Beyond the Unitary Plan: a short list of solutions to Auckland’s housing crisis

In the second part of a new event series looking at the future of Auckland, The Spinoff and Auckland Council host In My Backyard: Glen Innes, to ask what the suburb can teach the rest of the city about housing. Hayden Donnell looks for inspiration and innovation on how to house the city’s future. Auckland Council’s Unitary … Read more

Lessons on the Auckland housing crisis from Glen Innes

In the second part of a new event series looking at the future of Auckland, The Spinoff and Auckland Council host In My Backyard: Glen Innes, to ask what the suburb can teach the rest of the city about housing.  Throughout its history, Glen Innes has had the highest density of state housing in New … Read more

The Tāmaki Regeneration: a vision of Auckland’s housing future, today

As Auckland contemplates a future of greater housing density with more crowded suburbs and schools, there’s an extreme, low-rise example happening in three of its suburbs. Tim Murphy spent some time in Tāmaki and listened to the man pulling it apart. Auckland’s biggest housing project, the Tāmaki Regeneration, is something to behold. It is on … Read more