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OIA24-CB327

 

Dear Jack,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 27^th of November 2024.  You have requested the
following information:

 

" I note that in your release of 4 October 2024 announcing the Residential
Development Underwrite (RDU), you note that the RDU will be funded in part
from unused funds from the Build Build Ready Development Pathway programme
(BRD) - which has been closed to new applications.

 

The BRD was announced with an initial appropriation of $350 million and
was expected to enable 4,000 homes to be built, according to a 7 August
2020 press release from then Minister of Housing Megan Woods.

 

I request under the Official Information Act 1982 the following
information:

 

1. How many new developments did the BRD underwrite?

2. How many homes, by development, did the BRD contract to be built by way
of an underwrite?

3. Of those contracted homes in the BRD programme, how many have been
completed?

4. When are the non-completed but underwritten homes in the BRD programme
expected to be completed, by development?

4. Of the completed homes in the BRD programme how many did the Crown have
to purchase as a result of the underwrite being used by the developer?

5. Of the homes purchased by the Crown, how many have been on-sold and did
the Crown recover the cost incurred in buying the homes?

5. How much of the original appropriation for the BRD programme was
unspent?

 

I await your response within 20 working days of the receipt of this
request.  If any part of my request is unclear, or if the information is
held by another department or agency, I would appreciate your assistance
in directing this request to the appropriate party."

 

We received your request on 27/11/2024.  We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
16/01/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received.  If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon. Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister of
Finance | Leader of the House

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [1][email address]

 

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OIA24-CB327

 

Dear Jack,
I refer to your official information request below asking for information
about the Build Ready Development programme.

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) as the subject of the request is more closely connected
with the functions of this agency. In these circumstances, we are required
by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.

You will hear further from HUD concerning your request.

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Chris Bishop

 

Minister of Housing, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform,

Minister for Sport & Recreation, Leader of the House, Associate Minister
of Finance
 

Email: [1][email address]  Website:
[2]www.beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

From: Christopher Bishop (MIN)
Sent: Thursday, 28 November 2024 9:58 AM
To: [3][FOI #29348 email]
Subject: RE: OIA24-CB327 Official Information request - Progress of the
Residential Development Fund

 

OIA24-CB327

 

Dear Jack,

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated the 27^th of November 2024.  You have requested the
following information:

 

" I note that in your release of 4 October 2024 announcing the Residential
Development Underwrite (RDU), you note that the RDU will be funded in part
from unused funds from the Build Build Ready Development Pathway programme
(BRD) - which has been closed to new applications.

 

The BRD was announced with an initial appropriation of $350 million and
was expected to enable 4,000 homes to be built, according to a 7 August
2020 press release from then Minister of Housing Megan Woods.

 

I request under the Official Information Act 1982 the following
information:

 

1. How many new developments did the BRD underwrite?

2. How many homes, by development, did the BRD contract to be built by way
of an underwrite?

3. Of those contracted homes in the BRD programme, how many have been
completed?

4. When are the non-completed but underwritten homes in the BRD programme
expected to be completed, by development?

4. Of the completed homes in the BRD programme how many did the Crown have
to purchase as a result of the underwrite being used by the developer?

5. Of the homes purchased by the Crown, how many have been on-sold and did
the Crown recover the cost incurred in buying the homes?

5. How much of the original appropriation for the BRD programme was
unspent?

 

I await your response within 20 working days of the receipt of this
request.  If any part of my request is unclear, or if the information is
held by another department or agency, I would appreciate your assistance
in directing this request to the appropriate party."

 

We received your request on 27/11/2024.  We will endeavour to respond to
your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
16/01/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received.  If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon. Chris Bishop

Minister of Housing| Minister for Infrastructure | Minister Responsible
for RMA Reform | Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister of
Finance | Leader of the House

Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

Office phone: +64 4 817 6802 | Email: [4][email address]

 

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