Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS: Yesterday, those applicants invited to progress to the negotiation stage of the Government's $1 billion contestable Infrastructure Acceleration Fund were notified. This will unlock new housing development across the country in the short to medium term. Thirty-five projects are being progressed through the fund, which could unlock between 25,000 to 35,000 additional homes, pending agreement of the final proposals. There are 14 proposals for developments in New Zealand's major urban centres—the tier 1 councils of Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, and Christchurch—and the remaining 21 are in other areas throughout the country. Almost one-third of the applications going forward to the next stage are proposals that are co-led with Māori or have Māori as key partners.