Photo: Supplied/Mike Greer HomesAnother KiwiBuild development backed by taxpayer money is failing to generate buyer demand - prompting more calls for Labour's flagship programme to be dumped. The Wanaka development has already come under scrutiny after slow sales - now KiwiBuild houses are sitting unsold in Canterbury. Back in February the government announced it would partner with Mike Greer Homes to build 104 houses in Auckland and Christchurch and the outer suburbs - 65 in Canterbury. Mike Greer is currently marketing seven KiwiBuild homes, with prices ranging from $459,000 to $480,000. Work was underway to see how to better market KiwiBuild homes, said Ms O'Sullivan, and how demand in certain areas was assessed.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 19, 2019 19:30 UTC