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Get the facts on Auckland’s future housing plan
Worried about what you’ve heard about Plan Change 120? Here are the facts explaining what it does — and what it doesn’t do.
New forecast shows potential for greater housing supply
Auckland’s new housing forecast shows growth shifting to places with better access to transport, jobs and services under Plan Change 120, where supply could be 6% to 20% higher.
A new approach to city-fringe living quietly unfolds amid Grey Lynn villas
Historic meets innovation: the future of city-fringe housing?
Learn more about Auckland’s Future Housing Plan
Join an information session near you and learn more about Auckland’s Future Housing Plan and how it could shape where and how Auckland grows.
What Auckland’s new plan means for your neighbourhood
Auckland Council is making changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan, the city’s rulebook for where and how new homes and buildings can be built.
Submissions open on Auckland’s future housing plan
Aucklanders can now have their say on proposed changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan – the city’s planning rulebook for where and how new homes and businesses can be built.
Withdrawing Plan Change 78 – what this could mean for you
Plan Change 78 will be partly withdrawn along with the medium density residential standards on 9 October 2025
New plan approved for Auckland’s future
New planning rules have been approved to strengthen flood protections and focus more homes in safer, well-connected places near jobs, shops and transport for public submissions
Auckland’s next planning rules are being considered – how do they compare?
The committee will decide on a proposed blueprint for how Auckland grows.
What you need to know
What’s happening with Auckland’s planning rules? Check out the top 10 things to know and how they could shape where and how we live.
Where Aucklanders Want to Live
New research reveals where Aucklanders most want to live—and why demand is strongest near jobs, shops, public transport, and parks.
More homes near jobs and transport key to lifting Auckland’s economy
“Auckland’s GDP is about 13 per cent higher on a per person basis than the national average.”
Auckland Council to consider draft rules to boost flood protections and housing
Draft planning rules aim to better protect people and property from flooding while enabling more homes near fast, frequent transport, jobs, shop and everyday services
Hobsonville Point - first decade of a housing masterclass
The housing blueprint envisioned by the Auckland Unitary Plan.
How many consents become new homes?
Nearly 100,000 new homes built since 2018, with over 90% of consents becoming real homes. Auckland Council’s plans for more homes and greater housing choice are delivering real results.
New Development Contributions Policy approved
The 2025 Contributions Policy supports a 30-year plan of infrastructure needs in the investment priority areas in Auckland and associated funding.
