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ISLAND TIME

just a stone’s throw from Fiji’s main international airport in Nadi, the plot of 3000m was ideal for the owner couple, Raina and Tejash, who both work overseas but prefer to base themselves in their home country. They called on Auckland’s Patterson Associates to design the home, which needed to be able to accommodate a

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