Welcome to Performance Urban Planning

As a long term commercial development practitioner and former industry leader in New Zealand, I was approached by colleagues back in late 2004, expressing concern that the public was not being provided with sound structural information on the state of the urban housing markets within Australia and New Zealand. [more]

	Hon Phil Heatley (brief biography) - Minister of Housing NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO 2009 DEMOGRAPHIA SURVEY “National understands there’ll be property cycles but the recent cycle has been so extreme as to suggest there are fundamental problems with how the market is operating, notably around the supply of land..." [more]
	Hon Dr Nick Smith (brief biography) - Minister for the Environment WORK PROGRAMME FOR PHASE II OF RMA REFORMS ANNOUNCED SPEECH TO NEW ZEALAND PLANNING INSTITUTE TASKFORCES FOR URBAN FRINGE LAND SUPPLY & INFRASTRUCTURE “May I conclude by noting that the Resource Management Act is now 18 years old. It was a revolutionary statute at the time, but it has not lived up to its full promise. It is time to accept…….that the Act needs a significant tune up. My goal is that together we might prove that it is possible for New Zealand to be rich and prosperous as well as clean and green.” [more]
	Hon Bill English (brief biography) Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister for Infrastructure GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD CHEAPER BORROWING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS LOCAL BODY 'BOND BANK' "The Government is working with local body representatives to investigate setting up a "bond bank" to help councils finance up to $30 billion of planned infrastructure over the next decade, Finance Minister Bill English says. " [more]
	Hon John Key (brief biography) - Prime Minister of New Zealand "YOU CANNOT SPEND YOUR WAY OUT OF A CRISIS" - WALL STREET JOURNAL “We don’t tell New Zealanders we can stop the global recession, because we can’t. What we do tell them is that we can use the time to transform the economy to make us stronger, so that when the world starts growing again, we can be running faster than other countries we compete with.” [more]

ARTICLES & SUBMISSIONS BY HUGH PAVLETICH & ARTICLES OF NOTE

2010
100203 - Interest Co NZ - N Z Government Housing Affordability focus welcome
100128 - NZ Government - Dr Nick Smith - New work underway on Phase II of RMA reforms
100126 - New Geography - Housing Unaffordability as Public Policy - Wendell Cox
100125 - Save Our Suburbs, Sydney, Aust (SOS) - Demographia Survey Media Release
100124 - 2010 6th Edition Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey Media Release

2009
091218 - Interest Co NZ - Housing Bubbles & Parkinsons Law
091204 - Interest Co NZ - The curse of politically engineered research
091203 - Scoop NZ - The curse of politically engineered research
091125 - New Geography - Housing Bubbles: Why are Americans ignoring reality
091124 - On Line Opinion - Housing Bubbles: Why are Americans ignoring reality
091113 - Scoop - Why are Americans ignoring reality
091112 - Interest Co NZ - Housing Bubbles: Why are Americans ignoring reality
090708 Hon Bill English - Government considers local body ‘bond bank’
090706 Interest Co NZ - Local Government failure led to housing bubble behaviour
090706B - Scoop: Housing Bubbles - Economists ‘Cart Before The Horse’ Problem
090526 - Interest Co NZ - Housing Bubbles are a local issue
090526B - Scoop: Housing Bubbles Are A Local Issue
090524 - Atlantic Online - United States Bubble Cities with map
090524B - NZ Sunday Times - Cheaper borrowing for local authorities
090514 NZ Herald News - Govt looks at 'city limits' as house prices stay high
090508A - Hon Dr Nick Smith Speech to the NZ Planning Conference
090508B - New Zealand Government - Work programme for Phase II of RMA reforms announced
090503 Interest co nz: NZ vs Australian housing policy; the need to focus on structural issues
090503B Scoop: Housing : Focus on Structural Issues
090417 Interest co nz: What if NZ and others were issuing building consents at the US rate?
090417B Scoop: United States House Building Below Replacement
090407 Interest co nz: Housing Bubbles & Deceit
090407B Scoop: Housing Bubbles & Deceit
090320 Interest co nz: New Zealand's pragmatic political approach welcome
090320B Scoop: New Zealand's pragmatic political approach welcome
090306 - Wall Street Journal "You cant spend your way out of a crisis" -
Hon John Key, New Zealand Prime Minister
090225 Scoop: Housing Bubbles: Learning From Houston
090225B Interest co nz- Housing Bubbles: Learning from Houston
090209 Scoop: The Dangers Of Superficial Knowledge
090206 NZ Herald: There are no perfect measures - so lets stop quibbling
090204 Beehive - Affordable Housing Enabling Territorial Authority Act to be reviewed
090202 Scoop: NZ Herald ‘Home Truths’ Article Confused
090202B Interest Co NZ : NZ Herald Home Truths article confused
090130 Scoop: NZ Government Housing Commitment Applauded
090126 2009 5th Edition Demographia Survey International Release
090126B 2009 5th Edition Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey
090126C New Zealand Housing Minister Heatley response to Demographia Survey
090109B Interest Co NZ - Housing Bubbles and Market Sense
090109 Scoop: Housing Bubbles and Market Sense

