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‘FINAL DANCE’

Rhythm and Vines organisers have confirmed this year’s festival will be the final edition held at Waiohika Estate in Gisborne, bringing its historic 24-year chapter in the region to a close. “The move will support the festival’s long-term future and...

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...

‘Laser-focus’ on poultry

Egg and poultry farmers from across the lower North Island are moving their hens inside as they stay “laser-focused” on keeping their birds safe from the risks posed by the H5 bird flu virus. More than 30 farmers attended a meeting in Levin yesterday...

Arsonist jailed for fire in historic basilica

A judge said it was luck that prevented 120-year-old timber from being destroyed when a man started a fire in a historic Southland church. John Paul Scotson, 52, was sentenced on a charge of arson in the Invercargill District Court on Friday. It was...

Paeroa’s lifeline project

A national-first housing development for the intellectually disabled has desperate families looking to move to Paeroa, while the $12 million price tag will be picked up by overseas donations. The new co-living housing development pilot with a blend of...

Scratching has its rewards

KATHY Richards is glad elephant seals lack fingers with sharp nails on the end. Her awardwinning photograph of an elephant seal scratching itself on a wellused stick at Smaills Beach may not have been as colourful. The photo was selected as the...

NZ’s longest suspension bridge to open

New Zealand’s longest suspension bridge will officially open in the Aoraki Mount Cook National Park next week. The $4.85 million bridge replaces the former bridge across the Hooker River, which was much smaller and closed last April after rainfall and...

Bird flu worry high in avian circles

The arrival of the deadly bird flu in New Zealand has sparked deep concern among pigeon racers, who fear the virus could devastate the upcoming racing and breeding season. The H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) – commonly called...

Businessman fighting back after ID scam

A Methven business owner has watched four years of hard work unravel in a matter of weeks after a scammer allegedly stole his business identity, leaving customers out of pocket and his once-busy cleaning company now fighting to survive. Richard Yeo...

Pay gap push ‘not political’

An avowedly “non-political” group of business leaders are using the election as a springboard to push a long-standing demand for mandatory pay gap reporting – and hope political parties across the spectrum will get behind the call. Global Women,...

Malt plant to close

Malteurop will halt production at its Marton malt plant at the end of September, with growers saying the decision has caught many people off-guard. Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson said it was sad news for the district. “[The plant] has been in Marton...

Property market defies winter chill

While the New Zealand property market has cooled alongside winter temperatures, Northland has bucked the trend and defied the early winter slump. According to the latest Trade Me Property Price Report, prices, listings and search activity cooled...

‘Standing up for kids’ against tech

National’s Erica Stanford says she’s “standing up for our kids” against “insidious” tech interests, before finally proposing her social media regulations. But she admitted she doesn’t know what will happen in the Cabinet room when she puts her...

McGruer’s has seen it all

An institution of Marton’s main street and retail community is coming to an end after more than a century in business. Clothing and fabric store McGruer’s has been on Broadway since 1917 but owner Peter Scott, the third generation of the family to run...

Missing boy finds way back

When a 10-year-old boy vanished outside New Plymouth’s Len Lye Centre, his parents feared the worst. One moment, their son was pulling faces in the shiny mirrors of the Len Lye Centre, and the next, he was gone. Three hours, a police search, and an...

Mum calls for better disability support

Auckland mother Amie Spence first discovered “something wasn’t quite right” when her son Sebastian began to walk and run. Sebastian, 7, was born premature and suffered a brain bleed during birth. He was diagnosed with “mild” cerebral palsy aged...

Alarm sounded over lack of language skills

After noticing more children arriving at early childhood education with limited language and communication skills, the Northland Kindergarten Association has taken matters into its own hands. It has launched a campaign to help parents and caregivers...

Ready for a night at the Opera

The is our daily newspaper and news website in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. It has a proud history, printing since 1872 and telling it like it is every day. Below are brief summaries of recent stories. Read the full stories on our website TOP OPERA...

Wairarapa returns to WOW

Avant-garde fashion doesn’t always begin in a studio – sometimes it starts on the racks of an op-shop in provincial New Zealand. For three Wairarapa designers – a fulltime artist, an award-winning secondary school teacher, and a community art tutor –...

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...

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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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SLIPPING AWAY

On a cold wet night in August 1979, a large part of a Dunedin suburb rafted down a hillside on a layer of saturated clay. The slip at Abbotsford had been moving slowly since early June. Residents soon realised the buckling of the land below their...

Red-carpet royalty

A red-hot Rita Ora brought hubby Taika Waititi as her date to the LA premiere of Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, in which she plays the villainous Queen of Hearts.

