Our urban centres play an essential role in the wellbeing of New Zealanders. The Government has a range of initiatives in place to deliver and support development that creates vibrant, thriving and connected places where everyone can live affordably and access opportunity.
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The Housing Acceleration Fund
The Housing Acceleration Fund aims to increase the pace and scale of housing supply, particularly of affordable homes for low- to moderate-income households.
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Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development
The Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development (GPS-HUD) provides a shared vision and direction for housing and urban development in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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A place-based approach to housing and urban development
Every community has their own housing and urban development challenges and opportunities. Our communities need deliberate, place-based solutions to respond to their specific circumstances.
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National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD)
The NPS-UD aims to ensure that New Zealand’s towns and cities are well-functioning urban environments that meet the changing needs of our diverse commun
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Kāinga Ora―Homes and Communities
Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities (Kāinga Ora) was established on 1 October 2019 as a new Crown agency to transform housing and urban development throughout New Zealand.
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Urban Development Act
The Urban Development Act, alongside the Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities Act, sets up a framework for transformational urban development to contribute to sustainable, inclusive and thriving communities.
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Urban Growth Agenda
The Urban Growth Agenda (UGA) aims to remove barriers to the supply of land and infrastructure and make room for cities to grow up and out.
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Carrington residential development
The Crown holds 26.5 hectares of land in Mt Albert, Auckland, for residential development, adjacent to the Unitec Institute of Technology campus, and is in negotiations to acquire a further 9.3 hectares. Over the next 10 to 15 years, a new urban village
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Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020
The Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020 is a new way to fund and finance infrastructure projects that support housing and urban development.
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Urban development dashboard
The urban development dashboard provides a range of market and price efficiency indicators that help Councils to understand how their local markets are responding to growth.
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Construction sector accord
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga is part of the Construction Sector Accord that was launched in April 2019 by the Prime Minister, Accord Ministers, and the industry Accord Development Group made up of 13 sector leaders from across industry an
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Housing Infrastructure Fund
The Housing Infrastructure Fund provided loans to high-growth councils for core infrastructure to support land development for housing.
Published: October 6, 2021