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Green up without the grass grind

Sick of mowing? You’re not alone; most weekends, thousands of Kiwis wheel out the mower, fire itup-andwishtherewasa better way. There is. Ground covers give you a green, living lawn with less fuss: no mowing, no remembering to get fuel, or disposing of...

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When Dame Lynda Topp walked on stage at the Aotearoa Music Awards just five days after the death of her twin sister, Dame Jools, she wasn’t sure what she was going to say. Then came a heartfelt, rallying cry for the arts – to rapturous applause. Few...

Curry

Whether it’s butter chicken, Thai green or chickpea, curry is one of those meals that somehow tastes even better the next day.

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NZTA ignored warnings

Warnings over the long-term performance of the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway were raised by Transport Agency engineers before the road even opened, with newly released documents revealing concerns that dated back to its construction. The...

Sharks eye fairytale finish at home

Caleb Asberry is hoping for the perfect ending for himself and several other Sharks team-mates in tomorrow’s Sal’s National Basketball League grand final at Stadium Southland. Asberry, who became the fifth player in the franchise’s history to reach...

PEACEFUL LIVING. FLEXIBLE SPACES. EXCEPTIONAL LIFESTYLE.

Welcome to your own private sanctuary — an immaculate, beautifully presented 281sqm family home, set on an expansive 2,238sqm section where the stresses of everyday life simply melt away. At the heart of the home is the beautifully appointed kitchen,...

COOK'S TROUBLED LEGACY

‘The Odyssey’ is flying off the shelves

HOMER’S The Odyssey is flying off the shelves in Dunedin in the wake of Christopher Nolan’s film adaption, with one bookseller saying copies are going within days of being advertised. Hard To Find Books Dunedin assistant manager Eric Beeson said they...

It’s full steam ahead for Frank

It has been a challenging few months for 89-year-old Mackenzie councillor Frank Hocken as he found himself at the centre of a council investigation. But with that business behind him, Hocken has no plans to slow down. Over the past 40 years, Hocken...

Quiz

1 In the TV show Friends, what was the name of Ross’ pet monkey? 2 What began on December 31, 2003 at Waiohika Estate? 3 The 565km Erie Canal is in which US state? 4 Kiri is yellow, but what colour is her best friend Lou? 5 What was classics...

Marooned by roadworks, beloved art gallery to close

One of Nelson’s best-known cafes and art galleries will be closing after months of disruption marooned behind a maze of fences, trucks and diggers. Red Art Gallery & Cafe announced on Thursday it would shut in early September, with owners Suzi and...

Dream in limbo

Supermarket puts tavern's future at risk

NORTHLAND

Tender closing 1pm, August 20, 2026 Designed to adapt as life changes, the flexible split-level layout offers lightfilled open-plan living upstairs with a beautifully crafted kitchen, while downstairs provides two more bedrooms, a second bathroom, and...

Wild takeover

Two decades ago, wilderness photographer Anne Dowden stopped on her Miramar Peninsula street because she heard something she wasn’t used to. Walking her daughter to school in Seatoun, she looked up to see a chortling tūī. It was enough to make the...

Slip repair to fit wider ‘enhancement picture’

Repairs to a slip on Somme Parade are expected to cost $220,000, with work to begin next month. The slip, near the Collegiate School rowing sheds, occurred during February’s storm. Part of the road has been cordoned off since. On July 27, the...

Private hospital lends a hand for knee replacement

A Marlborough woman says it’s “so wonderful” to have a new knee after she was plucked from the public wait list for private surgery after seven months of waiting. Kraisri Handy was one of 375 people on the public wait list who were booked into...

Northlander’s Hollywood odyssey

Stephen Murphy had no idea he was auditioning for The Odyssey when he stood in front of a casting director on Zoom, dressed in stubbies and a 90s wrestling T-shirt. The actor, who grew up in Whangārei, had been evacuated from his Los Angeles home...

‘They should have just knocked it down’

The country’s worst leaky building disaster has ruined lives, destroyed relationships and left destitute parents with no legacy for their children. Lane Nichols speaks to affected owners about the grim financial reality and enduring nightmare that is...

Tributes play on for ‘Johnny Mac’

He was a man of music, style and many friends – and all three were deeply entwined. Such was the tone of the tributes for Johnny McCormick, which were paid in laughter, tears, soaring notes and shots of whisky at a packed Globe Theatre. The...

