A developer is backing the government taking control of what how much they have to pay for local infrastructure after a previous tussle with Auckland Council.
Last month, Local Government Minister Simon Watts announced plans to take over the calculations for developer contributions in a government-run levies system he says would offer more consistency nationally.
Auckland Council earlier this year proposed large increases for these contributions - in one suburb proposing as much as $120,000, up from the previous $31,000 per house. They eventually settled on $70,000 after pushback from developers.
One of those is Kirsty Merriman, who spoke to me earlier about her hopes central government will do a better job of calculating the contributions.
Kathryn also speaks to Auckland Council's chief financial officer Ross Tucker.
An aerial view of an Auckland suburb showing many blocks of housing. Photo: RNZ / Kate Newton
