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National says it will make it easier to build homes and other infrastructure in New Zealand. They list this as one of their 2026 election policies. Their broader plan also includes growing the economy and keeping taxes low, which they say will help with things like mortgage repayments that rose sharply under the previous government.
“New Zealand is desperately short of houses. We are not short of land, but a broken planning and infrastructure funding system has artificially constrained housing growth.”
“Require councils to zone enough land for 30 years of housing demand.”
“Establish a $1 billion fund to reward councils that deliver more new housing.”
Summarised neutrally from National’s own official policy (as at 2026-07-16) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Politika is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Housing →
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