KiwiBuild unlikely to change local pricesLAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Housing minister Phil Twyford said the development would help ease Auckland's housing crisis. It is the first announcement of the KiwiBuild programme, through which the government hopes to build 100,000 new houses over 10 years, half of which will be in Auckland. "If you ask a builder could they build 200 housing units a year they might say not under the current situation. supplied Mt Albert is the site of a new development that will build a mix of housing on land sold by Unitec. Professor Laurence Murphy in the school of environment at Auckland University, said the Unitec development was unlikely to affect the prices of surrounding houses.

Source: Stuff March 26, 2018 02:06 UTC