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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Greater housing density is the future Christchurch
Description: We were all standing up and cheering the Christchurch City Council three years ago, when it flipped the bird at the Government over housing intensification. Because there was no way we were going to agree to three, three-story houses being built on one section. But I’ve changed my thinking. Eventually, the city council kind-of pulled its head in. But it’s still dragging the chain a bit and wants more time before agreeing to what the Government wants. But one city councillor, at least, thinks we should stop dragging the chain, that we shou...