The farm succession crunch

Belinda Price isn’t afraid of the topics most people spend a lifetime avoiding. As an end-of-life doula, she has built a career around a simple, uncomfortable truth: The conversations people run from are usually the ones most needed. Through her...

THAT’S THE TICKET!

AMount Maunganui-headquartered company providing ticketing and booking technology to operators worldwide has been named the Bay of Plenty’s top exporter. Flicket was named Exporter of the Year at the 2026 ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards, held at...

CAFE OWNERS SLAM ‘BRAZEN’ TIP-JAR THEFT

AHavelock North man who admitted stealing tip jars from several Hawke’s Bay hospitality venues says his offending was driven by a gambling addiction. Joshua Condliffe, 35, appeared in Hastings District Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to four theft...

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Community generosity shines at Lions luncheon

More than 100 guests gathered at the Te Kawau Memorial Hall Recreation Centre recently for the annual Charity Luncheon hosted by the Lions Club of Rongotea & Districts, raising more than $1000 for two organisations that provide invaluable support to...

Iconic business sold

Gisborne’s oldest funeral service has been bought from local owners by a publicly listed Australian company. Evans Funeral Services and Gisborne Tairā whiti Cremation Services will join Australian funeral directors Propel Funeral Partners. The...

Small meteorites found strewn across Wairarapa

Fragments of a meteor that lit up the lower North Island’s night sky in late July have been located in northern Wairarapa. A network of modern tracking technology allowed a search team from Fireballs Aotearoa to find the small space rocks (meteorites)...

Thunder coach fizzed up for ice hockey playoffs

YOU can feel the buzz around the Dunedin Thunder. They seem to be a united squad who genuinely love playing for each other and have fans swarming to the Dunedin Ice Stadium for record sellout crowds every game. The Thunder have topped that off by...

Young designers ready to hit the runway

Two emerging fashion designers from Waikato are ready to hit the runway at New Zealand Fashion Week this month. Hamilton Girls’ High School students Minka Parker, 17, and Brenna Easthope-gay, 16, are among the 78 teen finalists from around the country...

FULL SPEED AHEAD

Gold-medal success at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has become a significant stepping stone in Zoe Hobbs’ pursuit of Olympic glory at LA28. Hobbs broke her own Oceania record with a personal-best time of 10.93s to claim the biggest victory of her...

End of an era

AFTER 15 years running The Fork and Tap, Arrowtown’s most iconic, and popular, pub, Jeannie Crawford’s decided it’s time for a change

History on the line for Bays

Ferrymead Bays is on the verge of achieving something the club has never done before – make the National League. But to get there they will have to win against Nomads United at Ferrymead Park on Saturday, and then hope Coastal Spirit loses to Cashmere...

Gruelling toll at the top

When Kim Cadzow signed her first contract as a professional cyclist, the sky was the limit. For all the investment in aerodynamics and fancy carbonfibre bicycles, racing a bike boils down to the relationship between the power a rider can generate and...

Erosion may put stop to burials at Hampden

New burials could stop at Hampden Cemetery as the Waitaki District Council looks to respond to the threat of coastal erosion at highrisk sites. The move would form part of a longterm strategy of managed retreat and relocation at the site. Beyond...

Showcasing

businesses that support Wairarapa’s rural sector. Primary industries are crucial to our region’s identity and economy.

NZ’S TOP-SELLING MAGAZINE

EDITOR’S LETTER With Editor Lifestyle Magazines Frances Morton As Netflix unveils its vibrant new adaptation of Miles Franklin’s My Brilliant Career, alongside the recently released reimagining of Little House on the Prairie (which immediately climbed...

KELVIN GROVE

Young professionals or families looking for their next move, this is an appealing, solid buy with its low-maintenance exterior. Open-plan kitchen, dining, and living creates flow for living and entertaining. A separate lounge is ideal for quiet time,...

Anthony caps stellar season with Prague win

Seventeen-year-old Geraldine High School student Anthony Baker’s first overseas trip has taken him all the way to Prague, where his team, the Junior Black Sox U19, won the Mike Stapleton U19 Memorial Tournament last week. Anthony, along with Temuka’s...

Industrial park supporting growth

The demand for industrial premises in the Rangiora area continues to grow. Only four lots remain unsold in the 35 lot Rangiora Business Hub, with titles already been issued for the 31 freehold industrial lots already sold. The Hub was developed by...

