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The transfer of ownership of thousands of houses today marks a significant step in regenerating the Tāmaki area and improving the stock of social and affordable housing in Auckland, Ministers Bill English and Dr Nick Smith say.

The ownership and management of about 2800 Housing NZ properties in Tāmaki will today be formally transferred to the Tāmaki Regeneration Company (TRC), which is jointly owned by the Crown and Auckland Council. 

  • Nick Smith
  • Bill English
  • HNZC
  • Building and Housing

The ongoing strong growth in residential building construction seen today in the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand confirm the Government’s housing supply initiatives are working, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith says.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith today announced the launch of a new website, www.building.govt.nz, to make information on regulation of New Zealand’s $25 billion a year building industry more accessible.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The first completed houses at the Awatea housing development in Christchurch were opened this morning by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith, who welcomed today’s milestone as further progress in improving the supply and affordability of homes in the city.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The passage of changes to the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act this evening is about ensuring assistance is available for families affected by leaky homes who otherwise would have been unfairly excluded, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith says.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has been asked by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith to investigate and prepare a report on the collapse of a balcony at a Castle Street townhouse complex on Friday night at a Six60 gig in which 18 Otago University students were injured.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The Government has approved nine new Special Housing Areas (SHAs) proposed by the Nelson City Council that will fast-track 417 additional homes, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

Good progress has been achieved under the Housing Accords between the Government and the Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty councils, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith said today after meeting with both councils.

“New Zealand’s housing challenge is about more than just Auckland and Christchurch. That is why the Government entered into Accords 18 months ago with councils like Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty. We need to grow housing supply in these areas as well in order to properly manage the national housing demand,” Dr Smith says.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The Government’s wide-ranging support for Christchurch has ensured the city’s housing market is nearing recovery five years on from the Canterbury earthquakes, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett and Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith said today.

“Housing has been one of the most complex and challenging problems arising from the Canterbury earthquakes with the loss of 10,500 homes,” the Ministers say.

  • Nick Smith
  • Paula Bennett
  • Social Housing
  • Building and Housing

Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith has challenged Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson and the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little to reconsider their calls for the Redcliffs school site to reopen in the wake of Sunday’s significant rockfalls.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

Fourteen new Special Housing Areas that will provide more than 4500 new homes across Auckland were announced today by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Mayor Len Brown.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith and Housing New Zealand Corporation (HNZC) today joined legal proceedings over appeals lodged against the $1.2 billion redevelopment of the Three Kings quarry in Auckland.

“I am taking this unusual step of joining proceedings to support the Auckland Council and Fletcher Residential because of the size and significance of the project and to make a firm stand in favour of these sorts of plan changes that are needed to address Auckland’s growth and housing problems,” Dr Smith says as Environment Minister.

  • Nick Smith
  • Environment
  • Building and Housing

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand showing 27,132 consents for the year and 2538 for the month of December are the highest in more than a decade and show residential construction is booming, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith says.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The growth in residential building hit an all-time record of a billion dollars of work consented in a month for the first time ever, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith noted today in response to Statistics New Zealand building consent data.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

A Selwyn Housing Accord aimed at improving the affordability of housing and availability of land was signed today by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Mayor Kelvin Coe.

“Following the Canterbury earthquakes, the Selwyn District grew faster than expected, which led to housing pressures and land supply issues. In addition, the Selwyn district has been the fastest growing region in New Zealand for the last eight years and we expect that to continue well into 2018,” Dr Smith says.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith today welcomed the opening of the Hornby Project complex, an initiative being delivered by a consortium of community housing providers to provide a range of affordable housing solutions for low income Christchurch families.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown today announced three new Special Housing Areas across Wellington.

“The three new SHAs cover around eight hectares of currently underused land in Shelly Bay, Newlands and Newtown and together with the existing Shelly Bay SHA, will provide more than 330 new homes. These additions bring the total SHAs in Wellington to 24, with a total combined capacity of around 2,750 houses,” says Dr Smith.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

A Government Bill to require insulation and smoke alarms in all rental properties and to increase enforcement of housing standards received unanimous support in Parliament on its first reading, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith said today.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The Government introduced to Parliament today the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill and also released for consultation the associated proposed regulations for insulation and smoke alarms, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith has announced.

“This Bill aims to make homes warmer, drier and safer for the million New Zealanders who live in rental accommodation, without imposing excessive costs,” Dr Smith says.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The latest figures released today by Statistics New Zealand showing the number of building consents in Auckland at an 11-year high have been welcomed by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith, who says strong momentum is underway for Auckland’s new house build rate.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The Auckland Housing Accord is freeing up land faster for housing and helping drive increasing momentum in residential construction, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Mayor Len Brown said today in releasing the second year monitoring report.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The Government today marked the 500th completed home at Hobsonville Point and the launch of a new precinct at the Auckland housing development with a visit by the Prime Minister and Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

The number of KiwiSaver HomeStart grants for first home buyers has doubled in the second quarterly report published by Housing New Zealand, Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing

Nine new Special Housing Areas (SHAs) with a potential yield of 1100 new homes in Auckland were announced today by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Mayor Len Brown.

  • Nick Smith
  • Building and Housing