Auckland Regional Affordable Housing Strategy

A core component of the Regional Growth Strategy is housing affordability. It aims to ensure that all members of the community have access to adequate housing, and the policy of intensification does not exacerbate Auckland's already high housing costs.

Auckland Regional Affordable Housing Strategy has been initiated and developed by the Auckland Regional Growth Forum in 1999.

Housing affordability is strongly connected to the Regional Growth Strategy outcomes and principles, particularly to:

• housing choice
• urban amenity
• safe healthy communities.

The strategy demonstrates a commitment by the Auckland local authorities to act in partnership with other sectors in addressing housing affordability issues. Its high level strategic direction provides a flexible framework to guide future housing initiatives across the region.

It is expected that councils in the region will develop their own position on affordable housing by taking into account the range of actions and initiatives in this document.