twyford says MBIE correctly diagnosed the weakness in the Treasury’s KiwiBuild forecast & they're the ones implementing the policy
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Ardern pulls Twyford into line over Treasury comments

21 May 18, 5:19pm

Jason Walls

42 comments

On Friday, Phil Twyford slammed Treasury officials for their KiwiBuild forecasts, calling them 'kids… disconnected from reality' – the Prime Minister says he went too far
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Twyford slams Treasury's accounting around KiwiBuild

18 May 18, 3:58pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

29 comments

MBIE believes the value of residential property investment over the next 5 years will be 2-5 times higher than Treasury projects; Twyford says Treasury's math is 'simply wrong'
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KiwiBuild spend pushed out further into future

17 May 18, 2:14pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

65 comments

Treasury halves forecast progress for KiwiBuild; Government to borrow to build 5,800 new public houses over four years
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Kiwibuild is either a flagship, or it isn't

14 May 18, 9:55am

David Hargreaves

113 comments

David Hargreaves says the Government needs to decide whether or not it is prepared to fully commit to a policy that was a key election platform
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Good intentions may not be enough

10 May 18, 10:50am

David Hargreaves

85 comments

David Hargreaves sees bad signs from the Government's so-called Kiwibuild 'buying off the plans' scheme
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Kiwibuild: Taxpayers underwrite private developers

9 May 18, 3:33pm

David Hargreaves

82 comments

Some 80% of the 'Kiwibuild' houses planned for completion in the 2019 financial year will be constructed by private developers underwritten by the taxpayer
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NZ Super Fund bids for $6 bln Auckland light rail project

9 May 18, 11:57am

Jason Walls

61 comments

NZ Super views project as 'attractive prospect for investment' and has already lined up a partner; Government has yet to confirm it will accept the sovereign wealth fund’s bid
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Govt unveils $100m package to tackle homelessness

4 May 18, 9:25am

Jason Walls

35 comments

Housing Minister Phil Twyford says government programme aims to end homeless not just manage it
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