20 Oct 2021

Government housing plan won't address immediate problems - councillor

From Morning Report, 7:35 am on 20 October 2021

Skill shortages, limited infrastructure, and rampant material costs are stopping houses being built and an incoming law change won't fix that.

That's the take of Auckland city's planning committee chair who says the government's new intensification policy fails to address immediate problems.

With the support of National, the government is to make councils adopt intensification of cities and let them rezone more greenfield land.

Jordan Bond reports.