Housing

Homes and jobs planned for an urban Whenuapai

Proposals to change Whenuapai from a largely rural environment into an urbanised area of around 11,000 homes and 9,700 jobs are to be explored in an Auckland Council structure plan.

Design case study: Low-maintenance lifestyle in Epsom

AV Jennings to develop Airfields precinct

Panuku Development Auckland has confirmed AV Jennings as the housing developer for the first stage of the Airfields precinct at Hobsonville Point.

Major milestone for Redoubt Road – Mill Road Corridor

The Redoubt Road – Mill Road upgrade in south Auckland has reached a major milestone.

Opinion: Why younger people can’t afford a house

Chris Parker, Auckland Council’s Chief Economist, introduces an opinion piece published in the Guardian on British housing.

Council scoops major award for upskilling building control staff

An innovative on-the-job training programme to upskill building control officers to a national qualification has won a top award for Auckland Council at the 2016 Society of Local Government Managers New Zealand (SOLGM) excellence awards.

Transformation of Manukau given green light

The transformation of the Manukau metropolitan centre has taken an important first step.

Auckland Council keeping up with surge in building consents

Auckland’s housing boom shows no signs of slowing, with a record 23,220 building consent applications received in the last year, up by 12 per cent.