Tiny House
The Week in Detail: Tiny homes, mental health awareness, and Afghan refugees
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Trying to live small when the problems are big
There are a lot of good reasons to downsize to a tiny home. But there are just as many problems in getting started. Audio
Off grid and farming carbon
Former Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown lives in a tiny off-grid house and regenerates native forest on a former sheep and beef farm on the flanks of the Tararua mountain range. The carbon… Audio
Tiny houses face big barriers
Tiny house advocates say legislation, lending and land are prohibiting people from buying tiny homes. They say there is huge demand for the houses - and it could help solve the housing crisis if the… Audio
Tiny house owners ask for better legislation
In March tiny house owners will hikoi to parliament - asking for better legislation around the small dwellings. Audio
What's the real deal with Bunnings flat pack houses?
Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio