PHOTO: PETER MEECHAM Dave Cull said the issues needed to be addressed but there were housing issues all over the country – not just in the high-growth areas the Government had identified to target with this bill.
Homeowners could be required to hand their houses over to be redeveloped under a new bill working its way through Parliament.
The Urban Development Bill gives Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities new development and land acquisition powers.
Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities is a crown entity that combines Housing New Zealand, its development subsidiary HLC and the KiwiBuild unit.
The special development projects will be the sort that the Government says developers currently struggle to complete, because of problems such as fragmented land parcels, uncoordinated decision-making, poor and aging infrastructure and restrictive planning requirements.
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