Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS: The Government's $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund announced in March will jump-start housing developments and will help green-light tens of thousands of house builds across Aotearoa in the short to medium term. Local government and developers have told the Government that investment in infrastructure is one of the most important contributions that central government can make to increasing housing supply. The Housing Acceleration Fund is the cornerstone of the Government's plan to address the housing crisis. Today's announcement invests in the enabling infrastructure that will allow these neighbourhoods to intensify and supports further private development in the places we want it: close to transport and jobs.