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LASHES THAT HAVE GONE TOO FAR You really should be able to wear glasses if you want to. AIRLINES GOADING YOU INTO ADDING MORE BAGGAGE Stop doubting my ability to squeeze a week of outfits into one tiny suitcase. How is this still happening?

Datagrid dissenters speak out

The protest looked small, but didn’t sound it. Alarmed at what they insisted were the unaddressed environmental and human rights implications of Datagrid’s hyperscale AI data centre at Makarewa, and the stampeding development of artificial...

Flagstaff eyesore: ‘We want it gone’

A rare Flagstaff section at the centre of a years-long planning battle is up for sale with consent for a duplex — but its neighbours’ reaction suggests the property may be easier to sell on paper than it is to develop. David and Barbara Yzendoorn are...

"I am scared. Come get me please."

Nisreen Qawas has developed a technique to help her face the relentless pressures of her job. ‘‘I have this trick called ‘freezing’, which is a kind of defence mechanism that I use for my mind and my body whenever I am in an extreme stress...

A HOME WOVEN INTO THE HISTORY OF ANDERSONS BAY

All homes have a history. Others have been part of the history of the community around them. For decades, 17 Jeffery Street was the official manse of the Andersons Bay Presbyterian Parish, home to successive ministers and their families and a place...

Iron will to make lasting memories

AT 41, Tamsyn Hayes has terminal cancer and her Dunedin medical team estimate she only has about three months left. But the Dunedin police constable and former professional Ironman athlete is a fighter and refuses to give up, because she wants more...

Friends of Aigantighe to mark 50 years

It began with a simple purpose – to foster interest in the district’s public art gallery, support exhibitions, bring people together, and help with buying works for the public collection. Formed in August 1976, the Friends of the Aigantighe Art...

Quiz

1 Kiwi footballer Tim Payne now plays for a highly-ranked team in which South American country? 2 Whose remains were found beneath a car park in Leicester, England, on August 25, 2012? 3 Boise is the capital of which US state? 4 In the International...

Tough winter hits creative sector

Nelson ceramic artist Amber Smith is running out of places to sell her work. Hot Clay and Parker Gallery closed last year, while Red Art Gallery & Cafe, the last physical gallery selling her work, will follow in September. Smith’s experience reflects...

Billion-dollar game

Rugby league has never been richer, with the NRL recording nearly $1 billion in revenue last year and recently signing a broadcasting deal worth more than $6b. But in Canterbury, the community clubs helping develop the players who feed that...

NORTHLAND

Tender closing 1pm, August 20, 2026 Designed to adapt as life changes, this home’s flexible split-level layout offers light-filled, open-plan living upstairs with a beautifully crafted kitchen, while downstairs provides two more bedrooms, a second...

Back to work

On Wednesday the prime minister emerged from a leadership challenge saying he wanted to get back to work. On Thursday, that meant shaking an endless stream of hands and posing for continuous photos following a public meeting at the Annesbrook Centre...

PS Waimarie overhaul

The country’s only authentic operating coal-fired paddle steamer is getting a “big overhaul” to set it up for another 25 years of service. The PS Waimarie was towed by Johnson Brothers, the company dredging in the Whanganui River, to Q-west Boat...

Sniffing out spawning secrets

We’re travelling from Whangārei to Kawakawa in a University of Waikato wagon, heading for a series of waterways where researchers believe īnanga (Galaxias maculatus) may be spawning. Travelling in the back are the stars of the operation: Lilli, a...

Auckland dentist fills the gap in Dargaville

Ask Chris Leishman why he gave up his dental practice in Herne Bay and moved to Dargaville — a town he’d never set foot in — and the answer is simple. “I just feel needed,” he says. “Auckland doesn’t need any more dentists. It felt like I was a bit...

Plotting a better trajectory for children with disabilities

A Palmerston North centre helping children with disabilities to reach their potential is planning for the future to help more whānau experience success. Little Stars provides care for children from age 1 up to adulthood. About 40 children are on the...

