Urban Development News from the media | 27 May 2025 | Delivering the right houses in the right place, for the right people

Delivering the right houses in the right place, for the right people

Budget 2025 introduces a new housing investment approach that will deliver the right houses, in the right places, for the right people, Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka say.

“This Government believes in social housing. New funding of $128 million over four years will deliver at least 550 more social homes in Auckland in the 2025/26 year. That’s on top of the 1,500 new social homes funded through Budget 2024, to be delivered from 1 July 2025.

“More than 600 of the houses funded through Budget 2024 have been allocated already through government relationships with community housing providers.

https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/delivering-right-houses-right-place-right-people

Council agrees to Regional Water CCO and other major decisions post-consultation

The Council approved the formation of a regional three-waters council-controlled organisation (CCO) as part of the Government’s Local Water Done Well reforms. 

“The decision for Wellington City to be part of a new regional water entity is a significant step toward addressing the decades-long underinvestment in our water infrastructure,” says Mayor Whanau. 

“Getting better value-for-money and the ability to spread the cost of infrastructure over time were front of mind for Councillors and the community as we made this decision. 

https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2025/05/water-reform-ltp-ap-2025

Court Theatre's new $61 million playhouse opens in central Christchurch

The long-awaited new home for Christchurch's Court Theatre has officially opened its doors in the central city, 14 years after the devastating quakes that drove it out of the Arts Centre.

People turned up in droves on Sunday to get a first look inside the new $61 million playhouse on the corner of Colombo and Gloucester Streets.

The theatre had been in temporary lodgings in a shed in Addington since the 2011 earthquake.

The new space featured a 377-seat main auditorium and a second 120-150-seat studio theatre.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/559885/court-theatre-s-new-61-million-playhouse-opens-in-central-christchurch

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