Press Release – New Zealand National Party
Our public housing system is bursting at the seams with record high numbers of New Zealanders waiting for a state house, National’s Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says.
Figures released today show there are now 22,521 people waiting for public housing, roughly four times as many as when National left office. On average, people will wait 177 days to be housed.
These are Kiwis classified as ‘at risk’ with a ‘severe and persistent housing need that must be addressed immediately’. Roughly half of those waiting for a home are families with children, Ms Willis says.
“While it’s good to see many of the public houses National planned in Government are now being built, it’s not enough to keep up with the surging demand. In the past year the wait list grew by 7652, while Kāinga Ora built just 1150 houses.
The Government funds have allowed the council to open up Peacocke in Hamilton’s south and has seen it start delivering a big chunk of infrastructure all at once – including work on a new river bridge. Peacocke is earmarked to soak up a lot of the city’s growth with an estimated 20,000-plus residents expected to call the area home by 2048. More than 9000 people are expected to be living in Peacocke within the next decade. However, like many high-growth cities, Hamilton has seen its debt levels increase in recent years as it funds new infrastructure. In March, the council will open up public submissions on its long-term plan, with staff seeking what amounts to a total 8.9 per cent increase on residents’ rates bill.
It “expands on” the Wycombe District Local Plan adopted in August 2019. It sets out when, where and how homes, schools and infrastructure should be built, phased and funded, while proving “a framework to guide the preparation and assessment of future planning applications within the area”. The expansion is the “largest single housing allocation” in South Bucks, comprising around 2,500 new homes and associated infrastructure, including two primary schools, sports pitches, and a new relief road serving as a complete alternative to the A4010, with two rail under-bridges. Bucks Council has secured a £12 million Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) grant towards the first phase of the relief road, known as the Southern Relief Road (SRL).
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Updated: 13:44, 16 March 2021
Hundreds of residents feel they have had the wool pulled over their eyes over major plans to improve road and rail links.
A booklet sent out in mid-December shows a road connecting slip roads as part the Wainscott bypass improvements to support a massive housing scheme on the Hoo Peninsula.
Map showing the location of the proposed flyover at Wainscott
But in a 64-page consultation document published online, it shows as an overbridge which they say would overshadow homes in Wainscott and disrupt their lives.
Homeowners and protestors describe the flyover as a monstrosity which would cause unnecessary noise, pollution and be used as a rat run.