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The latest public housing data for Canterbury shows that 289 households were provided with a place to call home in the last quarter, and more public housing is being brought on board to address increasing demand.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The latest public housing data for the Bay of Plenty shows that 49 households were provided with a place to call home in the last quarter, and more public housing is being brought on board to address increasing demand.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The latest Public Housing data for Auckland shows that 818 households were provided with a place to call home in the last quarter, and more public housing is being brought on board to address increasing demand.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

An extra 1,658 public housing places have been made available in the past year, the biggest increase in state and community provided housing in a decade, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Figures released today show that wages are rising faster than house prices, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford today officially opened eleven new state homes in Whangarei designed to cater to the elderly and those with limited mobility.   

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The NZ Transport Agency Board has approved a business case for the next steps in a start-up trial Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Housing New Zealand’s HomeStart grant and Welcome Home Loan house price caps for new builds in areas outside the main centres are increasing from $450,000 to $500,000 to match the KiwiBuild price cap, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford today announced the appointment of Jo Brosnahan as Chair of the Maritime New Zealand Board. 

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter today announced a $1.4 billion, three-year programme to make New Zealand’s highest risk roads safer.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Julie Anne Genter
  • Transport

Letting fees are prohibited from today after new legislation came into effect, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says. 

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The first KiwiBuild homes for central Wellington are on the way following an agreement with The Wellington Company to build a new apartment building in Mount Cook, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The regulation change allowing Housing NZ to make discretionary grants to those who were wrongly evicted for methamphetamine contamination has been made and the first 55 people are being paid from today, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The KiwiBuild Unit has received 102 responses for its Invitation to Pitch for offsite manufacturers, Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The Housing and Urban Development Authority will have cut-through powers to build quality state and affordable homes and create thriving master-planned communities, announced Minister for Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has today requested that the Ministry of Transport, as the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) monitor, review NZTA’s performance of their regulatory functions.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

There will be urgent safety improvements done on SH3 from Waitara to Bell Block to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries, Minister of Transport Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

The first KiwiBuild homes in New Plymouth are expected to be completed in mid-2019, Minister for Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Waikato councils will consider the business case for a start-up Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service expected to begin in 2020, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Transport

To improve housing opportunities for Māori, a dedicated Māori Housing Unit will be established and Minister Nanaia Mahuta will be appointed the Associate Minister of Housing and Urban Development (Māori Housing) to lead it, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

Minister of Housing and Urban Development Phil Twyford and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff today announced a partnership that will fund $91 million of roading and wastewater infrastructure to support the building of 9000 homes at Wainui, north of Auckland.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

There are 1300 more households in public housing than a year ago, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford announced today.

  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Housing and Urban Development

The Government is keeping electric locomotives on the North Island Main Trunk Line running to help meet its long term emissions goals and boost the economy.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • State Owned Enterprises
  • Transport

The first 18 KiwiBuild families have been welcomed to their new homes by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford and the local community.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Prime Minister
  • Housing and Urban Development