Housing

Chief Economist: How the Productivity Commission gets it right

Auckland Council Chief Economist Chris Parker explains how the Productivity Commission gets it right.

Developer confirmed to build 59 Whangaparāoa homes

Housing report welcomed but wider view on crisis urged

Auckland Mayor Len Brown and Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse have welcomed the Productivity Commission’s Using Land for Housing report.

New homes on the way for Wynyard Quarter

On Thursday 15 October, Prime Minister John Key and Mayor Len Brown dug the sods for the first homes as part of the ongoing revitalisation of Wynyard Quarter on Auckland’s waterfront.

Cracking down on shoddy building

Auckland Council is working with key industry groups on quality-control issues as housing construction continues to boom.

Whau housing moving ahead

Ross Clow on Whau's housing initiatives

Your housing questions answered

From first-home buyers to investors, many Aucklanders have questions about housing affordability. Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse has some answers.

Westgate part of regional transformation

The opening of the NorthWest Shopping Centre marks the first stage of the $1 billion transformation of Auckland's northwestern region.