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Studio Pacific announces changes to Board of Directors

News | Studio Pacific has announced changes to the Board of Directors, saying farewell to Linda Meade and welcoming Leopino (Leo) Foliaki in the role of Independent Director.

History made at WAF 2024

Awards | World Architecture Festival 2024 had New Zealand architecture gunning for some of the prestigious programme’s most revered awards. Find out what projects took home awards.

Urgent: Submissions needed to save Te Ngākau Civic Square taonga

News | Wellington City Council has released plans for Te Ngākau Civic Square which will affect public artworks in the precinct. Be quick, submissions close 5pm, 13 November.

Six female-led Kiwi businesses granted interest-free loans

News | Coralus (formerly SheEO) has granted interest-free loans to six female or non-binary businesses including Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism, led by Jade Kake.

Platform 24 - Craft Encounters

News | Opening 17 November in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Platform 24 is a craft forum and networking event showcasing ten well-known New Zealand designer/makers.

Auckland Design Week returns in 2025

News | Building on its successful 2024 launch, the week-long celebration of design will return 3–9 March 2025 with international designer Karim Rashid as keynote speaker.

AUT hosts international sustainability conference

News | Free to attend, the International Conference of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) is taking place 7-9 November 2024 in Auckland, hosted by AUT School of Future Environments.

CTRL Space wins international award for Metita

Awards | The Interior Award-winning restaurant Metita in Auckland’s SkyCity has won in the prestigious Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, this year held in Barcelona.

Victoria Street West redesign opens to public

News | The first section of a redesigned Auckland CBD street signposts more of what’s to come as part of the city’s midtown regeneration programme.

ADNZ Awards: The country’s best revealed

Awards | The 2024 National ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards winners were announced on 1 November with a glowing family lodge receiving this year’s Supreme Award.