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The first recommendations for the future of Wellington’s housing are in, and they’re shit (thespinoff.co.nz)

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[–] Dave 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Was the intent of the report to comment on reducing the cost of housing or the other things being made fun of in this article? While the report writers clearly don't understand some basic economic theory, it seems odd to appoint a group of architects and planners to comment on economics to start with.

I had a cursory scan through the report but didn't find anything about the objectives of the report (which I may have just missed).

What purpose was the report commissioned to fulfill?

[–] gibberish_driftwood 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

This is my layperson's reading of the law, but I think it's from an Independent Hearings Panel that the council was required to establish under this part of the RMA in relation to an Instrumentation Planning Instrument (basically all the changes going through the motions in the housing density rules).

https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0069/latest/whole.html#LMS634247

Next the council has to consider each recommendation, and accept it reject them. It can provide alternative recommendations but in doing so it can only consider evidence that was submitted to the Independent Hearings Panel.

The council doesn't have to accept its recommendations, but if it chooses not to accept any or all of them then the Minister gets to decide if they have to be implemented.

https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0069/latest/whole.html#LMS634479

Expect plenty more lobbying aimed at Simeon Brown.

[–] Dave 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So it's a requirement for changing the density rules, but the panel doesn't really need to be commenting on whether building more houses will reduce the price of houses?

[–] gibberish_driftwood 2 points 9 months ago

Heh. I'm afraid trying to answer that question is above my pay grade.

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