Whanganui District Council
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.
Streamline building consents with faster, clearer approvals and improved council support while ensuring homes are safe and of sound quality.
Support first-home buyers by affordable zoning, offering builder incentives and encouraging cost-effective, sensible housing solutions.
Promote affordable, energy-efficient and compact homes for efficient land use, lower costs and sustainable, easy-to-maintain living.
Advocate strongly to get funding for wrap-around services like Housing First to support those experiencing chronic homelessness.
Stay the course with the Whanganui District Council current plan to build 1000 affordable homes in the next 10 years.
Work with other groups in the community to build warm and safe homes while cracking on with the council plan.
Advocate against pet bonds and rental discrimination to ensure fair housing access for companion animal guardians.
Require green spaces in all new developments to provide habitat corridors for urban wildlife.
Review housing initiatives using best practice research to support vulnerable communities with compassionate leadership.
Commit council to have accessible housing for the disabled and elderly.
Ensure housing quality is of a good standard.
Ensure council housing is well maintained.
Advocate for good, healthy homes to be built that exceed the code minimum standard.
Help the construction sector find ways to streamline consenting while working within the RMA constraints and alongside Whanganui District Council.
Support the new housing entity to enable social housing to be built and continue finding solutions for the homeless.
Make it easier to build extra dwellings on existing properties.
Reduce red tape and compliance costs to building new homes.
Work with existing community groups to reduce and eventually eliminate homelessness.
Implement a by-law for smaller units to be built on people's land at near no cost to the landowner.
Evaluate every property in Whanganui to show how many potential and actual homes there are and their uses.
Increase affordable housing percentage in Whanganui.
Enable building owners to create more housing in the town centre by identifying ways to cut red tape and allow development in central buildings.
Lobby central government to ensure the RMA reforms are fit for purpose and streamline district plans to enable sensible development.
Support the housing entity plan to supercharge housing needs by partnering with other entities to ensure a pipeline of social housing.
Maintain the pensioner flats in a good state of repair and ensure they are warm and dry as well as fully occupied.
Prevent infill housing anywhere other than the CBD as there is enough land in current town edge subdivisions to meet demand.
Stop investigating the viability of a social housing partnership as that is not the core business.
Streamline building consents with faster, clearer approvals and improved council support while ensuring homes are safe and of sound quality.
Support first-home buyers by affordable zoning, offering builder incentives and encouraging cost-effective, sensible housing solutions.
Promote affordable, energy-efficient and compact homes for efficient land use, lower costs and sustainable, easy-to-maintain living.
Advocate strongly to get funding for wrap-around services like Housing First to support those experiencing chronic homelessness.
Stay the course with the Whanganui District Council current plan to build 1000 affordable homes in the next 10 years.
Work with other groups in the community to build warm and safe homes while cracking on with the council plan.
Advocate against pet bonds and rental discrimination to ensure fair housing access for companion animal guardians.
Require green spaces in all new developments to provide habitat corridors for urban wildlife.
Review housing initiatives using best practice research to support vulnerable communities with compassionate leadership.
Commit council to have accessible housing for the disabled and elderly.
Ensure housing quality is of a good standard.
Ensure council housing is well maintained.
Advocate for good, healthy homes to be built that exceed the code minimum standard.
Help the construction sector find ways to streamline consenting while working within the RMA constraints and alongside Whanganui District Council.
Support the new housing entity to enable social housing to be built and continue finding solutions for the homeless.
Make it easier to build extra dwellings on existing properties.
Reduce red tape and compliance costs to building new homes.
Work with existing community groups to reduce and eventually eliminate homelessness.
Implement a by-law for smaller units to be built on people's land at near no cost to the landowner.
Evaluate every property in Whanganui to show how many potential and actual homes there are and their uses.
Increase affordable housing percentage in Whanganui.
Enable building owners to create more housing in the town centre by identifying ways to cut red tape and allow development in central buildings.
Lobby central government to ensure the RMA reforms are fit for purpose and streamline district plans to enable sensible development.
Support the housing entity plan to supercharge housing needs by partnering with other entities to ensure a pipeline of social housing.
Maintain the pensioner flats in a good state of repair and ensure they are warm and dry as well as fully occupied.
Prevent infill housing anywhere other than the CBD as there is enough land in current town edge subdivisions to meet demand.
Stop investigating the viability of a social housing partnership as that is not the core business.
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