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Sponge cities: Could this approach help NZ weather climate change?

An expert in urban planning says we need to change the way we think about cities.

How Gabrielle's fury has exposed flaws in our major cities

This chaotic season must lead to change.

Design for Living: New life for old meat market

Bright ideas that make cities better: Renewal for the historic Smithfield precinct.

Design for Living: New York’s urban tree map

Bright ideas that make cities better: a map of the urban ngahere.

Garth Falconer: The other side of the Auckland harbour bridge debate

OPINION: Urban designer says Auckland should choose the next Waitematā crossing.

Infrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable success

Our approach to infrastructure is not working, so what do we need to do differently?

'Vast' infrastructure plans hit big cost speed bump

An action plan for building New Zealand’s vital infrastructure will be out shortly.

Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson

Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.

'The city has clearly died': $300m Tauranga civic rebuild cost floated

But some say the huge cost will be worth it.

Design for Living: A home for trees inhabited by humans

Bright ideas that make cities better: the vertical forest in Milan.

Can AKL's city centre rebound? Why recovery is critical for NZ's economy

AKL Council and Eke Panuku release a video illustrating how far the city centre has come.

Going to work by gondola: Make transport fun and people will use it

Bright ideas that make cities better: Medellin's aerial answer to isolated housing.

Utrecht's "transfer accelerator" puts fun into commuting

Bright ideas the make cities better: Jump on the slide to catch that train.

The Barcelona superblocks: a city for the future

Barcelona's bold experiment to close its inner-city streets to non-essential traffic.

Lord of the Rings legacy: Chainmail inspires Wellington artist's Dubai expo entrance

Expo 2020 Dubai, which opens later today, is expected to attract 25 million visitors.

Design for Living: Unlocking joy with the apparently impossible

Bright ideas that make cities better: Will Alsop's art and design building in Toronto.