The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD; ) is a cabinet-level public service department responsible for overseeing the

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's housing and urban development programme. It formally came into existence on 1 October 2018 and assumes the housing policy, funding and regulatory functions of the

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(MBIE), the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), and the

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. It is headed by the Minister of Housing

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. It is the New Zealand government’s primary advisor on housing and urban development, providing advice on policy and legislation, collecting and sharing data and insights to inform decisions, funding a range of programmes to deliver more housing and urban development where it is most needed, regulating community housing providers and monitoring Kāinga Ora and Tāmaki Regeneration Compan

History

On 8 June 2018, Housing Minister

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announced the creation of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate the

's efforts to combat the country's housing shortage and to facilitate the provision of affordable social housing. The new ministry was established on 1 August and commenced operating on 1 October 2018. While Twyford argued that the new ministry would "restore the basic right to healthy, affordable housing for all New Zealanders", the opposition

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Housing Spokesperson

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and housing lobby group the Property Institute's Chief Executive Ashley Church questioned its effectiveness. In mid-January, the Head of KiwiBuild Stephen Barclay resigned following a disagreement with Twyford over transferring oversight of the building programme from the

to Housing and Urban and Development. Later reports indicated that staff, advisers, and contractors were dissatisfied with Barclay's management style and leadership. In response, Barclay announced that he was filing a "constructive dismissal case" against the Ministry alleging they had breached his privacy. This development accompanied the Housing Minister's acknowledgement that the Government was unable to deliver on its target of building 1,000 homes by 1 July 2019. Following a

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in late June 2019, the Housing and Urban Development ministry was split into two separate portfolios.

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became Minister of Housing while Twyford was demoted to Minister of Urban Development. This new division of labour came in response to the failure of the Labour-led coalition government's flagship KiwiBuild scheme.

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was appointed as Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for urban housing while

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was appointed Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for Māori housing. Following a later reshuffle following the 2020 election and the resignation of

from Parliament,

remained as Minister Housing however Willie Jackson took over as Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for Māori housing as

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was appointed Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for Public Housing along with

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co-leader

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as Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for Homelessness

Functions

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is responsible for advising and delivering the Government's housing and urban development programme. Key priorities include addressing

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, increasing public and private housing supply, promoting healthier and warmer homes, making housing more affordable to rent and to buy, and supporting quality urban development and thriving communities. HUD consolidates a range of housing policy, funding, and regulatory functions from the following government departments: * The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: housing and urban policy, KiwiBuild, the Community Housing Regulatory Authority and administration of funding for HomeStart, Welcome Home Loans, the legacy Social Housing Fund, and Community Group Housing. * The Ministry of Social Development: public housing purchasing, homelessness policy and response, and emergency, transitional and public housing policy. * The Treasury: monitoring of

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and the

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. The HUD is in charge of the Government's KiwiBuild scheme project. It also works closely with MBIE, MSD, the Treasury,

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(Ministry of Māori Development),

, and Corrections New Zealand.

Leadership and structure

HUD comes under the oversight of Housing Minister, Associate Minister of Housing (Social Housing)

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. The HUD's leadership team consists of Chief Executive Andrew Crisp, Deputy Chief Executive - Intelligence and System Direction Stephanie Rowe, Deputy Chief Executive, Tumuaki - Te Kāhui Māori Housing Kararaina Calcott-Cribb, Deputy Chief Executive – System Delivery and Performance Ben Dalton, Deputy Chief Executive - Solutions Design and Implementation Anne Shaw, Deputy Chief Executive - Organisational Performance Brad Ward, and Director - Office of the Chief Executive Jo Hogg .

Ministers

The Ministry supports currently supports one ministerial portfolio and one associate minister.

Notes and references

External links

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