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The funeral is on this afternoon, in Auckland, with a live stream for those that can’t make it in person.
(From the Googles) Yes, IKEA is involved in building houses, primarily through BoKlok, a company jointly owned with Swedish construction…
The answer is Yes. Yes it is. My experience (and your experience sounds similar) is that New Zealand furniture and…
A few years back we bought some reproduction nordic style chairs – those plastic egg-like chairs, on 4 spindly legs…
I wonder: should we be making entire houses out of hexagonal cardboard cells covered with a waterproof veneer? Nice and…
Until last year IKEA has been “a few years away” for as long as I have lived in Auckland, so…
Absolutely, Stuart, totally agree. “Innate generosity” sums him up well, along with unfailing warmth and friendship. A thoroughly nice guy.…
I’ve known Pip as a wonderful friend for over 40 years and am in deep, deep grief. His list of…
I have six dining chairs. Four are from IKEA, two were bought in New Zealand five years ago. The IKEA…
I’m impressed Starkive, that you would go to the extent of weekend shopping trips to Oz to fund your IKEA…
My exposure to Ikea only goes back two decades – to cross-Tasman shopping trips to fit out offices and video-viewing…
Thanks 60 – I just deleted the original comment that you made reference to – I get anywhere from 10…
Someone better call Benoit Blanc
I’m seeing this AI generated comment spam in other forums I frequent so it’s not just you, Nemo
The Special Significant Pavers, the Cuba Street Floral Clock, and now the Concrete Nikau Palms – that’s a threesome! It’s…
There is apparently a couple of Athfield concrete nikau palms missing round town too, For some reason they weren’t originally…
Lost? Surely not! I’d prefer to think that they’re in safe, secure, storage somewhere, chatting amiably with the Cuba Street…
It appears they have been lost in the wait…. Perhaps look at the bottom of the lagoon ?
I thought that there were some special significant pavers that were to be dug up, saved, and re-used.
He joins Ian Athfield and Gerard Melling in the big architectural sky.