InfrastructureNews New Zealand - Aotearoa's infrastructure news for industry decision-makers
New Zealand

Housing Crisis Stories - Page 2

Kiwi Stories

Housing Crisis stories

How digitisation can support housing construction
Smart Cities

How digitisation can support housing construction

Digital tools could help New Zealand builders deliver homes faster and cheaper as shortages, costs and delays threaten supply.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Aug 2022
Cities being pushed into intensification
Auckland Council

Cities being pushed into intensification

Councils face tighter deadlines as new rules could bring taller housing to city centres and transit hubs, raising pressure on infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 9th May 2022
Crunch time: inside the Condev crisis
Supply Chain

Crunch time: inside the Condev crisis

Queensland developers are being asked to inject millions as Condev races to complete projects and avert collapse.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2022
Housing crisis could be to blame for spike in Covid cases
University of Otago

Housing crisis could be to blame for spike in Covid cases

Overcrowded emergency housing is increasingly being linked to new infections as officials warn the delta variant is spreading among vulnerable groups.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Sep 2021
First rumbles of the death knoll for the RMA
Sustainability

First rumbles of the death knoll for the RMA

Public scrutiny begins on a replacement regime for the RMA, with the first draft aiming to speed planning and ease housing constraints.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jul 2021
COVID-19 proved we can solve homelessness
Hybrid & Remote Work

COVID-19 proved we can solve homelessness

Lockdown housing for the homeless highlighted how policy, modular building and state spending could curb New Zealand’s affordability crisis.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Apr 2021
Congestion to worsen under Auckland’s $31b transport plan
Auckland Council

Congestion to worsen under Auckland’s $31b transport plan

Despite a $31 billion investment, Aucklanders are being warned motorway queues and emissions will still rise under the transport plan.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Mar 2021
Government must sort out its housing priorities
Housing

Government must sort out its housing priorities

House prices could be kept artificially high, worsening inequality and locking buyers into the cost of poor policy, Infrastructure New Zealand says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Dec 2020
Time to review harbour crossing options
Auckland Council

Time to review harbour crossing options

Auckland faces heavier truck delays and rising costs unless ministers urgently assess whether a new harbour crossing is needed by 2030.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2020
RMA reform only part of the solution
Sustainability

RMA reform only part of the solution

New planning laws may still fail to fix housing shortages and infrastructure gaps unless councils and agencies get more capacity and funding.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 4th Oct 2020
Regional partnerships essential for infrastructure growth
Local government

Regional partnerships essential for infrastructure growth

Such partnerships could help regions fund long-term projects, curb political meddling and ease New Zealand’s housing, transport and water strains.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2020
A 1930s solution to a 1930s-style problem
GFC

A 1930s solution to a 1930s-style problem

A slump in private development could let ministers add 9,400 state houses, easing a record waiting list and propping up builders.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 8th May 2020
A 10-point infrastructure-led recovery plan for extraordinary times
Disaster Recovery

A 10-point infrastructure-led recovery plan for extraordinary times

Billions in COVID-19 spending could be used to unlock projects, create jobs and speed New Zealand’s economic recovery, Infrastructure NZ says.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2020
New Zealand to construct new city
Housing

New Zealand to construct new city

Auckland's housing crisis could deepen if the Drury project fails to deliver affordable homes despite NZD $2.4 billion in transport spending.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
Infrastructure New Zealand calls for enhanced regional government
Māori

Infrastructure New Zealand calls for enhanced regional government

A new report says devolving housing and transport could improve delivery, while central government keeps most tax revenue and oversight.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Aug 2019
Could virtual reality help solve our housing crisis?
Human Capital Management

Could virtual reality help solve our housing crisis?

Jobseekers could cut training time from days to minutes as a new virtual reality tool is piloted to fill construction skills gaps in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 18th Aug 2019
Why the resource management review couldn’t have come at a better time
Law

Why the resource management review couldn’t have come at a better time

Businesses and environmental groups say the overhaul could finally fix a dated system unable to handle growth, housing pressure and climate risks.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jul 2019

Global Stories

Housing Crisis stories

Stories from Other Regions

Housing Crisis stories