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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

Merger vote draws near

Three councils, 51,000 people, one massive decision – join Wellington, or band together as one Wairarapa council. As central government reforms push local councils across New Zealand to rethink how they operate, Masterton, Carterton and South...

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...

Rescue chopper fundraisers under investigation

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is investigating at least four fundraising campaigns run by charity NZ Rescue, as two major North Island rescue helicopter trusts face questions from concerned supporters over the charity’s failed Matamata...

Perfectly preserved

It is about this time of year that I start to notice a dent in the preserves lining our pantry shelves. Jars that seemed plentiful at the end of autumn are now slowly dwindling as we eat our way through them. Sweet jams are always the first to...

Trading rounds for war games

Seafarers bench seat honours late long-serving committee member

Fay Bailey never got to see the new centre built by the organisation she dedicated 45 years of her life to in Timaru, but her memory lives on in a new bench seat in her honour outside the building. Bailey was a volunteer at the South Canterbury...

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...

Murderer ‘will be forgotten’

When the man who killed police officer Lyn Fleming faced his victim’s family, her widower had one last message for him: “Lyn will be remembered. You will be forgotten.” Yesterday, in the High Court at Nelson, Justice Cameron Mander sentenced Hayden...

Wide opposition to developer’s takeover of narrow street

An Addington neighbourhood has been told the city council had no choice but to approve a large development of one-bed units which will more than double the number of homes in the suburban cul-desac. The residents of the narrow dead-end Kenilworth St...

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...

Opportunity closes the gap

New poll shows party in kingmaker spot

‘He had a heart of gold’

Whanganui rugby referee Oliver Holst was a “genuine, good guy” who “lived and breathed” rugby, his family say. “I know that sounds really cliche, but he just was, he had a heart of gold,” older sister Sophie said. The 27-year-old, known as Ollie,...

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...

‘Out of control’

Four-wheel-drives could be banned from a Whangārei district beach at the centre of long-running user-conflict under sweeping new council rules. The proposed ban, which would triple the number of vehicle exclusion zones along the Whangārei district’s...

‘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...

Finding gut health results in Feilding

A biotechnology company is working with Manawatū farmers to create products that can improve people’s gut health and should be a boost to the New Zealand economy. Proliant Health and Biologicals is a United States company with a site in Feilding where...

Unicyclist’s 8000km odyssey

After spending five-and-a-half months pedalling around New Zealand on one wheel, New Plymouth’s George Harrison could not stop smiling when the Wind Wand finally came into view. His father and sister joined him for his final leg along the Coastal...

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...

‘Marked inequities’

Patients are having to travel six hours to receive specialist dental care because of the lack of an onsite dental department at Gisborne Hospital, new research has revealed. Gisborne dental specialist Dr Joanna Ngo’s research, titled “Nontraumatic...

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...

Kiwi woman dies on dream holiday

Ayoung New Zealand woman holidaying with her mother on the French Riviera has died from cardiac arrest. Former St Margaret’s College pupil Bella Beirne, 21, died on July 14. She was in her fourth year of a five-year law and psychology degree at the...

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...

Bird flu cases trigger biosecurity crackdown

Bay of Plenty conservation groups and a poultry supplier are tightening biosecurity measures to safeguard animals after New Zealand’s first confirmed detections of a deadly bird flu strain. A Rotorua-based bird conservation organisation has stopped...

Volunteer crisis hits Kāeo ambulance cover

Ashortage of volunteers has left Ka¯eo without a dedicated Hato Hone St John first response vehicle, highlighting growing pressure on emergency services across the Far North. Hato Hone St John Northern Communications Centre manager Leigh Knightbridge...

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...

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...

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

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...