Can Auckland keep up with its population growth?

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 8:18a.m.

Len Brown

Len Brown

This week, Auckland's population is expected to reach one and a half million and it's not about to stop there.

In the next 30 years, it's expected to grow to 2.4 million people.

So will New Zealand's largest city cope?

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30 Jan 2012 05:18p.m.

AT wrote:

More infil housing, say zone 6B (375m2 per umit site) within Auckland Supercity is the only way out, indirectly increasing the rates revenue as well...Great idaa, Mr Len BROWN.

30 Jan 2012 10:30a.m.

Chris wrote:

It doesn't cope now how is it going to cope in 30 years time. there is quite simply no room.

30 Jan 2012 09:34a.m.

Grant wrote:

Congratulations to the mayor for wanting more infil housing and slumdivisions. Mr Harvey did an incredible job of turning my street full of 1/4 acre dreams into a high density slum. We certainly will end up with the most livable city- for rats and cockroaches.

30 Jan 2012 09:16a.m.

Alex wrote:

It will not cope without an adequate public transport system, the type of system you should except already with a city of one million. Also, it will not cope without more electricity generation across the country, to the point where it will need some of it's own power plants. It will be 1998 all over again with the power crisis