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Iwi has ‘no comment’ on lodge

If and when a multimillion-dollar lodge on Taranaki Maunga is completed remains a tightly guarded secret as its iwi owners refuse to comment about its future. Work on Te Rere o Kapuni Lodge, owned by South Taranaki iwi Ngāruahine and with an estimated...

‘Credible threat to life’

Devastated residents of a much-loved Hawke’s Bay campground put their belongings into vehicles or their cabins on to the back of trucks after they were given 24 hours to vacate because of landslide risk. The Hastings District Council’s call at Clifton...

‘GOD OPENED THE DOORS FOR THIS’

For much of Daniela Brown’s life, her birth family has been a “mystery”. The 38-year-old Tauranga woman was adopted from a Romanian orphanage at age 3 and grew up in Whangaparāoa, Auckland. Her efforts to track down her birth mother and siblings have...

Satellite map reveals extent of East Cape slips

New work by scientists is shedding light on the effects of slips on the East Cape after the January storm, with more than 11,000 identified by the team from Dragonfly Data Science. The scientists, who are Wellingtonbased, mapped the scale of damage by...

Stand out with smart home staging

First impressions are key when selling your home. In a highly competitive market, present your home in the best light; it can make a significant difference to both the price achieved, and how long it takes to sell. Home staging the art of preparing a...

Key roads at risk if hit by severe floods

Large parts of South Wairarapa could become inaccessible in severe flooding, with two of the three key access routes into Martinborough to close in severe weather. South Wairarapa District councillor Colin Olds, who chairs the council’s infrastructure...

Frantic dash to save Malakai

Rotorua parents Tearren Nanjan and Wiremu Tango thought their 3-month-old son Malakai had the flu when he had a runny nose, a cough and wasn’t eating. A week later, the family were being airlifted to Auckland’s Starship children’s hospital for a...

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Social housing near flash homes

HAMILTON Two new social housing blocks are set to be built in central Hamilton - just up the road from perhaps the city’s most pricey home. The build is part of a major push by the Salvation Army to increase the amount of housing in Hamilton, dubbed...

Parents turn to Turkey

A Timaru couple battling to get an accurate diagnosis for their 5-year-old son’s ailments have turned their attention to the other side of the world. Josh Docos and Nesa Morey are frustrated with a health system they say seems to place too much...

Crowds and MPs converge

Southland welcomed a parade of MPs at Southern Field Days at Waimumu this week. There was a rousing response when Prime Minister Chris Luxon visited yesterday. He stopped at several stalls and chatted to people, with many in the crowd approaching him...

DONE WITH DRAGONS

Emilia Clarke moves on from Game of Thrones

Moment to pause, reason to act

This special edition of the Weekend Express is an invitation – to slow down, look closely, and consider the future we are shaping together. As Marlborough approaches Climate Action Week (February 23-27), this publication is not about promotion or...

Jail staff face rising violence

Whanganui Prison recorded its highest number of prisoner-on-staff assaults in more than a decade in 2025. There were 63 reported incidents of staff assaults at the Kaitoke-based Whanganui Prison. That is more than three times the 21 reported in the...

Heartbreak after mum dies

I don’t want your gifts. I want to spend time with you. Your time is the most valuable thing you can give to anyone.” That is what solo mum Tam would tell her three children — Grady, 22, Hugo, 20, and Lucy, 18 — when they would ask her what she wanted...

Warning sounded for government spending

New Zealand is facing a demographic “silver tsunami” of retirees as the working age population shrinks, health costs rise and towns across the country see population decline. The warning came at the New Zealand Economic Forum hosted by the University...

Athletics club burglary below the bar

A Feilding athletics club has been left scrambling to source gear for a junior competition after its clubhouse was burgled. Children attending Moa Harriers’ first practice of the year on Wednesday evening were disappointed to learn high jump and shot...

Back to race after 43 years

More than 40 years after they stood on Kumara Beach for the first ever Coast to Coast event, three of the 79 starters will take on the 44th edition of the race. Alister Metherell, 67, from Christchurch, Rex Randell from Nelson, and Julian Carne, 67,...

Repair Cafe returning

19, and October 17. of a global movement encouraging people to rethink waste by repairing rather than replacing. a small but meaningful contributor to the circular economy, proudly championing the motto: “Mend it, don’t end it!” Visitors can bring a...

