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Campaign coming to close
In an election campaign dominated by daily polls and predictions of a tight race, one number has been the focus above all others for New Plymouth’s Opportunity Party candidate Sarah Lucas. That number is 5.8%, the party vote threshold Opportunity...
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Woman charged with 8-year-old's murder admits assault charges
People building granny flats in the Western Bay could still face infrastructure fees despite the Government removing resource consent requirements for many small standalone dwellings. The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking public...
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Highlanders are coming to town
The Highlanders will play in Oamaru next year after a 10year absence — and the southern franchise is hoping to “inspire the next generation” of players and fans. The Super Rugby team are hosting the Crusaders in a preseason fixture at Whitestone...
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Push to fund extra breast screening
Six weeks after Denise Smith had a “clear” routine mammogram, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Rotorua woman believes having dense breast tissue might have had something to do with it. She’s backing a call from the Breast Cancer Foundation...
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Eskdale Park sign to put English name first
Asign at an Esk Valley park will be changed after Hastings councillors held a passionate debate over whether the park’s English or Māori name should take precedence. Eskdale Park closed after Cyclone Gabrielle caused extensive flooding in February...
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Charity faces penalties
The Buddhist charity behind now-abandoned plans for a temple on Kaiti’s highest point faces tens of thousands of dollars in fines after admitting unauthorised earthworks. Michael Barraclough and his company Fearless Star appeared in Gisborne District...
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Govt backdown on agri-classes decision welcomed by many
Strong feedback from Federated Farmers and school leaders has resulted in a re-think on teaching Agriculture and Horticultural Science in Year 11. A proposal to remove that course of study as a standalone subject, and blend the topics into general...
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Firefighters left ‘helpless’
A senior firefighter says it was “a very nervous situation to be in” earlier this week when Masterton Fire Station was left with a severely reduced fleet. On Tuesday, Masterton’s main rescue tender and its other Type 3 truck – the region’s only Type 3...
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Football referee excited for tournament selection
CALVIN Berg arrived in Dunedin and could hardly believe what he found. Fourteen years ago he walked into his first referees’ meeting in his new home and stumbled upon the late Brent Best, one of Otago’s finest referees who officiated on the global...
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Turbine trouble for farmers
Families who have farmed for generations in a small community say a wind farm will “decimate the community” and their succession opportunities. “It’s this beautiful, pristine countryside that now you’re going to get to the top of the hill and there’s...
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Plausible, different paths
New Zealand is heading into one of the most uncertain elections in decades. Following are four plausible but different scenarios for how election night might go. Scenario one: Opportunity misses the threshold This is the cleanest path to power for...
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Weather disrupts couple’s plans
AFTER weather changed their cruise itinerary and delayed their journey to Dunedin, a Minnesota couple finally arrived on Thursday. However, Joe and Val Spahr’s arrival also coincided with their biggest disappointment — a cancelled sixhour train...
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With TV Guide Journalist Melenie Parkes
This week, we’re celebrating love, as Chris Warner ties the knot for the sixth time on Shortland Street. The long-running soap is a little Kiwi battler. It has weathered the storms of early criticism, growing pains and cultural cringe, and is still...
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Rock throw changes charge
Police have conceded that a patched Black Power gang member threw a rock at a Timaru house in August, and did not fire a shot at the dwelling. When originally arrested, the 42-yearold man was charged with discharging a firearm to intimidate a person...
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Embracing the elements
Lianne Cox and Graeme Rule’s small coastal garden, The Haven, measures just 128m², but it is full of surprises. Approaching the house up a flight of steps, nothing prepares the visitor for the garden of multiple “rooms”, with a Mediterranean-style...
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The reading wars Parties clash over how kids are taught to read
Labour is promising not to change the mandated way children are now taught to read while also promising teachers more freedom – but National says it can’t have both. Ginny Andersen insists the existing English curriculum will stay and not be changed,...
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Bid to build new hub for adaptive bike riders
Hamilton entrepreneur Liam Carter has faced many challenges entering the business world. Carter lives with cerebral palsy and is seeking $25,000 towards leasing premises for Ride Your Trike NZ, his business specialising in adaptive bikes and...
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Whanganui faces $1.5m housing hole
The funding shortfall for Whanganui council’s housing portfolio for older people could rise to $1.5 million per year, but potential solutions “need to be thoughtfully and deliberately built up”. In September, the Chronicle reported that a seven-member...
