Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 26, 2024 5:40:31 GMT 12
POTENTIAL GREATER BUILD FREEDOM FOR MANA WHENUA
Restrictions on size, height and the number of dwellings could be eased on Māori land in Waikato - a move the district’s mayor says should cut roadblocks to housing.
With the planned changes, which include removing multiple restrictions for buildings constructed on whenua Māori (Māori land), council hopes to reduce “one of the barriers Māori landowners face when trying to develop their whenua”.
The changes include a complete removal of restrictions on height, number and size of houses, although some may require resource consent where underlying zone rules apply, and a removal of “pā zones”.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350353521/potential-greater-build-freedom-mana-whenua
Restrictions on size, height and the number of dwellings could be eased on Māori land in Waikato - a move the district’s mayor says should cut roadblocks to housing.
With the planned changes, which include removing multiple restrictions for buildings constructed on whenua Māori (Māori land), council hopes to reduce “one of the barriers Māori landowners face when trying to develop their whenua”.
The changes include a complete removal of restrictions on height, number and size of houses, although some may require resource consent where underlying zone rules apply, and a removal of “pā zones”.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350353521/potential-greater-build-freedom-mana-whenua