Candidates on cost-of-living crisis

It should not come as a surprise to anyone the most significant issue on voters’ minds heading into the election is the cost of living. It’s the issue voters are reminded of daily, each time a power or rates bill arrives, a petrol bowser is slotted...

Women on Water celebrates 25 years

A sailing programme founded to give women a “foot in the door” is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Tauranga’s Women on Water programme continues to introduce hundreds of women to sailing each year, a quarter of a century after its first race. “The...

THE YEARS AHEAD

A71-year-old Havelock North woman moves through her threebedroom house with the ease of someone who knows where everything belongs. Laura Bakker has lived on her own for the past 13 years, and every day she makes her breakfast and lunch, chooses her...

The hidden cost of elite sport

Asix-figure family investment, 40-hour work weeks alongside training, and years of fundraising. Those are some of the hidden costs behind young New Zealand athletes pursuing opportunities on the world stage. Whether it’s basketball in the United...

The relentless pace of technology

A friend from Engineering School recently made a semi humorous post on Facebook about his first solar powered calculator that he had rediscovered in a drawer – actually a slide rule (need light to read it!), this started me thinking how things have...

Spring tips for a happy summer lawn

Spring is when your lawn wakes up, and a few small habits now make a big difference. With our fickle climate, knowing what to do, and when, helps you grow a lawn that copes with whatever the seasons throw at it. A little care in spring sets you up for...

Manawatū pushes back as local government reform enters next phase

The future shape of local government across the region is entering a critical new phase, with Manawatū District Council pushing back against a proposal that could see the district included in a wider amalgamation model despite strong local...

Wild emu survived decades on East Coast

Up the remote East Coast of the North Island, a small colony of nonnative emu has survived in the wild for decades after they were no longer farmed. One local conservationist has decided to try his hand at raising a couple after he came across a nest...

FENDALTON 7 Te Kura Street

Auction: Thursday September 3, 2026 from 10am (unless sold prior) Open home: August 16, 12.30pm-1pm Beautifully renovated and fully remodelled postearthquake, this luxurious contemporary home is perfect for family living. Set in a cul-de-sac opposite...

Funding reprieve for refuge

A one-off government grant of $70,000 for Masterton’s Kim’s Way night refuge for the homeless “feels like a turning point”, one of its founders says. Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka announced the funding for Kim’s Way yesterday afternoon. It...

PLUS

I’m not an earthworm person. Put it down to childhood japes and having a particularly juicy specimen slipped down my back. But after reading today’s cover story, I’m very glad there are people out there, like Dr Frank Ashwood, who are. The soil...

Do tomorrow’s you a favour

Pack your lunch, fill your water bottle and put your keys where you’ll actually find them.

HISTORY COR NER

Mike Booker, who is researching early women’s rugby games, sent in this image of the married women’s rugby team taken before a match played against the single women’s rugby team at Athletic Park in Wellington on May 29, 1915. “It is regarded as the...

Men’s club basketball final preview

THE New Zealand Breakers may not have been among the Australian NBL’s biggest spenders, but new coach Gordon Herbert believes success is not simply about signing the biggest names. It is about finding the right pieces and making sure they fit...

Keeping it reel: How businesses use social

With a fresh mortgage, an unplanned baby, and only $1000 in savings, a young Waikato mum took a “big risk” opening up a business for the first time. But just four weeks into launching her baby and parenting accessories brand, The Resting Sol, Jasmine...

SILENT TREATMENT

Stanford denies harbouring leadership dreams

Tower troubles

A Wanaka ā woman believes a cellphone tower has wiped $160,000 off the value of her property — and warns it could happen to anyone. Aleisha Hildred said when she bought a home on a oneacre section in Northlake, in January, 2021, she was investing in...

Star-studded bid to save school pool

The No 2 ranked test match bowler in the world and an All Blacks legend could play a key role in saving the Diamond Harbour School Pool. Black Caps pacer Matt Henry’s parents, Jeff and Lyn, have donated one of their son’s playing shirts to be...