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$500m to dodge frogs
The New Zealand Transport Agency claims avoiding a native frog habitat could add $500 million to the cost of a new Brynderwyn highway, a third of the project’s potential $1.5 billion bill. The agency is seeking fast-tracked consent for an alternative...
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Vow to inject more funds
ACT leader David Seymour says his party’s health policy package will help attract medical staff to the regions. Aboard “Big Pinky” the bus, Seymour was in Palmerston North on Tuesday promoting the party’s health policies ahead of this weekend’s...
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Exceptional lagoon-waterfront opportunity
Don’t miss this thoughtfully modernised, mid-century architecturally designed 205sqm home. Open-plan living, dining, kitchen are well-proportioned. A separate lounge provides comfortable living. Cooks will love the kitchen with its storage and bench...
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Geraldine streets come alive for Halloween
Geraldine’s CBD took on a holiday feel last Saturday as families and young people in costume went trick-or-treating and scavenger hunting with Halloween Geraldine, a collective initiative of main street businesses. Shops along Talbot and Wilson...
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Triple treat of community events
A triple treat of popular community events in Hurunui has provided a fourday ‘‘combo of excellence’’ for the district, bringing many visitors to the area and benefiting businesses, Hurunui Mayor Marie Black says. The events began last Thursday with...
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Beach bundle aims to ease sensory overload
For many people, a trip to the beach is a chance to relax and escape everyday life, feeling the sand between their toes and a calm breeze blowing across their face. But for neurodivergent people, or those with accessibility needs, the beach can...
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Kings of Queens(town)
PICTURED steaming alongside the historic Kingston Flyer steam train during the Queen Stage of the 70th Tour of Southland yesterday are, from left, Mathew Zenovich (Macaulay Ford-Goodtech/mfg), Josh Grieve (Creation Signs Whoosh NZ Cycling Project) and...
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Beach bundle aims to ease sensory overload
For many people, a trip to the beaTchhe iSstaar, cJhanaunacrye2t3o, r2e02la5x and escape everyday life, feeling the sand between their toes and a calm breeze blowing across their face. But for neurodivergent people, or those with accessibility needs,...
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Louie and the Hotsticks back for another encore
The band that rocked Sumner in the early 80s is back. For a generation of music fans, Louie and the Hotsticks will bring back memories of packed nights and sweaty dance floors at the old Marine Tavern on Nayland St. Now almost 45 years later, the...
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Beach bundle aims to ease sensory overload
For many people, a trip to the beach is a chance to relax and escape everyday life, feeling the sand between their toes and a calm breeze blowing across their face. But for neurodivergent people, or those with accessibility needs, the beach can...
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Pothole crash puts the brakes on riding passion
Donna Hoff lives to ride motorbikes, but after hitting a pothole and coming off her bike while touring over Labour Weekend, she now doubts she will ever ride again. Hoff, 54, is lucky to be alive after crashing on Waipara Flat Rd, State Highway...
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Beach bundle aims to ease sensory overload
For many people, a trip to the beach is a chance to relax and escape everyday life, feeling the sand between their toes and a calm breeze blowing across their face. But for neurodivergent people, or those with accessibility needs, the beach can...
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TARGET
The Presbyterian Research Network (PRN) will hold its annual general meeting next week at Knox College. The AGM, to be held next Thursday from 5.30pm in Knox College’s KCML seminar room, will set the priorities for the network for next year. All are...
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Mother, son publish first book
‘‘Each month the envelope will include a new letter from Ol’ Smashie himself, and there will also be character and adventure stickers, and activity sheets,’’ Mrs Hedges said. ‘‘In the first month there is a very special surprise that links into every...
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Potential sports field fees raise concerns for clubs
Sports clubs fear possible charges for using council grounds could create an unnecessary barrier to participation. The council is considering charging sports clubs to use fields to help offset maintenance costs currently covered by rates. Under the...
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High country serenity
New daily fish limits for salmon are in place from Saturday as the Ashburton Lakes and other Central South Island waterways open for sports fishing season. Hot spots for the district include Lake Clearwater and Lake Heron. Central South Island Fish...
