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Was the intent of the report to comment on reducing the cost of housing or the other things being made fun of in this article? While the report writers clearly don't understand some basic economic theory, it seems odd to appoint a group of architects and planners to comment on economics to start with.
I had a cursory scan through the report but didn't find anything about the objectives of the report (which I may have just missed).
What purpose was the report commissioned to fulfill?
My understanding is that this report will be used to set the rules / limits on housing density in Wellington going forward. There was a "Spatial Plan" produced by the council a year or so back which kinda set the goals, but this new District Plan would be the official, and seemingly very watered down, document that dictates that can be built where. This previous article form the Spinoff describes it better: A simple guide to Wellington’s District Plan and why you should care about it.
But yeah it seems really weird and even inappropriate that this group is making decisions about the need for housing, what is / isn't mass transit, etc.