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Meet and greet

Shaun Pearce, owner of I Build Solutions and Petra Pearce, climate scientist at NIWA.

An 8.6-square-metre home is the perfect fit for this Auckland couple

An obsession with tiny homes, a passion for Pinterest and despair at the cost of homes in Auckland led to the creation of a nifty tiny home nicknamed ‘Pip’ (perfect in proportion). 

Dynamic couple Shaun and Petra Pearce are used to living a life of adventure – their blog, The Global Couple, shows photo after photo of their travels around the world, including a trip exploring New Zealand in a converted Hiace van. This wanderlust approach to life meant they were quite accustomed to doing without.

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