They're looking to work with private development companies to build massive amounts of cheap housing. In this market that means either going up and building apartments or going out and opening up huge amounts of land and building cheap prefabricated square / rectangular standardized box type houses. To get the price they're looking to achieve the best solution probably lies with an overseas supplier and lets face it the N.Z. building industry is hamstrung by a cozy duopoly of suppliers which results in exorbitant building material prices including windows. I believe its the price point that matters most to this Govt not where the materials come from, but as with all things time will tell.
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