8,000 Additional Public Housing Places Delivered In Major Government Milestone
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Wellington City Council has clear message for its tenants: don t rent with us
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Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta will lead the discussion on the three waters reform at the Local Government New Zealand conference.
Mayors thirsty for more information on the plan to merge their 67 public water systems will be able to get some answers when they meet Government officials in the South Island. The three waters reform will be the hot topic at this year’s Local Government New Zealand [LGNZ] conference and AGM in Blenheim, July 14-17. LGNZ president Stuart Crosby said there was a “degree of angst” among mayors about the reform. “Mayors are passionate about their communities and they’re wondering what it will all look like for the people they represent.
An attempt to speed up new house builds in Porirua
An attempt to speed up new house builds in Porirua 13 July 2021
The city s the first in the country funded from the Government 3.8 billion dollar Housing Acceleration Fund.
It s getting 163 million dollars to spend on upgrading old pipes and water infrastructure.
It ll go to land remediation and development work in Cannons Creek, paving the way for up to two-thousand new homes.
Mayor Anita Bakers says it s the first stein to tackling the housing crisis.
She says we can t build houses without infrastructure.