Bill Mc Kay

Bill celebrates Matariki and our mid-winter new year with some ideas about community gardens close to inner city density. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at… Audio

Listening to that was Bill McKay, who's a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning. Audio

Bill McKay discusses in more detail Auckland Council's response to Government urban design reforms and impacts on heritage and special character. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio

Bill McKay looks at an increasingly common scenario on city streets, as local residents, businesses and Councils argue over needed changes to roading, cycle-paths, bus-ways and car parking. Audio

Auckland Light Rail from the City Centre to the the airport has been announced, Bill examines the route and whether it is a good option or not. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio

As planning rules are relaxed, the floodgates will open - but will we build what people need? Bill McKay looks at the nature and needs of the contemporary NZ household, and what our diverse population… Audio

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay join Kathryn to talk about the further RMA reforms announced last week, which aim to improve housing supply by speeding up National Policy Statement on Urban… Audio

Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about code compliance of cabins to be used as backyard dwellings. Recent loosening up of rules means building consent isn't required if the cabin is under 30m2, it used to… Audio

Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the myth of lack of land. He says sprawl is a problem in big cities and small towns, whether it is new suburbs or big box commercial developments on the outskirts… Audio

Bill says it's time for a reality check and asks just how unreal is The Block reality series?. The TV reality show has four couples competing to "renovate" four adjoining houses or apartments… Audio

Panellists Julia Whaipooti and Mark Knoff-Thomas on why Auckland Libraries are ditching overdue fines, employee rights under lockdown, and why townhouses are all the rage. Audio

Bill talks to Kathryn about empty commercial buildings and whether they could provide affordable apartments to help reduce the housing crisis. Audio

The Shape of Things to Come: The surprising number of government reforms that will affect the future character of our cities and towns. Audio

Bill McKay attended the Co-Housing Hui at Victoria University. The Housing Innovation Society organised event saw co-housing advocates together sharing ideas and experiences. Audio

Bill joins Kathryn to look at at Abbeyfield, a housing initiative that offers independent living for older people in the company of others, by a largely volunteer community provider. Residents pay… Audio

Sleepyhead manufacturer the Comfort Group has a grand plan to build a company town in a rural Waikato location. But is it really such a good idea? Audio

Bill McKay looks at how one group is responding to big changes in transport and density - to put the Great back into Auckland’s Great North Road. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio