Stephanie McIntyre addresses the following questions: 1. What is homelessness and why is it important to address? 2. What is the historical setting for homelessness in New Zealand? 3. How other nations and communities address the issue today? 4. What is the path forward for New Zealand's communities? Stephanie’s commitment is to end homelessness by…

Kay Saville-Smith discusses, among other issues: 1. Why does egalitarianism matter in general and particularly for councils? 2. What is affordable housing and why is it important for councils? 3. Are there barriers to meet housing needs such as stereotypes and sense of entitlement amongst different social groups or generations? 4. What can councils…

Among other topics, Pamela Bell will cover: 1. a definition of prefabrication and how is it used in the NZ built environment, 2. what market analysis tells us about acceptance of prefabricated housing, 3. sectors that would benefit most from prefabricated housing 4. what can councils do - provided market demand - to incentivise uptake, and 5. the e…

LGNZ has developed a podcast to bring interview experts from across disciplines to inform Councillors about key issues underpinning the planning and delivery of housing. This is because housing is a significant issue for all councils. We need to get housing right for the sake of our communities’ social and economic futures. Unaffordable housing is …

Scott Figenshow will discuss, among other issues: 1. what “historically” New Zealanders have thought about affordable housing and previous approaches to the issue 2. the definition of “inclusionary zoning”, affordable housing and other key terms 3. if inclusionary housing were successfully implemented around the country, what could New Zealand look…

Jade Kake will discuss, among other issues: 1. the definition of contemporary papakāinga, 2. why councils should approach papakāinga housing different from other kinds of housing, and 3. highlight international stories/examples of indigenous housing, and how the information is applicable to New Zealand Jade Kake is an architectural designer, housin…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak to two visionary young practitioners about the role of Māori women in shaping our physical environments, and the issue of diversity within our professions. GUESTS: Te Warihi Hetaraka, Elisapeta Heta, Haley Hooper FULL TRANSCRIPT: Modern Māori Quartet (Māreikura): Mā te wāhine, mā te …

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak with Cheyenne Thomas, an architectural designer from Peguis First Nation, about her work with First Nations communities in Manitoba, and her role as a designer and advocate. GUESTS: Cheyenne Thomas FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake v/o: Tēnā koutou katoa Nau mai haere mai ki te Indigenous U…

EPISODE SUMMARY: In part two of our story on the Ōtautahi rebuild, we look at the work of Ngāi Tahu and Regenerate Christchurch to develop alternative uses for the residential red zone area to the east of the City, including the re-establishment of biodiversity and food gathering areas. GUESTS: Teoti Jardine, Hugh Nicholson, Debbie Tikao, Te Marino…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we travel to Ōtautahi Christchurch to see how Ngāi Tahu and Ngāi Tūāhuriri are working with the City, designers and developers to reveal and rebuild a world leading, authentic, post-colonial city of the future. GUESTS: Joseph Hullen, Te Marino Lenihan, Piri Cowie, Jo Petrie, Debbie Tikao, Te …

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak with Dr Patrick Stewart, a citizen of the Nisga'a Nation in north-western British Columbia who has been operating his architectural practice in Sto:lo territory in Chilliwack B.C. since 1995. GUESTS: Patrick Stewart FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake v/o: Tēnā koutou katoa Nau mai haere mai …

EPISODE SUMMARY: In part two of our story on the Imagining Decolonised Cities project, we talk to some of the practitioners who were involved in a day-long, free public hui held at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua which invited public dialogue on the question - "what is a decolonised city?" GUESTS: Lena Henry, Rebecca Kiddle FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake …

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we travel to Porirua, Wellington to learn about Imagining Decolonised Cities, a project designed to stimulate discussion around what our cities could look, feel, sound, taste and smell like if they were decolonised. GUESTS: Rebecca Kiddle, Fiona Ting, Jessica Hulme FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake …

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak to Daniel Glenn, an architect from the Crow tribe in Montana who leads a firm based in Seattle, Washington specializing in culturally and environmentally responsive architecture and planning. GUESTS: Daniel Glenn FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake v/o: Tēnā koutou katoa Nau mai haere mai ki …

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we visit Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga to learn more about their emergency housing programmes, delivered through an innovative partnership with Emerge Aotearoa. GUESTS: James Lyver, Jo Hoera, Chris Paku FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: In the Hawke’s Bay, homelessness has dramatically increased over t…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we continue our haerenga across the Hawke’s Bay to visit a new five house papakāinga development, on the hills of beautiful Waimārama, which for the Renata whānau has been an opportunity to get back to their tūrangawaewae, and to reconnect with their marae and each other. GUESTS: Paora Sheera…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we visit the site of a whānau papakāinga in Waiohiki, south of Taradale in the Hawke’s Bay, where the Hawaikirangi whānau of Ngāti Pārau are in the process of erecting a 5-dwelling development on their ancestral land. GUESTS: Paora Sheeran, Hinewai Hawaikirangi FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: It’…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak with Kevin O’Brien, an architect from the Meriam and Kaurareg people of the Torres Strait, Australia. In his work, Kevin has explored a wide range of architectural processes that consider the emptying of the city in order to reveal Country. GUESTS: Kevin O'Brien FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism we visit Rangiriri Pā, and the site of a new symbolic reinterpretation developed in reverence to the original pā footprint, and as a setting for continued education about the Battle of Rangiriri and the subsequent invasion of the Waikato. GUESTS: Moko Tauriki, Dean Whiting, Sam Bourne FULL TRA…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism we visit the Ranga-Bidois whānau of Waikato-Tainui, who have bought back their ancestral land in Ngāruawāhia and have worked together as a whānau to re-establish papakāinga. GUESTS: Trevor Ranga, Poppy Ranga FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: Ngāruawāhia. Heart of the Waikato, and home of the Kīngita…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak with Haley Hooper nō Ngāti Hau, an urban designer living in Tāmaki Makaurau, who explains just what an urban designer is, and how we navigate our role as mataawaka practitioners. GUESTS: Haley Hooper FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: Tēnā koutou katoa Nau mai haere mai ki te Indigenous Urb…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we visit the site of the upcoming Paoa Whanake development in Point England, which will see 300 homes and a new marae built on Treaty settlement land. GUESTS: Hauāuru Rawiri FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: With mana whenua groups throughout Tāmaki achieving or approaching settlement, there are si…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we visit the Vinegar Lane precinct in inner-city Ponsonby, and learn about how a bi-cultural design ethos has been successfully applied to multi-residential housing within a mixed-use development. GUESTS: Nicholas Dalton FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: Medium-density housing, transit-oriented dev…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak with Elisapeta Heta nō Ngāti Wai, an architectural graduate working at Jasmax. Elisapeta is also an artist and academic, and has held various significant advocacy roles. GUESTS: Elisapeta Heta FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: Tēnā koutou katoa Nau mai haere mai ki te Indigenous Urbanism, …

EPISODE SUMMARY: In part two of our story on Tāmaki Makaurau cultural landscapes, we look at how mana whenua are working with Māori designers to re-shape the City to better reflect their unique identity and culture, and to create a distinctive sense of place that benefits us all. GUESTS: Lucy Tukua, Bernadette Aperahama FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: …

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we travel to Tāmaki Makaurau, our largest city, to look at how Māori designers are working alongside mana whenua to re-shape the city to better reflect their unique identity and culture and to create a distinctive sense of place that benefits us all. GUESTS: Rau Hoskins, Phil Wihongi FULL TRA…

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we speak with Carin Wilson, a Ngāti Awa artist, designer and craftsperson, whose urban and built works include public and private projects with a cultural focus, frequently created in collaboration with architects, designers and other artists. GUESTS: Carin Wilson FULL TRANSCRIPT: Jade Kake: …

EPISODE SUMMARY: On this episode of Indigenous Urbanism, we visit Whangarei, Northland’s largest city to examine the role of carvers, visual artists and planners in creatively interpreting our cultural narratives and re-inscribing our identity as tangata whenua into the urban fabric. GUESTS: Bernadette Aperahama, Te Warihi Hetaraka, David Badham FU…