While this argument is used a lot, downtown Auckland has risen from essentially no people to 50,000 in 15 years or so. Meanwhile the city is 40% born overseas,

While this argument is used a lot, downtown Auckland has risen from essentially no people to 50,000 in 15 years or so. Meanwhile the city is 40% born overseas, let alone people who have spent considerable time overseas. We don’t all want to mow the lawns in the weekend, and people come from all over Auckland to enjoy the waterfront that is on our back door..