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Region’s mayors at odds

The region’s mayors disagree over the projected costs to ratepayers of amalgamation options calculated by consultants. Councillors across Wairarapa have been discussing high-level analyses behind the amalgamation options for several months and the...

Laken Rose’s sentence cut

Warning: This story contains distressing details. Laken Rose has been known as one of the country’s most prolific female child sex offenders after she helped her former partner to sexually abuse four young girls. But yesterday, the Court of Appeal...

Great South: Warning on $1b oil plan

A New Zealand First election policy to fund a $1 billion survey of offshore oil and gas reserves won’t work without regulatory certainty, a leader at Southland’s regional development agency Great South says. The Winston Peters-led party announced last...

Racecourses on chopping block

SOUTHERN racing stalwarts are in shock after the release of a wideranging industry report calling for several courses to be closed. Three southern tracks — dual code courses in Oamaru and Gore, and the harness racing course in Wyndham — will be axed...

Mayor clarifies comments

Timaru’s mayor says he was not taking aim at any particular councillor when he called out elected members not picking up their fair share of the workload. Nigel Bowen’s comments at last week’s Timaru District Council meeting came after councillor...

Options revealed for hub

Sites in Collingwood St and Church St are being pitted against redeveloping the existing Civic House in the search for a home for Nelson’s new Civic Hub. On Monday, mayor Nick Smith and deputy mayor Pete Rainey announced the three sites going out for...

Peters eyes reversing a ‘dead rat’

NZ First leader Winston Peters says the Government’s decision to remove employment from the Reserve Bank’s mandate was a “dead rat” he had to swallow but he will look to bring it back. He also said he believed in “full employment” as a policy, meaning...

Port still working on Anatoki replacement

Cargo ships remain absent from Whanganui Port, but discussions are being held with two potential operators. The Chronicle reported in April that the Anatoki, operating in and out of Whanganui since 2008, had been pulled from service by Coastal Bulk...

Key roles for lobby figures

A former chairperson of the Free Speech Union (FSU) – who lobbied Health Minister Simeon Brown over proposed changes to how doctors are regulated – has been appointed to the Medical Council. Roderick Mulgan, who remains a board member of the FSU, was...

Judge lifts child order after false diagnosis

Ajudge barred a Northland woman from unsupervised contact with her young child after her former partner falsely claimed she was prescribed medication for schizophrenia. However, the without-notice parenting order was removed the next month after a...

Officers brave bullets to save Kiwi comrade

AKiwi cop serving in Queensland was rescued from a hail of bullets as he lay shot and bleeding heavily near his patrol car. Constable Jordan May — who is in his first year of service with Queensland Police — was among several officers called to a...

Harness club vows to fight

The Manawatū Harness Racing Club is in line for closure, as are thoroughbred training venues at Foxton and Levin if recommendations from a horse-racing industry report go ahead. The troubled Awapuni Racecourse would stay open and become a metropolitan...

Mead in Eltham in a kitchen

A Taranaki couple discovered they had set the launch day for their bespoke mead-brewing business on day one of Dry July. Viv Neilson and Kylie Fletcher of Eltham were excited to launch their new Neilson Meadery website after spending 18 months doing...

Rotorua out on its own, merger deal collapses

Rotorua has been left without an amalgamation partner after a previously “locked in” agreement with South Waikato fell apart weeks before councils must submit their proposals under the Government’s local government reform programme. The Government...

Katikati wing foiler sets two world records in epic Norway challenge

Katikati’s Jeremiah McDonald has etched his name into the record books after setting two world records during an extraordinary wing foiling endurance challenge in Norway. The 24-year-old completed 501.1 kilometres in 12 hours before going on to cover...

Cheers for our champs

Waikato Hockey is celebrating a historic milestone after its women’s under-18 team claimed the region’s first National Under-18 Championship, defeating defending champions Canterbury 1-0 in the final in Palmerston North. The victory is the first...

