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RENOVATE 1970 book cover

Renovate: 1970s (PDF)

Over 279,000 houses were built in New Zealand in the 1970s, a time of expanding suburban development. Architectural styles developed during the 1950s and 1960s influenced mass housing, and a...

May 13, 2026, 10:40 AM

Renovate: 1940-1960s (PDF)

Through the 1940s, around 28% of new domestic building work was government-funded state housing. This figure fell to below 10% during the 1960s. This book covers both state and private...

May 13, 2026, 2:53 PM

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Renovate: Art deco (PDF)

The art deco house of the 1930s was a dramatic change to the earlier villa and bungalow. A flat roof, stucco cladding, rounded corners and reduced decoration all contributed to...

May 13, 2026, 10:45 AM

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Renovate: Bungalows (PDF)

Bungalows are the archetypal house of 1920s New Zealand. Builders and architects took ideas from the United States, Canada, India and even Japan and added their own features to create...

May 13, 2026, 10:52 AM

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Renovate: Villas (PDF)

Many of the country's 85,000 villas, built before World War 1, have already been upgraded and renovated to some extent. In their original state, they are typically cold in winter...

May 13, 2026, 1:05 PM

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