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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
Mayor Phil Goff convened the first meeting of the Auckland Mayoral Taskforce on Auckland Housing Supply on February 20 that includes experts from both, public and private sector.
The Mayoral Taskforce will comprise of Auckland Council, central government officials and the private sector. This twenty-four members group will meet several times before May to release a public report on how to tackle the Auckland housing crisis.
Its objectives are to:
• identify barriers and constraints to building more homes in Auckland at a pace and scale which meets the demand created by population growth
• Identify options and make recommendations to overcome those barriers and constraints.
"Growing by around 900 people a week, Auckland faces severe housing difficulties as the supply of housing fails to keep pace with demand," Mayor Phil Goff says.
"The number of extra houses the city needs each year is estimated at around 13,000, and we have been building only around half that number. The accumulated shortfall in homes grows each year.
The taskforce will bring together people with a diverse range of expertise to analyse the current situation and find solutions to the problem.
“To the extent possible, we will try to find common ground on these things and make recommendations aimed at resolving the problems,” says Mr Goff.
Financial journalist and commentator Bernard Hickey is facilitating the taskforce's discussion.
Mayor Phil Goff convened the first meeting of the Auckland Mayoral Taskforce on Auckland Housing Supply on February 20 that includes experts from both, public and private sector.
The Mayoral Taskforce will comprise of Auckland Council, central government officials and the private sector. This...
Mayor Phil Goff convened the first meeting of the Auckland Mayoral Taskforce on Auckland Housing Supply on February 20 that includes experts from both, public and private sector.
The Mayoral Taskforce will comprise of Auckland Council, central government officials and the private sector. This twenty-four members group will meet several times before May to release a public report on how to tackle the Auckland housing crisis.
Its objectives are to:
• identify barriers and constraints to building more homes in Auckland at a pace and scale which meets the demand created by population growth
• Identify options and make recommendations to overcome those barriers and constraints.
"Growing by around 900 people a week, Auckland faces severe housing difficulties as the supply of housing fails to keep pace with demand," Mayor Phil Goff says.
"The number of extra houses the city needs each year is estimated at around 13,000, and we have been building only around half that number. The accumulated shortfall in homes grows each year.
The taskforce will bring together people with a diverse range of expertise to analyse the current situation and find solutions to the problem.
“To the extent possible, we will try to find common ground on these things and make recommendations aimed at resolving the problems,” says Mr Goff.
Financial journalist and commentator Bernard Hickey is facilitating the taskforce's discussion.
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