Rugby Park reborn in $12.6m project revival

“John would be overwhelmed at how marvellous it is and to have his name on it again.” That was how the wife of respected sports broadcaster and journalist, the late John Heikell, reacted at the opening ceremony of the $12.6 million redeveloped Rugby...

Building a successful business – brick by brick

Masterton teen and lifelong Lego enthusiast Alex Matuszek is no longer content just building with Ultimate Collector Series sets – he has laid the first bricks for a strong foundation in business. Last year, the Rathkeale College student started his...

Farmers in $70b export race

New Zealand agriculture is riding a wave of strong growth and high returns, three years after a period of record low confidence, but a forecaster has warned of the importance of diversification in a world where geopolitical volatility is the new...

Pensioners hit by rent rise

Elderly tenants at a Russell pensioner housing complex have raised concerns about a significant rent increase, saying the rise is unaffordable for many residents. The tenants, at the Duffus Estate, said the rise will force them to consider cutting...

YOU CAN’T TRULY KNOW IT WITHOUT EXPERIENCING IT.

Some experiences stay with you. They linger in the mind, long after the moment. They move you in ways words can’t, and quietly change you in ways you don’t expect. The taste of the ocean. The electric hum and stillness of the city at night. The...

ON THE COVER

A mother and daughter join forces to work their magic on an Auckland villa

In cash and prizes

1 / Forward Motion that show progress into uncertainty. Movement with intent, timing under pressure and moments that cannot be repeated. 2 / Next Line photographers whose work signals direction and potential. Fresh perspective backed by substance and...

The Hewitson profile

NZ-born novelist Meg Mason struck gold with Sorrow and Bliss by skilfully marrying madness and humour. Her latest examines obsessions with famous authors.

La Dolce diva

It’s not quite her birthday suit, but Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 57th by modelling racy Dolce & Gabbana lingerie in Sicily.

FOOTY FEVER

FIFA pulled out all the stops to create an unforgettable spectacle for the first-ever World Cup halftime show for last week week’s final, where Spain triumphed over Argentina. Th The 11-minute performance was curat curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin,...

PREP FOR SPRING

Sow seeds under cover Assess & enrich your soil Divide rhubarb Plant strawberries Lift & divide dahlias for summer Invest in a penstemon portfolio

GOING DOWN

GETTING SUNBURNT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER Should’ve known better. SUPPRESSING A COUGH DURING A MEETING It only makes it worse. FANS GOING TOO FAR Getting a tattoo of your team as champion before they’ve actually won is … presumptuous.

Why do politicians keep falling for the same old traps?

‘Rock n roll’ for shaky North Isle

A5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled much of the North Island, causing minor damage to buildings, slips and road closures, in the early hours of yesterday morning. The quake hit 5km south of Taumarunui at 4.51am, at a depth of 9km. GeoNet recorded...

HOW WE TRAVEL

Because it is important for our journalists to have first-hand experience, it can be necessary to accept assistance from travel operators. However, we never promise positive coverage in return.

Tips to pick the perfect fridge

SHOWROOM SMARTS Before you fall for a shiny showroom model, think about how you live. How often do you cook? Do you shop weekly or daily? Can you get it through the door? Is your cavity big enough for the doors to swing and for an airflow gap at the...

Faster, stronger, higher, longer . . .

As training bases go, Nice – the major city of the French Riviera – is hard to beat. New Zealand and former Gisborne heptathlete Maddie Wilson counts her blessings as she describes a typical week there. “I’m training pretty much every day apart from...

Urban oasis in Merivale

Haci Polsoc Jack Marshall & Jan Morley

Design the perfect home office space

A dedicated home office space is essential for many people, whether they work from home full-time, or part-time. A welldesigned space can boost productivity, wellbeing, and a healthy work-life balance. Whether you have a whole room to yourself, or just...

Chicken

A hug in bowl form. Especially when you’re feeling under the weather.

