The people of Samoa will be celebrating their next Independence Day on a new purpose-built event space in front of the Government building in

Steve Burgess is a transport engineer and urban strategist with 30 years’ experience around movement, transport, place, car parking, and their influence on the

The world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary, Zealandia, opened its doors in our capital city almost two decades ago, and since then, its existence has

The Waterview Connection was awarded a Purple Pin on Saturday at the 2018 Best Design Awards, with judges saying the project set a new

Wellington's Cuba St will be getting a rainbow crossing next month to coincide with the birthday of one of the city's most iconic transgender

Every year, the NZRIA (New Zealand Retail Interiors Association) celebrates the best in retail design with the Red Awards. Here's who took home the prizes for 2018.

The statistics don’t lie: the bulk of the those that are designing living and urban spaces in New Zealand cities are men – but

After noticing a growing number of people using the Wesley Community Food Bank in Porirua the community responded by starting what is now New

For the 2018 Groundswell Innovation Festival held in Tauranga this year, the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) and the festival organisers joined forces to

In an international benchmark of 24 global cities carried out by global infrastructure consultancy firm WSP, Auckland came an impressive #13 – ahead

If you’ve wandered through Auckland’s Eastern Viaduct recently, then you may have helped shape the future of the city through Panuku Development Auckland's “Urban Lab”. Here, principal

Scooters have long been known as a convenient option to zip around town in, but now, there’s a new kind of scooter on the

Aucklanders want their Council to do more to support intergenerational play, so parents and grandparents can frolic at parks with younger family members. We take

As New Zealand’s largest listed property company, Kiwi Property has started measures towards increasing its sustainability, and in doing so has reduced waste by

An international design competition has unveiled plans by five architects for a landmark high-rise tower in central Auckland.

It’s not often that a bookshop has a baby, but the Auckland branch of well-loved independent bookstore Unity is expecting a new Unity on

Resene's Total Colour Awards were handed out last night at a gala event and RTA Studio's refresh of Freeman's Bay School was named the overall winner. So,

Is it still possible to survive as a retailer in regional New Zealand? Catherine Murray talks to a selection of retailers outside our main

Virtual and augmented reality are shaking up the architecture industry, Context Architects managing director Stephen Voyle says. But designers shouldn’t worry – it means

Imagine if those scuffling sounds you hear in your garden at night were kiwis poking around looking for bugs. According to two University of

Amsterdam is often held up as a model of a cycling-friendly city, but John Bishop begs to differ – and says even the local cyclists

Transport Minister Phil Twyford and acting associate Transport Minister James Shaw have announced the Government intends to fully fund SkyPath –

From the high tech to home-build, living roofs offer a host of benefits - both aesthetic and practical. So why don’t we see more

New Zealanders are well known to be lovers of design, so it’s no surprise that the country’s second Festival of Architecture has pulled out

Keep your work boots and car keys at home, because Nearmap, an Australian company that has just launched in this market, says its new

Whittaker’s has opened its first physical store in Auckland International Airport meaning International travellers can now take our country’s favourite chocolate with them when they travel.