Photo: RNZMore than half of all KiwiBuild homes were under construction before becoming part of the Government's flagship programme. "It would just be silly to ask developers to stop work on affordable homes while the legal formalities were being dealt with," he said. "Our goal here is to get affordable homes built and that what this policy is doing." He said the Governement was talking with developer Mike Greer Homes about a multi-year contract to increase the number of affordable homes available. "KiwiBuild has been sold to New Zealanders as being about trying to get homes built that would otherwise not be built for first homebuyers," she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 07, 2019 03:33 UTC