About long-term insights briefings

Long-term insights briefings (LTIB) are a requirement under Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020. They provide the public with information about medium and long-term trends, risks, and opportunities affecting Aotearoa New Zealand at least 10 years in the future, and options for how we might respond.

Long-term insights briefing for 2023

In our first long-term insights briefing we explored the implications of our ageing population on the future of housing and urban development.

We focused on three key areas:

  • dwelling types and the performance needed from them
  • housing stock and its size and positioning within towns and cities
  • the affordability and security of housing.

Long-term insights briefing for 2025

In 2024, we consulted on our proposed topic which was exploring the potentials and challenges of residential high-rise housing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We were going to look at:

  • past and future trends in high-rise residential builds
  • impacts of high-rise residential builds on our stock, relating to:
    • Housing supply
    • Affordable housing costs
    • meeting the functional, accessibility and housing security needs of residents and their households
    • development and operating costs across the life cycle of residential high-rise buildings
  • impacts and opportunities of high-rise residential builds for urban development and the shape of our towns and cities including:
    • Intensification
    • Acceptability to town and city residents
    • resilience.

Once the briefing is drafted, it will be released to the public and submissions invited. Those submissions will contribute to the final briefing, which will be published on our website.