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Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

A proposed change in planning rules to enable greater housing intensification has drawn opposition from some residents in Nelson.
There are fears six-storey apartment blocks will shade homes and destroy the city's amenity.
However, environmental and housing experts say current planning rules are outdated and housing needs to accommodate a growing city.
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Nelson’s proposed housing intensification: ‘They are stealing our sunlight’ Nelson city Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal A proposed change in planning rules to enable greater housing intensification has drawn opposition from some resid

Shanti Mathias on the ground in Ashburton:
State Highway One between Christchurch and Ashburton is colourful, with green fields dotted with cows and horses, and the spiny silvered line of snowy mountains at the other end of the plains. Blue National signs punctuate the green, although one field is filled with material for Freedoms NZ and another simply asks people to “Party Vote Green”.
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Opposition unconvinced by Labour’s law and order plan Shanti Mathias on the ground in Ashburton: State Highway One between Christchurch and Ashburton is colourful, with green fields dotted with cows and