Money only one part of the lesson
I read this article with interest because once again I see Waimahia Inlet in Weymouth mentioned. Simon Collins highlights the Government frustration at the slow pace of building affordable housing despite the creation of the [...]
A New Solution for First Home Buyers
Has been a busy month or two getting the first of the consents for Belmont in to Council but nice to see things coming to fruition. We are increasingly seeing lots sizes in the order [...]
Engineering A Great Career Option
Given the increasing demand for our services, the difficulty in finding contractors to carry out works and continuing strong drivers in the housing market, it was no surprise to see engineering high up the list [...]
Waimahia Inlet Showcased on Campbell Live
Waimahia is certainly getting exposure in light of the housing affordability crisis and the upcoming election. I thought the clip was good and reiterate our support for the hand up, not hand out philosophy underpinning [...]
Candor³ performance showcased
Really pleased to see this article on Stuff.co.nz yesterday. Waimahia is a tremendous development and we are immensely proud of our part in delivering it to market. It is a new housing model that we [...]
Prime Minister John Key and Housing Minister Nick Smith visiting Waimahia Inlet Special Housing Area
It's less than a year since Auckland's first Special Housing Area was announced in Weymouth and a young family is ready to move in..... http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10454687/Couple-thankful-for-rent-to-own-scheme
Duncan Garner’s article about Waimahia Inlet
More good press for Waimahia. It is pleasing to see that Waimahia continues to receive recognition and press despite the election having passed. Housing affordability in Auckland is quite clearly an ongoing issue which is [...]
Bernard Hickey: Rich and comfortable must make way for young and poor
There have obviously been a large number of articles around housing and affordability of recent times and many make good points however this article stands out to me as it drifts around a little in [...]
Building a new future ….
This is an exciting project that Candor³ is proud to be associated with. This article highlights the project background and key partners involved in its development. Keep up to date with the project on our [...]
Just returned from the official opening of the Village…
Just returned from the official opening of the Village. A tremendous achievement for Freedom to have the Prime Minister open the village and was impressed at how engaging he is. The Village is looking fantastic [...]
Why house prices are up and ownership is down
This article caught my attention particularly in light of a meeting I held with Council this afternoon. While some of Eaqub’s research is outside of my expertise I agree with Eaqub’s comment about land prices [...]
The Black Budget – Herald 9 July 2014
While it may be overdue and a good financial shake up is in order it is interesting to see where Council are looking to save. Hopefully there is more depth to their analysis than is [...]
John Roughan: Auckland should not lose services – Herald – Saturday 12 July
I found this article interesting article as I wasn’t aware of what the National Government have and are doing behind the scenes in terms of setting specific measurable targets for government departments. There is no [...]
Amy Adams article
Interested to see this article and pleased to know that the Government is taking a keen interest in what is happening in Auckland and is prepared to do something. From recent experience I think that [...]
RMA Matters
Why is it that the RMA specifies timeframes for processing resource consents and yet at the end of a project, when a developers cash outlay is at or close to it’s maximum, there are no time frames around the processing of s224c’s?
Development Contributions Policy Review
With all the talk of affordable housing and freeing up land for development something needs to change or prices will continue to move up rapidly.
Waimahia December 2013
December 2013 With good weather and an excellent site team great progress has been made with the bulk shaping of the wetland largely completed, a Watercare trunk sewer diversion well advanced, the key stormwater drainage [...]
Freedom Village November 2013
November 2013 November was a hectic month on site finishing the civil works and landscaping in preparation for the grand opening on 16th November 2013. The show homes
Bay’s new $46m lifestyle village
It's great to see projects that Candor³ are involved with reaching the finishing line, and seeing the intended recipients enjoy the fruits of the projects labour to deliver a sense of place, amenity and community [...]
Waimahia November 2013
November 2013 November was a very busy month for the team getting a construction contract sorted out and construction off the ground. Always exciting to see works start after many months of design and consenting [...]
Freedom Village October 2013
October 2013 With considerable support from Council the consent was issued in late July and construction commenced on site in September 2013. By October things were moving quickly with houses under construction off site and [...]