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Housing Minister Chris Bishop has brought back blanket medium-density rules for most large cities, while offering Christchurch and Auckland bespoke intensification plans

Housing Minister Chris Bishop has brought back blanket medium-density rules for most large cities, while offering Christchurch and Auckland bespoke intensification plans

Chris Bishop’s ambitious housing policies have run into inevitable roadblocks in Cabinet, which includes a number of NIMBY ministers

Chris Bishop’s ambitious housing policies have run into inevitable roadblocks in Cabinet, which includes a number of NIMBY ministers

The National Party’s proposed housing reforms will be delayed until 2027 while it overhauls the Resource Management Act

The National Party’s proposed housing reforms will be delayed until 2027 while it overhauls the Resource Management Act

In our Of Interest podcast, Squirrel's John Bolton explains why the appetite for smaller apartments might be greater than you think

In our Of Interest podcast, Squirrel's John Bolton explains why the appetite for smaller apartments might be greater than you think

Sweeping central government rules will promote smaller homes, sprawling cities, and hopefully lower house prices

Sweeping central government rules will promote smaller homes, sprawling cities, and hopefully lower house prices

Minister for Housing Chris Bishop says the Government is ‘liberalising the rules’ of the housing market which will help property become more affordable, has spoken with banks about apartment lending criteria

Minister for Housing Chris Bishop says the Government is ‘liberalising the rules’ of the housing market which will help property become more affordable, has spoken with banks about apartment lending criteria

Generation Rent author Shamubeel Eaqub on where renting's at in NZ, where it has come from and where it's heading

Generation Rent author Shamubeel Eaqub on where renting's at in NZ, where it has come from and where it's heading

Zoning, housing regulations, and Kāinga Ora are all in the spotlight in the Coalition Government's three month plan

Zoning, housing regulations, and Kāinga Ora are all in the spotlight in the Coalition Government's three month plan

National’s support in opposition for greater urban density was shot down by its own caucus and its second attempt has to get past a hostile Act Party

National’s support in opposition for greater urban density was shot down by its own caucus and its second attempt has to get past a hostile Act Party

Housing Minister Chris Bishop urges councils to rezone more land as home building falls behind record migration numbers

Housing Minister Chris Bishop urges councils to rezone more land as home building falls behind record migration numbers

Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he wants to flood big cities with 30 years of mixed-use land ready for development to 'solve New Zealand’s housing crisis'

Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he wants to flood big cities with 30 years of mixed-use land ready for development to 'solve New Zealand’s housing crisis'

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and Minister for Auckland Simeon Brown are set for a contentious showdown over transport funding in New Zealand's biggest city

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and Minister for Auckland Simeon Brown are set for a contentious showdown over transport funding in New Zealand's biggest city

Medium-density buildings would need to be approved by a super-majority of homeowners in many suburbs under Act's housing plan

Medium-density buildings would need to be approved by a super-majority of homeowners in many suburbs under Act's housing plan

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now

The Act Party hopes to win 20% of votes in the election and force National to scrap more Labour policies

The Act Party hopes to win 20% of votes in the election and force National to scrap more Labour policies