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Significant funding boost announced for Auckland housing developments

Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Dr Megan Woods, today announced further infrastructure funding for the five large-scale urban renewal projects Kāinga Ora has underway in Auckland. Government’s $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund (HAF), announced in March 2021. The HAF includes $350 million for the Maori Housing Acceleration Fund and an

Budget 2023: Confidence in delivery

The Government’s Budget 2023 announcement today has confirmed Kāinga Ora will continue to deliver the additional public housing needed for New Zealanders. number of newly built public houses in over 20 years and acknowledges there is more to do. It will spend around $35 billion over 20 years on construction

Government's infrastructure fund for housing accelerates

The Government’s Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF), a contestable fund aimed at accelerating key infrastructure for housing development, has received a strong response from councils, iwi and developers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. -start developments and increase the pace of housing supply.” The IAF was announced as part of the Government’s $3.8bn Housing Acceleration Fund in March 2021

Kāinga Ora moves to deliver public houses faster and at a lower cost

We are investing in a new way of planning and building houses in order to deliver much needed, quality homes for whānau faster and a lower cost. means they are able to issue resource consents more efficiently. “There’s a lot of interest from across the housing sector in what we are doing. We’re not only

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Over 8,000 new homes possible as $179m of infrastructure fund committed

Critical infrastructure projects to enable seven large housing projects around the country will receive a share of almost $179m in funding to enable thousands more homes, Housing Minister Megan Woods announced today. expects this infrastructure to enable over 3,000 dwellings. Rotorua Mayor, Steve Chadwick, says today’s announcement is huge for the community. “We have a

Changes announced for KiwiBuild programme

Minister of Housing, Hon. Dr Megan Woods, has announced changes to the KiwiBuild programme.  buyers with dependents. Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities administers the KiwiBuild underwrite programme on behalf of the Government. It involves the Government

First agreement for infrastructure fund enables additional iwi housing in Porirua

Over 400 additional homes will be enabled for the people of Porirua thanks to the first Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) agreement recently signed between Kāinga Ora, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira (Ngāti Toa Rangatira), and Porirua City Council. The agreement, announced Tuesday by Housing Minister Dr. Megan Woods, sees $6.1m of the $1 billion contestable fund committed to a transport upgrade to the

Auckland Light Rail is a win for urban planning, people and the planet

Late last month, Cabinet announced the much-anticipated decision on the route and mode for Auckland Light Rail, the $14.6b project to create mass rapid transit between the CBD and Māngere. per hour (meaning 12,000 fewer cars) New homes along the route: 66,000 in 30 years Budget: $14.6 billion Total project timespan: 10 to 12 years

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