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How is the build cost per square meter figure in Kāinga Ora’s Performance Scorecard calculated and what was the data used to calculate the cost per square meter figure provided in the 30 September 2025 scorecard?

Answered Question 521 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • How is the build cost per square meter figure in Kāinga Ora’s Performance Scorecard calculated and what was the data used to calculate the cost per square meter figure provided in the 30 September 2025 scorecard?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Housing

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This information is publicly available in the notes accompanying the Scorecard on the Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities website here: - https://kaingaora.govt.nz/en_NZ/publications/tracking-our-performance.