Jun 7, 2026 · 58 min · 11 segments
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So, um, that was probably a good... 'Cause, uh, preparing for that presentation, right, probably got you thinking a fair bit about New Zealand architecture, where it sits in, in the world and, um, I know New Zealand architecture has punched above its weight a lot in, in many ways over the years.
Um, but what, what's sort of the big takeaways that you were able to sort of share with them around New Zealand architecture and where you guys kinda sit?
The world is a very big place and we are an isolated island with our own stuff going on.
We're quite unique in our, um, our political setup and our treaty and, um, and, and, uh...
Yeah, it's, it's definitely there's nowhere else quite like New Zea- New Zealand with the same issues.
And, and so we, we, we, we, we do a bit of overseas work and we, we're quite involved overseas.
It's, it's interesting, but you've, you've got to communicate in, um, in clear, bigger issues, um, and simplify.
Because you just about need a driver's license to, to, you know, to, to navigate the culture in New Zealand [laughs] before you can actually understand it, you know?
So, um, that was probably a good... 'Cause, uh, preparing for that presentation, right, probably got you thinking a fair bit about New Zealand architecture, where it sits in, in the world and, um, I know New Zealand architecture has punched above its weight a lot in, in many ways over the years.
Um, but what, what's sort of the big takeaways that you were able to sort of share with them around New Zealand architecture and where you guys kinda sit?
The world is a very big place and we are an isolated island with our own stuff going on.
We're quite unique in our, um, our political setup and our treaty and, um, and, and, uh...
Yeah, it's, it's definitely there's nowhere else quite like New Zea- New Zealand with the same issues.
And, and so we, we, we, we, we do a bit of overseas work and we, we're quite involved overseas.
It's, it's interesting, but you've, you've got to communicate in, um, in clear, bigger issues, um, and simplify.
Because you just about need a driver's license to, to, you know, to, to navigate the culture in New Zealand [laughs] before you can actually understand it, you know?
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