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Housing Minister Chris Bishop urges councils to rezone more land as home building falls behind record migration numbers
28th Feb 24, 9:25am
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Housing Minister Chris Bishop urges councils to rezone more land as home building falls behind record migration numbers
Medium-density buildings would need to be approved by a super-majority of homeowners in many suburbs under Act's housing plan
10th Sep 23, 1:07pm
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Medium-density buildings would need to be approved by a super-majority of homeowners in many suburbs under Act's housing plan
Christopher Luxon’s National Party has scrapped a bi-partisan housing agreement and will instead allow cities to choose where and how to build 30-years of growth
28th May 23, 11:42am
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Christopher Luxon’s National Party has scrapped a bi-partisan housing agreement and will instead allow cities to choose where and how to build 30-years of growth
Stakeholders agree Commerce Commission report into supermarket industry on the right track, but still too much reliance on supermarket giants doing the 'right thing' of their own accord
8th Mar 22, 5:00pm
by Toby Allen
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Stakeholders agree Commerce Commission report into supermarket industry on the right track, but still too much reliance on supermarket giants doing the 'right thing' of their own accord
Brendon Harre celebrates the latest revolution in how we will develop our urban built environment with local planning systems to become more permissive and less segregating
16th Dec 21, 1:03pm
by Guest
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Brendon Harre celebrates the latest revolution in how we will develop our urban built environment with local planning systems to become more permissive and less segregating
Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy on five US cities or states that have followed Auckland and upzoned to promote housing affordability
13th Dec 19, 10:00am
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Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy on five US cities or states that have followed Auckland and upzoned to promote housing affordability
Auckland City economists find three things people value as reflected in house prices: development options, short supply, and being near jobs. Trees don't count
6th Sep 19, 5:00am
by Guest
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Auckland City economists find three things people value as reflected in house prices: development options, short supply, and being near jobs. Trees don't count
Auckland Council's 'decision version' of the Unitary Plan, including maps, notified and open to appeal through the court
19th Aug 16, 6:46pm
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Auckland Council's 'decision version' of the Unitary Plan, including maps, notified and open to appeal through the court
Auckland Council says Unitary Plan to provide for more than 400,000 new homes to meet the demands of Auckland’s growth over the next 30 years
15th Aug 16, 3:19pm
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Auckland Council says Unitary Plan to provide for more than 400,000 new homes to meet the demands of Auckland’s growth over the next 30 years
Auckland Council staff suggest Councillors reject 14 recommendations made by the expert hearings panel on the Unitary Plan
8th Aug 16, 5:34pm
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Auckland Council staff suggest Councillors reject 14 recommendations made by the expert hearings panel on the Unitary Plan
Vic Crone echoes Phil Goff's call for housing densification to be prioritised around transport hubs, emphasises importance of improving transport and using more PPPs
29th Jul 16, 9:21am
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Vic Crone echoes Phil Goff's call for housing densification to be prioritised around transport hubs, emphasises importance of improving transport and using more PPPs
Nick Smith emphasises 'the importance of the Council concluding' the Unitary Plan process; Says he'd opt for an over-supply of housing over developers securing a monopoly on the market
27th Jul 16, 7:29pm
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Nick Smith emphasises 'the importance of the Council concluding' the Unitary Plan process; Says he'd opt for an over-supply of housing over developers securing a monopoly on the market
Blueprint for Auckland's future looks to create capacity for more houses to be built than projections deem necessary, as expert panel calls for densification and sprawl
27th Jul 16, 1:41pm
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Blueprint for Auckland's future looks to create capacity for more houses to be built than projections deem necessary, as expert panel calls for densification and sprawl
Bernard Hickey describes how a few hundred Auckland home-owners were able to knee-cap the aspirations of generations of renters and strangle New Zealand's economic growth potential in a couple of meetings
28th Feb 16, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey describes how a few hundred Auckland home-owners were able to knee-cap the aspirations of generations of renters and strangle New Zealand's economic growth potential in a couple of meetings
Bernard Hickey argues the Reserve Bank should have given the unemployed and exporters the benefit of the doubt on inflation by cutting for a fourth time on October 29
1st Nov 15, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey argues the Reserve Bank should have given the unemployed and exporters the benefit of the doubt on inflation by cutting for a fourth time on October 29
Bernard Hickey challenges ministers and councillors to adopt the Productivity Commission's recipe for closing the credibility gap between Auckland's future land supply for housing and demand for housing
25th Oct 15, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey challenges ministers and councillors to adopt the Productivity Commission's recipe for closing the credibility gap between Auckland's future land supply for housing and demand for housing
RBNZ to watch from sideline if banks loosen LVR restrictions for Auckland apartment buyers
17th Jun 15, 9:46am
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RBNZ to watch from sideline if banks loosen LVR restrictions for Auckland apartment buyers
Dave Grimmond wants schools to focus on improving education outcomes, rather than teacher senstitivities, community zoning, or a one-style-fits-all approach
22nd Oct 13, 10:53am
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Dave Grimmond wants schools to focus on improving education outcomes, rather than teacher senstitivities, community zoning, or a one-style-fits-all approach
Gareth Morgan wants our massive ocean and seabed resources to be zoned and regulated just like our land
16th Oct 13, 3:32pm
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Gareth Morgan wants our massive ocean and seabed resources to be zoned and regulated just like our land
Janine Starks on higher education, zoning issues and the rent or buy conundrum facing a Wellington couple.
23rd Aug 12, 1:23pm
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Janine Starks on higher education, zoning issues and the rent or buy conundrum facing a Wellington couple.
BusinessDesk: The changes will allow denser housing than has previously been permitted in urban areas
14th Oct 11, 3:28pm
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BusinessDesk: The changes will allow denser housing than has previously been permitted in urban areas