Her brilliant career:

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

WALESES TAKE WIMBLEDON

The Wales family was the centre of attention at Wimbledon’s men’s singles final, where Catherine, Princess of Wales was joined by Prince William, both 44, Prince George, 12, and Princess Charlotte, 11. The royals received a standing ovation as they...

GOING UP

ERANA JAMES’ WIMBLEDON DAY OUT The Kiwi actor sitting with JLo, Tom Hiddleston and Andrew Garfield is like a real-life version of our dream dinner party guest list. CATS ARE ACTUALLY CHILL ABOUT BEING KEPT INSIDE Two-thirds of NZ owners surveyed...

Fortress Eden holds firm for ABs

Big 40-21 victory over Ireland sees Dave Rennie’s men keep record intact

Lume-inescent LORDE

Ella Yelich-O’Connor — Lorde, as we all know her — is not only putting her money where her mouth is but, shortly, her music, too. Lorde is one of several highprofile investors in the new New Zealand music digital app/platform Lume, which officially...

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.

Power up your cleaning game

If you’ve ever spent a whole weekend scrubbing moss, mould, and grime off your paths, drive, deck, fences, or house walls, you’ll appreciate how outdoor maintenance eats into your free time. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With a waterblaster,...

CBD upgrade plan splits public opinion

Gisborne District Council’s proposed revitalisation of the city centre has drawn close to 100 public submissions on its website. Local Democracy Reporting found relatively split views, with 35 expressing support for one of the proposed options, while...

The blueprint begins here - 992sqm

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...

Prepare 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 ahead, in autumn and winter,...

PLUS

This week our writers have been talking to some big names in entertainment. Singer Macy Gray gives André Chumko an insider’s view on fame ahead of her New Zealand tour. Hollywood star Jennifer Garner tells Laura Hampson about bringing a bestseller to...

THE KIWI ETHAN HAWKE CAN’T REFUSE

This week our writers have been talking to some big names in entertainment. Singer Macy Gray gives André Chumko an insider’s view on fame ahead of her New Zealand tour. Hollywood star Jennifer Garner tells Laura Hampson about bringing a bestseller to...

The essayist

They used to type out pages of messages before they discovered voice notes, now you get personal podcasts.

Francesca Rudkin reviews Odyssey

Director Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has weathered plenty of backlash, and that was just over the trailer. There were complaints about modern dialogue, American accents, questionable historical details, muted grandeur, and casting choices. Some...

KARORI

Tender Closing August 6, 2026 at 1pm Presenting the perfect opportunity for first-home buyers, young families, pet owners, and investors alike, here is your chance to enter into the property market or add to that investment portfolio, in the...

Kaikōura votes to merge with ‘calm’ Marlborough

The Kaikōura District Council has voted to join Marlborough – but now the question is, does Marlborough want them? Kaikōura councillors have decided at an extraordinary council meeting on Wednesday that they want to amalgamate with the Marlborough...

‘Remember that words can hurt’

The grieving mum of a teenager who is suspected to have died by suicide after she was allegedly told how to end her life on social media is pleading with parents and children to realise how cruel words can be. A report has been laid with police after...

Mt Iron ‘key issues’ highlighted

Plans for 250 homes at the base of Mt Iron threaten to turn it into “an industrialised hellscape”, neighbours of the proposed Wānaka fasttrack development say. Neighbours of the development, which sets out to deliver 250 homes and other amenities at...

Water supply ‘vulnerable’

Until Oamaru’s “vulnerable” water supply is upgraded, residents should expect to conserve water after floods, Waitaki District Council’s chief executive says. Thousands of residents and businesses were this week urged to continue only using water for...

Matariki Market brings Feilding together as community connections shine

Despite the winter chill, the heart of Feilding was anything but cold on Friday as hundreds of people gathered for the annual Matariki Farmers Market, celebrating the Māori New Year through community, culture, wellbeing and sport. The popular weekly...

Trainer’s burpee mission smashes cancer goal

Ezra Pooley’s mission is unique — 330 burpees each day for a month, equalling 10,000 in total — yet the motivation is basic: raise money to fight cancer. A burpee is a full-body exercise similar to doing a push-up to a jump, Pooley said. “We picked...

Gridlock gripes grow

FRUSTRATION’S growing at delays in reopening a central Queenstown throughroad that’s causing gridlock on the nearby Gorge Rd arterial — especially now due to high volumes of skifield and school holiday traffic. Reopening Robins Rd — a vital link...

Second petition fires up pathway lighting debate

Another petition has been set up to address the contentious Coastal Pathway lighting issue – this time in favour of them. Former Coastal Pathway Group member Marcus Langman set up the petition on Friday and yesterday it had attracted about 250...

