Intensification
"Scared of change": the cities shirking new housing laws
19 Sep 2022
Christchurch is saying 'no' to the government's new housing density rules. Has the whole thing backfired? Audio
The worrying aspects of the bipartisan housing plan
29 Nov 2021
The new bipartisan bill on housing intensification was welcomed by all - until the detail was revealed. Audio
Concerns over fast-tracked changes to urban density rules
18 Nov 2021
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
7 Feb 2017
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