What kind of homes do we actually want?

Is the Kiwi dream to own a "McMansion", a "shoebox" or something else entirely? Bernard talks with The Urban Advisory’s MD Greer O’Donnell about a major new survey of what type of homes we actually want. She says it may not be the quarter acre "pavlova paradise" still assumed by many voters and politicians when they’re deciding on what should be be built and where.
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It makes sense to have a wider variety of housing, from compact 1-2 bedroom units to larger homes for large families. Given how much infill housing has taken off in NZ, medium rise apartments, duplexes and multiplexes would provide more privacy that the homes where everyone is directly opposite and so close together that they are looking directly into each others living rooms, bedrooms, etc.