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Way back in 1987, before recycling and secondhand shops were cool, two intrepid Auckland sisters set up a pre-loved designer clothing and accessories store on Parnell Road.
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Chosen for its stunning location, well connected to amenities in Epsom, Newmarket and Mt Eden, the luxurious Mountview Residences in Mountain Road, Epsom, takes its design cues from the deeply embedded history and the surrounding natural landscape.   
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A suburb whose hippest pub, The Gluepot, hosted gigs by the likes of Hello Sailor,  Mick Jagger, and Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett who once, mid-performance, leapt high enough to headbutt a hole into the ceiling. That suburb is Ponsonby.
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Fired up with a desire to build a new home, and having an appreciation for mid-century modernist architecture, the owners selected a site on the Westmere–Grey Lynn cusp for its proximity to the CBD and sea views.
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