New Zealand Newspapers

Study eyes old wells’ future

Hundreds of old oil and gas wells scattered across Taranaki could find a second life as a heating source for homes, greenhouses, industrial processes and pools instead of being left permanently plugged and abandoned. The possibility is being explored...

Police and Health NZ oppose liquor licence

Police and Health New Zealand are opposing an application by a new Woolworths supermarket in Flaxmere for an off-licence to sell alcohol. However, the supermarket giant has the backing of prominent antialcohol campaigner and Flaxmere Ward councillor...

Gateway to the world

Tauranga has been described as Peru’s “ideal partner in this part of the Pacific” as a proposed trade corridor to the South American nation gains momentum. The two-way export route – dubbed the Southern Link – between the Port of Tauranga and Peru’s...

‘We’re losing too many men’

ARotorua widow whose husband died from prostate cancer in 2024 says a screening programme will save lives, memories and futures. Meanwhile, a Tauranga prostate cancer survivor says “too many men” are dying from the disease, amid calls for a national...

‘We’re really stoked that it’s been found’

Achance drive around Gisborne led to the discovery of a white 1965 Thunderbird convertible stolen from a garage last week. Keen classic car man Rick Brenchley and Mark Tilley, whose parents Ralph (the late) and Margaret Tilley owned the car, were...

Kelburn - 2 Glen Road

TIMELESS MASTERPIECE Positioned perfectly, right on the edge of the renowned Botanic Gardens. Peace, privacy and tranquility consume this modern-day masterpiece. A striking Grey Young design, sympathetically extended, with the assistance of architect...

The GREAT legacy of a good bloke

Barry Hislop’s friends and colleagues are certain he wouldn’t have wanted “a thousand people sitting in a room listening to stories about him” after his death. He would, however, have wanted to see those people out and about in the community, being...

Price spikes are building

Rising fuel and freight costs are rippling through Wairarapa’s construction sector, forcing builders and suppliers to rethink pricing and planning. Master Builders member Paul Southey said building companies were absorbing as much cost as possible to...

Dad speaks out over crash

The father of a 13-year-old Taupō girl seriously hurt in a hit-and-run crash with a dirt bike says the rider should “man up”, and take responsibility for his actions by handing himself into police. David “Chunkz” Vincent said his daughter’s life would...

Members face conduct probe

The Gore District Council is divided after six councillors filed Code of Conduct complaints against two new councillors who have been outspoken about council spending. But Gore district mayor Ben Bell has said he was not privy to the details of the...

Celebrating youth leadership and creativity

A collaborative event, hosted by a range of service organisations in South Canterbury, will celebrate the region’s young people. The Youth Impact Awards and Impact Art Awards will be held at the Caroline Bay Hall on May 22, and hosted by the Y Central...

Waterfront safety back in spotlight

Wellington’s waterfront safety will again to come under scrutiny, with an inquest confirmed into the harbour drowning of a Christchurch teacher – nearly 18 months after a coroner called for urgent action. The inquest into the 2023 death of Isaac...

74-year-old beaten in broad daylight

A74-year-old Whangārei man was left lying in a pool of blood outside a fish and chip shop after allegedly being king hit by a stranger in broad daylight. The man, who did not want to be named, has no memory of the moment he was struck. But what he can...

CBD to pump up volume

Christchurch is on the brink of having the country’s most progressive rules on night life, but a city councillor says revisions to a noise limit plan could leave some venues at risk. The city council will decide tomorrow whether to progress plans to...

Long-serving Lotto lady axed

Pak’nSave Lotto lady Katie Tippler is heartbroken to have been made redundant, a casualty of the physical redevelopment of the Palmerston North store’s entrance. After working at the Ferguson St supermarket for nearly 30 years, she had been forced to...

Council improves its complaints system

After complaining that reporting issues to council was “not worth it”, the Far North District Council says it has made significant changes to how it responds and is urging residents to give the system a chance. In October last year a Kaeo resident...

BONE UP!

‘MY LIFE’S FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN’

ANTONIA STARTS OVER

STATE OF THE ART

While Dame Anna Wintour, 76, may have relinquished the Vogue editor title, the first Monday in May will forever be hers. This year’s Met Gala theme was Fashion is Art and there were plenty of stars who had fun with the interpretation. Naomi Watts, 57,...

