Tommy Honey
Building and construction sector could see wide spread
The building and construction industry could be facing wide spread demolition, with a signficant slow down putting pressure on some companies. IRD is also cracking down on the sector that owes $900m… Audio
'Unfair', 'short-sighted' changes to tertiary funding
Radical changes to funding for tertiary certificates and diplomas are being labelled unfair and could drive some institutes out of business. The government has unveiled funding rates that boost… Audio
Private tertiary institutes want work permits for students
A group of private tertiary institutions wants foreign students who study online from overseas to have the right to work permits in this country when they graduate.
Quality Tertiary Institutions says… Audio
Nine to Noon Christmas special (part 3)
Kennedy Warne, Tommy Honey, Te Radar and Pinky Agnew help us bid farewell to 2016, with the help of Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene. Audio
Nine to Noon Christmas special (part 2)
Kennedy Warne, Tommy Honey, Te Radar and Pinky Agnew help us bid farewell to 2016, with the help of Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene. Audio
Nine to Noon Christmas special
Kennedy Warne, Tommy Honey, Te Radar and Pinky Agnew help us bid farewell to 2016, with the help of Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene. Audio
Tommy Honey, Urban Issues
Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses issues affecting city dwellers. Today he's focusing on technology, driverless cars, retro subways, pedestrians and the pulse of a city. Audio
Scare and the City: A Halloween Special
Urbanist Tommy Honey takes a look at the intersections between Halloween and urbanism including, scary movies, ghost trains & trick or treating in the city and how to get more candy… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Tommy Honey discusses new revolutions in housing, including a company in Australia that's building flatpack tiny homes and the New Zealand team behind the "wikihouse". Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Urbanist Tommy Honey talks about Architecture Week and its theme "Housing for the Future". Audio
Government to crack down on more tertiary institutions
More tertiary institutes are facing a Government crackdown for falling short of quality assurance rules, following the retesting of almost 400 IANZ students. Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Tommy Honey looks at whether we should look to Japan for the future of housing. A recent exhibition called House Vision 2 to explore the future of houses. The event featured 12 housing prototypes by… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
With the US election looming, candidates are turning their attention to Housing in search of votes, and their solutions are similar to what we have here. In Austin Texas, a start-up is proposing tiny… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses the future of Auckland housing in the wake of the Unitary Plan proposals. How is housing going to become more affordable? Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
The New Zealand Institute of Architects announced the nominees for its awards.. and the Carbuncle Cup, which is awarded to the ugliest building constructed in the last 12 months in the UK. Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
After the Brexit result in the UK, the most popular destination for people fleeing the UK (at least on Twitter) was Canada. Tommy Honey takes a look at issues facing Canada's cities and how they're… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
After Friday's result in the UK, twitter is alive with #anywherebuthere comments - #movingtoenzed is red hot and some are saying that the outcome will achieve zero net migration without stopping… Audio
Auckland's tallest residential high-rise given go-ahead
Auckland's skyline is set to change, as resource consent to build the tallest residential tower is granted. But will developments like this help with affordability in Auckland? And are droves of us… Audio, Gallery