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The “coolest little capital” is falling behind due to unaffordable housing, unreliable transport and underinvestment, city business leaders say.
Council report shows no need for radical planning changes in inner city Wellington
Stuff
But as the Wellington City Council looks to double the cost for homeowners using council land it is trying to make it easier for them to buy it.
Newsroom
The fight for the fate of the supercity has a venue - the suburban villa
Stuff
Dunedin is getting an extreme makeover, designed to make the city more attractive to residents and visitors. Meet one of the key players.
A case study from Mt Victoria, Wellington, about why letting developers loose is not going to result in cheaper housing.
Newsroom
It's a green light for big changes as the Transport Minister adopts new recommendations from an independent report to proactively manage the network's fatigued assets.
Stuff
The "cookie-cutter, one size fits all approach" was prioritising Pākehā family needs, an acclaimed Ngāpuhi architect says.
Twenty planned developments will help generate 40,000 more jobs by 2050 and build 2000 high density homes in the CBD by the end of the decade.
Stuff
Several cities in Europe have made public transport free as a tool to motivate a shift away from cars. Could New Zealand cities do the same?
If approved by the Overseas Investment Office, the deal would see 6000 hectares of productive farmland on twin Huiarua and Matanui stations converted into pine forestry.
RNZ
The long-awaited construction of Auckland Airport's combined domestic and international terminal is a step closer as two critical infrastructure projects get underway.
Stuff
The number of trees in Wellington’s central city will double over the next 10 years in a council greening plan aiming to bring streams and native birds to the city.
Auckland Transport says its had an "outstanding" week, with 1.2 million passengers using services across the network.
RNZ
Auckland Council has endorsed the business case for a $306 million plan to construct cycleways in the city but the topic is still proving divisive.
Newsroom
Plans by three of NZ’s biggest developers to rezone 330 hectares of land in Drury has the go ahead. But a legal dispute over the area’s future growth could be on the cards.
Stuff
OPINION: The door is about to open on a building free-for-all - and I don't trust local or central government to protect us from dodgy building practices.
E-Tangata
“We had eight kids and our parents in a four-bedroom house with one bathroom . . . So my floor plans were a way of imagining how we could all live together comfortably." — Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiū Talei.
Stuff
Auckland faces a generational divide over new housing intensification plans, pitting home-owners against desperate millennials.
RNZ
Each week in Northland, people with excess garden produce meet to give it away to others. The crop swap meetings are about living sustainably, building resilience and strengthening communities.
RNZ
The mayor says the new funding is "fantastic", a property economist says investment allowing future housing is a good thing, and a developer says it's good for people and the environment.
the Guardian
Proposals to prepare the country for more floods, massive storms and wildfires include building away from high-risk areas and protecting cultural sites
RNZ
Plans for upgrading Wellington's city library have been unveiled, showing a dramatic new look that is both seismically stronger and more attractive.
RNZ
Climate and transport advocates are taking Auckland Transport and Auckland Council to the High Court for adopting a transport plan they say will fail to result in a meaningful reduction in emissions.
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