The foreword to Living In Paradox, written by Professor Diane Brand, reads that it is a book “that needed to be written”. Diane reckoned it “should be read as a prelude to the design of future place in New Zealand, so that that enterprise can be undertaken in context”. Some 15 years later, author Garth Falconer lays the book to rest.
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Read MoreTe Ara Awataha is a 1.5km green corridor located in the heart of the new Northcote town centre and housing redevelopment.
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