Aspects of Earth Building in New Zealand

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Unfettered actions: Sportification, playgrounds and public art
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David Cross

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'The work that art does': Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation
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Yours truly, The Department of Homo Affairs
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Jessie Boylan

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Sydney Contemporary
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First Nations museum memorials: Daniel Boyd and Yhonnie Scarce
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Erin Vink

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Counter-monuments: Challenging distorted colonial histories through public art and memorials
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Transformative communities: Curation and care
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Rayleen Forester

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Blue skies, blood moon
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Daniel Mudie Cunningham

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A close-up of Amazon Acres: Helen Grace
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Fiona Kelly McGregor

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New Zealand is not only snake less and nuclear free but also has a tradition of earth buildings. In pre European times, Maori utilised the ground's insulating properties by partially sinking thatched roofed houses into the ground.

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