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RNZ
Special character areas are the big winner in Wellington's newest version of its Spatial Plan, the zoning document which dictates to developers what they can build and where.
the Guardian
From Toni Morrison and Zadie Smith to Peter Benchley, novelist Jonathan Lee chooses books that celebrate areas where strangers can mingle and be less alone
RNZ
Changes are being proposed to Wellington's Spatial Plan: the high-level zoning document which caused a stir when it came out last year.
Stuff
The housing crisis, congestion, "weak" infrastructure, and sewage escaping into the harbour listed among reasons the ranking is "meaningless".
Newsroom
Aucklanders should prepare for upheaval as politicians back faster changes to transport options in the city to meet steep targets for cuts to transport emissions
Stuff
Transport Minister Michael Wood keeping an "open mind" to the scheme, while mayor Andy Foster expects the option to be tabled in the next few months.
the Guardian
Recognising Auckland and Wellington on the basis of Covid success is not on their own merits
Centre For Public Impact (CPI)
Jane Anderson, Health Advocate at Latrobe Valley of Victoria, Australia, shares the work she has done to seek out and hear community voices.
The Conversation
For the areas of cities with less than 10% green space, increasing that to 30% could cut the overall odds of residents becoming lonely by a quarter.
RNZ
The ranking pushes out Vienna, which crashed out of the Economist Intelligence Unit's top 10 list as New Zealand, Australia and Japan fared best.
Newsroom
Comment: Don't just cut what councils do once they lose responsibility for water services, change them for the better, writes Dr Eric Crampton
Centre For Public Impact (CPI)
In Newsweek, Dan Vogel & Ron Ivey argue that Washington DC, USA must pass the infrastructure bill and empower mayors to rebuild lonely places into convival cities.
The Spinoff
Every year, hundreds of thousands of olives go to waste in New Zealand's parks, streets and back gardens. The Olive Oil Cooperative is doing something about that, writes Olivia Sisson. As explained in Action Bronson’s ‘THE BEST OLIVE OIL AND BODYBOARDING VIDEO EVER’, olive oil actually belongs in
Stuff
The figures put a $1.2 billion price tag on light rail in the capital, but people "shouldn't put too much stock" in them, the chair of the regional council says.
RNZ
Sleepyhead manufacturer the Comfort Group has a grand plan to build a company town in a rural Waikato location. But is it really such a good idea?
Newsroom
A new uber-market development including 122 apartments reveals how much community voice must be sacrificed to speed up house-building.
Greenpeace International
With both World Bicycle Day and World Environment Day being celebrated in June, why not embrace the many ways we can enjoy all that the city has to offer.
Opinion: We don’t know exactly how a sustainable city will look and function. But we do know it won’t include reliance on the personal car, writes Timothy F. Welch.
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