
I didn’t think orthopedic shoes would help.
But I stand corrected.
The invention of the shovel was a ground breaking discovery.
But the invention of the broom was the one that truly swept the nation.
What do you call a melon that’s not allowed to get married?
Cantelope.
I asked my friend to spell wonton backwards.
He said not now.
I went to McDonald’s today and ate a Kid’s Meal.
It was good, but his mom was furious…
Have you ever tried eating a clock?
It’s really time-consuming, especially if you go for seconds.
WoodWorks Issue – 28 Oct 2025
Welcome
Greetings from your WoodWorks team. Very cool to hear that Punangairi – the Visitor Centre in Punakaiki, designed by Sheppard and Rout Architects, is a winner in the international BLT Built Design Awards.  We’re only a week away from our next event, WoodWorks Conference, 4-5 November in Rotorua. There are still a few places left but you’ll need to get in quick.
- Paradise, is a six-storey, office building developed by Bywater, and is London’s largest mass timber office built with CLT floors and glulam beams on a hybrid frame.
- A new resource in the form of an online carbon tool was launched last month – a great resource for architects, engineers and construction managers.
- 80-metre beautiful glulam arches – spanning the full width of the new Smith Athletic Park facility in the Township of Langley.


Punangairi Wins Big at International Awards

A Timber Office Paradise

New Carbon Tool for Architects

Smith Athletic Park Facility