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Temporary Road Closure - Bridge 25, Clyde
(Pursuant to the Transport Vehicular Traffic Road Closure Regulations 1965) Notice is given that Bridge 25 on Matau Street, Clyde will be closed to general traffic on Monday 30 November 2026, from 9am to 4pm for bridge inspections. Contingency dates:...
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New app to help people sort money
A selftaught software engineer has designed an app to help people manage their money. Wyndham’s Jack Ridder, 21, will launch his KiwiBudget app on November 16. Mr Ridder said his motivation in designing the app was to give people insight into how...
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Lawrence marks anthem's 150th
Lawrence marked a moment of national significance on Sunday, as townspeople and visitors celebrated the 150th jubilee of the national anthem. Event convener Alison Joyce said the anthem melody, written by Lawrence town clerk John Joseph Woods in 1876,...
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Cromwell tamariki’s energy and pride on display at Central Lakes Polyfest
Cromwell’s three schools and Celci displayed strength and enthusiasm at the recent Central Lakes Polyfest - a two-day, non-competitive cultural performing arts event held at the Queenstown Events Centre. This event runs in October of each year,...
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‘Faithful dog’ Farm dog stays by trapped farmer, leads neighbours to him
Aloyal farm dog, quickthinking neighbours and determination saved an 89-year-old’s life after a harrowing 13-hour ordeal on a remote Northland farm. Broadwood farmer Bill Grounds went out to check on his cattle several kilometres from home, and what...
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Green blood runs deep
Kevin Fry remembers the “pop, pop, pop” from the exhaust of the family’s 1951 John Deere MT because it could be heard five kilometres away. Today, it still has its original exhaust and is one of the favourites in a shed full of classic tractors and...
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The place where pampered pets want to be
Ladymead has been a trusted name among pet lovers in Wairarapa since the 1970s. But that doesn’t mean everything has stayed the same. “Our love and care for animals is constant, but when it comes to our service and facilities, we’re always improving to...
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Plan ‘wasting a lot of money’
A plan to transform a “neglected” stretch of land at the southern end of Port Nelson fails to meet the council’s vision to strengthen the city’s connection to the sea, sustainable transport advocacy group Nelsust says. Two of the three currently empty...
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Dry matter matters
Hennie and Gea Amtink continue to transform quality pasture to consistent profits on their Southland dairy farm. The couple, who farm with son Ard, have owned and operated their farm in Oteramika, east of Invercargill, since 2001. They have expanded...
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Discover Aboriginal Culture at Perth’s Elizabeth Quay
Discover ancient stories and the fascinating Aboriginal history of the Whadjuk Noongar people, Elizabeth Quay / Goomup and the Swan River / Derbal Yerrigan on a new guided cultural walking tour. Running monthly from October 2026 to May 2027, the new...
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Mayor calls for calm
Gore Mayor Ben Bell has called for more respectful discourse following a heated public meeting where an alleged ‘‘death threat’’ was made to a councillor. Held at the Gore RSA last Wednesday, the public meeting packed in a few hundred people to hear...
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Singing for the babies they never got to hold
Soul duo IA have released a new single with a very personal message. Whakakai Marihi was timed for last month’s annual Baby Loss Awareness Week and was written in remembrance of the babies lost before birth and for whānau who carry that loss. Reti...
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From cakes to campus
A Wairarapa student is making sure a higher education is well within reach – one “seriously delicious” slice of cake at a time. Isla Partridge is the 17-year-old baker and hard-working cottage industrialist behind Isla Bella, a boutique business,...
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Ōmokoroa teenager waits for life-changing surgery after years of acute, chronic pain
An Ōmokoroa family is waiting for approval from the New Zealand health system for a complex operation they hope will finally give 17-year-old Callie Breen a life without constant pancreatic pain. Callie has an extremely rare hereditary condition...
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Funding boost for Agrizero NZ
Government-industry partnership Agrizero NZ has received a big funding boost – to the tune of $117 million – with two new industry partners coming aboard. The new funding is split equally between industry and government, taking the total funds raised...
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Savouring shallowness
THE Los Angeles-set sitcom Nobody Wants This, about a fledgling romance between a “hot rabbi” and an agnostic sex and relationship podcaster — loosely based on creator Erin Foster’s own experiences — could have been finished, out of juice, by the close...
