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The tall poppy syndrome - how achievers cut themselves down

The tall poppy syndrome - how achievers cut themselves down

The tall poppy syndrome is a phenomenon where high-achievers are attacked or resented for their success - New Zealand is particularly...

Finding your shrine in the landscape

Finding your shrine in the landscape

I have just been re-reading Eleanor Catton's short essay 'The Land of the Long White Cloud', in Tell you what: Great New Zealand...

An uncommon land

Even Thatcher realised the need for government action on climate

Reviving the 'urban village' for a more resilient future

We take pride in 'feeding the world', but can we feed ourselves?

Towns and cities need to be designed around people not cars

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'New Zealand's Rivers' is impressive for its scope, clarity, poignancy and power

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