Broccoli

Don’t judge a soup by its colour. This one deserves a chance. Matthew Rennie and Ben Adams get their feet a little wet while running the Mackenzie Half Marathon.

WE’RE LOVING

// dance // slow down Like our cover star twenty-seven names, Kowtow is celebrating its 20th birthday, marking a milestone for a brand focused on a “slower, more intentional path through fashion”. It’s celebrating with the release of The Unmaking Of...

Nici Wickes’ Chocolate

Like clockwork, the colder weather arrives and my intake of chocolate increases. My favourite way to eat it is with a cup of strong black coffee. I’ll sometimes dip pieces into the hot liquid until the outer millimetre is just melted. I love the...

KARORI

Auction August 7, 2026, at 11am This funky townhouse is filled with features, from the schist front facade to the groovy internal spiral staircase leading to a large balcony with sweeping views over Karori Park and beyond, and the master with French...

Closing the book on overdue fines

Overdue fines have been scrapped at Marlborough libraries, the region one of the last in the country to go fines free. Marlborough councillors have voted to remove overdue fines from library book returns following lobbying from the Fines Free Aotearoa...

‘Stuart is many things, but he is not sexist’

Stuart Nash has called Napier MP Katie Nimon to apologise for the latenight text he sent about her, that ended his bid for a political comeback. In what he and wife Sarah expect will be their final interview about politics, they say they’re frustrated...

Firefighter defying the odds

A young Oamaru firefighter who escaped death after an accident last year will be the first New Zealander to compete in an international firefighting competition in Italy. Brad Mcintosh, 25, “miraculously” survived a tree fall last year that crushed...

Community invited to help shape Feilding Town Centre refresh

Feilding residents are being encouraged to have their say on two major proposals that could help shape the future of the town centre, with Manawatū District Council launching community engagement as part of its ongoing Town Centre Refresh...

Slow going for fast food

The controversial proposal to bring Burger King and Starbucks to Tīrau appears to be on hold for now, with construction not set to start until at least next year. A panel of independent commissioners gave the project the go-ahead last October after...

Hard work pays off for rising rugby league star

Geraldine High School student Makelesi Naitoga is one of 16 young women selected from across New Zealand for the inaugural Harvey Norman Heartland Female Athlete programme, earning a place at the Warriors Women’s League camp in Auckland. The...

Open slather rural rules

MANY of the strict rules on rural housing development in Queenstown are being loosened in legislation replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) Two new laws, which a select committee reported back on this week after 3000plus public submissions, are...

Rescued twice, now on a mission to give back

Rob Reynish, Mark Shadbolt and three other paddlers will be cycling 90km next month to raise funds for Canterbury West Coast Sir Rescue. Their reasons are personal, with Reynish and Shadbolt both wanting to support the service that saved their...

With Deputy Editor Lifestyle Magazines Laura Hampson

What surprised me most when reading Pax Assadi’s memoir Mortified: Things I Have To Laugh About earlier this year, wasn’t simply his ability to tell hilarious stories, but the way he balanced sharp comedy with genuine emotional depth. Alongside...

ASHHURST

Price By Negotiation Agents: Lyndsey Elliott 027 446 2886 Stu Fleming 027 444 1594 Ray White Palmerston North Licensed Agent REAA 2008 Considerable renovations here include a kitchen, bathroom upgrade, wiring, new roof and painted exterior. Enjoy a...

Fish, lizards relocated for stream work

Thousands of nationally threatened native freshwater fish and dozens of at-risk lizards have been relocated to allow for restoration work at Halswell’s Greens Stream. The enhancement work adjacent to Riverstone Dr involved restoring about 500m of the...

Gene pool

Fish, lizards relocated for stream work

Thousands of nationally threatened native freshwater fish and dozens of at-risk lizards have been relocated to allow for restoration work at Halswell’s Greens Stream. The enhancement work adjacent to Riverstone Dr involved restoring about 500m of the...

