The scale of one of Auckland's newest big housing developments has now doubled, with Hobsonville Point dwelling dwelling numbers now rising from 2500 to 5000. Next to Hobsonville Point at Scott Point, new migrants from China have bought about 300 plots of land, some within just minutes of them hitting the market. See a Google Maps veiw of Hobsonville Point - before much of the recent housing development started:- NZ Herald Chris Aiken, Hobsonville Land Company chief executive, said instead of 2500 dwellings, around 5000 residences would now be built. No sections are being sold to the public at Hobsonville Point.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 21, 2016 22:39 UTC