Agreement set to help ease housing issues
Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse, far left, speaks at the ceremony marking a memorandum of understanding between housing developers, government and iwi that will help to ease Auckland's housing crisis.
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, the Hobsonville Land Company and Nga Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara Trust on 26 April signed a memorandum of understanding that is likely to result in new housing to help ease Auckland’s housing crisis.
The signing was acknowledged at a ceremony at Hobsonville Point. Guests included Prime Minister John Key, Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and Minister of Housing Nick Smith.
“This is a very significant and exciting announcement and means we are breaking new ground in our push to help ease Auckland’s housing crisis,” said Penny Hulse.
“This is an agreement between key partners and a collaborative coalition, a force to be reckoned with and one I know will be successful.”
“I am particularly pleased that 80 per cent of the coalition’s first development, Te Uru at Hobsonville Point, will be at affordable and median prices, which is great news for first home buyers.”
About Hobsonville Point
Hobsonville Point is a master-planned community being developed on 167 hectares of upper Waitematā Harbour coastal land formerly home to the Hobsonville air base.
More than 3000 new homes are planned – part of what will be a major focus for housing growth in northwest Auckland. Social amenities include the Hobsonville Point Park and playground, cycleways, walking tracks, the Catalina Café, Hobsonville Point Farmers Market, a new primary school and a new secondary school.
Weekday commuter ferry services, from a new wharf with park and ride facilities, operate daily from The Landing to downtown Auckland, a 25 minutes ride away.