Wayne Brown: 'Who pays for this devastation?' - the 'nasty legacy' of building flood-risk homes
OPINION: Auckland Mayor looks at the failures that put houses in harm's way.
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Paul Majurey: Reconnecting the public to vacated port land
OPINION: The chair of Eke Panuku stakes a claim for the waterfront.
Sponge cities: Could this approach help NZ weather climate change?
An expert in urban planning says we need to change the way we think about cities.
How Gabrielle's fury has exposed flaws in our major cities
This chaotic season must lead to change.
Design for Living: New life for old meat market
Bright ideas that make cities better: Renewal for the historic Smithfield precinct.
Design for Living: New York’s urban tree map
Bright ideas that make cities better: a map of the urban ngahere.
Garth Falconer: The other side of the Auckland harbour bridge debate
OPINION: Urban designer says Auckland should choose the next Waitematā crossing.
Infrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable success
Our approach to infrastructure is not working, so what do we need to do differently?
Chris Bishop: Results of underinvested infrastructure in plain sight
COMMENT: We need new tools to better use what we have already.
'Vast' infrastructure plans hit big cost speed bump
An action plan for building New Zealand’s vital infrastructure will be out shortly.
Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
Northland revitalisation project gets big international tick
Far North's Te Hiku o Te Ika Open Spaces Revitalisation Project is onto a winner.
Comment: Fixing the downtown Auckland conundrum in three steps
OPINION: An urban designer makes Queen St a world-class precinct in three easy steps.
Auckland and Wellington biggest losers in world's most liveable cities rankings
The two cities have fallen more places than any other city in the latest rankings.
Editorial: Leave no one behind in city rebirth
EDITORIAL: Make Auckland's main thoroughfare great again, building back better for all.
Design for Living: Desert schools for a country that's hardly ever won anything
Bright ideas that make cities better: architect Francis Kéré's celebration of community.
South Auckland Māori woman to do PhD at world's top university
"Being young, brown and highly educated is extremely intimidating."
Avoiding Auckland's 'mistakes': Tauranga seeks design panel - at $185p/h
Some say the money will be worth it but others question if it's 'bang for buck'.
Report finds cars are occupying too much valuable land in Wellington
Report says attractive land occupied by cars could be used for more people activities.
'The city has clearly died': $300m Tauranga civic rebuild cost floated
But some say the huge cost will be worth it.
Design for Living: A home for trees inhabited by humans
Bright ideas that make cities better: the vertical forest in Milan.
Can AKL's city centre rebound? Why recovery is critical for NZ's economy
AKL Council and Eke Panuku release a video illustrating how far the city centre has come.
Going to work by gondola: Make transport fun and people will use it
Bright ideas that make cities better: Medellin's aerial answer to isolated housing.
Utrecht's "transfer accelerator" puts fun into commuting
Bright ideas the make cities better: Jump on the slide to catch that train.
The Barcelona superblocks: a city for the future
Barcelona's bold experiment to close its inner-city streets to non-essential traffic.
Lord of the Rings legacy: Chainmail inspires Wellington artist's Dubai expo entrance
Expo 2020 Dubai, which opens later today, is expected to attract 25 million visitors.
Design for Living: Unlocking joy with the apparently impossible
Bright ideas that make cities better: Will Alsop's art and design building in Toronto.
The 10,000 Eyes campaign: a nudge in the right direction
Bright ideas that make cities better: Rotterdam's community response to crime.
Opinion: The power of landowners in the architecture of a retail mix
OPINION: Landowners should be working together in transforming town centres.
Doug Fairgray: Poor understanding of cities means poor urban policy
Opinion: 'Poor understanding of cities means poor urban policy.'
Small Business: Designer bringing tiny gardens to the city
Martin Steel-Brown says tiny gardens are the latest trend to hit New Zealand.
'Productive meeting' between Queen St stakeholders, Auckland Council may prevent High Court action
Council was this week served legal proceedings over ongoing Queen St pedestrian trial.
'Tipping point': Heart of the City threatens to sue council over Queen St pedestrian trial
Brewing rift between NZ's largest business association and Auckland Council has blown up.
Holly Walker: Building a less lonely world
Opinion: There's an important link between urban design, transport policy and loneliness.