Some seniors facing ‘grim’ choices

Seniors are “in crisis”, advocacy groups have warned. The spiralling cost of living is leaving many older people increasingly isolated from their community and struggling to feed themselves. Concerns have been raised about the rate of inflation, now...

Finlayson to chair review

Gisborne District Council has commissioned an independent review of its forestry consenting and compliance systems. The review will investigate whether current standards are fit for Tairāwhiti’s environmental risks and workable for industry. Barrister...

With TV Guide Journalist Melenie Parkes

Streaming is great, but it can also turn into an endless scroll nightmare, when you have no clue what you want to watch. That’s why there will always be a place in our hearts − and our homes − for curated content. Even though I subscribe to lots of...

Quality Residence with Triple Garaging

Positioned for views, this spacious, sunny, family home combines timeless character with modern comfort. In the light-filled living area, warm timber ceilings, exposed brick detailing, and picture windows create an inviting atmosphere. A woodburner...

PIA fencing teams take top four places at national competition

Geraldine High School Primary Industry Academy (PIA) teams took the top four places in last week’s Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand’s (FCANZ) national fencing field day competition. The field day, part of FCANZ’s annual multiday...

The Big Spin delivers big result

There were tired bodies but plenty to celebrate at the end of a 24hour indoor cycling marathon in Rangiora’s MainPower Stadium last weekend. The North Canterbury community fundraiser raised more than $52,000 for the North Canterbury Cancer Society,...

Bikes for life

When it comes to helping charity, a group of Marlborough motorbike enthusiasts are determined their efforts will take off. Kind hearted members of the Marlborough Ulysses Club are getting set for their annual charity run, raising vital money this year...

Jack’s got it all sewn up

Outdoor enthusiast Jack Kerr has found a sustainable way to get the things he needs – by making them himself at Tūranga. The 19-year-old ARA student, who moved to Christchurch last year to study outdoor education and sustainability, is a regular user...

Wet, cold and shivering Hayley’s last days

She was known as Hayley and for weeks she slept rough by the pier on New Brighton beach. The 54-year-old was often cold and hungry, and would become hostile when residents and passersby tried to help her. At 3.20pm on Saturday July 25, Justine...

Jack’s got it all sewn up

OutTdhoeoSrtaer,nJtahnuasriya2st3,J2a0c2k5Kerr has found a sustainable way to get the things he needs – by making them himself at Tūranga. The 19-year-old ARA student, who moved to Christchurch last year to study outdoor education...

Jack’s got it all sewn up

Outdoor enthusiast Jack Kerr has found a sustainable way to get the things he needs – by making them himself at Tūranga. The 19-year-old ARA student, who moved to Christchurch last year to study outdoor education and sustainability, is a regular user...

Jack’s got it all sewn up

Outdoor enthusiast Jack Kerr has found a sustainable way to get the things he needs – by making them himself at Tūranga. The 19-year-old ARA student, who moved to Christchurch last year to study outdoor education and sustainability, is a regular user...

Boost for sycamore battle

A team of passionate volunteers battling the scourge of sycamores in North East Valley have had their efforts boosted with an injection of Otago Regional Council funding. The ongoing, multiyear campaign, led by The Valley Project’s Open Valley Urban...

Shield sought to start season

South Canterbury’s senior women representative netball team is aiming to begin the season with silverware this weekend. In the first of three major tournaments in quick succession, the side will be looking to retain the Hanan Shield for the fourth...

Truck stop a safety hazard

Calls to lower the speed limit on a stretch of Bluff Highway are falling on deaf ears. Former Clifton residents Tony and Debra Maheno want the speed limit reduced on the highway at Clifton before a serious crash occurs. “I can’t believe more...

Perfect score

Young mathematicians from St Joseph's School of Ashburton have won a closefought battle at the Year 7 Aoraki Maths Competition in Timaru. Noah Shibu, Oakley Breading, Max Parkin and James Hawe scored an impressive 20 out of 20 correct answers in 30...

Look to the future

“Specialty” classrooms and expanded offerings are part of a significant upgrade to futureproof Dunstan High School, the principal says. Principal Andrew King said the project was about preparing the school for future growth. “Being able to...

