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Maximus
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Strange how America seems so split over it’s potential next leader. To the rest of the world, it all seems very obvious… If all else fails today, it seems as if Obama could happily slip into a job as President of France… What has this to do with urban design on New Zealand? Well, nothing much really. Except that Europe’s push for austerity cuts seems to…

Maximus
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There seems no doubt that today will go down in history as an important date, and it seems churlish to ignore it and debate the whys and wherefores of buildings in Wellington, when the real focus for much of the world has been on the buildings and public spaces in Washington, half a world away.  The date for us is clear enough: its the 21st of…

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Amazingly, the weather held off enough for a perfect evening for another great Fireworks night.  Photo courtesy of Jake Faulkner on Flickr. And Wellington’s best comes out on Guy Fawkes night, as the waterfront fills up, the roof parties get going (neighbours greeting each other from their Mt Victoria rooftop locations for the first time again since last year), and Oriental Parade opens up their expensive…