Photo / ThermasolA West Auckland tiny house building business has gone under, owning debts to numerous creditors and leaving homes unfinished. The tiny house movement is sweeping the world, in what could be a reaction against the expansive and ornate McMansion. Tiny homes are seen by some as a solution to the high cost of building and an anti-consumerist movement. In June, the Herald reported on a video showing off a tiny house built in the Bay of Plenty which drew 8.7 million views in just two months and international acclaim. The 3:08-minute video Tiny House With Net Loft For Young Couple, published on March 21 has 5274 comments and drew praise of the house as epic, amazing and perfect, although some found it claustrophobic.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 15, 2019 21:45 UTC