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Apartment living

Apartment living

Most New Zealanders still live in homes surrounded by private gardens. But from the 1980s increasing numbers of New Zealanders have opted to live in inner-city apartments, either in new developments or conversions of old commercial buildings.

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John Wilson, 'Society - Families and households', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/2506/apartment-living (accessed 29 March 2024)

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