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Repayment issues revealed

Official documents reveal Hamilton’s key Peacocke housing development needed early Government help to keep it solvent as a Covid building slowdown left a long hangover. The half-billion dollar transformation of Peacocke has been eight years in the...

High fashion, hi-vis, and high honours at Hokonuis

Christchurch fashion student Alex O’Hagan’s monochromatic masterpieces melded multiple fabrics with elegant structure to win the top title at this year’s Hokonuis. The Ara Institute of Canterbury student was named the winner of the Dunedin Airport...

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...

Dunedin teen soars at awards

A victorious Dunedin teenager went the extra mile at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards. At 17 years old, Hazel Evans, of Bayfield High School, not only handstitched over a thousand feathers for her design that took out the top prize in the school...

Exhibition brings two potters together

Creating with clay has linked them with their community, and one another, and it is connection that forms the basis of Sue Inkster and Marita Bool’s latest exhibition in Timaru. Connections, which opened at the York Street Gallery of Fine Art on...

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...

The asthma ‘game changer’

An uptick in prescribing a two-in-one asthma inhaler as a reliever has been associated with a 25% reduction in hospital admissions for asthma, according to Medical Research Institute of New Zealand studies. New Zealand research has shown AIR, which is...

Riding the rails

I’ve never needed much convincing that a spa treatment is the best possible way to be parted with my money. have been knelt on in Bali, stretched out in Thailand and scrubbed down stark naked in a room of strangers in Morocco. I have been kneaded into...

Frontline worker sees shift on city streets

Grahame Hanns has been at the front line of Wellington’s homeless saga. He has cleaned up dirty syringes, been beaten, seen the chaos. And he has good news: Things are getting better. The usually private central city facilities manager is speaking up...

Plea to feed ducks away from traffic

Reports of ducks with broken legs near Rotokawau Virginia Lake’s carpark have prompted calls for people to stop feeding birds close to traffic. Bird Rescue Whanganui Manawatū made the plea after receiving calls about injured ducks, mostly found between...

Athlete’s fight for life as kidney failure hits

A20-year-old with the same disease that killed his mother is searching for a new kidney. Hokianga man Snow O’Halloran was born with Alport Syndrome, which resulted in his mother’s death when he was 8. Kidney function at less than 10% and hip issues...

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Hopes up for school buses

A potential solution may have emerged for Palmerston North secondary school students who have lost their bus routes, but it could be up to their schools to arrange replacement transport services. After intervention from the Government, the Ministry of...

WOMEN ROCK!

CELEBRATED KIWI MUSOS BOH RUNGA, JULIA DEANS AND VERA ELLEN BRING THEIR SUPERGROUP TO CHRISTCHURCH TOP FLORIST MELANIE STAPLETON SHARES SOME FLOWER POWER | GREAT HEIGHTS: A MULTI-AWARD-WINNING, SITE-DEFYING QUEENSTOWN LAKESIDE STUNNER | THE ART OF...

The Hewitson profile

NZ-born novelist Meg Mason struck gold with Sorrow and Bliss by skilfully marrying madness and humour. Her latest examines obsessions with famous authors.

Dispute costs near $300k

A long-running dispute between the New Plymouth Pistol Club and its neighbour has left ratepayers picking up costs edging towards $300,000. Devon Rd resident Bryan Phillips has been battling the club for the best part of five years over excessive...

La Dolce diva

It’s not quite her birthday suit, but Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 57th by modelling racy Dolce & Gabbana lingerie in Sicily.

FOOTY FEVER

FIFA pulled out all the stops to create an unforgettable spectacle for the first-ever World Cup halftime show for last week week’s final, where Spain triumphed over Argentina. Th The 11-minute performance was curat curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin,...

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

‘Heartbroken’

A Pāpāmoa woman grieving the loss of a pet is “heartbroken” after another cat was killed in a suspected roaming dog attack three days later. A neighbour said the cat was “ripped apart” and described the attack as “horrible and shocking”. Vanessa Judd...

Locals rally to save iconic Rotorua arches

Rotorua locals are rallying to save the city’s Prince’s Gate Archway before “irreversible” work is done to take it down. Those with construction experience say they want to work with Rotorua Lakes Council to restore the “iconic” arches after the...

GOING DOWN

GETTING SUNBURNT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER Should’ve known better. SUPPRESSING A COUGH DURING A MEETING It only makes it worse. FANS GOING TOO FAR Getting a tattoo of your team as champion before they’ve actually won is … presumptuous.

Why do politicians keep falling for the same old traps?

‘Rock n roll’ for shaky North Isle

A5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled much of the North Island, causing minor damage to buildings, slips and road closures, in the early hours of yesterday morning. The quake hit 5km south of Taumarunui at 4.51am, at a depth of 9km. GeoNet recorded...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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

Her brilliant career:

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

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...

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

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

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...

THE COST OF KIWI CULTURE

Walk into any snow shop and the walls are full. Jackets, skis, boots, helmets, goggles, packs, base layers, socks, gadgets, apps, passes and promises. There is no shortage of product. There has probably never been more. The problem is not the gear....

TRULY INTERGRATED

A farm system built on adaptation and integration

INSIDE:

SHIPS’ FIGUREHEADS – A SAFE PAIR OF EYES WHICH CATAMARAN IS BEST FOR YOU? CONTRACTING A BOAT YARD RUAMAHANGA DIVERSION THE CATCH: BLOW THE WIND FUTURE OF CARIBBEAN BOATS STAYING PUT FOR CYCLONE SEASON FUEL CRISIS EFFECTS THE AUCKLAND WOODEN BOAT...

A Toast to Tenacity

The revival of Earnscleugh Castle, where Ryan Sanders and Marco Creemers demonstrate their ambition and resilience in Central Otago

A RECIPE FOR HEIFER MATING SUCCESS

Glenaray Station successfully mate yearling heifers, increasing their reproductive potential

Are you future proof?

An interesting trend we have seen over the last five or so years is that a fairly large number of automotive repair businesses just cease to exist at some point. We see this when we get magazines returned or cancelled. Whilst there are many reasons for...

84 CAPSULE WARDROBE IDEAS

PLUS SIX TRAILBLAZERS ON THEIR ROAD TO SUCCESS

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...