Auckland Sustainability News

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The Aquaria Grande’s Luxury Balcony Pools

This new apartment development in Mumbai allows residents to plunge off their balcony into a luxury pool.

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Ten Incredible Prefab House Designs

Architects and designers around the globe are fusing creativity with the latest technology to build unique homes at a fraction of the price.

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iHeart’s Multipurpose Eating Utensils

A clever contraption which can be used as a knife, fork and scoop.

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Rooftop Farming in Berlin

Fish frolicking in beer barrels and a vegetable patch atop an old malt factory in Berlin enjoy the ultimate symbiotic relationship.

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Cultural Disappearing Acts

UNESCO has added 'intangible' cultural traditions to the list of the world's endangered phenomena.

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From Barley to the Bottle in the Heart of the City

Watch your beer 'grow' from start to finish at this temporary inner city brewery.

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Urban Beekeeping Hits New York’s Rooftops

Philips has tapped into the growing beekeeping trend and designed a sleek looking urban beehive.

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Dialug Saves You Time and Power

This clever plug and socket design with in-built timer lets you save power.

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A Finnish Greenhouse Fit for Living

Gardening enthusiasts will be able to spend even more time with Mother Nature in this wonderful garden shed.

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Vanishing Fruit Stickers that Dissolve in Water

Scott Amron has come up with an ingenious and hygienic way to get rid of fruit stickers once and for all.

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The Future of Bike Innovation

Forget your fixie, these innovative bikes are the real deal.

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Brooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster

In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.

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Odette's Eatery

Shed 5, City Works Depot, 90 Wellesley Street

Between the lively chat, the excellent dishes and plotting how to run away with all the tableware, we had a wonderful time.

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A Portable Hanging Herb Garden for Inner-City Dwellers

The dream of any inner-city or spatially-challenged dweller with a green thumb, finely tuned tastebuds and no backyard.

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Slavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You

Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.

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Germany’s Greenest Little Village

A small village in Germany is leading the way in green living and financial prosperity.

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Inspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House

A design competition for Busan's new Opera House has inspired some truly amazing submissions.

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Urban Farming Continues to Grow Around the World

Urban farms offer city dwellers a chance to green up their cities and get their hands dirty in the process.

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Stylish Ways To Save Water

Saving water can be as simple as capturing rainwater in some sort of dispenser to be stored, treated and reused.

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Latest Events

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The Fall Guy

Wednesday, April 24 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Ryan Gosling is at his most charming — including while batting around screwball banter with Emily Blunt — in this dynamic action/rom-com ode to stunt performers.
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Food Truck Round Up at MOTAT

Thursday, May 2 - Saturday, May 4, 2024
MOTAT, Western Springs

Three nights of delicious eats, live entertainment and top-notch vibes at the beloved transport museum.

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Abigail

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The directors of 'Ready or Not' turn their attention to monster movies in this deliciously entertaining heist-meets-vampire flick.
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Challengers

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

For 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a smash of a tennis- and love triangle-fuelled drama.
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Back to Black

Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Amy Winehouse was anything but formulaic, but the same can't be said about this by-the-numbers biopic about the British singer.
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Robot Dreams

Thursday, April 25 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Oscar-nominated animated gem explores love, loneliness, finding a connection and facing fate's chaos through the friendship of a dog and a robot.
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Origin

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

'Selma' and 'A Wrinkle in Time; filmmaker Ava DuVernay returns with a sensitive, sincere and supremely smart biopic that's also an exploration of caste systems.
Event
Lovers and Castaways

Wednesday, March 6 - Sunday, June 9, 2024
The Pah Homestead, Auckland

This exhibition allows visitors to experience 1980s Aotearoa through the eyes of some of New Zealand's most treasured artists.
Event
The Effect — Auckland Theatre Company

Tuesday, April 16 - Saturday, May 11, 2024
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland

This ethically ambiguous, toxic love story is the work of Lucy Prebble, one of the brains behind HBO’s ‘Succession’.

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Event
Aotearoa High Tea in The Libraries at The Hotel Britomart

Saturday, March 16, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Hotel Britomart, Auckland

Enjoy some of Aotearoa's best food in the elegant, heritage spaces of The Libraries.

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Bamboo iPhone Covers Handmade By Grove

Eco-conscious designers at Grove create bamboo iPhone covers made with their very own hands.

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Apple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans

Apple's new eco-friendly HQ plans are larger-than-life.

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Aleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City

Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.

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The Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made

Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.

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Modular Bike Tracks Take Cycling into the Future

This design by Ines Le Bihan is proving a viable alternative to our current bike paths.

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Ecohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design

A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.

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Tequila Could Fuel Cars as Well as Parties

Don't drink and drive. Pour it in the tank instead.

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Realise Your Childhood Dreams with O2 Treehouses

An American company is bringing award-winning design and sustainable practices to the humble treehouse.

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Chris Jordan’s Rubbish Photography

Artist Chris Jordan takes everyday items and scary statistics to make some thought-provoking digital photographs.

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Coke Creates World’s First Carbon-Friendly Billboard

Coke's advertising goes green.

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Luna Ring Could Power the World

Solar power from the moon could power the world.

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Steve Jobs Announces Plans for Apple’s New Mothership

Apple's new campus is a giant glass ring.

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Coke Gets Greener With ‘Give It Back’ Racks

Coke take the cola green wars beyond the bottle.

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Recycled Cycles and Bamboo Bikes

How green is your cycle?

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Shade Cloths that Generate Solar Power

Super solar solutions for your backyard.

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Control Mood Lighting and More with WiFi Connected Lightbulbs

Control mood lighting, your electricity bill and much more with these WiFi connected light bulbs.

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Shell Begins Construction on World’s Largest Floating Object

An energy crisis is looming. In light of this, Royal Dutch Shell are constructing the world’s largest man-made floating object.

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Turning Trash to Gas in a Powerful World of Waste

A small-scale device created by Agnion could be used by supermarkets, hospitals and shopping centres to make the most of the waste they create.

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Branding That’s Friendly First Thing in the Morning

Branding to make you smile, even before your morning coffee hits home.

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Highly Efficient Aero-Train Prototype that Actually Flies

A new prototype that would eliminate the problem of friction between a train and its tracks by flying extremely close to the ground.

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Recharge Between Classes in Solar-Power Seats

A team from MIT have created outdoor furniture which can charge your phone and computer by solar-power.

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Next Step for Sustainable Cities: Smog-Eating Buildings

Imagine if the materials a skyscraper is made from could eliminate the pollution it produces?

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Sustainable City in United Arab Emirates

First glimpses at a sustainable city sprouting roots in Abu Dhabi.

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Floating Golf Course in the Maldives

Obscene and indulgent or responsible and socially inclusive? Maldives begins work on floating golf course.

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