6 nov 2015 anni - Special housing areas in Auckland a "spectacular flop"

Descrizione:

Reports that only 102 houses are known to have been built in Auckland's special housing areas show the policy is a "spectacular flop", Labour says.

Housing Minister Nick Smith has dismissed the figures as "incomplete, misleading and selective", saying residential construction in the city is at a 10-year high.

The Government signed a housing accord with the Auckland Council in October 2013, with a target of 39,000 new sections and dwellings in the city over three years.

To achieve that, the Government created "special housing areas" (SHAs) where consents would be fast-tracked to stimulate the market.

However, the Auckland Council revealed it is only aware of only 102 houses built under the rules, in just two of the 97 SHAs – Weymouth and northern Tamaki.

Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/73771016/special-housing-areas-in-auckland-spectacular-flop--labourhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/409677/beyond-the-pale-councils-respond-to-kainga-ora-powers