The Government's plans to fix the Auckland housing crisis have slowed significantly, with new figures obtained by Newshub showing it'll take much longer to deliver on much-needed homes.
Last year, the Government delivered on less than half of its plans for Auckland.
In June the Government projected 874 new houses would be built on Crown-owned land but by October the number dropped to just 403 - down by 53 percent.
The figures come after Newshub revealed that three sites earmarked for housing can't actually be built on.
That includes a site at Wiri Station Rd which Housing Minister Nick Smith showed off on a media bus tour in 2015, just after it was announced the Government planned to use 500 hectares of Crown land for housing.
Labour leader Andrew Little said it's been a shambles.
"There's been so many stuff ups, cock ups, muck ups, I'm not sure the guy's got any shame left."
Dr Smith issued a statement to Newshub saying that out of all the land he took media for a tour on in 2015, the block at Wiri was the only one that wasn't going ahead. The statement listed four developments that are going ahead - with a total of 476 homes.
The Auckland sites currently being developed through the Crown Land Programme are:
- Moire Road, Massey, 196 dwellings
- Great North Road, Waterview, 120 dwellings
- New North Road, Mt Albert, 100 dwellings
- Titoki Street, Te Atatu, 60 dwellings
Prime Minister Bill English has defended Dr Smith.
"He's done a good job actually, some people think you can just decide to have more houses and they magically appear".
Newshub.
