Delivering on the Taranaki Regional Housing Strategy
Short-term actions that deliver tangible results, and initiatives that are focused on influencing longer-term outcomes.
Our Response
Taranaki Housing Ecosystem
Urgent
Some Issues
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People are stuck in this segment for longer, with nowhere to move on to. Taranaki has the lowest number of transitional housing places of any region in New Zealand.
Social housing supply is growing but not keeping pace with demand, which keeps people stuck in transitional housing.
Ka Uruora is also active here with some affordable rental offerings. All three councils operate pensioner housing, with New Plymouth progressing a small further development and South Taranaki considering additional options.
Ka Uruora is the most active provider in this space, running a shared equity scheme, but progressive home ownership models need to expand beyond this to meet the scale of need.
The rental market has eased since 2022, but affordability pressures remain at the bottom of the market, and this is where the squeeze is felt hardest.
Homeownership in Taranaki sits above the national average, but this hides real disparities, with Māori households significantly less likely to own their own home.
Short-term action
WHAT CAN WE DO NOW
Advocate for unlocking government funding to support more community housing providers to deliver social and affordable housing
Partner with councils and other organisations to increase housing options for over 65s
Evolve the regional housing strategy
Medium-term influence
WHAT WE MUST PLAN FOR
Extend a regional approach to spatial planning across all three districts
Improve housing quality
Expand progressive home ownership model options across the region
Long-term impact
WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE
Safe and affordable housing for all who reside in Taranaki.
Together we can strengthen the housing sector for Taranaki. We can achieve a healthy and sustainable housing ecosystem for our region.
