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And here are the forms of future cities, tall white buildings rising out of the past, out of the drab of our old, unplanned cities. Here is living near the crowds, near the noise. Only some of us want this – small communities like tiny villages set down in our cities. Lawns and flowers and a community hall – some want this. And individual houses to give us independence, to give us the most sunlight and the greatest freedom – a man likes a place of his own.
Archives New Zealand /Te Whare Tohu Tuhituhinga O Aotearoa
Housing in New Zealand (1946)
Community contributions