Auckland's Upzoning
A 2016 citywide upzoning that actually moved rents.
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1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Legalize density broadly and supply will follow.
2 · The realist counter-case
Skeptics doubted construction would respond at scale.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Auckland's 2016 Unitary Plan tripled feasible capacity; construction surged and rents fell ~28% relative to trend (Greenaway-McGrevy).
4 · Liberty check
Expands owners' and renters' freedom against incumbent veto power.
5 · The real tradeoff
A clean, positive bookend: broad by-right upzoning can lower rents.
Allies & Playbook
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