A developer is backing the government taking control of what how much they have to pay for local infrastructure after a previous tussle with Auckland Council.
Local Government Minister Simon Watts has announced plans for a new development levies system aimed at improving how infrastructure is funded and financed.
Councils will continue to calculate and administer the levy for their region, district or cities - but will be subject to Commerce Commission regulation.
Auckland Council earlier this year proposed large increases for development contributions - in one suburb proposing as much as $120,000, up from the previous $31,000 per house.
They eventually settled on $70,000 after pushback from developers.
One of those is Kirsty Merriman, who spoke to Kathryn about her hopes central government will do a better job of calculating the contributions.
Kathryn also spoke to Auckland Council's chief financial officer Ross Tucker.
