That commission recommended setting up urban development authorities with powers of compulsory land acquisition for housing. Labour's proposed Affordable Housing Authority will have powers to buy land compulsorily, Labour leader Andrew Little says. "There will have to be acquisition powers with the Affordable Housing Authority," he said. Little said it would need to be able to buy land compulsorily to put together land parcels big enough for bulk developments. The idea was proposed by the Productivity Commission in its report on 'Using Land for Housing' released in September last year.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 10, 2016 04:52 UTC