6. KiwiBuild—Sustainability Unitec DevelopmentGARETH HUGHES (Green) to the Minister of Housing and Urban DevelopmentKiwiBuild—Sustainability Unitec Development6. GARETH HUGHES (Green) to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: What steps will he take to promote sustainable urban design and energy-efficient buildings within the Unitec KiwiBuild redevelopment?Hon JENNY SALESA (Minister for Building and Construction) on behalf of the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Planning for Unitec development is in its early stages. As part of KiwiBuild the Government's wider housing programme we are looking at ways to improve design standards and that work is ongoing. The Government wants to use the scale of KiwiBuild to drive a step-change in both affordability and in the quality of our homes.Gareth Hughes: Will the Minister commit to ensuring KiwiBuild homes within the Unitec development are built to a higher energy efficiency standard than are required under the building code?Hon JENNY SALESA: We would like quality built environments that deliver urban forms that are more energy efficient that mitigate negative impacts on the environment that support a variety of low-emissions transport modes in environments that are accessible to all and in addition to provide communities with access to jobs services and amenities. The planning for Unitec development and KiwiBuild will realise that vision of sustainable urban design. Gareth Hughes: Will the Minister commit to using the independent Homestar rating system and ensure all homes within this redevelopment are rated at six or above?Hon JENNY SALESA: On behalf of the Minister for Housing and Urban Development can I say that that particular question is out of order because that is under the Minister for Building and Construction.SPEAKER: No. The Minister will answer the question. The Minister is responsible for building or for the requirements around the Unitec building. He has shown publicly that he has taken responsibility for that development and therefore it is a valid question.Hon JENNY SALESA: Part of the work that is currently being done by this Government is to look at all things including building designs and Homestar is not something that this Government has actually committed to building buildings to right now but we are considering all options.Hon Judith Collins: When will the very first of the KiwiBuild homes at the Unitec development be available for people to move into?Hon JENNY SALESA: That particular question—if the Minister would like to put it in writing I will make sure that we come back with a detailed answer to that.Gareth Hughes: Will the Minister commit to improving cycling connections between Mount Albert and Waterview as part of the Unitec development?SPEAKER: No. That I'm going to rule is outside. That might actually be the Minister's responsibility but not the housing Minister's responsibility; the transport Minister's. It's outside the area.Gareth Hughes: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I'm not trying to challenge your ruling but I would point out it's the Minister for urban development so transport is included within that. SPEAKER: I think that would be a dangerous conflating of portfolios.