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		<title>BREAKING NEWS – The final vote count is in…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 02:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer, this is not the election results, but it’s just as exciting. Aucklanders have been voting on the future of their homes, and the results are in. In the past the Auckland home has been synonymous with the villa, the bungalow and the quarter-acre dream. Today, what we picture as a typical Auckland home is changing. The Auckland [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Buzz? Becoming the World&#8217;s Safest City for Bees</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 02:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bees play a vital role in the production of our food, as well as the functioning of our ecosystems. A recent decline in the global bee population means that now, more than ever, we need to protect and support our helpful little friends. This week, we speak with For the Love of Bees, a local organisation on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Warmer Homes: Six Ways to Keep the Frost Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 03:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With temperatures dropping, Aucklanders are beginning their annual stock up of beanies and woolen socks, requisite winter clothing if you&#8217;re a local villa dweller. However, you shouldn&#8217;t need to suffer in the cold. The Auckland Design Manual looks at how you can beat the chill by following some simple design solutions. Living in Auckland during winter can be tough [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>No Driving This Daisy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 02:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having recently profiled medium-density housing developments in Australia, we decided it was time to showcase a local developer making their mark on Auckland’s apartment scene. Ockham Residential is behind some of Auckland’s most popular apartment developments. Their journey into medium-density housing  began with the Ockham Building on Sandringham Road, and their impressive portfolio has expanded rapidly and now includes The Isaac [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Grow your own leafy green Auckland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patty Jovel]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auckland Design Office]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The practice of adorning buildings with plants has been around for a long time. Modern green roofs were pioneered in Germany in the 1960s, and vertical planting has been around in different forms for centuries. Most notably in the last two decades green architecture, also known as ‘building integrated planting’ (BIP) has expanded and diversified. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Auckland greener through sustainable design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 05:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are renovating, building a stand-alone house, or undertaking a more complex development, using sustainable processes may at first seem complicated, daunting or expensive.   But when you consider your design decisions in a broader context (as part of the Auckland city landscape, as well as over the long-term life of the building) you may [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kāinga Tuatahi, Kupe Street. Episode 2: The Design Development</title>
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		<comments>http://admblog.co.nz/kainga-tuatahi-kupe-street-episode-2-the-design-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode, hear from architects Stevens and Lawson, as well as members of Ngāti Whātua, as they explain their design objectives for the development of Kāinga Tuatahi on Kupe Street in Ōrākei. Architects Nicolas Stevens and Gary Lawson elaborate on the distinctive idea of designing community. This includes allowing for more parkland, play-space, vegetable [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kāinga Tuatahi, Kupe Street. Episode 1: Getting Started</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ngāti Whātua has been based in Tāmaki for the last 300 years. Kāinga Tuatahi is a development of 30 medium-density houses designed especially for Ngāti Whātua descendants, many of whom are first-time homeowners. Rather than merely creating a collection of new houses, the project set out to develop a vibrant and dynamic community for Ngāti [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Vancouver Cycle Chic</title>
		<link>http://admblog.co.nz/vancouver-cycle-chic/</link>
		<comments>http://admblog.co.nz/vancouver-cycle-chic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Robinson]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver&#8217;s Chris and Melissa Bruntlett present a fresh perspective on cycling. As the central voice of Vancouver’s emerging citizen cycling movement, they share the triumphs and surprisingly few challenges of their car-free, urban lifestyle. Emphasising utility over speed, and riding in street clothes rather than lycra, Chris and Melissa explain how cycling can be an [&#8230;]]]></description>
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