Igloos R Us
With winter and snow now upon us, there is a chance some of us may be able to escape to Whakapapa or Mt Hutt....
Auckland’s aging coathanger
When I first came to Auckland some 50 years back, the only way to take a vehicle to the North Shore was to trundle...
The world’s largest greenhouse
The world’s largest greenhouse is the brainchild of Tim Smit. He wanted a way of showing the connection between plants and people. The upshot...
Christchurch salutes the Deans
AMI Stadium is the latest incarnation of what was once Lancaster Park that began life in 1880 under the auspices of the Canterbury Cricket...
Westminster’s chiming clock
Tucked away at the north-eastern end of London’s Houses of Parliament is that ultimate British icon — Westminster’s Great Clock Tower. The name of...
Raurimu’s twisting spiral
The date: 1898. The problem: How to achieve a workable climb for New Zealand’s main trunk line from Taumarunui to the summit at National...
Raising the bar on Old Farmer Thames
The Thames Barrier is the world’s second largest movable flood barrier. It was constructed between 1974 and 1984 at Woolwich Reach to provide flood...
Beijing’s Beaut Birds Nest
Dr Rodgers takes a gander at the auspicious centrepiece of China's 2008 Olympics
Its image has appeared in newspapers and on television for...
The bridges of Møre og Romsdal County
Tourists come from across the globe just to drive it. Popularly, it has been dubbed “The Road to Nowhere”.
It is Norway’s Atlantic Ocean Road....
Getting glassy-eyed in Cairns
In June 2009 the Cairns Regional Council conducted a limited competition for the design of a new visitors centre for the Cairns Gardens. Among...