The suburbs are normally about enjoying family and a sense of quietness

We still want our block of land in the suburbs

BY SHANNON ROBERTS


There is a tension between those who would like to see greater population density in cities (largely for environmental, transport and economic reasons), and those who defend the right to a backyard and a plot of land well separate from the neighbours. 

 In big cities such as Auckland, the Council is forging ahead with controversial plans to increase the population density of the traditionally spacious suburbs and putting limits on how far the city can sprawl outside it's current boundaries. 

 New Zealand is a country where families have been lucky enough to traditionally enjoy a backyard and most still cling to this ideal - some even refusing to consider children before they are financially able to obtain it. Rising land prices are likely contributing to decreasing fertility rates.

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