Housing

There is an urgent need to reform housing funding by sharing GST on new builds with local councils to incentivise growth and improve housing affordability.

Reflecting on twenty years in think tanks, and how post-war British planning ideologies, rooted in collectivism, still affect housing markets and policy despite economic liberalization attempts.

New Zealand’s housing crisis response has led to record construction levels and collaborative reforms between parties. However, local government incentives remain a challenge for sustaining housing affordability improvements.

New Zealand is successfully tackling its housing crisis with urban development reforms. Australian leaders can learn from this model to increase housing supply and affordability.

The housing minister’s plan to address the housing crisis includes increasing land availability, incentivising councils, and setting a target for affordable housing.

Sometimes, when the Legislature is in session, good policy may indeed be the outcome.

It is always encouraging to see opposition parties come up with good policy thinking. It is even more gratifying for us as a think tank to see many of our ideas entering the political debate.

Between a policy idea and its political take-up, many years can pass. But that makes it even more satisfying when it eventually happens.