New houses bring overcrowding fears
Hundreds of new social houses planned for west Auckland has sparked overcrowding concerns in New Lynn and Avondale.
In May the Government announced the two suburbs will get 368 and 342 new houses respectively in the next three years.
There were 15 new houses planned for Rata St in New Lynn. But resident Jareem Khan said the infrastructure would struggle with more traffic, which was ‘‘bumper-tobumper’’ as early as 6.30am on most weekdays. He said it took up to one hour to get to Rata St from Avondale during rush hour.
‘‘Where will they find space to put these houses?’’
On the corner of Bollard Ave and New North Rd in Avondale, 32 onebedroom apartments were planned. Resident Leigh Winfield said the
‘‘Where will they find space to put these houses?’’
Jareem Khan, New Lynn
new homes meant community spaces would become congested.
In New Lynn, Hill Cres resident Laurie Roberts said he needed to know more about the design of the 14 homes being built on his street.
Pili Apulu said he was worried increased traffic would comprise children’s safety.
He was concerned the street would be overcrowded with multistorey units.
On Racecourse Pde in Avondale,70 new houses will be built. Marina Graham said the street was busy, especially on Sundays, but she understood the need for new houses.