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• • The rise and fall of the housing market

    • 31 Jul 2023
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    • BLOG BY PHIL KELLIHER. Just two years ago the housing market was in a frenzy, with properties going for silly money. But now it’s the opposite. For property manager Phil Kelliher, this was vividly illustrated when he noticed a large property in Mt Victoria listed for nearly one million dollars less than its RV.
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• • Kāinga Ora spends $800,000 to influence Wellington District Plan

    • 16 Jul 2023
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    • Kāinga Ora has spent $800,000 hiring a vast team of lawyers, planners and architects to influence the outcome of the Wellington District Plan, drowning out local voices, says Wellington community and urban design advocacy group LIVE WELLington.
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• • Wellington’s new council – what does it mean for housing and planning?

    • 26 Oct 2022
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    • With a new Wellington city council now in place, it’s time to examine the views of our new councillors on urban form, housing and a liveable city.
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    10 reasons to support character

    • 21 Jun 2022
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    • So much has changed since the Wellington City Council voted in June 2021 to strip demolition protection from more than two-thirds of the city's character areas. LIVE WELLington argues it's time for a re-think, and to strike a better balance.  We provided this letter to Wellington councillors, in the lead up to the notification of the proposed District Plan on 23 June 2022.
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    Wellingtonians support retention of more character areas

    • 13 Jun 2022
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    • A survey of Wellingtonians has found that while there is support for increasing density in the inner city suburbs, it must be done with care, and there is considerable unease about the Wellington City Council’s plans to remove protections for pre-1930s houses in the inner city suburbs.
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    Council report shows no need for radical planning changes in inner city Wellington

    • 29 May 2022
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    • The latest official assessment of Wellington’s housing needs shows sufficient capacity in Wellington’s inner city suburbs to meet future growth for the next 30 years, meaning the drive by the council to decimate inner city character areas is unwarranted and must be abandoned now, says LIVE WELLington.
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    Why letting the market loose will not deliver housing affordability

    • 18 May 2022
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    • Will letting developers loose on our inner city suburbs deliver us from the evil of ever-escalating house prices? Phil Kelliher explains the issues in this blog for LIVE WELLington.  
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• • Density done well discussion attracts numbers

    • 8 May 2022
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    • An audience of around 90 people turned up to hear a panel discussion on urban design and density done well, at St Peter’s Church on 5 May 2022, organised by LIVE WELLington and Inner City Wellington.
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• • Championing Liveable Wellington

    • 12 Nov 2021
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    • Wellington needs robust people-centric design and thoughtful planning to remain a liveable and attractive city, says LIVE WELLington, a new group set up to champion Wellington as a liveable city for all.
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• • Pop goes the high rise?

    • 12 Nov 2021
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    • Get ready to have your say on the first draft of the new Wellington District Plan by December 14th.   The District Plan is the rule book for land use and determines what needs a resource consent so it's vital we all speak up for a liveable Wellington for all.   
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• • Daylight Robbery?

    • 12 Nov 2021
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    • Submissions have closed on the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill as of midnight on Tuesday 16th.
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