The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

Dawn chorus: Govt eyes faster densification

Under pressure after National's fresh call for housing urgency, Woods says Govt looking at 'stop-gap' measure to bring forward Urban Development NPS deadline on denser housing from 2024

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Apr 14, 2021
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TLDR: Housing Minister Megan Woods is looking at pulling forward the 2024 deadline currently in place for councils to change plans to allow denser housing near CBDs and public transport nodes.

Stuff’s Henry Cooke reports Woods as saying she was looking at a ‘stop-gap’ measure to start the rollout earlier. Environment Minister David Parker was also repor…

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