Is there an Auckland Infrastructure Moratorium? Is it widening: New Lynn MAY also be Affected:
🚨 Is there an Auckland Infrastructure Moratorium? Is it widening: New Lynn MAY also be Affected
Two weeks ago, I shared information about numerous Auckland developments with approved resource consents being denied infrastructure access due to wastewater capacity constraints. Another two developers have since been in touch suggesting that the situation has now expanded to potentially include parts of New Lynn.
Our social network has connected up. Once my post went out I had a multitude of private communications. Currently I do not have the numbers of potential houses that won’t be built but we will be gathering this
A significant number of people have reached out and joined a focused communications group
🔍 Key Issues:
Recent EPA (Engineering Plan Approval) applications are being declined due to
Infrastructure capacity constraints. This is despite Resource Consents being issued (that supported the availability of infrastructure).
While EPAs may not be declines, they will only be approved with the developer paying an extra ‘fee’ or extraordinary public upgrades e.g. 1.2 km of pipe upgrades
New Lynn development plans may be at risk. I have been told that there is a transmission line at capacity.
It looks like there is a serious disconnect between resource consent approvals and infrastructure readiness that has not been openly shared.
⚠️ Critical Questions That Need Answers:
Who is accountable for infrastructure planning alignment?
Why were intensification zones approved without adequate infrastructure capacity?
How will this affect Auckland’s housing targets?
🔄 The Contrast: remember a discussion with another city in 2018 (Dunedin) they intended to manage growth and ensure infrastructure readiness prior to development, Auckland’s approach appears fragmented:
Developers achieve resource consent noting infrastructure is supported
Private utility provider Vector seems to charge private owners for public upgrades — estimates often shock
Watercare increasing connection charges (currently $21,000 per >65 m2 home small or big) for 15-year repayment terms for major WaterCare facilities (remarkably short-framed)
🎯 The Real Issue: Despite building consent reforms and RMA changes, we’re missing the fundamental prerequisite: a unified, long-term infrastructure strategy.
So far I have openly seen or have been privately informed of restrictions (excluding fringe suburbs) for: Papakura, Takanini, Conifer Grove, Otara/Papatoetoe, and indications for New Lynn
📢 Call to Action: Watercare Services Limited and Mayor Wayne Brown – Auckland needs clarity on:
Current infrastructure capacity maps
Development restriction zones
Timeline for infrastructure upgrades
Long-term strategic plan
Equitable and Policy based treatment for all developments
