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The King Country settlement may not be the cheapest housing destination in the country any more, but more through a lack of sales than rocketing prices.
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Between 4000 and 5000 houses in Auckland’s special character areas could be rezoned for intensification under new rules, Auckland Council says.
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Agreements with landowners have been reached on 105 of the 120 properties needed for Lower Hutt's biggest infrastructure project - with work expected to start in 2023.
Newsroom
Pat Baskett laments the number of opportunities we've missed to improve public transport in NZ, arguing a lack of action on reducing CO2 from car and truck exhausts is unthinkable.
Stuff
The two-year project, which will convert 7000 square metres of field to native wetland, will prevent flooding of nearby homes, shops and a school.
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"We need to stop having that argument,” one Wellington councillor says. “I am not having a political debate about whether cyclists should be safe or not."
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An average of 35,000 vehicles have used Transmission Gully in its opening week, though not without some hiccups.
The Herald says the plan could kill local businesses. We suggest a different perspective
Dunedin's quality of life is increasingly valued by its residents and the city appears to have arrested an economic malaise.
Newsroom
Auckland’s need for climate-friendly commuting has reached a crunch point, write Kirsty Wild and Alistair Woodward. The good news is that we already know how to cut congestion and transport emissions.
The Conversation
How we design our cities can make it harder to be healthy. City planners are now able to quantify the different elements that are affecting our health and well-being.
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The cooling shade of trees will provide crucial relief on hot days as we adapt to climate change. But data from New Zealand cities shows tree cover is uneven — and often dictated by wealth.
Newsroom
Columnist Rod Oram runs his eye over a much vaunted report this week on Auckland's future and finds it underwhelming and stuck in solutions of the past
Stuff
OPINION: The Māori Housing Strategy announced last year is "visionary", and the implementation plan largely delivers on that promise, Jade Kake says.
CityTalk
The concept of circular development has been gaining a lot of traction in the last few years for its potential to tackle global challenges like the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and waste. Man…
The Conversation
Kéré shows how architecture can build better futures by embracing communities to help catalyse progress.
CNN
Foster + Partners, one of the UK's largest architecture firms, has unveiled plans for a verdant new community in Ho Chi Minh City.
Stuff
The $1.25b transport project is 90 days overdue and has missed five deadlines, but rubber will finally meet the road in less than two weeks.
RNZ
A south Auckland marae is establishing a community compost collection service intended in part to help young people learn about sustainability.
RNZ
Auckland-based architect Rob Guild is sounding the alarm about the way New Zealand is approaching housing intensification; which risks poor design and a lack of amenity.
Newsroom
As cities work to reduce their emissions, car use is a vital part of the discussion about city planning. Parking policy needs to consider home and city parking together, says Dr Omid Khazaeian
RNZ
After years of negotiation and opposition from regional council, a chunk of rural land in Ohinewai will now become a Sleepyhead company town. Deputy chair of the Huntly Community Board, Red Wootton talks about how this will change things for the region.
RNZ
The increasing number of applications for helipads on Aotea Great Barrier Island is causing alarm among locals. But the current rules mean they don't have to be notified or consulted about them. The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly looks at why.
The Conversation
Globally, about a billion people living in coastal cities are at risk of climate hazards. The impacts go well beyond the coast and could affect us all, with disruptions to supply chains and trade.
Māori Television
Huntly kaumātua Taitimu Maipi is calling a halt to crime in the Waikato township of Huntly and wants to change its reputation to the safest in the country....
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