From hillside home to cabin

ATe Araroa family are looking to move into a Toitū Tairāwhiti cabin after a landslide destroyed their hillside home and many of their treasured belongings during the January storm. As the “crazy” weather hit on the night of January 21, David Torrey...

WEATHER

Outfield fix may delay towers

Repairs to the outfield at Saxton Oval could force plans to build new media towers at the cricket ground to take a back seat. Building new media towers at the Nelson cricket ground has long been touted as a necessity if the region wants to secure...

How Waikato fought its way into Super Rugby

The Chiefs are arguably as connected to Waikato as cows and beer — it’s hard to imagine them not being around. However, when the first meetings about the Super Rugby competition and five New Zealand franchises took place, the initial plan did not...

Lifestyle Paradise with Views

Highly motivated vendors are moving on - they have bought and readied their extremely well presented home for new owners. Sizeable at 211sqm of easy open-plan family living with fabulous flow to the expansive north-facing deck. The obligatory four...

Kotahitanga | community unity

Te Rā o Waitangi Whānau Festival Katikati 2026 was celebrated with happiness, inclusion and a wairua | spirit that made our day very special. The weather was perfect. The vendors provided such a delicious array of cultural kai, while the bands and...

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...

Restoration brings new life to Rawene’s hotel

Restoring the Rawene Masonic Hotel was never going to be quick. Eight years on, the owners are still sanding floors, building hard and ticking off council requirements, all while trying to restore the 19thcentury hotel back to something close to its...

LIGHT THE LIGHTS! 50 YEARS OF THE MUPPETS

Meet the suitors The Palmer’s body oil trio

Each Palmer’s body oil brings its own unique personality, charm and skin-loving strengths: the key is finding ‘the one’ that feels right for you and your skin’s needs. • Cocoa Butter Body Oil – the intensely devoted one: Deeply nourishing and ready...

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Veges go punk at festival

What is arguably the country’s favourite ukulele band officially launches a song at Hamilton Arts Festival this month to encourage kids to eat more vegetables. The Nukes have recorded Vege Punk ,a new kids’ song that is unashamedly loud, proud and...

WHAT RAZOR’S SACKING MEANS FOR CERTAIN SUPER RUGBY PLAYERS

Sensational summer salads

GRAMMYS GOLD

GRAMMYS GOLD WD3

COVER UP!

Did a female reporter’s liaisons with powerful NZ figures risk national security at the height of the Cold War?

Finding “THE ONE” for your skin

Meet the suitors The Palmer’s body oil trio Each Palmer’s body oil brings its own unique personality, charm and skin-loving strengths: the key is finding ‘the one’ that feels right for you and your skin’s needs. • Cocoa Butter Body Oil – the intensely...

‘HEAVEN-SENT’

In the moments before Zire-Kane Watson was born, a familiar voice was calming his mum-to-be Jasmine Cooke. In an Auckland maternity suite, Cooke says she heard the voice of Kane Watson, her beloved partner who died when a family outing to Muriwai Beach...

Taking the slow route through New Zealand

Sometimes, the best seat in the house isn’t a window at 30,000 feet – it’s the one that lets you see every bend, bay and bridge along the way. ‘Slow travel’ is all about taking the scenic route and making the most of the journey itself. Whether it’s by...

KARORI

Tender closing 26 February 2026 at 1pm This spacious property boasts a generous 2102sqm land area and a 340sqm building area. The charming home has four well-appointed bedrooms and three modern bathrooms. The open-plan living area is perfect for...

Water works: A guide to home filtration

TAP OR WHOLE HOUSE TAP: Fllters water at one location, usually the sink, via benchtop units, undersink filters, or filter jugs. Suit renters, those on a budget, or people who only want filtered water for drinking and cooking. Whole house: Installed...

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Look! Up in the sky!

James Owen might just have the best job in Kiwi aviation. His title is Standards and Training Project Pilot for Air New Zealand’s NextGen Aircraft Programme. His dayto-day is taking to the skies in cutting-edge planes which represent the future of the...

Island Bay - 17 Southern Cross Crescent

SUN, SPACE AND IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED 4 A perfect family home, spread across 166sqm of generous versatile family living. Offering up to five bedrooms or four with a separate living / rumpus room for the children. After 40 cherished years this...

