45761 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Housing

45761 (2025). Hon Kieran McAnulty to the Minister of Housing: Does his statement that "the lead time for building houses is typically 18 months or more" for residential building apply to the building of social houses as well and if not, what advice, if any, has he received about the lead time from contracting to completion for building social houses?

Hon Chris Bishop: My statement related to build times for housing in the wider residential sector. I received advice earlier this year about the lead time from construction to completion for social housing in the context of selected opportunities in Auckland, with the advice being that the lead time was 12-18 months.