Ready for a ‘full ride’

BEING one of New Zealand’s top rodeo riders, Sky Sanders has had some rough rides. Now the 18yearold Central Otago barrel racer, breakaway roper and team roper is on ‘‘a full ride’’ — a scholarship to Howard College in Texas, where she will get a...

‘This is just appalling’

That is the view of many in the community after another children’s playground was hit by taggers. “The free Palestine and LGBTQ stuff is the sort of thing you might get on government type buildings or at a protest – not a children’s playground. This...

Cool, calm start to season

A BRIGHT full moon hung over Lake Tuakitoto as the first day of the duckshooting season drew shooters quietly into position on Saturday. At 5.10am, the lakeside was already active, with utes and trailers parked beside the wetland near...

The immersive cruises where you can choose your own adventure

River cruising has long carried a reputation for offering scenic, leisurely holidaying that can be somewhat predictable. But a new wave of itineraries is challenging that idea. Avalon Waterways’ Active & Discovery cruises are designed for travellers...

Public’s views sought on land for Anaweka waka

Plans to build a home for the “hugely significant” Anaweka waka are set to move a step closer, after the Tasman District Council agreed to consult on the location of a building to house it. At a council meeting on Thursday, councillors were presented...

stronger The science to hair

Hair damage is a common struggle. For those of us who love to colour, style, or use heat tools, the battle against split ends, breakage, and dullness can feel endless. That vibrant new colour or perfect blow-dry can sometimes come at a cost, leaving...

CORNERCOPIA’S SALADS

The name says it all: CornerCopia, a play on the word cornucopia, meaning abundance. And that’s what the epic salads here at this Te Whanganui-a-Tara joint are like – an abundance of flavour and ingredients. Like a lot of good ideas, CornerCopia,...

HELL’S KITCHEN

NORTHLAND

Tender closing 14 May 2026 at 1pm Open Home Sunday, 2pm-2.30pm Set on an elevated site, this bungalow is full of charm, sun, and feel-good appeal. With a lovely outlook and a welcoming porch to enjoy it from. Freshly painted inside and out with a...

Lost for words

Despite median house prices topping $1.8 million and weekly rents often exceeding $1000, residents of Queenstown’s fastest-growing suburbs still cannot receive mail at their own homes. The wider Queenstown-Lakes District was recently ranked the most...

Prep now for spring listing

Spring is the classic season to list property for sale. Buyers are active, and homes naturally look brighter. However, appealing spring gardens don’t happen overnight. If you plan to list your home, start preparing months in advance, to maximise street...

One in three youths report mental distress

With New Zealand in the midst of what some have called a “mental health crisis”, the spotlight is on support services and access to them. Gisborne’s young people are among those feeling the impact. One in three people in the region aged between 15 and...

CAMERON BAILEY

This architectural masterpiece effortlessly balances bold design with everyday liveability. A thoughtful floorplan unfolds across generous proportions, with lightfilled open-plan living and dining at the heart. Clean lines and a rich material palette...

PLUS

How often do we find our own stories reflected in the objects left behind? For actor Chelsie Preston Crayford, a chance encounter at a thrift store sparked the years-long journey to directing her first film, Caterpillar. Perfectly timed for Mother’s...

Lavender

It’s scientifically proven to soothe us, making it perfect for winding down.

Chelsie Preston Crayford

How often do we find our own stories reflected in the objects left behind? For actor Chelsie Preston Crayford, a chance encounter at a thrift store sparked the years-long journey to directing her first film, Caterpillar. Perfectly timed for Mother’s...

Resort-style living in Stratford

Price: For more than 50 years, this property at 42a Regan St in Stratford has been a sheltered and secluded family retreat. With a swimming pool, tennis court, and a lake in 6255sqm of lush park-like grounds, that tenure by its only owners is not...

RBG: Of Many, One

Before the death of legendary US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — aka Notorious RBG — researchers at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History named a new species of praying mantis after her. The distinctive neck plate of the Ilomantic...

‘Nothing beats your own two eyes’

A group of outdoor access advocates have clambered over fences and traipsed through paddocks to test how a controversial paper road could provide access to public conservation land. The unformed legal road in Marlborough’s Waihopai Valley is at the...

