The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development leads New Zealand’s housing and urban development work programme. Our purpose is thriving communities where everyone has a place to call home – he kāinga ora, he hapori ora.
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Residential
HUD is working to improve housing affordability and supply for aspiring home owners, and improve and quality and safety of rental housing for tenants.
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Urban
Urban development reform will create thriving, dynamic, sustainable urban communities where people can people live, work, learn and play.
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Community and public
HUD works to deliver more public housing, transitional housing, and services to tackle homelessness in New Zealand. We also monitor community housing initiatives like retirement villages.
Latest news
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Government housing programme dashboard updated -
The April 2020 update to the Housing Dashboard is now available that shows the progress of key parts of the Government’s housing programme.
May 27, 2020
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Housing and Budget
Budget 2020 is the Rebuilding Together Budget. Housing supports the wellbeing of all New Zealanders and more housing stimulates the construction sector as part of our post-COVID recovery.
May 14, 2020
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Government housing programme dashboard
The March 2020 update to the Housing Dashboard is now available that shows the progress of key parts of the Government’s housing programme.
April 29, 2020
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COVID-19 Alert Level 3 – guidance for housing and support service providers
We have updated our website with guidance for housing and support service providers on how to operate safely during alert level 3 period. For now we still need to follow alert level 4 guidance until we transition to level 3 from Tuesday 28 April.
April 29, 2020
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Government housing programme dashboard updated -
The Housing Dashboard for February 2020 is now available with the progress of key parts of the Government's housing programme.
March 25, 2020
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Parliament seeks public submissions on Rental Reforms
Public submissions can now be made to Parliament on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill.
February 27, 2020
Support and services
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Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities , opens in a new window
Kāinga Ora provides the tenancy services that were previously provided by Housing New Zealand, as well as maintaining and developing its public housing stock and providing home ownership products and other services.
kaingaora.govt.nz
October 18, 2019
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Retirement village register , opens in a new window
The Registrar of Retirement Villages is responsible for the registration of retirement villages and the maintenance of the Retirement Villages Register.
www.companiesoffice.govt.nz
October 1, 2018
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Tenancy services , opens in a new window
Tenancy Services is a part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This website provides information on your rights and responsibilities as a landlord or tenant.
www.tenancy.govt.nz
October 1, 2018