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Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn't cost billions – but NZ has to start now

By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland

A new report sets out the practical ways New Zealand can improve its urban resilience to flooding due to climate change. But time, rather than money, is of the essence.

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