How to make your first home deposit go further

Try many options to build your deposit
How can you make your first home Deposit go further?
The best source of information for first home buyers is the Housing New Zealand website: www.hnzc.co.nz/buying-a-house
This web site covers the Welcome Home Loan and the current Kiwisaver Benefits that can boost your deposit.
You can also find Kiwisaver information here, the first home savings withdrawal and the first home deposit subsidy: https://www.kiwisaver.govt.nz/new/situation/first-home/
Now you have some deposit, how can you afford your first home in Auckland?
You will most likely need to adjust your sights from “the house you want in the area you want”, to “the home you can afford in an area you can afford”.
The plan is to get started on the property ladder.