CHURCH SERVICES

ACTIVATE CHURCH: 67 Stafford Street; Feilding. Sunday morning Church service 10am. Sunday Encounter Night Service 7pm. Church prayer Meeting Mondays 6pm. Youth Group, kids Church, Life Groups and Community Outreach. All Welcome. FEILDING BAPTIST...

Attenborough letter revives childhood link

Sir David Attenborough’s voice has carried across living rooms and continents, bringing distant worlds into view and shaping how generations understand nature. But behind the global figure is a quieter, more personal story. One of connection, loss,...

Architectural excellence meets lifestyle

Built in 2023, this 248m2 executive home sits on an elevated 1ha parcel, offering a sophisticated retreat with sweeping rural views and unforgettable sunsets. Elevated ceilings and large windows bathe the interior in light. A designer kitchen balances...

New Zealand Walk: Plenty of variety on Branch Walk way

The 6km Branch Road Walkway in the Pohangina Valley, 16km from Ashhurst, has charm and history and is considered to be a relatively easy walk. It follows the route of an abandoned road linking Pohangina Village with Ridge Road. When Branch Road was...

Safe harbour

Port Marlborough affords myriad picturesque views. Whether glimpsed from London Quay, hills in Picton or vistas along Queen Charlotte Drive, the harbour are has a lot to see. Some of the more intriguing scenes, though, are behind the scenes. Zones of...

CLASSIC LOVE STORY HEADS TO GLASGOW GANGLAND

ANZAC Day remembrance

Acrisp morning dawned to a beautiful day on Saturday 25th April, to welcome in ANZAC Day. Communities across the rohe rose early to pay their respects to those who have served New Zealand in foreign lands, in defence of others, many of whom did not...

Community, connection, choice at Peacehaven Villas

Explore Peacehaven Retirement Village’s newest development, featuring 38 new, architecturally designed Occupation Rights Units alongside a new Resident’s Lodge. Twelve villas will be available in Stage 1a with the first six anticipated to be completed...

The science to stronger hair

Jenny-May’s reinvention Why she’s focused on physical transformation and mental wellbeing. Hair damage is a common struggle. For those of us who love to colour, style, or use heat tools, the battle against split ends, breakage, and dullness can feel...

TOP & FLOP CROPS

When the American food activist and author Michael Pollan famously railed against eating “anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognise,” he was referring to highly processed foods, rather than exotic ingredients. But sometimes I can’t help but...

FROM THE EDITOR

Caleb Clarke has looked sharp as a tack for the Blues this season. He went okay for them in 2025 but could not cross the tryline and didn’t quite look in peak form. There was all sorts happening in the background, as he discusses in our feature...

MAKE YOUR OWN APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Versatile, easy to make yet effortlessly delicious, comforting and nutritious, pasta is a star in everything from high-end restaurants to family gatherings. Put some culinary magic on your table and captivate your tastebuds with this ultimate selection...

A RECIPE FOR HEIFER MATING SUCCESS

Glenaray Station successfully mate yearling heifers, increasing their reproductive potential

Runway to the world:

The pioneering designers who put Australian Fashion Week on the global stage

URBAN SLOTHS

How these slow creatures cope with life in the fast lane ...

THE RIGHT STUFFAYRBURN CLASSIC 2026

All the ingredients were there this year, for a very different kind of motoring festival experience for New Zealanders. In March 2025, the inaugural Ayrburn Classic showed its potential, confirming what many suspected: it was a successful concept for a...

From the editor

When I was 11, a couple of years after my grandfather had died, my grandmother moved from Dargaville to Napier, where we lived. There was a lot of excitement getting her new house ready for her: choosing wallpaper, scouring secondhand shops for bargain...

ON THE COVER

Romance reigns at this charming cottage in North Canterbury – see page 84. Photograph by Sarah Rowlands

MUSTANG MISHAP

While we always check and double-check material before we burst into print, things don’t always go to plan and the odd mistake and/ or omission is virtually inevitable. In the report on the 2026 Ellerslie Intermarque Concours d’Elegance in our last...

