Greater Ōtautahi
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We advocate for more neighbours, better active transport, and better public transport in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Stuart Donovan - A City of 1.5 Million?
Get tickets on Humanitix - Stuart Donovan - A City of 1.5 Million? hosted by Greater Ōtautahi. Rutherford's Den Lecture Theatre, Arts Centre 13 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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September 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Stuart will be joined by a panel of special guests, with announcements coming soon on our social media.
To celebrate this event, Stuart is also offering Greater Ōtautahi members 50% off Motu Research’s Urban Economics Short Course, which he personally hosts.
To celebrate this event, Stuart is also offering Greater Ōtautahi members 50% off Motu Research’s Urban Economics Short Course, which he personally hosts.
September 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Stuart will be joined by a panel of special guests, with announcements coming soon on our social media.
To celebrate this event, Stuart is also offering Greater Ōtautahi members 50% off Motu Research’s Urban Economics Short Course, which he personally hosts.
To celebrate this event, Stuart is also offering Greater Ōtautahi members 50% off Motu Research’s Urban Economics Short Course, which he personally hosts.
We're really excited by this outcome. It's what we've been advocating for over the last year, and it's incredible to see such a great District Plan for our city. But the journey is not over! Next is the decision on the MDRS for 12 December.
June 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
We're really excited by this outcome. It's what we've been advocating for over the last year, and it's incredible to see such a great District Plan for our city. But the journey is not over! Next is the decision on the MDRS for 12 December.
- the attempt to impose an effective heritage restriction character area in non-heritage parts of Papanui has been rejected, enabling more housing close to the northern city spine
- the Peer Street medium density zoning has been added back in
- the Peer Street medium density zoning has been added back in
June 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
- the attempt to impose an effective heritage restriction character area in non-heritage parts of Papanui has been rejected, enabling more housing close to the northern city spine
- the Peer Street medium density zoning has been added back in
- the Peer Street medium density zoning has been added back in
- the Sunlight Access rule has been approved, but with some changes that make it less restrictive
- upzoning and setback rules have been approved around urban centres, enabling more attractive urban design all over the city
- upzoning and setback rules have been approved around urban centres, enabling more attractive urban design all over the city
June 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
- the Sunlight Access rule has been approved, but with some changes that make it less restrictive
- upzoning and setback rules have been approved around urban centres, enabling more attractive urban design all over the city
- upzoning and setback rules have been approved around urban centres, enabling more attractive urban design all over the city
Some highlights are:
- the Riccarton Bush interface QM has been rejected, so more housing is enabled around the urban centre at Riccarton
- restrictive height limits in places like Linwood and Hornby have been rejected
- the Riccarton Bush interface QM has been rejected, so more housing is enabled around the urban centre at Riccarton
- restrictive height limits in places like Linwood and Hornby have been rejected
June 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Some highlights are:
- the Riccarton Bush interface QM has been rejected, so more housing is enabled around the urban centre at Riccarton
- restrictive height limits in places like Linwood and Hornby have been rejected
- the Riccarton Bush interface QM has been rejected, so more housing is enabled around the urban centre at Riccarton
- restrictive height limits in places like Linwood and Hornby have been rejected
The minister has rejected nearly all of the overly-restrictive alternative recommendations sent to him by the council. This means that more and better housing is on the way for the people of Christchurch.
June 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The minister has rejected nearly all of the overly-restrictive alternative recommendations sent to him by the council. This means that more and better housing is on the way for the people of Christchurch.
Awesome! We are unfortunately yet to start regular emails to our mailing list, but that is something we will get onto soon. Hope to see you tomorrow, or at a future social hui 🫡
May 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Awesome! We are unfortunately yet to start regular emails to our mailing list, but that is something we will get onto soon. Hope to see you tomorrow, or at a future social hui 🫡
Townhouses! Where will the kids go? greaterotautahi.nz/townhouses-w...
Townhouses! Where will the kids go?
Sometimes townhouses are presented as replacing housing that traditional families would otherwise have lived in — though is this actually the case?
Firstly, there is some truth in this. In New Zealan...
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May 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Townhouses! Where will the kids go? greaterotautahi.nz/townhouses-w...
Cities and neighbourhoods undergo constant change — this must be expected so that we can build a city that functions equitably for everyone. Today's residents may have blocked some sunlight from yesterday's residents — why prevent that for tomorrow’s? This is unavoidable and isn't a right. ^Jack
May 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Cities and neighbourhoods undergo constant change — this must be expected so that we can build a city that functions equitably for everyone. Today's residents may have blocked some sunlight from yesterday's residents — why prevent that for tomorrow’s? This is unavoidable and isn't a right. ^Jack
This is certainly an
unfortunate outcome. While recession planes and setbacks mediate this to a reasonable extent. There are also inequities here. Blocking a percentage of sunlight may be unfortunate, but depriving people of a home is much more inequitable and a leading cause of the housing crisis.
unfortunate outcome. While recession planes and setbacks mediate this to a reasonable extent. There are also inequities here. Blocking a percentage of sunlight may be unfortunate, but depriving people of a home is much more inequitable and a leading cause of the housing crisis.
May 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is certainly an
unfortunate outcome. While recession planes and setbacks mediate this to a reasonable extent. There are also inequities here. Blocking a percentage of sunlight may be unfortunate, but depriving people of a home is much more inequitable and a leading cause of the housing crisis.
unfortunate outcome. While recession planes and setbacks mediate this to a reasonable extent. There are also inequities here. Blocking a percentage of sunlight may be unfortunate, but depriving people of a home is much more inequitable and a leading cause of the housing crisis.
Source for the Lower Hutt MDRS statistic: Maltman & Greenaway-McGrevy (2025) Going it alone: The impact of upzoning on housing construction in Lower Hutt: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Going it alone: The impact of upzoning on housing construction in Lower Hutt
This paper studies a sequence of zoning reforms enacted in Lower Hutt, a constituent municipality of the wider Wellington metropolitan region of New Z…
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May 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Source for the Lower Hutt MDRS statistic: Maltman & Greenaway-McGrevy (2025) Going it alone: The impact of upzoning on housing construction in Lower Hutt: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...