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This may come as a surprise to many, but a new cost of living index shows both Kiwi cities have done marginally better than others around the world.
A recent study by Auckland University of Technology shows that Auckland is behind the curve in health and sustainability.
A survey of Wellingtonians regarding increasing density in the inner city suburbs. The report found strong support for character, and considerable unease about the Wellington City Council’s plans to remove protections for pre-1930s houses in the inner city suburbs.
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Reefton has bucked the trend with a 40 percent increase in visitor spending during the pandemic.
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Sorry, Auckland. You might be bigger than the capital, but when it comes to foodie paradises, it’s got you beat.
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OPINION: The closure of Auckland's downtown bus hub 18 months after it opened is a lesson to politicians on acting in haste and repenting at leisure.
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The world's cities have always been radically hostile environments for trees – but there’s one variety that’s proved to be remarkably resilient.
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Once the domain of lazy walkers or drinkers trying to get home cheaply after a night out, electric scooters are now a legitimate commuting option.
Collected stories and commentary, from New Zealand and elsewhere, on community building and the Covid-19 2020 reset. Keep Reading
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For 40 years the author has argued that trains and trams are better than buses. New ‘trackless trams’, which take innovations from high speed rail and put them in a bus, have changed his mind.
Collected stories and commentary, from New Zealand and elsewhere, on community building and the Covid-19 2020 reset. Keep Reading
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