Source: Auckland Council
Like other thriving, successful cities around the world, Tāmaki Makaurau is growing. By 2048 Auckland’s population is expected to reach 2.7million.
While the thought of another million people sharing our city may feel daunting, the evidence suggests that when managed right the benefits of living in a growing city outweigh the downsides.
Learn more about what it all means for our city and how you can play a part.
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In Auckland, the NPS-UD requires the council to enable greater housing density. Read what this means for our region here.
More Aucklanders means a successful and vibrant city – more jobs, better retail and services, more exciting things to see and do, and safer, sustainable transport.
Auckland has a long-term plan called The Auckland Plan 2050. It is the city’s blueprint which aims to ensure Tāmaki Makaurau grows well, meeting the opportunities and challenges of the future.
Increasing our housing density to meet our growing population is the smartest solution to meeting not only today’s housing demands, but also the needs of future generations.
We sat down with Thomas Le Bas earlier this month and found the charms of Auckland had captured him after just four years here as a city centre resident.
The population of Auckland is fast approaching two million and another one million people are expected to move here to live and work over the next 30 years. When it’s managed well, growth brings fresh ideas and new possibilities.
We asked Doris de Pont for her take on higher density housing. The passionate Aucklander, bike rider and founder and curator of the New Zealand Fashion Museum shared some of her hopes and dreams for Auckland.
If Sarid Olvera Anzures could design a perfect city she would combine the beaches, harbour and natural beauty of Auckland with the high quality, compact housing and easy living she experienced in Shanghai.
