Podcast: Going for Housing Growth (Part 1): How we got into this mess - Struggling with uncompetitive urban land markets
Dr Eric Crampton
Dr Benno Blaschke
4 July, 2025
In this episode, Eric Crampton talks to Benno Blaschke and Stu Donovan (Senior Fellow at Motu) about the complex history of New Zealand's housing crisis, exploring the first part of a three-part series on housing dysfunction.
They delve into the underlying causes of housing unaffordability, exploring how urban planning policies, council incentives, and infrastructure constraints have contributed to limited housing supply in major cities like Auckland.
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