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Gas shortage halts investment

A commercial laundry business servicing hospitals and rest homes says worsening gas shortages are freezing major investment because it no longer knows how long supply will last. Inglewood-based La Nuova is among many Taranaki businesses reliant on...

ENTER THE SKINK SQUAD

There’s a Skink Squad in Hawke’s Bay on a mission to save one of the region’s last known native colonies. The squad is made up of experts from Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay, the National Aquarium NZ, Department of Conservation, Napier City Council and...

‘No one can tell me where my gold is’

ATauranga retiree says she has spent nearly $10,000 trying to find a missing gold bar she sold to a bullion company that collapsed six days later. The woman says she gave the gold bar to former Tauranga city councillor Andrew Hollis, whose...

More than 8700 staff ‘still waiting’ for holiday pay

More than 8700 current and former healthcare workers in the Lakes district are “still waiting” for their Holidays Act remediation payments after a decade, leaving them angry and frustrated, a Rotorua Hospital union delegate says. The New Zealand...

History-making Japan tour for FAHS first XV

Feilding High School’s first XV have returned from the SANIIX World Rugby Youth Tournament in Japan with more than just international rugby experience under their belts. Coach Justin Lock said the tour was a massive success with the team experiencing...

Online platform boosts te reo classrooms

The teachers behind a new classroom tool to support te reo Māori teachers want to provide “great resources” for schools across the country. Whatakai Rokiroki is an online resource platform that provides te reo Māori teachers with classroom resources...

‘Fantastic’ rates rise result

A lower North Island council has agreed on the second-lowest confirmed rates rise of any New Zealand district for next year. Including regional councils, it looks set to be the sixth-lowest overall heading into the 2026-27 financial year. This week,...

City’s billion-dollar debt

Hamilton City Council’s rising debt has exploded past $1 billion, making the city one of the nation’s most indebted. As of March 31, the council’s external debt now sits at $1.088 billion and is expected to reach $1.134 billion by the end of...

Subdivision in Manapouri taking shape

Just over half of the 33 sections available at a residential subdivision being built in small-town Manapouri have so far sold. PGG Wrightsons residential and lifestyle salesperson Angela Monteith said the sections had been on sale for two years and...

Rapid fire destroys family home

HORRIFIED children watched from the car as their remote Southland farmhouse burst into flames seconds after their mother opened the front door. Fifteen minutes later the family had lost everything. Eden Anderton and Devon Roman and their three...

EDITOR’S LETTER

How many cop dramas with two female leads can you name? One that springs to mind is Cagney & Lacey, a programme from the 1980s about New York detectives, Christine Cagney (Sharon Gless) and Mary Beth Lacey (Tyne Daly). Two more recent series are Vigil...

Arowhenua backs natural fibres company

Rubisco chief executive Guy Wills says a partnership with Arowhenua reflects a shared interest in regional development, sustainable land use, and creating enduring industries. “We see Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua as bringing much more than capital,” Wills...

Scaling up

Property investor and coach Ilse Wolfe bought and held more than 30 rental properties before she began helping others to do the same, using the BRRRR – buy, renovate, rent, refinance, repeat – strategy. Wolfe shares her experience and advice as part...

‘Overlooked’

Fordell School’s principal says a lack of infrastructure in the village is endangering pupils and the wider community. Yvette Woodhouse told Whanganui district councillors this week her concerns, including open drains and narrow footpaths, were “not...

‘It will ease pressure’

Waikato’s new acute mental health facility is nearing completion, with interior work now underway after the building was fully enclosed and made weather-tight. The new adult acute inpatient facility, which will replace the ageing Henry Rongomau...

Voice of sea rescue service hangs up her mic

For the past 20 years, Annette Hall has been like a mother to the boaties of the Far North. She’s kept tabs on where they are with twice-daily calls, checked to make sure they return to port when expected, provided weather forecasts, and — when things...

Scaling up

Property investor and coach Ilse Wolfe bought and held more than 30 rental properties before she began helping others to do the same, using the BRRRR – buy, renovate, rent, refinance, repeat – strategy. Wolfe shares her experience and advice as part...

Te Hā open for business

Palmerston North’s newest general practice clinic is attracting about 50 enrolments a week as the fully renovated facility builds capacity to triple its staff and patient numbers. Te Hā Health Care in Victoria Ave near the corner of Main St opened its...

A retro charmer

This solid, very spacious 1980s brick and aluminum unit is packed with possiblity. You’ll be delighted with the sunny lightfilled, generous, open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area, and the practical kitchen layout with excellent bench space and...

Funding boost for camp

Once restored, the buildings will house a museum displaying artefacts from archaeological work on the site. The trust aims to have the current stages largely completed within the next 18 months, although full public opening of the restored buildings...

‘We wanted to get married while I could still walk’ Unexpected diagnosis stuns couple

When Thomas Cockburn saw a neurologist in September he thought it was just another step in his recovery from lingering calf and back injuries. The 28-year-old had been kept out of the rugby season, where he played lock for Springston, and had seen...

Birthing unit work to begin

The longawaited Clyde birthing unit was not mentioned in the government’s just announced clinical services plan for Central Otago and the Queenstown Lakes but Health New Zealand says it is progressing. An Ettrick mother says the births of her two...

HOW RAGLAN LANDED THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SURFING COMPETITION

The World Surf League will descend onto the waves at Manu Bay in Raglan from May 15-25, marking the first time a championship tour event has been held in New Zealand. Announced in February, the event will see the world’s top 36 men and 24 women compete...

Kapa-Kingi party aims to relocalise politics

Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says her new political direction is about enduring change — not just for the next election but for the next 30 years. Kapa-Kingi formally launched the Te Tai Tokerau Party, a new political movement she said is...

Running to give back

Hamilton mum Wren Boyer is turning running kilometres into impact to give back to the organisation that supported her daughter through cancer. Boyer placed first woman and third overall in the 7km race at the first Aramex Kiwi Walk & Run Trail Series...

Remote options called for

A Nelson lawyer is calling out what he says is a lack of organisation around remote court participation, arguing rural defendants in Tasman are being forced into costly and unnecessary travel for brief court appearances. Defence lawyer Steven Zindel...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:

D-DAY'S SECRET PIPELINES HAINES HUNTER SE725 UPGRADE ANTIQUE & CLASSIC BOAT SHOW SCHIONNING CAT SKYBORNE FAREWELLED CRUISING ADVENTURE IN NORTHEAST PNG AND BOUGANVILLE AUCKLAND BOAT SHOW 25 YEARS THE CATCH: BERLEY BASICS REFLECTIONS: THE GREG FENWICK...

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...