Many baby boomers spent their youth campaigning against big bad property developers who wanted to build high-rise apartments. Supplied Wellington housing advocate Isla Stewart has moved to Auckland, where she is earning more money and paying less rent. UNSPLASH Harvard doctoral candidate Jacob Anbinder says urban development issues have led to bitter fights within the liberal side of politics in the US. Chris McKeen/Stuff The National Policy Statement on Urban Development seems likely to trigger more of intra-community spats over densification. STUFF The Wellington City Council's draft Spatial Plan aims to provide more housing across the city as the population increases.

Source: Stuff April 10, 2021 17:00 UTC