The Point Mission Bay retirement village project in Auckland has been granted Fast-track approval, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.<\/p>\n
This is the 24th project to be approved under the Fast-track process.<\/p>\n
Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua \u014cr\u0101kei Whai Rawa Limited, in partnership with Generus Living Group, lodged a substantive application in November 2025 to construct and operate an integrated retirement village and associated infrastructure in Mission Bay, Auckland. The site spans Kupe Street, Te Arawa Street, Rukutai Street and Aotea Street.<\/p>\n
Approval has taken four months since the independent expert panel commenced.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe retirement village will include five interconnected buildings between five and eight storeys, delivering 256 independent living units and refurbishing an existing building to provide 94 care suites. It will also deliver shared amenity facilities for residents and visitors and create new pedestrian accessways through the site,\u201d Mr Bishop says.<\/p>\n
\u201cRetirement villages play a significant role in our housing system. The development will expand housing and care options for older New Zealanders and support more efficient use of urban land.<\/p>\n
\u201cDemand for retirement villages is set to rise over the next two decades. Auckland\u2019s over-65 population is expected to double, from about 228,000 in 2023 to 514,000 by 2053. This will increase the need for the right types and quality of housing to meet changing demand.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe applicants expect the retirement village will support full-time employment for around 210 people and contribute $3.8 million annually to the economy,\u201d Mr Jones says.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project will support jobs in our local communities, and help drive economic growth in our regions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Media Contact: Tegan Harris +64 21 823 151<\/p>\n
Notes to editor<\/p>\n
For more information about the project: The Point Mission Bay project page<\/p>\n
The development will include:<\/p>\n
Five interconnected buildings between five and eight storeys
\n256 independent living units
\n94 care suites within a refurbished building
\nShared amenities and landscaped spaces<\/p>\n
Fast-track by the numbers:<\/p>\n
24 projects approved by expert panels.
\n19 projects with expert panels appointed.
\n55 projects are currently progressing through the Fast-track process. 27 active substantive and 28 referral applications.
\n51 projects have been referred to Fast-track by the Minister for Infrastructure.
\n149 projects are listed in Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Approvals Act, meaning they can apply for Fast-track approval.
\nOn average, it has taken 117 working days for decisions on substantive applications from when officials determine an application is complete and in-scope.<\/p>\n
Fast-track projects approved by expert panels:<\/p>\n
Arataki [Housing\/Land]
\nAshbourne [Housing\/Land]
\nAyrburn Screen Hub [Infrastructure]
\nBledisloe North Wharf and Fergusson North Berth Extension [Infrastructure]
\nDrury Metropolitan Centre \u2013 Consolidated Stages 1 and 2 [Housing\/Land]
\nDrury Quarry Expansion \u2013 Sutton Block [Mining\/Quarrying]
\nGreen Steel [Infrastructure]
\nHomestead Bay [Housing\/Land]
\nKaimai Hydro-Electric Power Scheme [Renewable energy]
\nKings Quarry Expansion \u2013 Stages 2 and 3 [Mining\/Quarrying]
\nMaitahi Village [Housing\/Land]
\nMilldale \u2013 Stages 4C and 10 to 13 [Housing\/Land]
\nThe Point Mission Bay [Housing\/Land]
\nPound Road [Housing\/Land]
\nRangitoopuni [Housing\/Land]
\nRyans Road [Housing\/Land]
\nSouthland Wind Farm Project [Infrastructure]
\nSunfield[Housing\/Land]
\nTakitimu North Link \u2013 Stage 2 [Infrastructure]
\nTekapo Power Scheme \u2013 Applications for Replacement Resource Consents [Renewable energy]
\nWaihi North [Mining\/Quarrying]
\nWaitaha Hydro [Renewable energy]
\nWait\u0101kere District Court \u2013 New Courthouse Project [Infrastructure]
\nWellington International Airport Southern Seawall Renewal [Infrastructure]<\/p>\n
Expert panels have been appointed for:<\/p>\n
188 Beaumont Street
\nAuckland Prison Capacity Increase
\nBendigo-Ophir Gold Project
\nBream Bay Sand Extraction Project
\nCentral and Southern Block Mining Project
\nDelmore
\nDowntown Carpark Site Development
\nFoxton Solar Farm
\nHaldon Solar Farm
\nHananui Aquaculture Project
\nHunua Quarry Development
\nLake P\u016bkaki Hydro Storage and Dam Resilience Works
\nMahinerangi Wind Farm
\nMt Iron Junction
\nNorthwest Rapid Transit
\nState Highway 1 North Canterbury – Woodend Bypass Project (Belfast to Pegasus)
\nStella Passage Development
\nThe Point Solar Farm
\nWaikanae North Development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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