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Read my lips
To many of us, a kiss is just a kiss. But a historian of emotion says a kiss has many cultural layers – and the act can signify much more than just affection.
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Hello
As a curious (that’s a polite way of saying nosy) person (hence the career in journalism), I always love the opportunity to have a stickybeak into other people’s homes – especially those rich in character and personal style – so choosing just eight...
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Dying of laughter
Zoë Kravitz and co-star Riley Keough looked like they were having a ball filming the comedy Die Alive in New York’s Times Square.
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WILL, I NEVER!
Touring building sites and greeting excited well-wishers is all in a day’s work for the royals. So the Princess of Wales’ visit to a hospice where ongoing construction work meant she had to don a hard hat and high-vis vest was nothing unusual. But on...
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Berry bright future
Isimply love raspberries. When I was growing up in Christchurch I used to go raspberry picking with my sisters to earn pocket money. It is fair to say, I never earned much as I would eat almost all the raspberries I picked immediately. I probably owe...
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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.
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Casper (1995)
Cute, spooky, packed with 90s nostalgia – and culminates in a Halloween party.
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Night of the Demons (1988)
A supernatural horror, yes, but also a bit of 80s camp fun.
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‘CHIN’ PISTACHIO
Also available in Taupe, this easy slip-on, elastic lace style is made in Turkey from lovely soft leather inside & out. The perforations make for a lightweight and cooler wearing experience. $169.00
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5 THINGS HAPPENING ACROSS THE MOTU THIS WEEK
Bhajan Clubbing Auckland is getting a high-energy Diwali celebration like no other. Bhajan Clubbing is back to transform ancient devotion into a modern, electric experience. Expect classic devotional anthems completely reimagined with live musicians....
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Quiz
1. Which Kiwi actor is to play infamous Aussie mushroom murderer Erin Patterson: A) Anna Paquin; B) Lucy Lawless; C) Melanie Lynskey or D) Thomasin McKenzie? 2. Swedish singer Zara Larsson broke Linkin Park’s record for NZ’s largest indoor arena...
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Quiz
1 How many coloured stickers are there on a standard Rubik’s Cube? 2 What date is associated with Crystal Lake? 3 China’s giant Three Gorges Dam is on which river? 4 Looking north from the Wither Hills, you’re gazing down on which New Zealand...
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KARORI
Tender closing 4 November 2026 at 1pm Sweep down the long private driveway and discover a beautifully renovated character home; elevated, exceptionally quiet, private, and perfectly positioned to capture all-day sun on a prime quarter acre site. All...
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Sun, style and sweeping harbour views
On a rear section, near the end of a quiet culde-sac in Ilam, this modern brick home offers low-maintenance living in a leafy setting. With the green space of Upper Riccarton Domain at the end of the street, zoning for Avonhead School and Riccarton...
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Spring clean your fire now for 2027
Spring is a great time to give your fire and flue some attention. The fire is cold, so you can safely inspect it, and sweeps and gasfitters are easier to book now, than in autumn when everyone suddenly realises winter is just around the corner. A...
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Roading ‘whack-a-mole’ needs to stop — mayor
Gisborne’s mayor says the region needs to stop playing “whack-a-mole” with fixing roads and instead focus on long-term investment to give confidence to residents and businesses. Mayor Rehette Stoltz’s comments came as stakeholders, engineers and...
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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,...
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BITE SIZE
What the dish team are making for Christmas Day, the dish festive playlist, Sarah Todd’s Queensland Prawn Spread, Christmas Unwrapped with Toni Street, Nici Wickes and Helen Emett, the Christmas issue you asked for, and our Mix and Match menu-planning...
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Park Free Friday extended
Blenheim CBD shoppers rejoice! Park Free Friday will be hanging around for another month. Marlborough District Council has announced it will be extending the originally one-off parking reprieve until the end of November. The initiative is part of a...
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Demand for food support doubles as households struggle
Crossroads Malborough has seen a 110 percent increase in demand for its food support services since the end of January, as more households struggle to cope with the rising cost of living. Offering breakfast and lunch daily at their Redwood Street Hub,...
