The social construction of housing tenure in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1900 to 1990 : crisis, place, and the path to a dual tenure regime : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography at Massey University, Manawatū, Aotearoa New Zealand

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dc.contributor.advisorPrince, Russell
dc.contributor.authorRyland, Daniel Brian
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T03:18:08Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T03:18:08Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractOver the 20th Century and beyond there have been repeated urban housing crises which have negatively impacted the welfare of many households. Discussions and solutions for these crises have centred on binaries of homeownership and renting or State versus market within a pre-determined housing trajectory. However, the academic housing literature has argued for a more nuanced view of tenure to engage with housing effectively. This thesis aims to contribute to this project by exploring Aotearoa New Zealand’s pathway toward a dual tenure regime. I explore tenure as a relational concept created by the intersection of economic, legal, and cultural dimensions in place and across time. Exploring tenure beyond broad categorisations emphasises the need to imagine it differently. I used document analysis drawing on Parliamentary debates, political cartoons, archival documents, newspapers, statistics, and community organisation reports. They were analysed with a social constructivist approach inspired by a critical realism lens to explore the interdependence of tenure, place, and housing crisis. A core feature is that housing crises necessitating solutions drive tenure change. To explore Aotearoa New Zealand’s pathway to a dual tenure regime, I focused on the social construction of tenure during three housing crises. I argue that Aotearoa New Zealand’s dual tenure regime valorising freehold ownership with an individual title over other tenure options took shape over the 20th Century. Housing policy and economic decisions in the first quarter of the century to deal with housing crises embedded freehold ownership with an individual title as the most desirable tenure and end point of a housing trajectory. These would be reinforced through later housing crises as the social construction of tenure created opportunities and constraints for housing. By 1990, tenures were understood through their relation to freehold with an individual title and how they fit within a pre-defined housing trajectory, limiting the ability to experiment with other tenure forms. The thesis concludes that tenure needs to be imagined holistically as a multiply-determined, dynamic, and relational concept intertwined with crises, and that the latter can highlight opportunities to imagine other tenures.
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70232
dc.publisherMassey Universityen
dc.rightsThe Authoren
dc.subjectHousingen
dc.subjectHousing policyen
dc.subjectHousingen
dc.subjectFinanceen
dc.subjectLand tenureen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subject20th centuryen
dc.subjecttenureen
dc.subjectrentingen
dc.subjecthomeownershipen
dc.subjectcritical realismen
dc.subjectgeographyen
dc.subjecthomeen
dc.subjecthousing investmenten
dc.subjecttenure regimeen
dc.subjecttenure formen
dc.subjecttenure typeen
dc.subjectNew Zealand housing historyen
dc.subjecthousing crisisen
dc.titleThe social construction of housing tenure in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1900 to 1990 : crisis, place, and the path to a dual tenure regime : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography at Massey University, Manawatū, Aotearoa New Zealanden
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
thesis.description.doctoral-citation-abridgedMx Ryland explored tenure change in response to housing crises in Aotearoa over the 20th Century. Their research highlights the importance of imagining tenure as more than a binary of homeownership and renting to engage with housing crises.
thesis.description.doctoral-citation-longAotearoa has experienced many housing crises over the 20th Century. Supply-side solutions have been centred on binaries of homeownership and renting, but these have yet to provide lasting fixes. Mx Ryland explored historical documents to trace tenure changes in response to historical housing crises in Aotearoa. Each crisis embedded and reinforced a valorising of freehold homeownership with an individual title. These produced constraints for solving housing crises while undermining the value of other tenures. The thesis concluded that tenure change is intertwined with crisis, with solutions needing to recognise tenure holistically as multiply-determined, dynamic, and relational in place.
thesis.description.name-pronounciationDaniel Ryland (d AE - n ih - y uh l , r ay - l ae n d)
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