Bill Mc Kay
Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Bill talks to Lynn about the National Policy Statement on Urban Development: taller buildings and fewer carparks all around the country, how will this affect our cities and towns? Audio
Urban design: New planning rules on table
Senior lecturer from Auckland University's school of Architecture and Planning, Bill McKay, joins The Panel to discuss new planning rules aiming to increase the density of housing in urban centres. Audio
Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Water, water everywhere - and not a drop to drink. Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about how cities use water, amid Auckland's worst water crisis since 1994. How could cities make more of the… Audio
First 'shovel-ready' projects given green light
Bill McKay joins Lynn to talk about the 11 "shovel ready" infrastructure and housing projects that will be fast-tracked through the RMA process. Audio
Recent Changes Reducing Building Consents for Small Buildings
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the new types of building work that from August will no longer require a building consent, saving homeowners up to $18 million a year and reducing the number of… Audio
DIYers celebrate as govt relaxes building consent rules
The government has relaxed building consent rules for small projects such as sleepouts, verandahs and carports. Audio
Urban Issues with Bill McKay
Shovel-ready and Shortcuts through the RMA. Bill takes a look at government proposals to shorten consent times for major projects and the impact on public input. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the… Audio
Coping with Covid at home with a half-built kitchen
The kitchen has become a hive of activity during lockdown. Bill joins Kathryn to talk about how kitchen design has evolved from being out the back of the early settlers cottages to becoming a central… Audio
How Covid-19 could reshape our urban environment
Bill McKay looks at how the lockdown has changed out cities for the better - quiet streets, fewer cars, cleaner air and many more birds. Do we want a return to the "normal" rat race? Bill McKay is a… Audio
Where Covid-19 meets tourism, taps and nanotechnology
Two Cents Worth answers two listeners’ questions around how Covid-19 might change the world. Audio
WFH: Lockdown can teach us about fairer work practices
Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about the "new normal" of working from home and how it could be made fairer for those with families. Could the current lockdown get businesses and managers to reassess… Audio
Cities, Health and Happiness - and physical distancing
Despite the Covid-19 crisis and the need for physical distancing, cities will continue to make us healthier and happier. Bill McKay discusses the work of urban economist Edward Glaeser. Audio
The blurring of urban and rural boundaries
Auckland University senior lecturer at the the School of Architecture and Planning, Bill McKay joins The Panel to talk about the price increases associated with the urban sprawl in the city. Audio
Urban Issues - RIP Auckland Design Office
As Auckland Council disbands the Auckland Design Office, how will they ensure quality as the city embarks on radical transformation of density, streets and public space? Bill McKay is a Senior… Audio
Urban Issues in Antarctica!
With over 80 bases on the Antarctic continent, 40,000 tourists a year, and the increasing effects of climate change, the earth's last continent has rapidly developing environmental and 'urban'… Audio
Navigating the urban environment
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about Wayfinding; how we navigate our way through the urban environment and the silly signage that often makes it more difficult than it should be. Audio
Era of mobility as a service
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the burgeoning need to share streets as we move into the era of 'Mobility as a Service'. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at… Audio
How can we ensure our new houses are good quality?
As our cities become ever more dense, how can we make sure what we're building is of good quality? Architect Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about a few crucial things that must happen when the RMA… Audio
Why we need embrace density
Many of our cities are unaffordable, particularly when it comes to housing. An underlying trend, an opinion for Stuff argues, is our continued love affair with single dwelling housing. Audio
Bill McKay -The Festival of Architecture
A look at how activists are changing the way architecture and urban design are done. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio