PremiumOpinionOpinion byBenno BlaschkeNZ Herald·20 May, 2026 09:00 PM5 mins to readDr Benno Blaschke is a research fellow at the New Zealand Initiative (www.nzinitiative.org.nz).Auckland's housing target shrank twice to find a politically acceptable number. Photo / 123rfHousing targets have long been a political football. They are also an emotional political subject.Would it not be better to take some of the heat out of the housing debate and ask more systematically how we could better plan for future housing supply?
Auckland’s housing target shrank twice to
