Category: Comment
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Thinking Whare
# CommentOne of the latest offerings from Maori television is arguably the most significant contribution to the discussion of Maori architecture,
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Christchurch moves on
# CommentThere is significantly good news coming out of Christchurch from this week just passed, for which we can all be grateful for. After several long months of continuing shakes, the announcement of Roger Sutton as the new head of the CERA is a waft of fresh air that even the government ministers must have been…
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Defensive architecture: post-insurance building
# CommentConventionally defensive architecture might conjure images of castles, trench warfare and maybe even prisons. I’m interested in a more futuristic viewpoint.
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Ba bam booo!
I guess the first thing I should say is that – I know very little about cars.
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Are the days of the hung door numbered?
# CommentThe post about cycling road marks got me thinking – especially the dooring-prevention margin of one of the cycle lanes.
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What are they thinking?
# CommentThe news that the National Party are putting their hopes in fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) as NZ’s export future seems daft.
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Oxymoronic food: when design matters
# CommentThe other day in the lead up to Easter I bought some hot cross buns. At home I discovered they had been chocolatified.
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The power of paint
As any cyclist is aware, paint on a road can be a life saver, very scarey or simply humorous – as those travelling the shortest cycle lane in Britain would know.
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Let’s go the whole hog with heritage
No, not in any Gerry Brownlee way, but if there’s going to be any strengthening going on why mess with 30%? Why put all that kind of money into strengthening when to strengthen to 100% won’t cost another 70% but much much less?