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What steps, if any, has Kāinga Ora taken to help regions with high housing demand facing pressures due to issues associated with consenting delays or limited local build capacity overcome these issues? and 2 other questions

Answered 694, 695, 696 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 694

    What steps, if any, has Kāinga Ora taken to help regions with high housing demand facing pressures due to issues associated with consenting delays or limited local build capacity overcome these issues?

  • 695

    What regions with some of the highest housing demand referred to in Kāinga Ora’s response to question 39 in its 2024/25 Annual Review question responses remain under pressure due to issues associated with consenting delays and how many state houses, if any, have been delayed as a result?

  • 696

    What regions with some of the highest housing demand referred to in Kāinga Ora’s response to question 39 in its 2024/25 Annual Review question responses remain under pressure due to issues associated with limited local build capacity and how many state houses, if any, have been delayed as a result?

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Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

Kāinga Ora advises me that consenting delays are a more prevalent challenge than limited build capacity. Consenting, utility and build partner delays can compound and extend delivery timelines, shifting some projects into the next financial year. Updated forecasts over the next few months will confirm the impacts. To overcome these issues Kāinga Ora is strengthening engagement with build partners and stakeholders (councils and utility providers) by improving pipeline visibility. Regarding consenting pressures, Kāinga Ora advises me that they are are most acute in Auckland, the Eastern North Island, and Wellington regions, causing delays across some projects. To date, 18 projects (119 homes) have been re‑forecast from 2025/26 to 2026/27 due to consenting delays. In Auckland, where consenting delays are most significant, Kāinga Ora is working closely with the Council and utilities to improve coordination and reduce bottlenecks. In the instances where build partner capacity is a constraint (Eastern North Island, West Coast South Island), Kāinga Ora is supplementing capacity where needed, and using six‑day work weeks where possible. Kāinga Ora has also increased senior‑level engagement to resolve issues earlier. This is also my response to WPQs 695 (2026) and 696 (2026).