Children get sneak peek at ‘Badjelly the Witch’

Actors in an coming production of Badjelly the Witch gave children visiting Gore library a taste of the Gore Musical Theatre play on Saturday. Several of the cast bringing Spike Milligan’s 1973 children’s book to the stage took part, including pupils...

PO boxes out, mailboxes in

Mailboxes will soon be popping up around Kirwee for the first time. New Zealand Post has notified residents of its plan to close the PO boxes at the Kirwee Challenge service station on October 4, giving them about seven weeks to install mailboxes at...

Pharmacy plan ‘puzzling’

South Otago residents say they are frustrated and puzzled by a local hospital’s apparent plans to launch a commercial pharmacy at its Balclutha headquarters. The communityowned Clutha Health First (CHF) is the district’s largest health provider,...

Double Success At Swim Otago Awards

There was plenty to celebrate for Cromwell Swim Club at the annual Swim Otago Awards last weekend, with two of the club’s dedicated volunteers recognised for their outstanding contributions to swimming. Head Coach, Ashleigh Drakes was awarded Coach of...

Whānau focus praised after ERO intervention

After concerns, scrutiny and ministerial intervention, Northland College is celebrating a remarkable turnaround, with the Education Review Office confirming the school has made sustained progress in addressing issues that once placed it under...

Sleepout for good cause

As anyone who knows Mike Newman might expect, his reason for participating in the Big Sleepout South is clear cut. “I was asked,” the butcher explained. Simple as that. Straight to the point. ursday night’s event raises awareness and money for...

PLOUGHING ON

Ploughman Mark Dillon has left his farm in Northern Southland to compete at the 71st World Ploughing Championship in Croatia next month. He and his wife Sonia talk to Shawn McAvinue about moving to plan B and borrowing a tractor and plough, following a...

A new chapter for Ōmokoroa: Stage 1 town centre

Jace Investments are proud to share an update with the Ōmokoroa community on the progress of our town centre development. Since breaking ground in 2022, this ambitious development has steadily taken shape. Over the past 24 months, we’ve achieved...

Nailed it!

A Morrinsville carpenter who helped drive workplace change after becoming the first worker at the company to become pregnant in her company’s 50-year history has been recognised in the Bunnings Women in Apprenticeship Awards. Natasha Bach was among...

When writers change history

OPINION: Last week, I was invited to review Masterton Theatre Company’s production of That Bloody Woman –a Kiwi-made rock musical about suffragist, social reformer and straight-up legend Kate Sheppard. And it was a bloody delight. A fab night out at...

Show(s)time

A BUSY creative period for Marshall has culminated with two shows she created landing at once. MsX , a crime comedy about a mother whose revenge plot takes a homicidal turn, stars Australian Melissa George and is co-written with Marshall’s director...

Emergency declared as wildfire spreads

President Trump wants to be king, but there’s a long history of hereditary power in the US.

President Trump wants to be king, but there’s a long history of hereditary power in the US.

GOLD RUSH!

The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ended with a satisfying flurry of golds for New Zealand, with the Silver Ferns beating Jamaica to top the podium – 16 years after we’d last won the competition. Reflecting on the netball team’s turbulent road to...

MEDAL MANIA

Another Commonwealth Games has come to a close, so let’s celebrate the golden moments of our mighty Kiwi medallists. Of the 36 medals that New Zealand collected, a whopping 23 were won by our female athletes. Though Erika Fairweather didn’t clinch a...

‘Unintentional hero’:

Mark Law was the youngest person to ever pass the NZ SAS entry test. He risked his life to save others during the White Island eruption. He was awarded the country’s second-highest bravery medal. And then he was accused of being a criminal. reports on...

— which MPs’ seats are at risk?

The announcement of a party list can crack the carefully crafted perception of caucus unity and risk damaging MP morale. As a party’s overall support tumbles, electorate MPs begin worrying about their hold on their seat and start considering the...

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.

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...

Showcasing

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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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

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...

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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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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

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...