Beehive to Business with Hon. Chris Bishop

In a wide-ranging address to Wellington business leaders, the Honourable Chris Bishop outlined the Government's comprehensive approach to addressing New Zealand's housing crisis. The Minister for Housing positioned housing reform not merely as a social issue, but as the cornerstone of the Government's economic strategy, with direct implications for business costs, investment patterns and regional development. 

Minister Bishop's comments revealed significant policy shifts ahead, including new central government powers to override local planning decisions and fundamental changes to how social housing is delivered. His message was clear: the Government will no longer tolerate planning systems that constrain economic growth and he states the "time for excuses is over" and the "culture of yes starts now".