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The promise of PC120: saying yes to more homes - Greater Auckland This piece originally ran as an

“Last year, 200 people packed a town hall in Mt Eden to protest apartment buildings being constructed near train stations – and therefore their house.

Last year, 72,500 Kiwis left NZ. That’s nearly a whole Mt Eden town hall per day.”

A @scootfoundation.bsky.social op-ed on the power of yes. #YIMBY

Scott Caldwell: This housing back-down couldn’t be coming at a worse time for Auckland OPINION: Inner-city hubs like Kingsland have lost 15% of locals aged 15-29 in five years.

'Cutting down Plan Change 120’s housing capacity won’t slow down growth. It will just limit where it can happen.
People will still need roads. They’ll still need public transport. Their homes will still need pipes.' @scootfoundation.bsky.social
#Auckland

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Scott Caldwell: This housing back-down couldn’t be coming at a worse time for Auckland OPINION: Inner-city hubs like Kingsland have lost 15% of locals aged 15-29 in five years.

Op-ed from myself and @morehomesnz.bsky.social in the Herald this morning on the government backdown on Plan Change 120

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/this-hous...

Possible changes to Auckland housing intensification targets The Government is considering lowering its housing intensification targets in Auckland after pushback from critics. Scott Caldwell, a spokesperson for advocacy group Coalition for More Homes spoke to ...

Was on Morning Report earlier to discuss the signalled Auckland housing backtrack

www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Auckland Housing Happy Hour - Jan Edition

Special guests from Wellington @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social & @geordierogers.co.nz!

⏰ Jan 5th 2026, from 5pm
📍Slattery & Sons (formerly known as Brew On Quay)

All welcome!

A tweet by ScootFoundation, aka Scott Caldwell, who is running semi-jocularly for Mayor of Wellington. It contains an image of a proposed Wellington City Rail Link, and the text: "Auckland and Wellington faced the same problem: the train system doesn’t take you into the heart of the city The difference? Auckland is doing something about it: the CRL. As mayor, I promise to bring Auckland Solutions for Wellington Problems. Vote scoot #1 today!"

"Auckland Solutions for Wellington Problems" 🙃

@scootfoundation.bsky.social – the semi-serious and proudly Auckland-based candidate for mayor of Wellington – proposes a southern "city rail link", connecting the airport to the heart of the city.

A capital idea! How about it, cousins?

A few of us will meet at Open Cafe from 5ish today and walk over to the Trade Hall towards 6

Please come along if you support affordable housing, better transit, or people-centric places!

For Auckland central urbanists. Come along to this.

It’s not often you get all of:
- such a clear difference in competence and vision of candidate
- high stakes
- a small enough race where a single vote could decide the outcome

Please come along!

When:
6pm - 8pm

Where:
Trades Hall, 147 Gt North Rd

Who:
City Vision supporters who live in the ward. Note: You don’t have to be a member, just identify as a supporter

What:
Ask Qs of candidates, (non-binding) public vote

A few of us will meet elsewhere beforehand, DM if you want to join

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER

Tomorrow City Vision is selecting its candidate for the Waitemata ward Councillor seat (City Centre & surrounds)

Primary contest is between Alex Bonham & Patrick Reynolds

It’s critical to have YIMBYs in this seat so please come along to support Patrick!

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