Hon DAVID PARKER (Minister for the Environment): Thank you, Mr Speaker. This week, the Hon Megan Woods and I announced that Rotorua Lakes Council will join tier 1 major urban centres to be covered by the medium-density residential standards, which are enabled by the upzoning Act that this House passed last year. Rotorua has recently experienced strong population growth but house supply hasn't kept pace. This change will allow the council to significantly increase supply by properly updating their plan to allow medium-density housing—that is, up to three homes up to three storeys will be able to be built on most residential sites without a resource consent. Site coverage limits of 50 percent and standardised boundary recession planes will apply. This inclusion of these standards in the area was requested by the Rotorua Lakes Council and its partners, Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Te Tatau o Te Arawa, and they've welcomed the decision of the Government.