John Tookey

John Tookey is a Professor of Construction Management at AUT. He's also one of several lead researchers working on the Government’s National Science Challenge 11: ‘Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities’.

Society
Aug 26, 2017

House construction in New Zealand is a disaster – but it can be fixed

Everything conspires against affordable housing: the regulations, the cost of building and most of all the market. But all that can be fixed. AUT construction professor John Tookey explains how.

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Society
Jan 3, 2017

Summer reissue: A property expert answers your questions about the housing crisis

In October we invited you to lob your Auckland housing crisis questions at AUT professor John Tookey, an expert on the subject. Here he responds to a selection of the many questions he received, and explains why – spoiler alert – there are no easy answers.

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Society
Nov 2, 2016

Q&A special: An AUT expert answers your questions about the housing crisis

Last week we invited you to lob your housing crisis questions at AUT professor John Tookey, an expert in the area. Today he responds to a selection of the many questions he received, and explains why – spoiler alert – there are no easy answers.

Read on.

Society
Oct 26, 2016

How do we fix the housing crisis? An expert AUT professor answers your questions

The housing crisis has dominated the news cycles this year, but there's still a lot we don't know. Professor John Tookey is an expert in the area and is ready to answer your questions.

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