Fish, lizards relocated for stream work

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Fish, lizards relocated for stream work

Thousands of nationally threatened native freshwater fish and dozens of at-risk lizards have been relocated to allow for restoration work at Halswell’s Greens Stream. The enhancement work adjacent to Riverstone Dr involved restoring about 500m of the...

Mundt shrugs off by-election concerns in bid for Parliament

Elizabeth Mundt will turn her back on the council if her bid for Parliament is successful. The Ellesmere Ward councillor has been selected as the New Zealand First candidate for the Selwyn electorate at November’s General Election. If she becomes the...

Local Businesses Team Up Put Roof Over Playcentre

Earlier this year Molynuex Educare reached out to the community with their need to reroof their Early Childhood building on Molynuex Avenue, Cromwell. Shane Twaites, of Placemakers Cromwell, was the driving force behind a combined approach from local...

First visitors welcomed

The Cromwellborn architect of the town’s new memorial events centre, Te Puna Mahara, says she is ‘‘so proud’’ of how the building has turned out after decades of conversations and planning. Those behind the $45.8 million centre were able to see how...

School loses appetite for govt-funded lunches

Dissatisfaction with the governmentfunded school lunch programme has led to a Gore high school reopening its senior canteen this week. Principal Melanie Hamilton said the revamped school lunch programme introduced at the start of last year failed to...

Three voices ... one message

“When most people think of Picton, they think of a beautiful seaside town … but behind that postcard image is another Picton.” at Picton, described by social services provider Marianne Govaerts in an address to Council, sees daily battles with...

Island Bay - 25 Erica Pabst Way

COMFORT AND CALM AWAIT YOU Welcome to this well presented fee simple townhouse positioned on a quiet elevated street in a sheltered position. Here you will enjoy fresh cosy living in a warm well spec'd home. Park your car in the internal access...

Awards nomination a no-brainer

Arecently qualified apprentice at Brandt Te Puke has been named as a finalist in the John Deere Technician of the Year awards. Parts advisor Logan Dobbs, 21, is one of six Brandt New Zealand finalists named in the 2026 John Deere Technician Awards, an...

CREATURE FEATURE! Read some gnawsome

Discover all about capybaras – plus a fun photo gallery!

DEMOCRACY RULES

Inote that Jude Woodside, the founder of The Shed magazine and YouTube sensation, writes in his Back ’o column this issue that he has joined a political party to help out with the upcoming general election. Good on him, I say. I applaud him and...

JAYNE KIELYˇS

LAUNDRY RENO TIPS

Her brilliant career:

Actress Kate Mulvany’s battle with childhood cancer has made her fierce and resilient

Slow Cooker Braised Red Wine and Mustard Beef with Potato and Cabbage Gratin,

Long, slow cooking turns tough, hard-working pieces of beef into melt-in-your-mouth, juicy tenderness. 1.5 kilograms braising beef, e.g. beef cheeks, chuck and beef osso bucco sea salt and ground pepper olive oil for cooking 3 large carrots, peeled...

Caring for your baby lemon tree

Water regularly, but let the top 2cm of potting mix dry out between each watering. Feed your tree with a fertiliser made for citrus trees, such as Yates Thrive. When your tree outgrows its pot, move it to a bigger pot or plant it in a sunny spot in the...

TIME MAKES A WINE

Is patience a skill that humans are evolving out of as we accelerate towards oblivion? It certainly feels like it. Conversely, I’ve tried to imagine a world where impatience didn’t exist - as fundamental as it appears to be to our agitated...

Campbell Burnes

We all love a good contest when there’s silverware on the line. but there are times when one team is simply too good. In the 2009 super rugby decider at Loftus, the bulls blew away the Chiefs 61-17. but even that demo job was not as devastating as what...

Overseas BikeTrail: Big upgrade to Hadrian’s Cycle Trail.

