Intensification
"Scared of change": the cities shirking new housing laws
Christchurch is saying 'no' to the government's new housing density rules. Has the whole thing backfired? Audio
"Scared of change": the cities shirking new housing laws
Christchurch is saying 'no' to the government's new housing density rules. Has the whole thing backfired?
AudioThe worrying aspects of the bipartisan housing plan
The new bipartisan bill on housing intensification was welcomed by all - until the detail was revealed. Audio
The worrying aspects of the bipartisan housing plan
The new bipartisan bill on housing intensification was welcomed by all - until the detail was revealed.
AudioConcerns over fast-tracked changes to urban density rules
The Resource Management Act (Enabling Housing Supply) Amendment Bill was a surprise announcement last month - a rare cross-party agreement designed to speed up the building of new houses. Submissions… Audio
Braided rivers eaten away by agriculture
A report by Environment Canterbury has revealed 12 thousand hecatres of land on the edges of Canterbury's rare braided rivers has been converted for intensive farming - much of it public reserve land… Audio