A new policy’s been voted in by Auckland Council which will see housing developers pay a much greater share of future infrastructure costs.

The council’s looking to raise an extra six billion from developers to cover future infrastructure costs.

Suburbs such as Redhills and Tamaki will have to up to pay three times as much as they did before – more than 70-thousand per new build.

Head of strategy at Subdivide Simplified Troy Patchett talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the changes.

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