Independent Hearings Panel

Council staff take scalpel to proposed Unitary Plan
8 Aug 16, 5:34pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
28 comments
Auckland Council staff suggest Councillors reject 14 recommendations made by the expert hearings panel on the Unitary Plan
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Government encourages Council not to delay passing Unitary Plan
27 Jul 16, 7:29pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
15 comments
Nick Smith emphasises 'the importance of the Council concluding' the Unitary Plan process; Says he'd opt for an over-supply of housing over developers securing a monopoly on the market
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Auckland to go up and out
27 Jul 16, 1:41pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
123 comments
Blueprint for Auckland's future looks to create capacity for more houses to be built than projections deem necessary, as expert panel calls for densification and sprawl
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Govt's NPS directs Councils to release land
2 Jun 16, 12:31pm
Bernard Hickey
88 comments
Smith puts out National Policy Statement that requires high growth Councils to open up 15% more land than is forecast to be required; NPS to be in place by Oct and back up Unitary Plan; Smith sees Commissioner for Auckland not needed
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Auckland 2040 sees no long-term housing supply problem
28 Mar 16, 6:05pm
Bernard Hickey
30 comments
Auckland 2040, which opposed Council 'up-zoning' in Unitary Plan, sees no long term housing capacity problem in Auckland; prefers intensification in town centres; prefers suburban areas remain single level
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NIMBYs vs. The Nation
27 Feb 16, 5:02am
Jenée Tibshraeny
96 comments
Jenée Tibshraeny discusses the 'democratic deficit' around the Auckland Unitary Plan and why densification is not a generational issue
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Smith supports intensification in East Auckland, North Shore
18 Feb 16, 7:40pm
Bernard Hickey
67 comments
Housing and Building Minister quizzed in Parliament over revolt within Auckland Council against housing intensification; says supports intensification in leafy Eastern and Northern Suburbs; Key keener on intensification in CBD, West Auckland
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Smith wants Auckland to stick to intensification plan
16 Feb 16, 1:44pm
Bernard Hickey
8 comments
Minister calls on Auckland Council to 'stay the course' on building 'up and out'; says Council needs to deliver Unitary Plan before expiry of Special Housing Areas in Sept 2016; Key more equivocal; sees intensification in CBD, West Auckland
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Revolt brewing on Auckland housing supply plan
15 Feb 16, 3:30pm
Bernard Hickey
47 comments
Auckland Councillors wobble on intensification plan; Major plank of Govt's housing supply strategy under threat; National supporters sabotaging plan; Property Council accuses Baby Boomer Councillors of locking out next generation
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