New Zealand
A deep analysis of New Zealand National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific
GDP per capita
Population (2016)
Population growth rate
Inflation Rate (2014)
Drinking water (rural)
Drinking water (urban)
Forested areas
CO2 emissions estimate
Labour force (females)
Labour force (males)
Female life expectancy
Male life expectancy
Unemp % of labour force
Urban population
Male education
Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset
TITLE OF NUP
Government policy statement on housing and urban development (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Diagnosis Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Minister for the Environment, and for Building and Housing.
TIMELINE
In progress (end 2021)
FOCUS
The National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity has five main themes: 1. enabling urban growth and development, 2. meeting the range of demands for housing and business lands, 3. enabling a competitive land development market, 4. improving the alignment between land use planning and infrastructure, and finally 5. fostering co- operative roles and relationships between councils.
COMMENTS
The explicit NUP came into effect in November of 2016.
Thematic scope of New Zealand NUP
Thematic attention
Economic
Development
Thematic attention
Spatial
Development
Thematic attention
Human
Development
Thematic attention
Environmental
Development
Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how New Zealand NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for New Zealand, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. New Zealand NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Diagnosis phase.
YES
Territorial development
New Zealand NUP does not address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the New Zealand NUP.
NO
Local fiscal space
New Zealand NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.
NO