Urban Planning

The National Party’s proposed housing reforms will be delayed until 2027 while it overhauls the Resource Management Act

The National Party’s proposed housing reforms will be delayed until 2027 while it overhauls the Resource Management Act

Housing and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop announces overhaul of infrastructure development charges, introduces new levy system to boost infrastructure funding

Housing and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop announces overhaul of infrastructure development charges, introduces new levy system to boost infrastructure funding

Sweeping central government rules will promote smaller homes, sprawling cities, and hopefully lower house prices

Sweeping central government rules will promote smaller homes, sprawling cities, and hopefully lower house prices

Minister for Housing Chris Bishop says the Government is ‘liberalising the rules’ of the housing market which will help property become more affordable, has spoken with banks about apartment lending criteria

Minister for Housing Chris Bishop says the Government is ‘liberalising the rules’ of the housing market which will help property become more affordable, has spoken with banks about apartment lending criteria

Bishop will abolish urban limits, set housing growth targets, and define rapid transport in plan to tackle the housing crisis

Bishop will abolish urban limits, set housing growth targets, and define rapid transport in plan to tackle the housing crisis

Parliament tasks a cross-party committee with working out how to cope with the risk of extreme weather events as climate change makes disasters more frequent

Parliament tasks a cross-party committee with working out how to cope with the risk of extreme weather events as climate change makes disasters more frequent

Katharine Moody argues the Fast Track Approvals Bill is a governance arrangement as bad as the partisan means through which US Supreme Court judges are selected

Katharine Moody argues the Fast Track Approvals Bill is a governance arrangement as bad as the partisan means through which US Supreme Court judges are selected

Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he wants to flood big cities with 30 years of mixed-use land ready for development to 'solve New Zealand’s housing crisis'

Housing Minister Chris Bishop says he wants to flood big cities with 30 years of mixed-use land ready for development to 'solve New Zealand’s housing crisis'

Kevin Sampson says spending billions won't solve Auckland's gridlock. But a revised spatial plan that encourages incremental shifts and changes will. CBDs need less focus

Kevin Sampson says spending billions won't solve Auckland's gridlock. But a revised spatial plan that encourages incremental shifts and changes will. CBDs need less focus

The Green Party says it could build light rail in every major city for less than the tunneled Auckland Light Rail proposal

The Green Party says it could build light rail in every major city for less than the tunneled Auckland Light Rail proposal

The Government says new bills to replace the Resource Management Act will streamline environmental oversight, counter to National Party arguments it will do the opposite

The Government says new bills to replace the Resource Management Act will streamline environmental oversight, counter to National Party arguments it will do the opposite

Auckland University's Martin Brook on how this year's extreme weather shows we need a more holistic storm preparation and response approach

Auckland University's Martin Brook on how this year's extreme weather shows we need a more holistic storm preparation and response approach

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton sets out the case for protecting green space against the backdrop of 'irreversible' densification of NZ cities

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton sets out the case for protecting green space against the backdrop of 'irreversible' densification of NZ cities

Doug Fairgray on the Labour-National push to enable greater housing density across our five biggest cities

Doug Fairgray on the Labour-National push to enable greater housing density across our five biggest cities

NZ’s most walkable towns and cities ranked: see how your neighbourhood stacks up

NZ’s most walkable towns and cities ranked: see how your neighbourhood stacks up