Is small housing the future for a more sustainable, affordable Tāmaki Makaurau? Ayla thinks so, and she's got a pretty solid argument. Catch her award-winning project Muryo Jitaku: A Forecast for the Future of the Detached Home in Urban New Zealand at the Architecture Student Design Awards this Thursday.
This week it was reported that the wait list for state housing in New Zealand has increased dramatically. There are 8000 families on the waitlist and 2000 others wanting to different state houses. Producer, Jemima spoke to Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford about this issue. They also discussed the Government's recent announcement that the maximum price for Kiwibuild homes has increased by $50,000.
This week for Green Desk Mitchell had a korero with Environment Minister David Parker about the new National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land. The new Policy statement aims to tighten the management on highly productive land under the Resource Management Act in order to protect these areas of arable land from inappropriate subdivision and urban development. They discuss what will be included in the NPS and how it will be implemented at ground level. Mitch begins by asking David for a bit of context on the issue, and why there is a necessity for such legislation.
Anthonie Tonnon has a new track out ahead of schedule, and we've got him on the phone to tell us why. Mataura Paper Mill is out now and talks about the campaign to remove the dross from Mataura for the safety of the nearby urban community. Go and check out the video here, important stuff.
From the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning, Masters student Rosemary Li joins us to talk about the upcoming event as part of Artweek 2020. Rosemary’s piece, the Wish Tree, is a large-scale walk-in structure constructed using traditional Chinese joinery called Dou Gong, one of the Chinese joinery techniques she is studying for her masters thesis research topic. You can check out more here.
Listen in to find out about the intricacies of the debate surrounding how we best manage weeds and vegetation in our urban setting. We look into Tāmaki Makaurau's past, present and whether the upcoming council decision will set us on a road sprayed by glyphosates, thermally managed or kept tidy by an altogether different method.
M4URI M4STA is the moniker of Abigail Aroha Jensen, a multi-disciplinary artist and sometimes DJ based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She recently released her debut PŪORO PLAY V0L 001 - a soundscape of tāonga pūoro, wai, debris and various urban field recordings she took travelling between Kirikiriroa and Parnell train station. On the show, she weaves her favourite lockdown tracks with taonga pūoro to send you on a journey within.After that, Sam plays some pumpers. No vaccinate, no 808.
Over the past few years artist Chevron Hasset has become well known as a photographer. But this Friday Artspace is opening his show Far Far Away which explores his interests in sculpture and installation. Hassett is exhibiting a new sculptural work that continues his exploration of urban indigeneity, led by the spirit whanaungatanga. Autobiographical in nature, Chevron’s work embeds community, whanau and whakapapa as essential to the artist and the artwork. Chevron was born in Lower Hutt but has recently moved to Tāmaki. On VA this week, Frances talked to Hassett about the show.
Te Paparahi Toi Māori, Walks in the City, are eight walks from Art Now NZ, showcasing sixty locations where you can view private and public art, urban and architectural design, and sites of significance. Art Walks also features four Gallery Walks, each mapping out the locations of the galleries in different parts of the city so you can gallery-hop in the city centre.
Art Walks are new to Art Now, so to hear about them, Frances caught up with Art Now director Stephanie Post.
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