
Nick Howcroft
Nick Howcroft is the General Manager of Urban Development at Kāinga Ora, the New Zealand government agency responsible for public housing. He has been instrumental in various housing projects and initiatives aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis. Recently, he was in the news for facilitating the sale of 171 state-owned properties in Ormiston, Auckland, to a new buyer intending to develop market and affordable housing, a move that required the approval of Housing Minister Chris Bishop.
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Nick Howcroft is the general manager of urban development and delivery at Kāinga Ora.
Kāinga Ora lists $20m Albany site after scrapping ‘twin towers’ housing planThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2026-06-02
Nick Howcroft is the urban development general manager at Kāinga Ora.
Kāinga Ora gets Housing Minister Chris Bishop’s sign-off to sell 171 state-owned properties in Ormiston, AucklandThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2025-11-04




