Urban Issues

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

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 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