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New housing rules create dilemmas

Monday 31st of October 2022
Building denser housing is a divisive issue. The new Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) legislation permits developers to build three, three-storey townhouses in existing urban areas without resource consent, while the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD), which runs alongside the MDRS, allows for apartments of six storeys, even on small suburban sites, within...
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