The new Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 requires councils of rapidly growing cities—Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, and Christchurch—to apply new medium-density residential standards to enable more housing types. Here’s what you need to know.
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Read MoreThe new Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) will enable most residentially zoned sites to develop up to three dwellings per site, even if they are in the currently Single House Zone of the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP)…
Read MoreWhen it comes to choosing the site to design and build your home on your rural land, it feels like the world is your oyster because you have all this open space to choose from…
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Read MoreGood flow is more than the relationship between spaces and rooms; it is about the relationship between people and the broader space.
When Rodger started Maddren Homes was still in the early stages of evolving into a design and build company
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Read MoreEach year we celebrate all the good work our subbies do with our Subbie of the Year award….
Read MoreAre you considering building a smart home? This blog is for you.
Read MoreWhen building your new home, it is essential to remember that the average Kiwi spends almost 70 per cent of their time indoors at home (not counting Covid-19 lockdowns). That is why we’ve put together 3 little tricks to make your new home even healthier.
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Read MoreThank you Your Home and Garden Magazine and Vantage Windows and Doors for featuring our Fruitland project
Read MoreMaddren love a challenge... and this site certainly offered that! With the brief to maximise outstanding sea views and endless sunshine, we needed more than a little Maddren Magic.
Read MoreWhen building a new home, most people would find it extremely difficult to visualise the design by just looking at the plans on paper. Even though the elevations are mostly in 3D nowadays, it still provides very little information to assist people on making one of their most important decision in life.
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