Joint Housing Action Plan
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Why a Joint Housing Action Plan for Queenstown Lakes?
Ensuring everyone who chooses to live in Queenstown Lakes has access to appropriate housing is a priority for our district today and for future generations. With distinct housing challenges in Queenstown Lakes, there is great need for collaboration and partnership with key organisations at a local level and central government.
A Joint Housing Action Plan was identified as a key priority in the Queenstown Lakes spatial plan 2021-2023 (priority 5), governed by the Grow Well Whaiora Partnership. A partnership approach to housing solutions was also identified as a key initiative in Queenstown Lakes District Council’s home strategy.
Many initiatives outlined in the Joint Housing Action Plan are already underway. Find out more about these here.
How will the Joint Housing Action Plan tackle Queenstown Lakes’ housing needs?
At a glance, the draft Joint Housing Action Plan (JHAP) outlines a programme of work with nine solutions and sets of actions towards measurable outcomes for a joint vision developed by the Grow Well Whaiora Partnership.
Vision
Well-designed neighbourhoods and improved housing outcomes for homeowners and renters to develop thriving communities
Objectives
The draft plan has two overarching objectives, each with their own measure of success. At a glance (for full details please refer to the document):
| Objective 1: Anyone who chooses to live here can access quality, stable, affordable housing now and into the future. | Objective 2: Housing solutions to deliver better economic, social, cultural, and environmental outcomes to our community and New Zealand Inc. | |
| Measures of success | Reduction in Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust waiting list | Increased stability of tenure across all ethnicities |
| Increased choice of housing options | Increased number of houses within walkable catchments (within 600-800m of public transport, shops and services) | |
| Increased number of affordable houses in the 'lower value' band | Decrease in housing as a barrier to establishing businesses and to recruitment and retention of staff | |
| Decreased income to housing cost ratio | Increased sense of wellbeing in the community related to housing |
Proposed solutions and actions
The draft plan proposes nine solutions, each with their own set of measurable actions. Here is a snapshot of the solutions, please refer to the document for full details on the proposed solutions and associated actions.
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Read the draft Joint Housing Action Plan in full here.
Webinar replay: Understanding the draft Joint Housing Action Plan
Watch a replay of this virtual lunch and learn session that provided a chance to hear from our local and government partner representatives about the Queenstown Lakes' draft Joint Housing Action Plan and their commitment to working together to addressing housing needs for our district. (Recorded 12.30pm, Thursday 18 May).
From the Joint Housing Action Plan partners
- Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Glyn Lewers said “It is significant and encouraging that we have commitment from partners to support the outcomes in this plan. With a number of plan actions already underway, I am pleased with the cohesive approach it brings to the range of interventions which come together to support the district’s housing needs now and into the future."
- Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust Chief Executive Julie Scott said demand for its services has soared, with housing issues in the district expanding beyond affordability to a serious lack of affordable rental properties. “We cannot do it all on our own and we welcome the collaborative approach of the JHAP, and the opportunity to bring in further central Government support in different ways to enable our district to build better housing resilience.”
- Kāinga Ora Regional Director Kerrie Young said it’s been pleasing to see the plan come from collaborative effort with the partnership: “The spatial plan identifies where future growth in the Queenstown Lakes community can occur, and now we have a joint housing plan that highlights the critical need for affordable housing in the district, which informs initiatives and actions that all partners can work towards together.”
- Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Partnership Director Rebecca Maplesden said “Queenstown's housing and urban development challenges are unique and require new thinking and multiple solutions. This is why we’re excited to be part of the Joint Housing Action Plan that brings together the agencies, organisations and community groups needed to progress initiatives to develop more housing and infrastructure in the future.”
Who are the Joint Housing Action Plan partners?
The Joint Housing Action Plan has been drafted by Grow Well Whaiora partners (Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development,Kāinga Ora Ora, Kāi Tahu and Queenstown Lakes District Council) together with Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT).
