Urban Development
Convenient cities become conspiracy targets
How did a vision to make cities more liveable become twisted into a totalitarian dystopia? Audio
The Week in Detail: Duopolies, polytechs and Niue
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
How to fix Auckland's ghost CBD
A simple stroll down Queen Street will reveal more than 38 empty shop fronts. What happened to Auckland's main street, and how can we fix it? Audio
Wildlife vs humans in India
Lynn Freeman returns from India and looks at efforts to quell conflict between people and wildlife. Video, Audio, Gallery
Auckland council in firing line over city park
Auckland Council has been accused of dragging its feet over a promise to create a new public area along the city's waterfront after selling Queen Elizabeth Square. Audio
Stocktake of Auckland trees finds low numbers and poor protection.
A new University of Auckland study has found the city's tree numbers are dwindling due to housing intensification and a lack of safeguards to protect them. Dr Margaret Stanley is the study's… Audio
Suburban Auckland may get overhaul with new agency
The country's first large-scale Urban Development Agency could be set up in Auckland to lead a multi-billion dollar revamp of suburban centres. Audio
Unearthing an Urban Stream
A once buried stream returns to the surface as part of Auckland's first daylighting project in the La Rosa reserve in Green Bay. Audio
Unearthing an Urban Stream
A once buried stream returns to the surface as part of Auckland's first daylighting project in the La Rosa reserve in Green Bay.
AudioUnearthing an Urban Stream
A once buried stream returns to the surface as part of Auckland's first daylighting project in the La Rosa reserve in Green Bay. Audio
Ideas for 10 March 2013
In the second part of our look at the case for higher density housing, Ideas talks to Jane Quigley one of the people behind the Viva Housing project that has just been shortlisted in Christchurch's… Audio
A panel discussion about innovation and the city
Finlay Macdonald talks to Pete Bossley, Dr Chris Harris, and Rod Oram, about urban design. Audio
