The Productivity Commission yesterday published its draft report on improving the supply of land for housing. It builds from earlier work by the Commission and others identifying supply restrictions as one of the most important explanations for the high price of houses (more strictly, house+land) in New Zealand.
There looks to be a lot of fascinating material. Being history-minded, the first thing I read was the fascinating little research note on the history of town planning in New Zealand. Modern documents that quote from 1839 New Zealand newspapers appeal to me, even if the author of that research note seems more taken with the “need” for “town planning” than I would be. And was the New Zealand Company really much involved in the founding,settlement and planning of Christchurch? The books on my shelves don’t suggest so.
I also read the Summary Version of the report. It is a summary, and…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
Jun 18, 2015 @ 12:48:49
cracking article
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Jun 18, 2015 @ 13:38:30
Yes. He is a smart guy.
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