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The money the Government looks likely to put into a rebuild might be used to kickstart a genuinely new direction for the Auckland. Nicolas Lewis and John Morgan map out probable, possible and preferable futures for the city.
Opinion: The money the Government looks likely to put into a rebuild could be used to kickstart a genuinely new direction for Auckland, writes Nicolas Lewis and John Morgan
Stuff
OPINION: "When we think about urban density, we should be envisaging vibrant neighbourhoods."
NZ Herald
Rainfall records have been smashed across the North Island.
www.abc.net.au
Conspiracy theorists have a new, unlikely target: The world of urban planning.
Newsroom
The costs of Auckland's clean-up will be paid for by generations as insurance costs rise, while land that escaped this time may have been destabilised to terror-filled tipping points for storms to come, write John Morgan and Nicolas Lewis
Newsroom
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's draft plan to remove $2m of Citizens Advice Bureau funding would jeopardise the delivery of that invaluable service. But the move could signal an even bigger disaster, writes former CAB volunteer - and client - Devika Dhir.
Doug Fairgray on the Labour-National push to enable greater housing density across our five biggest cities
They spend their days pulling rubbish out of Auckland's waterways. Just when they were getting on top of things, Cyclone Gabrielle came along.
interactives.stuff.co.nz
On February 22, 2011, a devastating earthquake shook Christchurch, killing 185 people. One hundred and fifteen of those people were in the CTV building - a structure that should never have been built.
Newsroom
The Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding recovery is not just a rebuilding project – it's an opportunity for reconciliation, restoration and renewal, writes @LianneDalziel
Opinion: Underground power lines are safer, more resilient and less of an eyesore, says Timothy Welch. The higher upfront cost will pay off in long-term benefits.
NZ Herald
March Madness has hit commuters early, and with a vengeance.
Newsroom
Building housing on land that is vulnerable to instability has long been an issue in New Zealand. It's time we face up to the problem, write Chris Nicoll and Martin Brook
Newsroom
Suburbanites, replace your lawns with native plants and break up the concrete driveway, implores Bill McKay
The Conversation
Flood and cyclone damage shows why turning Auckland and other urban parts of New Zealand into ‘sponge cities’ is the right idea. But overseas experience from China and beyond shows it won’t be cheap.
Ockham Development's Mark Todd says, in light of recent weather events, it's time to reconsider how cities are built.
Brand new state houses built on flood plains were among those destroyed in Auckland's January deluge. Everyone agrees it's a bad idea to build there – so why does it keep happening?
NBC News
Death and destruction surround Erzin, but the city in Turkey’s Hatay province suffered no deaths and saw no buildings collapse in last week’s earthquake, residents and officials say, as the fallout focuses on construction codes.
www.abc.net.au
As the death toll from the deadly series of earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria last week passes 41,000, how are these numbers being counted and how are communities dealing with so many bodies?
Opinion: Stormwater infrastructure is expensive and complicated, and there is no one-size fits all approach to its management in Auckland, with the region’s variable topography and geology, says Asaad Shamseldin, Conrad Zorn and Liam Wotherspoon.
Newsroom
As the waters recede through choked and overloaded stormwater infrastructure, debates have opened up over the city’s future pattern of development
Stuff
Mature trees are felled and green areas paved and built on in the name of profit. But there is a way to make our cities more resilient.
RNZ
Opinion -The Hutt Valley has something of a reputation for dullness - but it shouldn't, David Cohen argues.
Opinion: Professor John Morgan offers a 'lesson plan' for Auckland children returning to school to help them understand what's going on in their city after the floods.
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