Boxer’s bid

Young Marlborough boxer Rogene Daquioug is training hard to compete next fortnight in Australia as part of a campaign to be selected for the World Championships in Europe later this year. Rogene Daquioug is currently the number one boxer in his weight...

The ranger who has put down roots

After 38 years of protecting, nurturing and caring for Christchurch’s parks and reserves, Paul Tamagushiku is the city council’s longestserving park ranger. The 68-year-old enjoys his role as a kaitiaki o te whenua, or guardian of the land. “I was a...

Crash victim’s mum finds ‘wonderful’ first responder

The grieving mother of a British tourist killed in a crash has found the woman who stayed by his side in his final moments. Joseph Snode, 26, died in January 2024 after the car he had hitchhiked in crashed into a wall outside the Jacksons Historic...

The ranger who has put down roots

After 38 years of protecting, nurturing and caring for ChrTihsetcShtaurr,Jcahn’suapryar2k3,s2a0n25d reserves, Paul Tamagushiku is the city council’s longestserving park ranger. The 68-year-old enjoys his role as a kaitiaki o te whenua, or guardian of...

The ranger who has put down roots

After 38 years of protecting, nurturing and caring for Christchurch’s parks and reserves, Paul Tamagushiku is the city council’s longestserving park ranger. The 68-year-old enjoys his role as a kaitiaki o te whenua, or guardian of the land. “I was a...

The ranger who has put down roots

After 38 years of protecting, nurturing and caring for Christchurch’s parks and reserves, Paul Tamagushiku is the city council’s longestserving park ranger. The 68-year-old enjoys his role as a kaitiaki o te whenua, or guardian of the land. “I was a...

A fresh face for Lorne St

South Dunedin’s Lorne St is getting a green makeover. Dream South D is looking forward to welcoming the community to a spruced up space where people can stop, meet and connect. A $300,000 grant from the Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal...

Game gives ‘sense of belonging’

A football programme in South Canterbury is proving that sport is a universal language. Football For All is a New Zealandwide community inclusion programme that helps tamariki and rangatahi take part in football by removing barriers that prevent...

Cruising to the South

More than 6000 passengers will spend Christmas Day in Fiordland this year as Southland bucks the national trend of declining cruise numbers. It will be the harbour’s busiest day of the 202627 cruise season, with 6435 passengers aboard the cruise...

Supporting firefighters

A generous donation by benefactors Wyvern Jones and his late wife Beth, has kitted the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade out with a new operational support vehicle. Fully equipped with generators, traffic cones and much more, the new ute is likened to...

Sidelined for good and in need of a new home

Sideline Sam was the winner of the very last race at Addington – but the threeyear-old needs a new home now the greyhound racing industry has shut down. Sideline Sam is one of about 1400 racing greyhounds around the country who now need to be...

A Lifetime of Making a Difference!

Long-time Cromwell resident Shirley Calvert has never sought recognition for her volunteer work. Last week, however, Rotary honoured her outstanding contribution to the community by presenting her with a prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship, one of...

No last-minute deal for Clutha

Clutha’s future council arrangements are back up in the air, following a week of political manoeuvring throughout the South. Following a Clutha District Council meeting last Thursday, mayor Jock Martin and councillors were in buoyant mood as an...

A decade of light

More than 7000 people packed into Anderson Park rose garden on Saturday night, turning out in record numbers to mark ten years of Light Up Cromwell. The magic of lanterns worked again, with a night organisers called their ‘‘biggest and best...

Stopped in their tracks

Gore’s horse racing community has been left devastated by the news the Gore and Wyndham racecourses are facing possible closure. Last week the racing industry announced it was looking to close seven courses around New Zealand as a means to address a...

Sparks fly at council amalgamation meeting

Sparks flew at a Far North District Council meeting in Kaikohe on Tuesday, as the council backed Northland’s local government amalgamation proposal. Kerikeri-based Far North councillor Davina Smolders was one of two councillors who rejected the...

Tommy’s Market Update

After a relatively steady winter, available housing stock has tightened slightly, reducing the level of choice buyers enjoyed earlier in the year. However, that is expected to change as spring approaches and more homeowners prepare to bring their...

