Joel MacManus
@joelmacmanus.bsky.social
Senior Writer at The Spinoff. Abundance/Yimby/Urbanist
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A long but interesting and engaging read, with a focus on solutions.
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A long but interesting and engaging read, with a focus on solutions.
Reposted by Joel MacManus
Long read from Joel MacManus visiting Vancouver,
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
- 6,000 apartment complex built on First Nations land, without needing city council permission
- Further in the article, Joel writes of the parallel in #NZ
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
- 6,000 apartment complex built on First Nations land, without needing city council permission
- Further in the article, Joel writes of the parallel in #NZ
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Long read from Joel MacManus visiting Vancouver,
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
- 6,000 apartment complex built on First Nations land, without needing city council permission
- Further in the article, Joel writes of the parallel in #NZ
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
- 6,000 apartment complex built on First Nations land, without needing city council permission
- Further in the article, Joel writes of the parallel in #NZ
I went to Vancouver to visit Sen̓áḵw, one of the most impressive housing developments in the world. Squamish Nation is building 6000 apartments on its reserve land with no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa?
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
Joel MacManus visits Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, with no city council approval required. Could this be the future of iwi-led ...
thespinoff.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I went to Vancouver to visit Sen̓áḵw, one of the most impressive housing developments in the world. Squamish Nation is building 6000 apartments on its reserve land with no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa?
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
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Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
Joel MacManus in Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa? thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
Joel MacManus in Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa? thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
Joel MacManus visits Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, with no city council approval required. Could this be the future of iwi-led ...
thespinoff.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
Joel MacManus in Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa? thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
Joel MacManus in Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, no city council permission required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa? thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-11-2...
NZ First MPs keep proposing laws they have no intention of passing, and the media falls for it every time.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
The brilliant performative politics of NZ First’s fake members’ bills
NZ First MPs keep proposing laws they have no intention of passing, and the media falls for it every time.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NZ First MPs keep proposing laws they have no intention of passing, and the media falls for it every time.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-...
Detailed data analysis by The Spinoff reveals an incredible true fact: people live in houses.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
What new population data reveals about why some cities are growing and others aren’t
Detailed data analysis by The Spinoff reveals an incredible true fact: people live in houses.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Detailed data analysis by The Spinoff reveals an incredible true fact: people live in houses.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
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Great piece from @joelmacmanus.bsky.social .
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
Inside the Canadian apartments redefining indigenous housing
Joel MacManus visits Vancouver, where a First Nation is building a massive complex of apartment towers on its reserve land, with no city council approval required. Could this be the future of iwi-led housing in Aotearoa?...
thespinoff.co.nz
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Great piece from @joelmacmanus.bsky.social .
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43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
At this point, the New Zealand government is just a road-building authority with bits tacked on. And not even a very good one.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
We’re spending all our money on roads that suck
At this point, the New Zealand government is basically just a road-building authority with bits tacked on. And not even a very good one.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
At this point, the New Zealand government is just a road-building authority with bits tacked on. And not even a very good one.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-...
‼️Emergency Auckland YIMBY drinks
⏰ 5.30pm tonight
📍Glass Goose
See you there.
⏰ 5.30pm tonight
📍Glass Goose
See you there.
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
‼️Emergency Auckland YIMBY drinks
⏰ 5.30pm tonight
📍Glass Goose
See you there.
⏰ 5.30pm tonight
📍Glass Goose
See you there.
Another WCC election tidbit: Only 20.7% of Diane Calvert's first-choice voters in Onslow-Western gave their second choice to Ray Chung
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Another WCC election tidbit: Only 20.7% of Diane Calvert's first-choice voters in Onslow-Western gave their second choice to Ray Chung
Some personal news from today's Windbag newsletter.
October 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Some personal news from today's Windbag newsletter.
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Windbag: Key takeaways from Wellington’s red wave local election
Windbag: Key takeaways from Wellington’s red wave local election
Andrew Little won the largest mayoral victory in 142 years, and Labour and the Greens grew their governing majority at the council table....
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October 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Windbag: Key takeaways from Wellington’s red wave local election
The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.
October 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The new Wellington City Council will include 5 Labour councillors and 4 Green councillors, plus Andrew Little, giving the two party "coalition" an increased governing majority - 10 out of 16 votes, compared to 8 under the previous council.
Andrew Little has been elected as the new mayor of Wellington.
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Andrew Little has been elected as the new mayor of Wellington.
Peri Zee has declared victory in the Upper Hutt mayoral election, defeating Wayne Guppy after eight terms.
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Peri Zee has declared victory in the Upper Hutt mayoral election, defeating Wayne Guppy after eight terms.
An outstanding debate happening in the Spinoff comment section today
October 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
An outstanding debate happening in the Spinoff comment section today
The government’s new earthquake-prone building rules aren’t without risks, but they might finally give Wellington the confidence to grow.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/01-...
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The big shake-up: Why earthquake reforms are critical for Wellington’s future
The government's new earthquake-prone building rules aren't without risks, but they might finally give Wellington the confidence to grow.
thespinoff.co.nz
September 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The government’s new earthquake-prone building rules aren’t without risks, but they might finally give Wellington the confidence to grow.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/01-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/01-...
Political super-group Vision for Wellington presented its final ‘vision’ for the city, but is anyone still listening?
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-...
Windbag: An obituary for Vision for Wellington
The political super-group presented its final 'vision' for the city, but is anyone still listening?
thespinoff.co.nz
September 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Political super-group Vision for Wellington presented its final ‘vision’ for the city, but is anyone still listening?
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-...
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New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
Winston Peters promised that New Zealand’s recognition of Palestine was a matter of 'when, not if', which has a real deadbeat-dad-promises-he’ll-have-his-shit-together-next-week air about it....
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September 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice
Maybe New Zealand can no longer claim to have an international moral standing but at least we still have kiwi onion dip
September 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Maybe New Zealand can no longer claim to have an international moral standing but at least we still have kiwi onion dip