Boyd Barber

Boyd is a passionate urban designer and national committee member of UDF. Boyd currently works for Kāinga Ora on a number of urban regeneration projects. The views expressed on this blog are personal and do not represent the views of Kāinga Ora.

Aotearoa focus in UK journal – call for articles

General / By Boyd Barber

The UK based Urban Design Group is putting together an Australia and New Zealand focused Journal in 2023 and is calling for articles. This is a great opportunity to share the good work we are doing downunder to a northern hemisphere audience. The edition will be guest-edited by Mark Sheppard […]

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Aug 23 2022

Is Central Auckland a Food Desert?

Auckland / By Boyd Barber

Central Auckland has a population of over 50,000 people (2018 census) but only one full sized supermarket, the Countdown on Quay Street. With the country back in lockdown, how we access the supermarket and how often we visit supermarkets is sharply in focus. This is my first lock down living

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Aug 24 2021

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