The Point Mission Bay Retirement Village Fast-tracked

The Point Mission Bay retirement village project in Auckland has been granted Fast-track approval, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

This is the 24th project to be approved under the Fast-track process. 

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa Limited, in partnership with Generus Living Group, lodged a substantive application in November 2025 to construct and operate an integrated retirement village and associated infrastructure in Mission Bay, Auckland. The site spans Kupe Street, Te Arawa Street, Rukutai Street and Aotea Street.

Approval has taken four months since the independent expert panel commenced. 

“The retirement village will include five interconnected buildings between five and eight storeys, delivering 256 independent living units and refurbishing an existing building to provide 94 care suites. It will also deliver shared amenity facilities for residents and visitors and create new pedestrian accessways through the site,” Mr Bishop says. 

“Retirement villages play a significant role in our housing system. The development will expand housing and care options for older New Zealanders and support more efficient use of urban land.

“Demand for retirement villages is set to rise over the next two decades. Auckland’s over-65 population is expected to double, from about 228,000 in 2023 to 514,000 by 2053. This will increase the need for the right types and quality of housing to meet changing demand.”

“The applicants expect the retirement village will support full-time employment for around 210 people and contribute $3.8 million annually to the economy,” Mr Jones says. 

“This project will support jobs in our local communities, and help drive economic growth in our regions.”

Media Contact: Tegan Harris +64 21 823 151

Notes to editor

For more information about the project:  The Point Mission Bay project page

The development will include:

Five interconnected buildings between five and eight storeys
256 independent living units
94 care suites within a refurbished building
Shared amenities and landscaped spaces

Fast-track by the numbers: 

24 projects approved by expert panels. 
19 projects with expert panels appointed. 
55 projects are currently progressing through the Fast-track process. 27 active substantive and 28 referral applications.
51 projects have been referred to Fast-track by the Minister for Infrastructure. 
149 projects are listed in Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Approvals Act, meaning they can apply for Fast-track approval. 
On average, it has taken 117 working days for decisions on substantive applications from when officials determine an application is complete and in-scope. 

Fast-track projects approved by expert panels: 

Arataki [Housing/Land]  
Ashbourne [Housing/Land]  
Ayrburn Screen Hub [Infrastructure]
Bledisloe North Wharf and Fergusson North Berth Extension [Infrastructure]  
Drury Metropolitan Centre – Consolidated Stages 1 and 2 [Housing/Land] 
Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block [Mining/Quarrying] 
Green Steel [Infrastructure] 
Homestead Bay [Housing/Land] 
Kaimai Hydro-Electric Power Scheme [Renewable energy] 
Kings Quarry Expansion – Stages 2 and 3 [Mining/Quarrying] 
Maitahi Village [Housing/Land] 
Milldale – Stages 4C and 10 to 13 [Housing/Land] 
The Point Mission Bay [Housing/Land]  
Pound Road [Housing/Land]  
Rangitoopuni [Housing/Land]  
Ryans Road [Housing/Land]  
Southland Wind Farm Project [Infrastructure]
Sunfield [Housing/Land]  
Takitimu North Link – Stage 2 [Infrastructure] 
Tekapo Power Scheme – Applications for Replacement Resource Consents [Renewable energy] 
Waihi North [Mining/Quarrying] 
Waitaha Hydro [Renewable energy] 
Waitākere District Court – New Courthouse Project [Infrastructure]
Wellington International Airport Southern Seawall Renewal [Infrastructure]

  Expert panels have been appointed for: 

188 Beaumont Street
Auckland Prison Capacity Increase 
Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project  
Bream Bay Sand Extraction Project
Central and Southern Block Mining Project
Delmore
Downtown Carpark Site Development
Foxton Solar Farm
Haldon Solar Farm 
Hananui Aquaculture Project 
Hunua Quarry Development
Lake Pūkaki Hydro Storage and Dam Resilience Works 
Mahinerangi Wind Farm 
Mt Iron Junction
Northwest Rapid Transit
State Highway 1 North Canterbury - Woodend Bypass Project (Belfast to Pegasus)
Stella Passage Development
The Point Solar Farm 
Waikanae North Development ...