Resource Management (Auckland Housing) Amendment Bill
This bill changes the rules for how many new homes Auckland must plan for. It reduces the required number of homes Auckland's city plan must allow from around 2 million to around 1.4 million. It also protects people who already started building homes under old rules, so they can keep going. It sets up a process for Auckland Council to update its housing plan, including letting the public have a say. It also gives Auckland Council a temporary break from doing certain housing planning reports.
What this affects
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The bill cuts the number of homes Auckland's city plan must make room for, protects building projects already underway under old rules, and sets up a new public process for updating Auckland's housing plan.
provide a minimum housing capacity of 32.5% less than the housing capacity that would have been enabled if Plan Change 78 (as notified) were made operative
The residential unit continues to be a permitted activity as if the relevant part of Plan Change 78 had not been withdrawn, unless the building consent lapses
Auckland Council must decide whether to propose any amendments to Plan Change 120
the closing date for submissions, which is 20 working days from the date of the public notice
Progress through Parliament
Have your say
Submissions open once a bill reaches the select committee stage and the committee calls for them. In the meantime, you can write to your local MP about it.
Bill text sourced from legislation.govt.nz (Parliamentary Counsel Office). Arapono’s summary and breakdown are drafted with AI grounded in that official text and reviewed by an Arapono editor for accuracy and neutrality before publishing. Arapono is non-partisan and takes no position on this bill.