Site constraints can lead to innovation, as these two houses on a small, steep plot of land show. As the Dunedin City Council plans more areas of medium-density housing, two small units have taken shape in the front garden of a central city property. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH, SARAH COPELANDFourteen new medium-density areas, where the density of housing could be increased, have been identified by the council. But the benefit for the population is you get increased density. "With increased density, sometimes can come increased conflict, but if you can manage that with screening and outdoor amenities, I don’t see a downside."

Source: Otago Daily Times February 18, 2021 15:33 UTC