The associate minister for housing, Tama Potaka, meeting members of the public at last Friday’s public meeting at the Morra Hall.

Tama Potaka may be about to make your granny happy.

Existing district plan rules mean that developers can build small units for tourists, but not for use by residents.

“That ain’t cool,” says Tama, the associate minister for housing, whose ministry last year launched a review into easing rules around small units known as ‘granny flats’ next to existing housing.

• Jason Brown

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