PJM Project Management Ltd

Big congrats to Dasha Tarasova on being named a finalist in the 2025 Auckland Property People Awards 👏

Well-deserved recognition for your leadership in sustainable, community-focused development and your impact across affordable housing and the wider construction sector.

From all of us at PJM Project Management Ltd — we’re proud of you and the work you continue to do.

15 mins of fame with the minister using one of our sites for the Govt’s social housng policy launch.

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Last Friday I launched our new Housing Investment Plan, a major shift to making sure we provide better social housing to those in need.

I summarise it like this: "Building the right houses, in the right place, for the right people, with the right support".

What does this mean?

Well, we need many more 1 and 2 bedroom units around the country. 55% on the waitlist for social housing need a 1 bedroom unit - but that isn't what we've been building. That is changing.

We need to build in the right place. We're now taking a very detailed look at regional need and making sure we build in the places where it'll make the biggest difference. The new system means we'll be prioritising the Far North, South Auckland, the Eastern Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, and Hastings, plus our major centres.

And we need to focus on people in the most need. Broadly, that means Māori, single parents with dependent children, older people, people with disabilities and – particularly in South Auckland – Pacific peoples.

We've set up a new Flexible Fund to commission new houses which allows providers to bring forward solutions that best meet local demand. Instead of forcing good ideas into rigid categories, we can support interventions that target need and offer strong value for money.

We have also made affordable rentals eligible for the Fund. Affordable rentals bridge the gap between intensive support like social housing and lighter support like the Accommodation Supplement. This helps remove the financial cliff that can discourage people from moving toward housing independence.