Housing Minister Megan Woods said parties have committed to there being housing on the site. The land could be used to include Papakainga housing, housing for mana whenua and some public housing.Â
The south Auckland land is being purchased from Fletcher Building under the Land for Housing Programme, which purchases land from the private market to provide residential land supply for development.
KÄ«ngitanga will lead a process to establish a group, to be known as RÅpu Whakahaere, which will plan and implement the objectives of the agreement. Auckland Council will be an observer and work with the RÅpu Whakahaere to achieve the goals.Â