How many of the 212 cancelled projects were located in Northland, where the register records that 40 of 46 assessed projects and 450 of 495 proposed homes were determined not to proceed, and what assessment, if any, was made of the effect of those decisions on the social housing register in Northland?

Answer

Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that 40 projects were assessed as not proceeding in Northland. All 212 housing projects were not funded under the Public Housing Plan. Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities advises me that Kāinga Ora’s assessment and investment decisions were guided by the Government’s Public Housing Plan, which identifies the locations and scale of need for additional public housing across New Zealand and informs where investment is prioritised, and its own portfolio renewal requirements. As a result, no Northland-specific assessment of impacts on the social housing register was undertaken.