Phil Twyford

Twyford’s action plan to abate construction sector woes

16 Aug 18, 3:48pm

New data reveals construction sector bosses are pessimistic about the future, but Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says he has an ‘action plan’
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Twyford says KiwiBuild homes ‘least affected’ by adverse housing market moves

15 Aug 18, 3:52pm

Jason Walls

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Housing Minister Phil Twyford says 'affordable' KiwiBuild home prices less likely to be affected by fluctuating market than higher valued homes
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‘Reset or death’ for Govt procurement policy

6 Aug 18, 12:21pm

Jason Walls

25 comments

The Government will undergo a reset in its procurement policy, after major construction sector players lobbied Ministers to lead by example
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‘Great deal’ of private sector interest in Auckland’s light rail project

26 Jul 18, 12:04pm

Jason Walls

19 comments

There's a lot of interest from various parties in Auckland’s light rail network, but neither the Minister of Transport or NZTA will say where the interest is coming from
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Cabinet denies Twyford power to adjust KiwiBuild price cap

25 Jul 18, 1:07pm

Jason Walls

23 comments

Interest.co.nz has learned a request made to Cabinet by the Housing Minister to have the power to adjust the KiwiBuild upper price limits has been denied
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Twyford: Govt to step in to sell KiwiBuild homes if developers can’t

24 Jul 18, 4:36pm

Jason Walls

38 comments

The Housing Minister says if a developer is unable to sell a property at an ‘agreed upon price’ the Crown will step in and sell it for them
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Big Auckland demand for KiwiBuild homes

19 Jul 18, 2:45pm

Jason Walls

46 comments

Three quarters of the people who have applied for a KiwiBuild home are from Auckland
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10,000 new South Auckland homes on the way

13 Jul 18, 9:36am

Jason Walls

99 comments

Housing Minister announces plans to build 10,000 homes in Mangere - including 3500 new KiwiBuild homes, 3000 new state homes and 3500 new ‘market homes’
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Govt now half way through allocating $1b Housing Fund

11 Jul 18, 10:42am

Jason Walls

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Councils in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato secure half the funding made available by the Government for housing infrastructure
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Auckland's homeless a focus for Govt in $100 million apartment project

10 Jul 18, 10:33am

Jason Walls

51 comments

Government to bulldoze Housing NZ complex in central Auckland to make way for 280 new apartments – 80 of which will be for the homeless
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Now the big job - managing KiwiBuild expectations

5 Jul 18, 4:27pm

David Hargreaves

101 comments

The Government's willingly put itself under enormous pressure by inviting registrations for KiwiBuild houses - and getting loads of responses - at such an early stage
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KiwiBuild and the recognition of 'Ponsonby problems'

5 Jul 18, 2:52pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

153 comments

Are young people that earn decent salaries too privileged to be thrown a bone by the Government? Jenée Tibshraeny thinks not
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Adams slams $180k KiwiBuild income cap – says it should be $130k

4 Jul 18, 3:42pm

Jason Walls

81 comments

The Opposition’s Finance Spokeswoman has slammed the combined income limit of would-be KiwiBuild homeowners, but Grant Robertson says it’s the fault of the previous Government
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Income limits for KiwiBuild buyers set at $120,000 for singles, $180,000 for couples

4 Jul 18, 8:58am

Greg Ninness

94 comments

KiwiBuild home buyers who meet the eligibility criteria will go into a ballot to be able to buy a home
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Twyford wants to ‘drive down’ KiwiBuild price cap

28 Jun 18, 1:39pm

Jason Walls

84 comments

The Minister of Housing wants to see the $650,000 Auckland price cap for KiwiBuild houses fall, as building costs drop – he ‘expects’ this to reduce overall average house prices
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Building industry could be hit by a prefabrication tsunami

27 Jun 18, 9:35am

Greg Ninness

54 comments

KiwiBuild could provide a launch pad for some major new competitors in the building industry and that could force costs down
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Robertson and Twyford back Winston Peter’s house price-income call

26 Jun 18, 3:51pm

Jason Walls

58 comments

Grant Robertson & Phil Twyford say getting house prices to five times income can be done, although it might take ‘some considerable time’
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It might take more than just building 100,000 houses

25 Jun 18, 4:31pm

David Hargreaves

31 comments

David Hargreaves argues that the Government's difficulty getting traction with Kiwibuild points to a need for industry-wide overhaul of house building
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A test of Govt's resolve on housing

18 Jun 18, 1:07pm

David Hargreaves

90 comments

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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