NZ Walking Festival: Bay of Islands Walking Weekend - for good old fashioned Russell hospitality

There are few better ways to discover the Bay of Islands than on foot—especially when someone else has planned the route, arranged the transport, found the hidden tracks and organised something delicious for the finish. The Bay of Islands Walking...

Outstanding in her field

Taieri dairy farmer Ryan Sutherland entered his herd in a regional Holstein Friesian competition for the first time and his cow Raymac Beamer Estyle won the top prize. He talks to Shawn McAvinue about the prize-winning cow and why she will never be his...

Recipes with stories to tell

A group of year 11 students at Rototuna Senior High School are “cooking up” a way to bring generations together, launching a community recipe book designed to preserve food traditions and the stories behind them. Operating under the group name We...

Transform WINTER SKIN

Why skin is so dry in winter That feeling of tightness after a shower? Blame it on the season. This is what experts mean when they talk about a ‘compromised skin barrier’, and it’s something many of us are experiencing right now. Dryness is caused by...

Vintage fire truck project for Christmas parade

Dale Lindsay’s wedding vehicle was a 1936 vintage fire engine. Years later, that Morrinsville memory helped inspire a restoration project that Te Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade hopes will one day create the same joy for a new generation. The brigade is...

Mad TV

THE new eight-part Disney+ thriller Furious doesn’t so much arrive on the screen as lift up its skirt and shriek. Right from the start, it pulsates with a quintessentially female wrath as well as chilly clinical purpose, with each of the lead female...

Resene paint and wallpaper for maximalist interiors.

Alayered, personality-filled home is having a moment. Intentional clutter, or maximalism, is less about mess and more about meaning. The antithesis of classic minimalism with its pared back palettes, intentional clutter is the art of surrounding...

DEFIANT AFTER ATTACK

HUNDREDS of thousands of revellers lined Amsterdam’s canals on Saturday for the flagship event of WorldPride, resulting in a boisterous LGBT celebration and protest that organisers and participants said was particularly urgent after last week’s deadly...

TOP & FLOP CROPS

- What did well and what didn’t in Lynda Hallinan’s Hunua garden this month.

Kendra Cocksedge column

The three-time wrwc winner has her view on the big story of Aupiki V, the rise of the Hurricanes poua, who narrowly failed to make the final but won many admirers.

City desk

After 13 years and a compromise to a compromise, Auckland’s housing plan has been agreed. Mostly.

A ruff ending

Loved-up acting couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall got cosy with the real star of Colin From Accounts – border terrier Zak – at the show’s final premiere.

CELEBRITY GETAWAYS

We know where we’d rather be! While New Zealand shivers through the last month of winter, the stars are soaking up the sun in the Northern Hemisphere. Sir David, 51, and Lady Victoria Beckham, 52, returned to their favourite spot, Ibiza, to shake off...

MISS FORTUNE’S CARAMELISED ONION SCONE

Sandwiched between a timber yard and an electrical spot in Lower Hutt, Miss Fortune’s is a bright, funky beacon of good grub and friendly folk churning out epic food, from homemade pies to sweet treats. Rebecca Guppy and her partners Matt Wilson and...

WINTER SKIN

Why skin is so dry in winter That feeling of tightness after a shower? Blame it on the season. This is what experts mean when they talk about a ‘compromised skin barrier’, and it’s something many of us are experiencing right now. Dryness is caused by...

GOLD STANDARD

+ Kiwis’ Commonwealth medal haul

How to stay well when flying

The hours you spend in the air can have a big impact on how you feel after landing. According to Fiji Airways wellness champion Da Rulk, preparation, hydration and movement are the keys to arriving with more energy. The airline recently launched a...

Green up without the grass grind

Sick of mowing? You’re not alone; most weekends, thousands of Kiwis wheel out the mower, fire it up - and wish there was a better way. There is. Ground covers give you a green, living lawn with less fuss: no mowing, no remembering to get fuel, or...

Guilty plea in Bill Maangi murder case

One of three men charged in relation to the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne last year has pleaded guilty, while two others have maintained not guilty pleas. Name suppression lapsed on Friday for Josiah Te Huna, who entered his guilty plea in the...

Family living with flair

Designed by Fernandes Architects and completed in 2019, this home makes the most of all-day sun while staying shielded from the prevailing easterlies. Set on a generous 1062sqm, it offers seamless indoor/outdoor living and entertaining across both...

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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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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

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...