Taskforce reveals way forward for Auckland
The report, which was released today, suggests a raft of major changes across three key areas in a bid to address Auckland’s severe housing shortage.
The three key areas revolve around removing impediments which stop the construction sector developing at scale – and through dips not just boom periods; unlocking land with appropriate zoning and infrastructure; and enabling more efficiency and innovation in consenting.
When broken down further, there are 33 recommendations across those three key areas – some of which have the potential to be controversial.
Mayor Phil Goff, who set up the Taskforce earlier this year, said the first issue identified by the report is that unless greater continuity and certainty in building work can be provided the industry will not scale up sufficiently.
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