John Tookey

Much has been said about New Zealand's construction costs contributing to our housing crisis. But there are reasons for soaring prices - and no easy solutions.  Audio

A shortage in supply of timber for building projects is being labelled "a comedy of errors" that's going to cause a lot of stress and hardship for small-time builders.

Supply constraints means Carter… Audio

John Tookey is professor of construction management at Auckland University of Technology has written an opinion piece for Stuff about the housing crisis and has some ideas about how we should be… Audio

Professor of Construction at AUT, John Tookey, talks to The Panel about the importance of a city's infrastructure and the careful planning that's needed to go into it. Audio

The Kiwibuild reset is promising to right the wrongs of the previously failed programme, but experts say the devil will be in the detail - which is yet to be seen. The government has stripped… Audio

Two housing experts have given up on Kiwibuild before the reset has even been announced. Today, Housing Minister Megan Woods will unveil the government's recalibration - seven months and one demoted… Audio

The Government has tasked itself with overhauling the Resource Management Act - but what could a transformed RMA look like? The law is often blamed for excessive and complex delays to housing planning… Audio

The Housing Minister's admission that the Kiwibuild target may not be reached this year, as promised, has come as no surprise to the building and construction industry, with analysts saying the… Audio

Earlier this week questions around who should qualify for Kiwibuild re-emerged after one of the first 18 families to buy one was accused of being too wealthy. Housing commentators say that's why a… Audio

Great Ideas looks at the future of Tamaki Makaurau - its housing, its transport, its population and its health. Audio

The new coalition government has housing high on its agenda with plans to build 100,000 homes for first home buyers over the next ten years, the establishment of a Housing Commission, a ban on the… Audio

Auckland needs between 13,000 and 14,000 new dwellings a year for three decades to meet and keep pace with the growing population. But John Tookey, Professor of Construction Engineering at AUT says… Audio