Hon DAVID PARKER: Among tier 2 authorities in New Zealand, Rotorua has one of the lowest number of housing consents per head of population: 3.8 per thousand people compared with 7.9 in New Plymouth, 23 for Queenstown, and over 28 per thousand in Auckland. Rotorua also has one of the highest numbers of people on emergency housing special needs grants and on the public housing register. It's almost 1½ times worse than other perhaps comparable provincial cities. Planning restrictions in Rotorua are also currently limiting the ability of Kāinga Ora to deliver public housing. This move will significantly increase the number of public and private houses that can be built in the city.