Hon Amy Adams
Minister for Social Housing
16 May 2017
New North Road construction underway
The construction of 100 new homes on land formerly set aside by NZTA for roading can now begin, Social Housing Minister
Amy Adams announced today at the sod-turning in New North Road Mt Albert.
In October 2016 the Government signed an agreement with Marutūāhu Rōpū and Ockham Residential Limited for the
development as part of the move to repurpose vacant land for new houses in Auckland.
“The Crown Land Programme is a smart and innovative programme. People may not live where past planners thought they
would – we can, and we must, cast our eye over under-utilised land which Crown agencies are holding,” Ms Adams says.
“New North Road is handy to Auckland’s CBD and the Waterview connection due for completion next month, and it is close
to the city-linked cycleway.
“The Crown Land development sites have advantages not seen in a purely commercial housing development. The initiative
offers a Government commitment that 20 per cent of the homes across the programme are available for social housing and a
further 20 per cent priced as affordable – defined as no more than the KiwiSaver HomeStart cap.
“In this instance, 50 per cent of the homes in New North Road will be priced in the affordable range for Auckland.
“MBIE has acquired four sites in Auckland, has five others in the pipeline, with further opportunities identified.
Together they will deliver around 2700 homes.”
The 100 houses on New North Road is part of the Government’s Crown Building Project which will replace 8300 old, rundown
houses in Auckland with 34,000 brand new purpose-built houses over 10 years. 24,000 of these will be done by Housing New
Zealand through their new Auckland Housing Programme.
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