NICOLA CHAN CELEBRATES A DECADE OF DINING AT PARIS BUTTER, AUCKLAND

Ten years in, Paris Butter remains one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed dining destinations. With three hats in the Cuisine Good Food Guide, the Herne Bay restaurant is known for refined dining, polished hospitality and a standard of excellence that has...

LOOK HERE

home profile MEET & GREET Isabela Capeto (fashion stylist and graphic designer). THE PROPERTY Light-filled 270sqm apartment in a 1940s building with a view of the Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.

Are you future proof?

An interesting trend we have seen over the last five or so years is that a fairly large number of automotive repair businesses just cease to exist at some point. We see this when we get magazines returned or cancelled. Whilst there are many reasons for...

A POSITIVE START TO THE YEAR

It has been a busy start to the year. Our recent member meet-ups around the country were a great success, providing a valuable opportunity to share the Board’s revised strategy and hear directly from members about the opportunities and challenges...

Conversation starter: sunken lounges return

Do the thing! rot

When leaves rot they slowly turn into compost, with the help of all the worms, bugs and tiny creatures that live in the soil. Compost is food and medicine for the soil, keeping our gardens healthy. Leaves that have fallen from trees make brilliant...

84 CAPSULE WARDROBE IDEAS

PLUS SIX TRAILBLAZERS ON THEIR ROAD TO SUCCESS

INSIDE:

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NOSTALGIA

TO SERVE: MAKES 10 CRÊPES COOK'S NOTE: BATTER ²⁄¶ cup (100 grams) plain flour 1 teaspoon caster sugar pinch table salt 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 300ml milk 1 tablespoon butter, melted and cooled butter or neutral oil, e.g. canola, for cooking TO...

Fill me in

The cover story for this issue has been brewing for a while. It started as so many articles do: several separate conversations follow the same arc and it’s apparent an idea’s time has come. In no particular order, I was hearing: so much marketing...

You have a voice

After about an hour underground, we started heading back through the cave system. It was properly dark now. The kind of dark where your head torch becomes your entire world. The walls of the cave glowed in the narrow beam of light, wet rock reflecting...

MAKE A DUST EXTRACTOR

Grow apples, pears, medlars and quinces.

When it comes to pip fruit, it pays to do some research to figure out which variety is best suited to your garden. Even a modest-sized section can make room for a small specimen or an espaliered pip fruit tree, and double-grafted trees can give you...

AUTUMN COLOUR

Trees, shrubs and flowers for seasonal drama

Mosgiel

At Elm Grove, the next generation of Kirklands are blending heritage and innovation on the 173-year-old, Taieri, low-cost dairy farm with an A2 colostrum-based skincare range designed for sensitive skin

Wildly Intentional

IN THE EARLY morning light, before the nor’wester has a chance to pick up and the heat settles into the valleys of Central Otago, Sarah Rutherford and Jen Clark are already in their gardens. Yet these are not gardens like you and I have in our...

IMPROVING PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY

A deep dive into utilising pasture well

A historic lifestyle opportunity

This is not only a stunning piece of history, but what a place to live! In the heart of Maraekakaho perched just above the historic woolshed is the Gardeners Cottage from Maraekakaho Station. A lovely two bedroom cottage plus two bedrooms detached from...

4WD and SUV buyer’s guide

The new vehicle market in New Zealand is a 4WD buyer’s paradise. Utes and SUVs are as popular here as anywhere in the world, and our new car sales have been dominated by SUVs and 4WD utes for ages. It’s widely known that Ford’s Ranger is top dog in...

The smart home seller’s guide:

Selling your home now means navigating A Buyers’ market. With more properties listed than there Are Active Buyers, the power shifts. Buyers can Be more selective, And homes may take longer to sell. In this climate, your choice of real estate company...

Fonterra brands gone

Farmer shareholders have said yes to selling off iconic brands to French dairy giant.

Winter a strategic time to buy, sell

When the temperature drops and the days shorten, many buyers and sellers assume the property market hibernates, so they wait for spring to look or list. But for the savvy, winter offers unique opportunities for both buyers and sellers in the real...

Winter a strategic time to buy, sell

When the temperature drops and the days shorten, many buyers and sellers assume the property market hibernates, so they wait for spring to look or list. But for the savvy, winter offers unique opportunities for both buyers and sellers in the real...