With TV Guide Journalist Sarah Nealon

What is your favourite time of the day to watch TV? Do you limit your viewing to evenings only? Or do you prefer to watch programmes earlier in the day? Obviously, it depends on your personal circumstances. I’ve been wondering about viewing habits,...

ROSLYN

Enjoy comfort, modern updates, sun and space for the family. The roomy lounge has a woodburner. The refreshed kitchen has upgraded appliances, stylish décor, and banquette seating for meals. The home is replumbed and rewired. Ceiling and underfloor...

Humdinger’s sustainable spirit earns top award

Humdinger Gin Distillery co-owner Andrew Lewis says that he is very happy with the results from the New Zealand Small Batch Gin Awards. “Six gins entered, six awards received, including two golds and a silver.” He says that the dry gin and the sloe gin...

Rising above it all

Skyworks director and chief pilot Colin Aitchison with the Djiflycart30 drone which proved vital for locals during the recent floods.

Rush for free bikes as cost of living bites

Demand for free bikes has hit a record high, with one community workshop giving away 170 bikes so far this year as more people look to cut transport costs. Aranui Bike Fixup founder Steven Muir believes high fuel prices and the rising cost of living...

Destructive ram raiders

Security camera footage from recent ram raids shows the lengths thieves will go to steal little to no cash. In one of the raids on a fish and chip shop in Halswell (above), a car is driven up against the shop front before an offender is caught on...

Rush for free bikes as cost of living bites

Demand for free bikes has hit a record high, with one community workshop giving away 170 bikes so far this year as more people look to cut transport costs. Aranui Bike Fixup founder Steven Muir believes high fuel prices and the rising cost of living...

Rush for free bikes as cost of living bites

Demand for free bikes has hit a record high, with one community workshop giving away 170 bikes so far this year as more people look to cut transport costs. Aranui Nile Fixup founder Steven Muir believes high fuel prices and the rising cost of living...

Rush for free bikes as cost of living bites

Demand for free bikes has hit a record high, with one community workshop giving away 170 bikes so far this year as more people look to cut transport costs. Aranui Bike Fixup founder Steven Muir believes high fuel prices and the rising cost of living...

Echoes of past haunt 40th

Next month marks four decades since the Homosexual Law Reform Act came into effect, decriminalising sex between men aged 16 and over. As the anniversary approaches, a Dunedin historian warns the era of steady advancement that followed appears to be...

Rolleston set to breach its ‘boundary’

Fast expanding Rolleston could be in for another huge residential development which will breach its historically defined eastern boundary. The council has been notified of a planned fast-track application for at least 3015 sections on rural land...

Cromwell BMX Club Sends 12 Riders to UCI BMX World Championships

The Cromwell BMX Club is celebrating a milestone moment, with 12 young riders set to represent the region at the UCI BMX World Championships in Brisbane this month. It is the largest group the club has ever sent to the World Championships — a...

Baabaas triumphant

Cheers and beers flowed at the MLT Eastern Northern Barbarians Bury St base on Saturday night after their Galbraith Shield win. The Baabaas defeated Invercargill’s Pirates Old Boys 4028 to win the shield for only the second time in 10...

Matariki magic

That’s the best way to describe our Katikati Matariki dawn community event. A crowd of more than 500 merged well before dawn, guided by fairy lights to the perfect setting; Te Whare o Rahi with Te Au o Maui, our Tapu Waka positioned perfectly facing...

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...

Jetty-setters savour journey

Feeding ducks ranks highly among the simple pleasures of Marlborough life. For years and years, residents of Springlands Lifestyle Village enjoyed doing so on either side of Murphys Creek by Battys Road. Time and erosion took a toll on 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...

$143m boost for rural sector

The Government has announced a $143 million partnership with primary industries to boost productivity and innovation across the rural sector by making land use more flexible. Speaking to rural and primary industry leaders at Fieldays last month, Prime...

ROSE TRAINING REINVENTED

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

Purple reign

Purple has always been one of my favourite colours and, luckily for me, there are a surprising number of purple leaves, flowers and berries in our native flora. The names of these plants are often in use in te reo Māori as words for the colour too, for...

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

LAYER UP AND SETTLE IN

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...

Why the community will outlive the algorithms

The outdoor industry spent years chasing scale. Bigger audiences, greater reach, and more impressions became the benchmarks for success. Social media promised direct access to millions of people and brands poured huge amounts of time and money into...

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

MADE TO MATTER

When the mid-afternoon harbour light hits a full-height wall of aged brass cabinetry, it breaks back across the kitchen. Raimana Jones of Atelier Jones placed the brass on the wall opposite the room’s northwestfacing window for exactly that reason....

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...