784 (2025). Tamatha Paul to the Minister of Housing

Written Question

Published date: 11 Feb 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	784 (2025)
Question asked:	27 Jan 2025
Member asking:	Tamatha Paul
Portfolio:	Minister of Housing
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	04 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_00784_2025
Document guid:	4074ae7f-49e5-4647-81a4-24ac6c1cdd6a

784 (2025). Tamatha Paul to the Minister of Housing: What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires or any other documents has the Minister received, if any, regarding the Government's policy to make the Medium Density Residential Standards optional for councils, by title and date received, since July 2024?

Hon Chris Bishop: Since July 2024, I have received the following briefings and aide-memoires, regarding the Government's policy to make the Medium Density Residential Standards optional for councils: • HUD2024-004455: Going for Housing Growth: Options for councils completing intensification plan change (11 July 2024) • HUD2024-005050: Resource Management Act Amendment Bill 2 – detailed Going for Housing Growth policy decisions (30 August 2024) • HUD2024-005857: Auckland Council Intensification Planning Instrument: Process for withdrawal (16 December 2024) • HUD2025-006218: Policy decisions taken on Going for Housing Growth and advice on Auckland Council (28 January 2025).