PHOTO: MONICA TISCHLER Auckland’s Earthsong, a modern day commune, is the inspiration for the New Plymouth development. (File photo)
As viewers of a certain soap opera well know, everybody needs good neighbours.
And neighbours who end up living on a subdivision planned for Taranaki will probably become good friends as well.
For the three-acre, 30-home development being proposed by the New Plymouth Cohousing Community will have no fences between properties.
And while these will be normal homes, residents will also be able to enjoy a communal kitchen, laundry, spare accommodation and the occasional shared dinner.
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