Mayor of Dunedin
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Investigate whether land-value rates would be a more equitable alternative to the current capital-value system.
Provide a property inspection service for tenants to determine if their home is healthy homes standards compliant.
Restore capital funding for expansion of community housing to the 9 Year Plan budget.
Adapt the Octagon to livability by way of a blanket for warmth, which is good for students too.
Have no third policy yet, invite locals to email us.
Make building consents with a please and thank-you or an apology in case of incidents.
Slash building consent times by half using AI and remote inspections to make it faster and cheaper to build quality housing.
Cut wasteful spending to bring down rates so that people can keep more of what they earn and make housing more affordable.
Respect property rights, remove building consents and make it cheaper to build new housing, infrastructure, supermarkets, factories and more.
Sell off the council housing to pay down council debts and reduce the millions in operational costs caused by running them at a loss.
Ensure all council planning respects and protects treasured heritage and heritage architecture as a key strength of Dunedin's assets.
Raise housing standards by addressing housing quality standards and ensuring Healthy Homes laws are monitored and enforced by central or local government.
Work with partners to bring a Housing First model to Dunedin to address zero functional homelessness.
Build more accessible and universal design social housing units to address the homelessness issue.
Continue to advocate to central government to build more Kāinga Ora housing in Ōtepoti Dunedin.
Implement rentals warrant of fitness checks to ensure compliance with healthy homes standards are adequately met.
Create a renters union for Ōtepoti and then eventually the whole Otago area.
Implement the NSW housing pattern book to speed up the building of emergency housing.
Perform a mass inspection of Ōtepoti rental properties and increase the rates of landlords who fall below healthy homes standards.
Encourage affordable housing developments through smart zoning changes.
Promote higher-density housing in well-serviced urban areas.
Streamline building consents to speed up housing delivery.
Change the culture by getting council and investors on the same side, promoting the sustainable growth and development of Dunedin instead of conflict.
End unsheltered homelessness in Dunedin targeting zero by using the mayoral platform to coordinate a response from all agencies through Housing First.
Release unused council land and buildings for affordable developments and community housing providers and offer real incentives in this space.
Work with social service providers, health professionals, government agencies and landlord's association to address homelessness.
Provide less requests for further information and more how can we help.
Reduce requests for further information and offer more how can we help support.
Investigate whether land-value rates would be a more equitable alternative to the current capital-value system.
Provide a property inspection service for tenants to determine if their home is healthy homes standards compliant.
Restore capital funding for expansion of community housing to the 9 Year Plan budget.
Adapt the Octagon to livability by way of a blanket for warmth, which is good for students too.
Have no third policy yet, invite locals to email us.
Make building consents with a please and thank-you or an apology in case of incidents.
Slash building consent times by half using AI and remote inspections to make it faster and cheaper to build quality housing.
Cut wasteful spending to bring down rates so that people can keep more of what they earn and make housing more affordable.
Respect property rights, remove building consents and make it cheaper to build new housing, infrastructure, supermarkets, factories and more.
Sell off the council housing to pay down council debts and reduce the millions in operational costs caused by running them at a loss.
Ensure all council planning respects and protects treasured heritage and heritage architecture as a key strength of Dunedin's assets.
Raise housing standards by addressing housing quality standards and ensuring Healthy Homes laws are monitored and enforced by central or local government.
Work with partners to bring a Housing First model to Dunedin to address zero functional homelessness.
Build more accessible and universal design social housing units to address the homelessness issue.
Continue to advocate to central government to build more Kāinga Ora housing in Ōtepoti Dunedin.
Implement rentals warrant of fitness checks to ensure compliance with healthy homes standards are adequately met.
Create a renters union for Ōtepoti and then eventually the whole Otago area.
Implement the NSW housing pattern book to speed up the building of emergency housing.
Perform a mass inspection of Ōtepoti rental properties and increase the rates of landlords who fall below healthy homes standards.
Encourage affordable housing developments through smart zoning changes.
Promote higher-density housing in well-serviced urban areas.
Streamline building consents to speed up housing delivery.
Change the culture by getting council and investors on the same side, promoting the sustainable growth and development of Dunedin instead of conflict.
End unsheltered homelessness in Dunedin targeting zero by using the mayoral platform to coordinate a response from all agencies through Housing First.
Release unused council land and buildings for affordable developments and community housing providers and offer real incentives in this space.
Work with social service providers, health professionals, government agencies and landlord's association to address homelessness.
Provide less requests for further information and more how can we help.
Reduce requests for further information and offer more how can we help support.
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