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PLUS 10-PAGE R MARINE FLAGSHIP LIFESTYLE & BOATS FOR SALE SUPPLEMENT INSIDE:
DIY EVA DECK ARMOUR AMOORINGAT A MOORING AT RAPA-ITI RAPA NEW OWNERS SOUGHT FORKINSHIP FOR KINSHIP AIMEE BRIGHT UNDER-23 WINDFOILING CHAMP TAKACAT ROLL- UP BACKPACK INFLATABLE DINGHY WESTHAVEN PT III – PEOPLE’S MARINA OR CASH COW? WILL OLD YACHTS...
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A giant of the New Zealand high country and the horse and racing industries is how Ron Williamson was described at a memorial service to celebrate his extraordinary life. pays tribute to an old friend.
When Ron Williamson broke his back in a showjumping fall in Timaru in 1966, it was nearly curtains for the young man from Birchwood Station. His family were initially told he might not survive the first 48 hours; once he overcame that hurdle, they...
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Rangiuru School Ag Day
For many country kids, Ag Day is a staple, but for some town folk, it’s an unfamiliar day out. Rangiuru School held its Ag Day on Saturday 17th October this year, bringing town and country together for a successful Country Fair, with all the good...
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Khandallah - 26 Jubilee Road
Tender Closes 12pm Tuesday 17/11/26 WINOLA - ONE OF WELLINGTON'S FINEST 6 Rarely does a home of this scale, history and calibre come to market. Set within approximately 2,512sqm of beautifully established grounds ten minutes from the CBD, Winola is...
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Copy CAts
For the purposes of a retrospective feature, 27 years ago I was asked what at first seemed to be a very simple question: If money was no object, what classic car would you like to own? Back in 1999 – being rather younger, slimmer and far fitter, I...
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MAKE IT
DIY festoon light stand Home-brewed plant food Scrumptious spring suppers
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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
WHY WAIT UNTIL the end of a party for cake? Set the celebration tone of your summer parties early with this savoury showstopper made with creamy layers of AORAKI Pōhutukawa Smoked Salmon and toasted brioche wrapped in tangy cream cheese and topped with...
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A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS
Here we go again, looking down the barrel of some very tricky elections with no clear indication of the outcome. Many would have us believe we are in dire straits politically, and that depends on your perspective. Being involved in the Classic Car...
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EDITORIAL
Welcome to our 2026 IoT/Industry 4.0 issue. We have a look at a lot of developments including Single Pair ethernet to streamline communications, issues with using Agentic agents in manufacturing and some protections against cyberhacking. If you want...
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Knockdolian: the plant lovers’ garden
The story of Knockdolian, like many stories in Canterbury, stretches back to the Deans family… but also further still, to Scotland and tales of ancient castles, sailors tricked to their doom, enchantment and even mermaids. A picnic at Knockdolian,...
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KIA ORA, WELCOME TO EXPLORE DUNEDIN
Being in a new city is always exciting, but finding your way around can be challenging. ExploreDunedin will help you to quickly find and explore all the best things that Dunedin has on offer, so that you can pack even more into your visit. As well as a...
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10 PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL OUTDOOR ROOMS
Kiwis have always loved the outdoors – especially now that they’re coming with a few more creature comforts. Outdoor rooms have been on the rise in New Zealand and for good reason – it’s an obvious way to gain more living space without adding another...
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Queen of the court: Evonne Goolagong Cawley opens up ahead of a new book recounting her journey
The legend of Evonne Goolagong Cawley can be traced back to the Barellan General Store. In the late 1950s, a young Evonne stopped in at her local supermarket-slash-newsagency to pick up a copy of the latest Princess magazine. Inside, there was a...
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Critical thinking
I recently attended a conference in Christchurch that was based around science and critical thinking – along with exposing some very uncritical thinking (read conspiracy theories). Critical thinking is something that is not specifically taught in our...
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Outdoor inspiration
Welcome to the latest issue of NZ Landscaper, packed with practical ideas, industry news and inspiration to help you build a stronger, more successful business. Our theme for this issue is outdoor living – exploring how changing lifestyles and client...
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In The Now
Ithink one of the many things my mum taught me was resilience: trying not to worry about what might happen and just living in the present moment. Have you ever become so lost in your own thoughts that you almost forget what you were doing? I recently...
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Welcome to Mountain Scene Homes & Gardens 2026
Whether you're planning on building your dream home, looking for fresh interior ideas, or hoping to inject life into your garden, you'll find some inspiration in this publication. With stories on the Southern Supreme House of the Year, the burgeoning...