2008
081218 Scoop: Open Letter: NZ Local Government & Housing
081215 Scoop: Discussing Global Deleveraging
081215B Interest Co NZ: Discussing Global Deleveraging
081205 Scoop: New Zealand: Local Government Focus Required
081120 Scoop: Housing Bubbles: Learning To Grow Up
081117 Scoop: United Kingdom Housebuilders Face Market Implosion
081112 Scoop: ‘Performance Urban Planning’ Website Launched
081024 Scoop: Deflating Housing Bubbles - The Reality
081016 Scoop: Housing Bubble Induced Severe Recession
081007 Scoop: “Kiwis Pay Price For ‘Cullen Housing Bubble’”
081006 Scoop: The California Housing Fiasco
080930 Scoop: “Housing: Taking A Bubble Bath To Reality”
080922 Scoop: Housing: Affordable Fringe Land Required Urgently
080922B The property bubble - ABC Radio Counterpoint (Michael Duffy)
080918 Scoop: The Last Global Housing Bubbles
080912 Scoop: Waitakere City Council NZ Housing Plan Too Vague
080909 SBS Television Australia "Bursting the Bubble"
080905 Scoop: United Kingdom House Building Collapses
080901 Scoop: Bank Economists At Sea On Housing
080829 Property Institute of New Zealand Seminar
080826 Scoop: Does The Economics Profession Understand At All?
080826B Scoop: US Association Of Realtors July 2008 Report
080825 Scoop: Housing: The Disaster Zone Of California
080821 The Housing Bubble - Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Canada
080811 The Housing Bubble: The Planner's Role and Lessons Learned | Planetizen
080810 Scoop: Understanding Housing Bubbles
080808 Affordable housing no accident in Houston - Houston Business Journal:
080807 Nelson Property Investors Meeting
080804 Scoop: Housing Information: The Geeks Lead The Way!
080729 Scoop: Govt Inaction Collapsing House Building Industry
080721 Scoop: Housing: Dealing With Real Structural Issues
080518 Houston Preserving the American Dream Conference
080428 Scoop: Urban Planning Degrades Housing Productivity
080413 Scoop: Housing Affordability Requires Action Now
080406 Scoop: Foreclosure reality in the United States
080327 NZ Housing Policy Forum - Conferenz
080325 Scoop: Housing Affordability: Good Progress in NZ
080307 Scoop: Housing Affordability: Australia Wins – NZ loses?
080304 Scoop: Australian PM Rudd Housing Initiatine Pathetic
080224 Scoop: Latest NZ Poll Results A Wake Up Call
080211 Scoop: REINZ Applauded for Housing Supply Information
080211B Scoop: Poor Analysis, Reporting of Urban Property Bubbles
080205 Scoop: Housing Affordability: Lessons From California?
080202 Restoring the Housing Opportunity - Op Ed NZCPR
080129 Scoop: Housing market comparisons - Message to NZ PM
080122 Scoop: Focus must be on fringe land supply
080116 Scoop: UK Financial Times Call for Finance Regulations

2007
071220 Scoop: Housing Affordability – The Shift To Reality
071210 Scoop: Housing Afforability: Open Letter to Minister
071210B Scoop: Housing: Stop Playing Games – Focus On Real Issues
071205 Scoop: NZ Govt's Housing Affordability Package Pathetic
071121 The Need for Clarity - Message to the Housing Industry Associaion of Australia
071120 Scoop: Hugh Pavletich Response to Blair Dickie RMLA of NZ
071115 Scoop: Hugh Pavletich Comment - Housings High Water Mark
071111 Scoop: New Zealand Lifestyle Block Mythology
071108 Scoop: Housing - Learning About The Importance Of Supply
071107 Scoop: Planners Will Never Admit They Are Wrong
071004 Scoop: Letter To John Key - Housing Affordability
070718 Dallas Fort Worth / Sydney Fringe Starter Home Cost Comparison
070615 Submission to New Zealand Housing Affordability Inquiry
070614 OUR YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS DESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
070423 Scoop: Auckland Housing Report Must Be Acted On
070222 Scoop: National Party showing leadership over housing
070215 Scoop: "Demographia Urges Quality Housing Research"
070212 Scoop: New Zealand Planning Institutes – Demographia
070212B Scoop: International Housing Availability Survey (New Zealand Planning Institute)
070129 Scoop: Refugees from Urban Areas thank to Smart Growth
070129 Counterpoint ABC Radio Interview (Michael Duffy) Australia - Housing affordability

2006
061127 Scoop: Export Western Planners to China?
061106 Scoop: Draft Greater ChCh Urban Strategy Destructive
061031 Scoop: Housing Minister Applauded for Focus on Supply
061017 Scoop: Closed cities of despair or open cities
061006 Scoop: Housing Suggested Solutions Won’t Work
061002 Scoop: Open Letter To Alan Bollard Re Household Savings
060904 NZ and UK Labour Show Aust ALP the Way - The New City, Sydney
060902 The Housing Affordability Issue in New Zealand - NZCPR Guest
060822 Scoop: Supply In Addressing Housing Affordability Issue
060822B Scoop: PM Howard Urges States To Release Land For Homes
060811 Scoop: Minister Congratulated - Land Supply Investigation
060510 Scoop: Global Urban Experts Available to Speak
060504 Scoop: Real Estate Institute Needs To Talk Public Policy
060403 Scoop: NZ Treasury Housing Affordability Paper
060320 Scoop: Pavletich Response To Muriel Newman Online
060213 Scoop: Waitakere City Applauded For Land Initiatitive
060125 Scoop: NZ Local Government Needs To Face Reality
060126 Scoop: NZ Economists Need To Better Understand Housing
060123 Scoop: Demographia Int. Housing Affordability Survey

2005
051128 Scoop: Putting The “Local” Back In To Local Government