New Zealand Walk: Greytown to Woodside a popular walk or bike

The Greytown to Woodside Trail in the Wairarapa, is a short walk that feels much bigger than its numbers. On a bright autumn morning I set out from Greytown with nothing more ambitious than a daypack, decent shoes and a curiosity about what lay along...

FROM FLUFFY TO FIERCE!

How cute snowy owl chicks grow up to become powerful predators Watch out, here I come!

STEP-BY-STEP

A storybook setting for an historic homestead in • Roses, woodlands, paths, lawns & more in • Composting on a 500sqm site in • A tree-loving octogenarian tending a 109-year-old garden • An plantsman’s picks for summer colour food grower recommends the...

ENERGY

Our cover story this issue is on installing solar power – and how many of us have been considering that for years? The attraction of installing solar power is plain to see and there’s a lot to like about it. Harnessing energy from the mighty sun feels...

Travelling: An education for the soul

Travel is more than movement from one place to another; it is a quiet education for the soul. When we travel, we step outside the routines that shape our days and enter spaces where curiosity leads and where adventure awaits. In those moments of...

Good healthspecial

● Personalise your wellbeing ● Balance your blood sugar ● Build your strength at home

Know-how in spades for every gardener

ON THE COVER

A couple make an old shed on the family farm their new home – see page 26. Photograph by Jane Ussher

AYRBURN CLASSIC – BREAKTHROUGH EVENT OF THE YEAR

The prestigious Breakthrough Event of the Year part of the International Historic Motoring Awards was presented in London on 14 November to the Royal Automobile Club Concours. The Ayrburn Classic 2025 was nominated for the award alongside Concours of...

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...

Food tastes better shared

The world has become disconnected with technology and since the pandemic we have retreated into ourselves, become more individualistic in nature and independent in status. Our life expectancy is declining with stress; our connection to how our food is...

FUN, FAST and FABULOUS!

Summer is the season to grow melons, pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini and their flying saucer shaped cousins. Together, they are the cucurbit family and they're fun, fast and easy to grow from seed.

Many hands

Thousands of decisions go into making a magazine. Not just obvious ones like which topics we include, the people we speak to or the pictures we’ll use, but tiny ones too: that headline should go two clicks to the left and up one... yep, perfect. We...

Relaxed entertaining

Solid gold

Warm tones in a limestone spine lend this estuary-side property priceless presence.

FESTIVAL OF MOTORING

ALLAN DICK: THE ALLCOMERS SERIES | AUSTIN-HEALEY ‘FROGEYE’ SPRITE MIRANDA’S MOTORS: TOYOTA MR2 | JAGUAR-POWERED SPORTS CARS FORMULA JUNIOR WORLD TOUR | SKOPE CLASSIC: SILVESTER COUPE BILL RICHARDSON TRANSPORT WORLD | WAIMAK CLASSIC CARS

New Year Joy

Anew year carries its own kind of unspoken promise that life can feel fresh again. This new energy isn’t something that appears automatically at midnight but rather cultivated, perhaps it’s a shift in thinking and the willingness to release what weighs...

SUMMER STYLE ESSENTIALS

CHORIZO EMPANADAS, CHIMICHURRI VERDE, CHICKEN FLAUTAS, KINGFISH PASTRAMI, PRAWN QUESADILLAS, SNAPPER CEVICHE, TUNA TOSTADA, STRAWBERRY & TOMATO SALSA, PORK KEBABS, SMACKED CUCUMBERS, STEAK LIKE TARTARE, ROASTED PRAWNS, PLUM & MANGO MOCHI, STRAWBERRY &...

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...

What does the market want?

Fonterra, NZ Merino, Atkins Ranch and more weigh in on the changing customer demands and farmers’ efforts to match them

50+ HOMEGROWN RECIPES

• Vibrant salads • Outdoor cooking • Sharing plates • Dips & nibbles • Sweet treats • Cordials, mocktails & cocktails

Fonterra brands gone

Farmer shareholders have said yes to selling off iconic brands to French dairy giant.

DYNAMIC DUO

Universal Cranes recently took delivery of New Zealand’s first two 10x4 S-Ways – one rigid and one tractor unit. A factory-built configuration with competitive tare weight, fitted with Fassi cranes, they are a strong addition to the company’s...

WHAT'S INSIDE?

Rethinking the urban dream What liability law changes mean for landscapers Environmental impacts of compacted soil

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...

Melanie Bracewell

Beyond the punchline.