Portfolio: Housing

'Welcome Home' Loan limit increased

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:14:16 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley has announced that from today first home buyers in higher priced areas of New Zealand will be able to borrow more under the government's Welcome Home Loan scheme, as long...

Hobsonville Point PPP underway

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:40:05 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Hobsonville housing PPP under way Housing Minister Phil Heatley today kicked off the annual construction season by taking control of a 13 tonne digger and turning the first sod on the muc...

State houses available to buy from today

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:03:54 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

From today those state house tenants in a position to buy the house they live in can do so, says Housing Minister Phil Heatley. “Many families in state houses aspire to achieve home ownership. ...

New service to give more choice for Housing New Zealand customers

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:50:37 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing New Zealand has launched an Options and Advice Service designed to help more low-to-modest income families with housing, Housing Minister Phil Heatley announced today. Phase One of the Options...

Helping hand for first home buyers

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:03:20 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley has announced changes that will deliver a helping hand to first home buyers in higher priced areas of New Zealand and those wanting to build houses on multiple-owned Maor...

Minister opens hometown renewal project

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:09:20 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister and Whangarei MP Phil Heatley was on hand in his home town today to open Housing New Zealand’s newest neighbourhood improvement project office in Otangarei, Whangarei. Housing New Z...

Minister pleased with certainty

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:51:32 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley is pleased that there is now certainty for all involved after the Tenancy Tribunal ruled today that the 90-day notices issued to tenants from Farmer Crescent in Pomare we...

Policy stands the test of time

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:55:26 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Bereft of angles to attack the government's announcement that state house tenants will have the opportunity to buy the homes they're living in - such is the policy's commonsense - Labour has gotten it...

Delivering pathways to home ownership

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:41:14 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

State house tenants will have the option to buy the house they are living in from Housing New Zealand Corporation from mid September, Housing Minister Phil Heatley announced today. “Many families i...

Community housing gets $40 million boost

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:35:49 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Budget 2009 will provide an extra $40 million for housing services over the next four years, Housing Minister Phil Heatley says.Most of the additional money – $20 million in capital funding – will...

New bill champions personal responsibility

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:36:48 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley says the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, which has been introduced into Parliament, promotes personal responsibility and choice. The Bill updates and clarifies exis...

Tamaki’s bright future starts now

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:34:28 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

A kick-start investment of $52 million is to be made in the Auckland suburb of Tamaki, marking the launch of one of the largest urban renewal projects undertaken in New Zealand. The project’s lead M...

Government boost to Housing NZ creating jobs

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:07:19 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

A total of 935 people were in jobs in March working on Housing New Zealand programmes delivered from the Government's $124.5 million Jobs & Growth programme of economic stimulus funding, Housing M...

Entire drug ring liable for damage to state home

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:39:44 +1200

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley is delighted by news Housing New Zealand Corporation has won a test case seeking more than $180,000 in damages from a drug ring which manufactured methamphetamine in a Na...

Modernising bill gets first reading

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:10:55 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

A bill intended to modernise the way apartment blocks are built and managed received its first reading in Parliament today. The Unit Titles Bill will make setting up unit title developments easier and...

Antisocial tenants won’t be tolerated

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:10:13 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley says Housing New Zealand Corporation has his full support following news it has taken unprecedented action against antisocial tenants by issuing a swag of 90 day notices ...

Housing Minister announces review of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:06:10 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley today announced that he is reviewing aspects of Labour's Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No 2). The Bill was introduced to Parliament in May last year after Labour ...

Labour in la-la land over house numbers

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:56:13 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley says the public should be under no illusion whatsoever about who is dealing in smoke and mirrors when it comes to state house numbers: it’s Labour. “As Phil Goff said...

Jobs & Growth: State housing gets major boost

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:36:45 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Thousands of existing state houses will be upgraded and new state homes will be built as the Government fast-tracks $124.5 million worth of investment, Housing Minister Phil Heatley said today. As par...

Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Act 2008 to be reviewed

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:19:54 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister, Phil Heatley, said today that along with proposed reforms of the Resource Management Act, the Local Government Act and the Building Act, which will reduce impediments and excessive c...

Bringing better balance to the housing market

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:00:15 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley says big steps are being taken to help the many thousands of Kiwis who can't afford new homes, including changes to the Resource Management Act and Building Act. The Mini...

Housing Briefings to Incoming Minister released

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:58:19 +1300

Phil Heatley | Housing

Housing Minister Phil Heatley has today released the Housing New Zealand and Department of Building and Housing Briefings to the Incoming Minister. The briefings highlight big pressures on New Zeal...