The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD;

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

: ''Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga'') is a cabinet-level public service department responsible for overseeing the

New Zealand Government , background_color = #012169 , image = New Zealand Government wordmark.svg , image_size=250px , date_established = , country = New Zealand , leader_title = Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern , appointed = Governor-General , main_organ = , ...

'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

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE; mi, Hīkina Whakatutuki) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with "delivering policy, services, advice and regulation" which contribute to New Zealand's economic p ...

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

New Zealand Treasury The New Zealand Treasury ( mi, Te Tai Ōhanga) is the central public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the Government on economic policy, assisting with improving the performance of New Zealand's economy, and managing fina ...

. It is headed by the Minister of Housing

Megan Woods Megan Cherie Woods (born 4 November 1973) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who serves as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government and has served as Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011. Early life Woods was born and gre ...

History

On 8 June 2018, Housing Minister

Phil Twyford Philip Stoner Twyford (born 4 May 1963) is a politician from New Zealand and a member of the Labour Party. He has been a Member of Parliament since 2008. He is the Labour Party MP for Te Atatū. Early years Twyford was born in 1963 in Auckland ...

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 National Party Housing Spokesperson

Judith Collins Judith Anne Collins (born 24 February 1959) is a New Zealand politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party from 14 July 2020 to 25 November 2021. She was the second female Leader of the Natio ...

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

cabinet reshuffle A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet, or when the Head of State changes the head of government and a number of ministers. They are more common in parlia ...

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

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 KiwiBuild is a real estate development scheme pursued by the Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand. It began in 2018, with the aim of building 100,000 homes by 2028 to increase housing affordability in New Zealand. It comes under the oversight ...

scheme.

Kris Faafoi Kristopher John Faafoi (born 23 June 1976) is a former New Zealand Labour Party politician. He became the Member of Parliament for the Mana electorate in 2010. He did not contest the seat as an electorate MP in 2020 but continued as a list MP ...

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

Nanaia Mahuta Nanaia Cybele Mahuta (born 21 August 1970) is a New Zealand politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hauraki-Waikato and serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Sixth Labour Governm ...

was appointed Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for Māori housing.

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

homelessness Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are: * living on the streets, also kn ...

, 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,

, the

Community Housing Regulatory Authority A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, to ...

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

Housing New Zealand Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether ...

and the

Tamaki Redevelopment Company Tamaki may refer to: New Zealand * Tāmaki, a suburb of Auckland to the west of the Tamaki River * Tāmaki (New Zealand electorate), in Auckland * East Tāmaki, a suburb of Auckland to the east of the Tamaki River *Tamaki River, in Auckland *Tamaki ...

. The HUD is in charge of the Government's

scheme project. It also works closely with MBIE, MSD, the Treasury,

Te Puni Kōkiri Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), the Ministry of Māori Development, is the principal policy advisor of the Government of New Zealand on Māori wellbeing and development. Te Puni Kōkiri was established under the Māori Development Act 1991 with responsib ...

(Ministry of Māori Development),

, and Corrections New Zealand.

Leadership and structure

HUD comes under the oversight of

Housing Minister A Housing minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for Housing Policy. Country-related articles and lists * Australia: Minister for Housing ** Victoria: Minister for Housing ** Western Australia: Minister for ...

, Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing)

Peeni Henare Peeni Ereatara Gladwyn Henare () is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who has been a member of the New Zealand parliament for the Tāmaki Makaurau Māori electorate since the 2014 general election. Family Henare is a great grandson of Taur ...

, and Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness)

Marama Davidson Marama Mere-Ana Davidson (née Paratene; born 1973) is a New Zealand politician who entered the New Zealand Parliament in 2015 as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, of which she is the female co-leader. In October 20 ...

. 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 two associate ministers.

Notes and references

External links

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
{{authority control 2018 establishments in New Zealand Government agencies of New Zealand Housing ministries Housing in New Zealand