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‘Otago Daily Times’
CLASS Act celebrates the excellence of young people in our province and now, more than ever, we will be looking to them for leadership. It was the brainchild of former Otago Daily Times editor Robin Charteris, who invited then prime minister Helen...
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Welcome to the 2026 NZSUV Buyer’s Guide
If there’s one thing that’s certain about the New Zealand automotive market, it’s that we love our SUVS. Business, leisure or pleasure, these ‘do it all’ automotive solutions will happily traverse all manner of lifestyles and even terrains. Whether...
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FROM THE EDITOR
That Test series between the boks and All blacks was epic, absorbing, dramatic, compelling, intense and instructive. There were many other adjectives I could have used. It’s right to say it was fiercely contested, though not bitterly contested, like...
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Welcome to the 2026 NZSUV Buyer’s Guide
If there’s one thing that’s certain about the New Zealand automotive market, it’s that we love our SUVs. Business, leisure or pleasure, these ‘do it all’ automotive solutions will happily traverse all manner of lifestyles and even terrains. Whether...
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Good design is in the details
Whether you’re building your dream home or renovating your current one, it can be all too easy to become focused on the big design decisions, such as your floor plan, kitchen units or bathroom suit, but it’s actually some of the smaller details that...
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Out of the woods
Disappear into the shelter and spirit of this cabin in a Tāhuna/Queenstown forest.
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Petal palette
Colour-themed planting schemes & inspiring ideas for pots & small plots
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Passionate renovators’ transformation of a historic Christchurch property.
Door knocks have played a prominent role in Clare and Philip Beer’s homeownership history. The couple had just completed a transformation of their property in Christchurch in 2014 when someone knocked on the door with an offer too good to refuse. It...
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AN EXTRAORDINARY SHEDDIE
We don’t feature many sheddies more than once in the magazine, but Chris Gordon is the exception. Chris’ latest project is the subject of our cover story in this edition, and this is his most stunning project yet. We first featured the first of his...
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Grilled asparagus and halloumi salad
ustralian chef Karen Martini says this salad makes a delicious and light spring starter. Chargrilling asparagus takes the flavour in a different direction to steaming or blanching. It retains its signature grassy notes, but the char adds a compelling...
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We made 34 for 35
To celebrate 35 years since the Youtube NZ Marketing Awards started, we made 34 different versions of the cover for the print edition of this issue. Yep, 34 – that’s the number of trophies that were handed out on Awards Night. Keeping with the theme...
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Hello,
As we head further into the second half of the year, welcome to the latest edition of Allied Media’s Your Healthcare Providers 2026, your handy guide to the health professionals and services supporting the wellbeing of Christchurch...
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Welcome
Being someone’s true love means that you accept them for the person they are, and that you do not wish to change them. Saying ‘‘I love you’’ in front of the world is what your wedding day is all about. It means standing by the one you love during those...
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‘Today is your day. You’re off to great places. You’re off and away. Oh the places you’ll go.’
Inland from Lake Coleridge, Canterbury
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Southland
Deer farming and dairy grazing couple, Tony & Michelle Roberts, proudly built their farming business from the ground up and this year took home the title of 2026 National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing.
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Don't leave home ‘til you've seen the country
There are a number of adverts from the early 1980s that live long in the memory, but the classic tourism one particularly resonates. Imploring New Zealanders to explore their own backyard before travelling overseas, it made a powerful point about what...
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FIRE
In all emergencies phone 111. If you ring to report a local fire in a rural area you will be asked your RAPID number, so that the appropriate fire service can be alerted. At certain times of the year, there will be restrictions on lighting fires. Ring...
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Visiting a doctor
• It’s free to enrol It’s free to register or enrol with a GP — but they may charge a consultation fee each time you go to see them after that. GPs normally charge a higher fee, often called a casual rate, for patients that aren’t enrolled at their...
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THE REID MARTINI
A rich and characterful vodka, The Reid is the best vodka you will ever taste. Delicately nuanced with notes of pear drops, lemon, toffee and malt biscuits. The Reid shines in spirit-forward cocktails, particularly in our signature martini, adding...
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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...
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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....
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A RECIPE FOR HEIFER MATING SUCCESS
Glenaray Station successfully mate yearling heifers, increasing their reproductive potential
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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...
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