The Government has confirmed it will not extend the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act beyond September of 2019. READ MORE:* End of the line for ‘laxative’ Special Housing Areas* Shelly Bay height debacle spurs Wellington City councillors to vote 8-7 against special housing areas* 'Feebate' may help to wean motorists off petrol-driven cars* Wellington fence saga rolls on as builder seeks appeal against $72,000 costs"Research found that in some cases houses were 5 per cent more expensive inside Special Housing Areas than outside them," Twyford said. "Therefore no new Special Housing Areas will be able to be established after 16 September this year. There will be no change to the consenting process for those Special Housing Areas which are already established." It was a "significant blow" for the district's Community Housing Trust, which was being gifted 10 per cent of Special Housing Area sections or dwellings.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2019 03:04 UTC