@_westerlywinds

If I tell you I'm a *geographer*, I'm probably just trying to be funny. Policy Analyst at OECD, views are my own.

Joined May 2022
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🚨Hotly anticipated new paper! 🚨 The insider scoop on how NZ pulled off its up-zoning miracle, feat. hot takes direct from the politicians and public servants involved - incl. @cjsbishop @PhilTwyford @DavidParkerMP and more! auckland.ac.nz/assets/busine…
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Delighted to see my fav box resurfacing in the discourse lately
Eleanor@_westerlywinds24 Nov 2023
RIP Productivity Commission. Box 8.4 remains one of my favourite boxes.
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New post from me about Supermarket YIMBYism. The important but forgotten recommendation of the Commerce Commission. It’s time for a NPS-SD – National Policy Statement on Supermarket Development. 🧵
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Great convo b/t @JerusalemDemsas & @_westerlywinds on arc of New Zealand land-use reform. tl,dr: Nationwide upzoning of transit corridors proved durable, but 3-story triplexes in SFH areas triggered backlash -- led by libertarian party (?!). 1/2
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New Zealand took on its housing crisis at the federal level, challenging the idea that “housing politics is local.” For "Good on Paper," @JerusalemDemsas speaks with the housing-policy expert Eleanor West about what New Zealand and America have in common. theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc…

An American-Style Housing Crisis in New Zealand

What the United States can learn from the Pacific nation

theatlantic.com
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I spill all the tea
Tom Bailey@ApropoSensible11 Dec 2024
Great interview with @_westerlywinds on NZ housing reforms. For absolute nerds, very interesting flavour on internal National Party dynamics re MDRS. [Good on Paper] How to Solve a Housing Crisis #goodOnPaper podcastaddict.com/good-on-pa…
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Btw Eleanor @_westerlywinds has some of the best analysis about the trade-offs of preserving old buildings vs preserving the environment. thespinoff.co.nz/wellington/…
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Another great episode this week from @JerusalemDemsas on Good on Paper, learning from New Zealand's response to housing crisis. This is one of the best podcasts around IMO - only been going 6 months, but consistently great interviews on important, interesting topics theatlantic.com/podcasts/goo…

Good on Paper

Check your thinking

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Great podcast from @JerusalemDemsas and Eleanor West talking about the New Zealand housing reforms. Interesting to hear more about the climate action group getting younger people on board with upzoning for a compact city.
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It was very fun to talk to @JerusalemDemsas about the housing crisis, land-use regulations, and my strong feelings re: work-place secret santa 👇👇
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@TheAtlantic11 Dec 2024
New Zealand took on its housing crisis at the federal level, challenging the idea that “housing politics is local.” For "Good on Paper," @JerusalemDemsas speaks with the housing-policy expert Eleanor West about what New Zealand and America have in common. theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc…

An American-Style Housing Crisis in New Zealand

What the United States can learn from the Pacific nation

theatlantic.com
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(I am the grinch who stole Christmas)
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In response to severe housing shortages, New Zealand has passed some of the world's most ambitious upzoning reforms. Researcher @_westerlywinds joins the #UCLAHousingVoicePodcast to go behind the scenes on these policy changes. lewis.ucla.edu/2024/11/13/81…
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Honoured to be a guest on @UCLALewisCenter Housing Voice podcast - listen to me chat about my research on the New Zealand upzoning experience with @ShaneDPhillips and @MichaelManvill6, NZ accent and all! (I was only a little bit mean about Christchurch) open.spotify.com/episode/2bm…

Ep 81: How New Zealand Passed Its Ambitious Zoning Reforms with Eleanor West

UCLA Housing Voice · Episode

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Actually Rebecca is the best person, but I can understand why she's gotten mixed up.
Rebecca Matthews@RebeccaJEmm26 Sep 2024
Highlight of my week was lunch with @_westerlywinds She is the best person
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Wellington’s rapid rollout cycle network is shaping up as part of #BICI! It truly does take a village to raise a cycle network! Congrats & keep up the great work @WgtnCC & all involved! Thanks to @BloombergDotOrg & @GlobalStreets
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Great piece, heritage system needs to embrace change and care about real costs thespinoff.co.nz/society/13-…

How a conservation-at-all-costs mindset obscures our neighbourhoods’ stories | The Spinoff

The likely mothballing of Christchurch Cathedral is another example of heritage advocacy failing at its goal.

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Government cancels Affordable Water Reforms and dismisses recommendations from Future of Local Government review. Rates go up. Government blames road cones.
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NEW POST: I'm starting a new series analysing some of the hot topics in the Australian housing discourse. In the first installment, I take a close look at the data and economics behind vacant houses in the Australian housing market. onefinaleffort.com/blog/hous…

Housing Deep Dive #1: How important are vacant homes? — One Final Effort

Do we really have hundreds of thousands of homes sitting empty, collecting dust and capital gains?

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Christchurch's IHP has released their recommendation report to the council for PC14 to update the district plan according to NPS-UD and MDRS. From our quick read over the 500 odd pages there are both positives and negatives for those who want more houses to be allowed in our city
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Greater Auckland@GreaterAKL30 Jul 2024
What is wrong with these independent hearings panels? They were set up as govt was worried councils would be too anti-housing. Yet in Welly, Tauranga and now Christchurch the IHP has been more anti-housing than the council.
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