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Part 1: The Government's priorities
The Government's priorities for the next decade are Economic Transformation, Families - Young and Old, and National Identity. These priorities are supported by the seven areas of action in the New Zealand Housing Strategy.
Economic Transformation
Economic Transformation focuses on moving New Zealand towards a high-income, knowledge-based market economy that is innovative and creative, and provides a unique quality of life for all New Zealand residents.
The Corporation's work contributes to economic transformation by helping to create strong, vibrant communities and cities. In particular, the Corporation is contributing to making Auckland an internationally competitive city through its Community Renewal and urban development projects, and applying a sustainable approach to housing solutions and asset management.
National Identity
National Identity focuses on enabling New Zealanders to take pride in who they are through arts, culture, film, sports and music, appreciation of the natural environment, understanding of New Zealand history, and New Zealand's stance on international issues.
The surrounding environment, including the quality of housing, the percentage of New Zealanders in home ownership and the nature of communities will help to define New Zealand's identity and reflect its culture.
The Corporation contributes to people's national identity by working to ensure state housing meets the current and future aspirations of New Zealanders, and that housing policies and priorities are appropriate, and positively promote the values of New Zealand society.
Families - Young and Old
The priority area of Families - Young and Old aims to ensure New Zealanders have the support and choices they need to be secure and to reach their full potential within New Zealand's knowledge-based market economy. The Corporation makes a significant contribution to this priority by supporting families and individuals in need with housing, and in helping to make communities secure, stable and safe. In particular, the Corporation's work in providing better quality housing improves health outcomes, enhances family wellbeing and fosters healthy and confident kids. Access to affordable housing including home ownership leads to greater family stability, improves the connections families have with their communities, and supports the development of positive and sustainable communities.
The New Zealand Housing Strategy
The New Zealand Housing Strategy sets out the Government's priorities for housing over the next seven years. The vision for the strategy is that 'All New Zealanders have access to affordable, sustainable, good quality housing appropriate to their needs'.
The strategy identifies seven areas of action that the Corporation leads or contributes to with other agencies in the housing sector including the Ministry of Social Development, Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Building and Housing. The seven areas of action are:
Area 1 Supply of sustainable housing.
Area 2 Improved housing assistance and affordability.
Area 3 Improved access to home ownership.
Area 4 Development of the private rental sector.
Area 5 Improved housing quality.
Area 6 Strengthened housing sector capability.
Area 7 Meeting diverse housing needs.
