Public housing wait list climbs as landlords sell up
The waiting list for public housing has doubled over the past two years, increasing substantially since the Labour-led government took over in late 2017, despite Labour promising to increase housing...
View Article‘Healthy home’ rental property standards announced
The Government has announced new minimum standards for rental houses. The health aims are laudable, but are the practical or enforceable? And will they result in more people dumping their property...
View ArticleCollins keeps pressure on Twyford over KiwiBuild
Judith Collins continued applying pressure over KiwiBuild to Phil Twyford in Parliament yesterday. Question No. 6—Housing and Urban Development 6. Hon JUDITH COLLINS (National—Papakura) to the Minister...
View ArticleAuckland light rail may be scaled back
Minister of Transport Phil Twyford says that the Government may scale back plans for light rail in Auckland. Auckland light rail projects were a big deal for Labour. They campaigned on it for the 2017...
View ArticleNZ First on the Capital Gains Tax capitulation
NZ First have prevented the Government from proceeding with any changes to capital gains taxes, despite a CGT being a core policy of Labour, backed by Jacinda Ardern, and despite it being something...
View ArticleGovernment defensive as Opposition keeps up pressure over KiwiBuild targets
The National Opposition continues to apply relentless pressure on the Government’s lack of significant progress with what was once a strongly promoted ambitious KiwiBuild target of 100,000 houses in...
View ArticleKiwibuild is a policy for a different type of government in a different time
And maybe for a different type of minister than Phil Twyford. I think the big problem with KiwiBuild is that it is a policy for a different type of government in a different type of decade...
View ArticleKiwibuild not affected by the budget
There were comments about the omission of Kiwibuild from budget announcements Newstalk ZB: No money for flagship housing policy KiwiBuild in the Budget There have been plenty of winners in today’s...
View ArticleTwyford to correct Parliament after ‘remembering’ NZTA details
Phil Twyford talked big when in Opposition, but has been a bit of a disaster as a Minister in Government. The failures of Kiwibuild have been largely seen his failures, and he lost a portfolio over it....
View ArticleDriving licenses, WoFs and vehicle registrations extended past expiry
It was obvious that leeway would need to be given on vehicle warrant of fitnesses that expire while under lockdown. The Government is addressing this as well as some vehicle registrations and license...
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