Urban
"Just plant sh*t !" Gangsta gardener promotes spades not guns
Ron Finley and other gangsta gardeners like him are planting to transform their neighbourhoods, in some of America's most notoriously dangerous places. For Ron the story begins in front of his house… Video, Audio, Gallery
Urbanist Bill McKay
Bill McKay talks to Kathryn Ryan about co-living and co-housing - once associated with hippies and alternative lifestylers - now they have gone mainstream, offering affordable housing solutions and a… Audio
Squatting and the era of housing activism
The squatting movement is a neglected chapter in the history of European and North American cities, according to a new book. Audio, Gallery
Urbanist Bill McKay
Recently the BNZ's chief economist gave advice on doing up houses to get on the property ladder - but just how much do-it-yourself building are you allowed to do these days? Bill McKay is Senior… Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Bill McKay discusses the government's proposal for Urban Development Authorities in cities with housing shortages. Can they work? Audio
The state of housing & what to look out for in 2017
Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
Tommy Honey, Urban Issues
Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses issues affecting city dwellers. Today he's focusing on technology, driverless cars, retro subways, pedestrians and the pulse of a city. Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Tommy Honey discusses new revolutions in housing, including a company in Australia that's building flatpack tiny homes and the New Zealand team behind the "wikihouse". Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Urbanist Tommy Honey talks about Architecture Week and its theme "Housing for the Future". Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
With the US election looming, candidates are turning their attention to Housing in search of votes, and their solutions are similar to what we have here. In Austin Texas, a start-up is proposing tiny… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Urbanist Tommy Honey discusses the future of Auckland housing in the wake of the Unitary Plan proposals. How is housing going to become more affordable? Audio
Frog sounds
Kirsten Parris of The University of Melbourne is the author of Ecology of Urban Environments (Wiley). She loves frogs and is studying how the noises we humans make affect frog habitats, and even the… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
The New Zealand Institute of Architects announced the nominees for its awards.. and the Carbuncle Cup, which is awarded to the ugliest building constructed in the last 12 months in the UK. Audio
Call to have Maori language housing clusters
Urban Māori speaking communities should be considered as part of the new Māori Language legislation, the Māori Council says.
Urbanist Tommy Honey
After the Brexit result in the UK, the most popular destination for people fleeing the UK (at least on Twitter) was Canada. Tommy Honey takes a look at issues facing Canada's cities and how they're… Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
After Friday's result in the UK, twitter is alive with #anywherebuthere comments - #movingtoenzed is red hot and some are saying that the outcome will achieve zero net migration without stopping… Audio
Geoff Manaugh: A Burglar's Guide to the City
Criminals have exploited urban infrastructure since cities were first created. Architectural writer and blogger, Geoff Manaugh has studied the criminal history of our cities, detailing some of the… Audio
Brett Patman and the visual power of abandoned buildings
Australian Brett Patman launched his Lost Collective website last year. It features stunning pictures of predominantly Sydney buildings, no longer in use, we also have a gallery of his pictures on our… Audio, Gallery
Urbanist Tommy Honey
Tommy Honey asks are our lives becoming cluttered with decluttering advice? Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
As apartments get smaller and smaller, how can we make them more livable and even attractive? We look to a New York example for guidance. Audio