Economist Brad Olsen says a fight against an apartment development on Auckland’s North Shore is a perfect example of why young generations feel they are being “screwed over”. A proposed development in Beach Haven in Auckland is being opposed by some residents who argue “bedroom commuters” would not connect with, or be a part of, the community. Infometrics chief executive Olsen says the conversations he is hearing about housing development in Auckland “are some of the most selfish I have ever heard”. Documents submitted in support of the Beach Haven apartment plan by architect Kevin Brewer said the site was 700 metres east of the Beach Haven wharf and “an easy walk to ferry services”. Gillon reportedly told Beach Haven residents in those cases locals had pooled together funds and hired a lawyer.
