 Since then, Waitakere City Council, in cooperation with various stakeholders, planned the future of the area, and proceeded through the requisite steps (such as District Plan changes) to rezone the land.This process, which involved making a total of 4 square kilometres of land available for development, was expected to finish in 2007.On the 1.67 km² of Crown land, about 3,000 homes were to be built (in addition to facilities such as parks and schools).