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Clark pushes southwest housing, cites interceptor to cut costs

7/3/2026

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Local Board and former prime minister Helen Clark urge Auckland Council to protect suburbs and shift housing growth south-west.
Their plan cuts the walkable radius to 800 m (from 1.2 km) while limiting development on 43 % of land within 5 km of the centre and 90 % in Ponsonby East.
$1.5 bn Central Interceptor project, expected to cut sewage overflows by ~80 %, is cited in research that development may lower housing costs for poorer families.

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Story summary

Local Board and former prime minister Helen Clark urge Auckland Council to protect suburbs and shift housing growth south-west.
Their plan cuts the walkable radius to 800 m (from 1.2 km) while limiting development on 43 % of land within 5 km of the centre and 90 % in Ponsonby East.
$1.5 bn Central Interceptor project, expected to cut sewage overflows by ~80 %, is cited in research that development may lower housing costs for poorer families.