The population of NZ is about 4.5 million people.
Immigration is still continuing, also people escaping persecution are arriving.
My query is what is the ultimate goal of the number of people NZ can support? Do we cap the number at six million, eight million or even 10 million people? We cannot go on relying on growth as a means of making money.
We cannot go on expanding our city boundaries to accommodate more people. We need land to grow food on. City boundaries need to be pegged and we need to build upwards. City planners need to be more creative in what type of housing is needed.
We should have one high rise building per city block. Why do all high rises need to be built down town?
Who decides the number of people that NZ can support?
V Brazier, Tauranga.