Housing minister Nick Smith has announced 11 new special housing areas for Auckland.

The areas are located in Browns Bay, Hillcrest, Ponsonby, Newmarket, Greenlane, Avondale, Mangere, Manukau, Manurewa and Takanini.

The announcement brings the total number of special housing areas to 97.

Nick Smith says in total, the areas will be able to accommodate 47-thousand new homes.

The 11 new SHAs announced today are:

Bute Road, Browns Bay: 0.17 hectares, 49 homes
Sunnybrae Road, Hillcrest: 2.48 hectares, 100 homes
College Hill, Ponsonby: 0.24 hectares, 48 homes
Kingdon Street, Newmarket: 0.12 hectares, 58 homes
Corner Cornwall Park Avenue and Great South Road, Greenlane: 0.28 hectares, 64 homes
Layard Street, Avondale: 0.61 hectares, 124 homes
Kirkbride Road, Māngere: 1.70 hectares, 53 homes
Pacific Events Centre Drive, Manukau: 9.21 hectares, 900 homes
James Road, Manurewa: 0.21 hectares, 39 homes
Great South Road, Manurewa: 0.22 hectares, 24 homes
Takanini Road, Takanini: 1.36 hectares, 130-175 homes