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Wednesday, August 31. 2011

More perennial than grass...

I remember the first time I moved to Auckland, from the rugged South Island. I was amazed by the lush climate and the very different botanical structure and textures this environment gives rise to. Continue reading "More perennial than grass..." »

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Tuesday, August 30. 2011

Keeping the Greens Growing - Auckland

Born in 1981 the Kelmarna Gardens is a small slice of farm land in the built up city of Auckland. Providing organic fruit and vegetables to the surrounding community (in the past offering boxes of freshly delivered produce to your door) it also runs educational programs for groups and schools but most notably runs a program for mental health clients.

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Sunday, August 28. 2011

Auckland: taking back the jungle concrete stole

The Karangahape Garden Facebook page is here if you want to find out more. Members are growing!

"Slug Song" - The Clean
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Sunday, July 31. 2011

50,000 Aucklanders don’t lie.

I recently wrote rather a mean spirited account of ‘Culture and My City’ and the following day I had to pull the entry and rewrite another one. Continue reading "50,000 Aucklanders don’t lie." »

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Auckland: the city of sports and sorts

This is the video I'm talking about. It's set in the same area as my old office block, and near 'the cloud' (entertainment centre) on Queens Wharf during the Rugby World Cup.
You might also like to find out more about the Real New Zealand Festival.

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Monday, July 25. 2011

Recorded Culture - Auckland

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Friday, June 17. 2011

Cultural kaleidoscope

Auckland is the multicultural poster-child for New Zealand. Trying to give form to this article, I spent time reading facts and figures around the ethnic make-up of Auckland. Interesting, insightful yet tedious, I didn’t want to focus on statistics Continue reading "Cultural kaleidoscope " »

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Thursday, June 16. 2011

Integration - Auckland

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

It's No God Eat God World

four religious institutions on a Sunday in one locality

"Jesus For The Jugular" The Veils

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Tuesday, May 31. 2011

Future-proofing against future slums

Heritage architecture creates a beautiful softness and stillness in contemporary urban fabric through its age, materiality and scale. Continue reading "Future-proofing against future slums" »

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Monday, May 30. 2011

The Auckland plan: Safe as houses?

I'm going to try get some photos of the houses I mentioned here. You can find the Auckland Plan at www.theaucklandplan.govt.nz

"The House She Lived In" The Veils, "Little Boxes" Malvina Reynolds, and "Let's Go Home" Voom

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Thursday, May 26. 2011

Earthquake City? - Auckland

There is over four hundred commercial buildings in Auckland which may not survive a moderate earthquake. After the recent earthquake in Christchurch which damaged countless buildings and took many lives the spotlight has turned to Auckland questioning the safety and future of it's heritage buildings.
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