Newstalk ZB: Dr Benno Blaschke on why housing targets fail without fixing planning rules
Dr Benno Blaschke
21 May, 2026
Dr Benno Blaschke talked to Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB about his research note Beyond Targets, arguing that housing targets alone are insufficient without addressing the planning rules and zoning that create artificial scarcity. Dr Blaschke proposed an independent expert panel, likening it to a financial adviser for cities, to help councils get the urban economics right rather than leaving housing affordability to political decision-making. Listen below.