Anew $1.3 million cycle path as part of Hadrian’s Cycleway in England has been built in a coastal village to improve accessibility and safety The off-road path in Lowca, near Whitehaven in Cumbria, is part of Hadrian’s Cycleway connecting Cumbria and...

Live the life others only holiday in!

There’s retirement… and then there’s a lifestyle worth waking up for. At Qestral’s Lifestyle Villages every day feels like a five-star escape. Enjoy beautifully crafted homes, award-winning facilities and a vibrant community where every detail is...

Journeys to Savour

As the mid-winter chill firmly takes hold there is an instinctive human desire to retreat indoors and seek solace in the familiar. Yet ironically, it is often in the depths of winter that my wanderlust burns brightest. I find myself looking at...

ROSE TRAINING REINVENTED

This British gardener’s radical rethinking of winter pruning turns roses into sculptural art

PLANNING AHEAD

Shaping the future

Big calls have paid off for the Carr family in its 50year rise from weekend hay carting to a major national agritech company. The threegeneration Canterbury business, Carrfields, has responded to many opportunities and challenges — including...

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

BEEF, CHEESE & CHIVE PIE, LAMB & CUMIN RAGÙ, PASTA AL LIMONE, HAM HOCK RAMEN, SMOKED SALMON CHOWDER, CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, LEEK & POTATO BHAJIS, STICKY TOFFEE & DATE PUDDING, FRENCH ONION RIGATONI, RETRO RICE PUDDING

LOTS OF THRILLS, USUALLY SERIOUS

Few cars have managed to become as deeply woven into automotive culture and popular imagination as the Lotus Esprit. At its launch, it was futuristic without trying too hard, exotic without the ego of Italy’s supercar aristocracy, and was unmistakably...

1973 DATSUN 240Z

This is about much more than the restoration of an iconic classic sports car, the 240Z. It’s about the culmination of a dream over many years and the friendships made. It’s about the people who helped and the professionals whose approach ensured that...

A GARDEN-LOVER’S GUIDE TO WINTER, FROM RECIPES TO WELLBEING

1 PRUNE & PLANT ROSES & FRUIT TREES Pruning roses maintains the plant’s shape, stops it from looking straggly and prevents heavy branches from breaking, and will get rid of dead, damaged and diseased growth. It also opens the plant up to airflow,...

Win! GREAT PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS THIS ISSUE

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WHAT'S INSIDE?

NZ’s first B-Corp certified landscaper Hard and soft sustainable solutions Carbon-smart tree planting

Put it on a T-shirt

We’re so chuffed to bring you stories from agency founders up and down the motu in this issue. In March, we put a call out, asking to hear why people had started up their own agencies. Straight away, the responses started coming in. We asked them all...

THE COST OF KIWI CULTURE

Walk into any snow shop and the walls are full. Jackets, skis, boots, helmets, goggles, packs, base layers, socks, gadgets, apps, passes and promises. There is no shortage of product. There has probably never been more. The problem is not the gear....

TRULY INTERGRATED

A farm system built on adaptation and integration

INSIDE:

SHIPS’ FIGUREHEADS – A SAFE PAIR OF EYES WHICH CATAMARAN IS BEST FOR YOU? CONTRACTING A BOAT YARD RUAMAHANGA DIVERSION THE CATCH: BLOW THE WIND FUTURE OF CARIBBEAN BOATS STAYING PUT FOR CYCLONE SEASON FUEL CRISIS EFFECTS THE AUCKLAND WOODEN BOAT...

A Toast to Tenacity

The revival of Earnscleugh Castle, where Ryan Sanders and Marco Creemers demonstrate their ambition and resilience in Central Otago

A RECIPE FOR HEIFER MATING SUCCESS

Glenaray Station successfully mate yearling heifers, increasing their reproductive potential

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...

84 CAPSULE WARDROBE IDEAS

PLUS SIX TRAILBLAZERS ON THEIR ROAD TO SUCCESS

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...

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...