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Queenstown became famous pre-Covid for having a lot of poor-quality housing. House Talk looks at the issue of growth and asks if we need to move away from our obsession with expansion.
In Queenstown, pre-Covid, the business community was fond of saying, “You can’t stop growth.” But growth was causing problems with overcrowded and expensive houses, as well as strained infrastructure and social stress.
Covid-19, at least in the short term, has stopped growth, offering a good opportunity to ask if population growth is positive or negative.
Will Queenstown (and the rest of New Zealand) bounce back or bounce forward? The answer could lie with the hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders returning home from a life overseas.
Jewell Cassells, Queenstown Design Consultant Photo: Crux Ltd
Jim Boult, Mayor of Queenstown Lakes District Council Photo: Crux Ltd
Robyn Francis, Happiness House, Social Services Charity Photo: Crux Ltd
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