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Book review: “Like a good Christmas cake, The Future Embraced is rich, deep and dense”
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Book review: “Like a good Christmas cake, The Future Embraced is rich, deep and dense”

By November 7, 2024 0
A book review by UDF member George Weeks – find out more on how to purchase The Future Embraced here. The Future Embraced is more than a book. It is an accumulation of 50 years of work, 13 years in the making. It
Speaker Event: Miriam Moore reflects on the Urban Future conference
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Speaker Event: Miriam Moore reflects on the Urban Future conference

By October 23, 2024 0
UDF are pleased to be collaborating with UDINZ to bring you ‘Reflections from the Urban Future Conference‘, with two speaker events: one in Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington on Tuesday 5th November followed by Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on Thursday 7
Countdown to the UDF Aotearoa AGM and a presentation by Kobus Mentz
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Countdown to the UDF Aotearoa AGM and a presentation by Kobus Mentz

By October 14, 2024 0
Learn more about The Future Embraced, by Kobus Mentz, by joining us for the UDF AGM at 5.30 pm on Tuesday 22 October. Please also note that voting in the UDF Aotearoa election for the 2024-2026 Committee will close this Thursday 17 October. 
Yo! It’s officially URBAN OCTOBER – brought to the world by courtesy of UN-Habitat
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Yo! It’s officially URBAN OCTOBER – brought to the world by courtesy of UN-Habitat

By October 8, 2024 0
Did you know that UN-Habitat’s URBAN OCTOBER has started? It began this week with World Habitat Day – when a global observance took place in Querétaro, Mexico under the theme of “Engaging youth to create a better urban future”.
Shelves for ‘one stop shop’ stacked with almost 150 projects
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Shelves for ‘one stop shop’ stacked with almost 150 projects

By October 7, 2024 0
Preliminary details of almost 150 projects for inclusion in the Government’s one-stop-shop Fast Track Approvals Bill (as Schedule 2) were released on Sunday 6 October. In the statement released by Ministers Chris Bishop and Shane Jones it was noted that while an
UDF National Committee Election 2024: Member Voting set to open
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UDF National Committee Election 2024: Member Voting set to open

By October 3, 2024 0
After a strong wave of interest, an election will be run for the next UDF National Committee for the 2024-2026 term. With 9 positions available, 12 nominations were received: 6 from Upper North Island, 2 from Lower North Island and 4 from the South Island. “
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