Waimakariri Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson raises concerns over government housing reforms, specifically addressing prohibitions on rural-urban boundary lines in planning documents.

Waimakariri Deputy Mayor Neville Atkinson has raised concerns over the government's housing reforms, questioning a proposal to prohibit councils from imposing rural-urban boundary lines in planning documents. He expresses concerns over funding housing growth and calls for a bipartisan approach to housing. Local Government New Zealand president Sam Broughton also emphasizes the need for funding partnerships with councils for new housing.