Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
[5] In mid-January, the Head of KiwiBuild Stephen Barclay resigned following a disagreement with Twyford over transferring oversight of the building programme from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to Housing and Urban and Development.In response, Barclay announced that he was filing a "constructive dismissal case" against the Ministry alleging they had breached his privacy.This development accompanied the Housing Minister's acknowledgement that the Government was unable to deliver on its target of building 1,000 homes by 1 July 2019.[8][9] Following a cabinet reshuffle in late June 2019, the Housing and Urban Development ministry was split into two separate portfolios.Key priorities include addressing homelessness, increasing public and private housing supply, promoting healthier and warmer homes, making housing more affordable to rent and to buy, and supporting quality urban development and thriving communities.