Councils see Urban Development Authority as key to fixing housing woes
LGNZ welcomes the establishment of the Housing and Urban Development Authority, noting that housing affordability is a wicked problem for New Zealand that can only be tackled through a partnership between central and local government.
“This is a huge opportunity to massively increase the supply of housing in our fastest growing cities, that was not previously possible because of the regulatory logjam created by our planning laws. Local government has worked closely with the minister on this package of reforms, to ensure that we can kickstart development in a way that works best for our communities,” says LGNZ President Dave Cull.