Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith, Mayor Len Brown, Councillor Denise Krum and Maungakiekie-Tāmaki  Local Board Chair Simon Randall announce the 14 new Special Housing Areas. ​

Fourteen new Special Housing Areas (SHAs) that will provide more than 4500 new homes across Auckland were announced today by Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Mayor Len Brown. 

“This latest tranche of greenfield and brownfield sites will bring the total number of SHAs established so far in Auckland to 120, with a combined potential yield of more than 52,000 new homes.

"This is the scale and momentum both the government and Auckland Council are pushing for to address the city’s housing supply and affordability challenge,” Dr Smith and Mr Brown sai. 

The 14 new SHAs announced today are:

• Argent Lane, Upper Orewa: 190.53 hectares, 2403 homes
• Bremner Road extension, Drury: 22.61 hectares, 300 homes
• Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay: 0.41 hectares, 40-50 homes
• Canal Road, Avondale: 0.14 hectares, seven homes
• Forge Way, Mt Wellington: 0.17 hectares, 41-50 homes
• Hobsonville Point (Catalina Precinct) and Marine Industry Precinct Extension: 13.67 hectares, 150-160 homes
• Kelmarna Avenue, Herne Bay: 0.23 hectares, 70 homes
• Link Crescent, Stanmore Bay: 2.07 hectares, 40-60 homes
• Manurewa Cluster: 0.77 hectares, 37 homes
• Moire Road, Massey: 9.20 hectares, 175-200 homes
• Ockleston Landing, Hobsonville: 3.61 hectares, 70-80 homes
• Onehunga Cluster: 0.46 hectares, 22 homes
• Tamaki Regeneration Area (Panmure and Point England): 119.9 hectares, 1192 homes
• Zion Road, Birkenhead: 0.19 hectares, 50 homes 

The Auckland Housing Accord, which was agreed in October 2013 by Dr Smith and Mr Brown, provides for the creation of SHAs by Auckland Council with the approval of the Government.

Qualifying developments in these areas can be streamlined and fast-tracked.  

“Housing has been a real focus for the council and our collaborative efforts have enabled many more homes to be made available for Auckland families," Mr Brown said. "The partnership with government has been extremely successful and it has been a relationship that is indeed benefiting Aucklanders.” 

“Special Housing Areas are one part of the solution to improving the housing issues in Auckland," 

Dr Smith says. "We need to keep our foot on the accelerator.

"The government also has in place initiatives to constrain building materials costs, rein in development contributions, cut compliance costs and invest in improved sector productivity. Our new $435 million HomeStart support package, which came into effect last April, will help 90,000 people into home ownership over the next five years.

“The next steps in our programme include advancing new housing on Crown-owned land, supporting the council in the completion of the new Auckland Unitary Plan, consulting on a new Urban Development National Policy Statement, and reform of the Resource Management Act to address the long-term issues affecting housing supply and affordability.” 

Find out more information on the Auckland Housing Accord.