Cities

Otago University science communication student Karthic Sivanandham investigates urban nature and how we relate to it. Audio

A visiting expert on the science of agriculture and food says we need to take action now to ensure the planet's growing population can be fed. Professor Louise O.Fresco says science needs to work hard… Audio

Kim Dovey is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Melbourne. This year he was a contributing author to a book called Urban Choreography: Melbourne 1985 On. He talks about… Audio

Measures to protect cities from the intense storms and rising sea levels caused by climate change should consider projects which also enhance life in the city, visiting expert Kai-Uwe Bergmann says. Audio

The latest quality of life survey reports that Christchurch and Hamilton are the saddest cities, with Tauranga and Wellington rated the happiest. Eighty-four per cent of people surveyed felt positive… Audio

Vienna is officially the best place in the world to live, but New Zealand isn't in the Top Ten. Auckland has dropped down to number 12. But is the criteria really? What makes a good city?  Audio

Small backyard dwellings, what you can build at low cost and not requiring council consents. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio

With winter well under way, heating and moisture control become a problem in many Kiwi homes. Bill McKay, senior lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning says 40,000 children are… Audio

How can city planners avoid developers squeezing too many units into multi-unit sites to maximise profit and the many dangers of buying off plans which may not be accurate or to scale. Bill McKay says… Audio

Groups of people around the country are aiming to sort out the housing crisis on their own through cooperative housing, but running into bureaucracy. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio

What happens when you buy a house that used to be a P-Lab? And Upper Greys Avenue, the Housing NZ apartment building, is facing demolition. Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture… Audio