Mayor of Hastings
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.
Continue Hastings' homeless hub so vulnerable people find pathways to housing, delivering safer streets and stronger local business.
Protect fertile soils by going up not out, making medium density work with good services, green space and liveable neighbourhoods.
Speed up consenting with smarter, risk-based checks for proven housing providers so good builders deliver homes faster, cheaper and safer.
I have developed a detailed housing policy available here: baybuzz.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/e25-marcus-buddo-1.pdf.
Improve housing affordability by increasing supply through zoning poor land, infrastructure plans, rural-residential and intensification.
Get more Papakāinga from concept to keys in hand by making them easier to build and improving options for duplexes and one and two-bedroom options.
Ensure spatial planning happens.
Develop a regional approach to building regulatory functions.
Ensure housing capacity is up to date.
Encourage infill housing by discounting council development costs for four or more new builds and removing rundown housing in existing suburbs.
Shift council housing into a trust to access government grants for healthy homes, ensure rentals run more efficiently and get better value.
Stop developing on arable land and reduce land size for unproductive hill country for more housing with septics to reduce infrastructure.
Continue Hastings' homeless hub so vulnerable people find pathways to housing, delivering safer streets and stronger local business.
Protect fertile soils by going up not out, making medium density work with good services, green space and liveable neighbourhoods.
Speed up consenting with smarter, risk-based checks for proven housing providers so good builders deliver homes faster, cheaper and safer.
I have developed a detailed housing policy available here: baybuzz.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/e25-marcus-buddo-1.pdf.
Improve housing affordability by increasing supply through zoning poor land, infrastructure plans, rural-residential and intensification.
Get more Papakāinga from concept to keys in hand by making them easier to build and improving options for duplexes and one and two-bedroom options.
Ensure spatial planning happens.
Develop a regional approach to building regulatory functions.
Ensure housing capacity is up to date.
Encourage infill housing by discounting council development costs for four or more new builds and removing rundown housing in existing suburbs.
Shift council housing into a trust to access government grants for healthy homes, ensure rentals run more efficiently and get better value.
Stop developing on arable land and reduce land size for unproductive hill country for more housing with septics to reduce infrastructure.
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