by Nick Oscilowski | Oct 8, 2026 | Uncategorised
How do you design a design festival? It’s a question Sam Ryan has been wrestling with for much of this year. As Festival Director of the inaugural Festival of Design Aotearoa, it’s been his job to led a small team shaping a brand-new national event from...
by Nick Oscilowski | Sep 23, 2026 | Uncategorised
For the first time in 15 years, the rulebook around the design and construction of light timber-framed buildings in New Zealand is in line for an update. It’s called NZS 3604, which is a pretty dull name for something with such big implications. These standards...
by Nick Oscilowski | Sep 23, 2026 | Uncategorised
Something special is happening in our region. From 16-25 October 2026 the inaugural Festival of Design Aotearoa will be taking place across Whanganui and Palmerston North, bringing together a whole bunch of designers, makers, creatives, and curious minds from across...
by Nick Oscilowski | Sep 22, 2026 | Uncategorised
Anthonie Tonnon is best known as an award-winning songwriter and performer, but over the past decade he’s also built a reputation as one of Aotearoa’s most thoughtful public transport advocates. He currently operates Whanganui’s historic Durie Hill Elevator and...
by Nick Oscilowski | Jul 27, 2026 | Uncategorised
Sam Moore is a Whanganui-based garden and planting designer whose work under the Considerate Design banner is grounded in the idea that gardens are living systems — spaces that balance beauty, biodiversity, and functionality. His approach gets good outcomes by...
