Tiny houses not taking off in New Zealand despite need for smaller living options

January 24, 2018

AUT head of Built Environment Professor John Tookey says discipline is needed to live in the small space.

Despite the hype, tiny houses do not seem to be making a dent in the traditional housing market in New Zealand. 

AUT head of built environment Professor John Tookey is a fan of the tiny home, but thinks there are a few hurdles to incorporating the houses into the housing market. 

"It's to do with the discipline, to actually live and occupy a house... it's very, very hard," he told TVNZ1's Breakfast this morning. 

"You need the skills of lean living. Most people don't have the discipline to live in a very small space."

He said there had been a "continuous procession of increasing house sizes" in New Zealand, despite the need for smaller spaces. 

New Zealand has a "track record" of producing traditional housing, and a change needed to happen for New Zealanders to put smaller houses into demand. 

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