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LNG terminal for Taranaki

Taranaki local government leaders have welcomed news a multimillion-dollar liquefied natural gas import facility is to be built in the region. Yesterday, Energy Minister Simon Watts announced a contract was expected to be signed by the middle of the...

HB’s first Winter Olympian

Instructors welcome shake-up to licences

Three Bay of Plenty driving school owners say they endorse the change to the driving licence system that will extend the period for learner drivers and restricted drivers under 25 by six months. Transport Minister Chris Bishop has announced major...

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...

Team Jaime Slater

Megan Jones Team Sylvia & Kylie Kylie Baron

Woody debris clean-up costs nearly double

An increasingly complex extraction process has contributed to costs for woody debris removal nearly doubling on a volume basis in Gisborne. After Cyclone Gabrielle, an estimated 1.4 million tonnes of debris were deposited across Tairāwhiti’s hill...

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...

Love, set, match

Couples who court

Instructors welcome shake-up to licences

Three Bay of Plenty driving school owners say they endorse the change to the driving licence system that will extend the period for learner drivers and restricted drivers under 25 by six months. Transport Minister Chris Bishop has announced major...

$4m boost for Māori-led Kaikohe development

After years of planning, a Ma¯ori-led housing development in Kaikohe is moving into its next phase, with infrastructure now in place to support the delivery of up to 100 new homes. The Bisset Rd development, being delivered by Te Hau Ora o Nga¯puhi...

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...

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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...

Stringent security

The terrorist convicted of killing 51 worshippers in the March 15 Christchurch mosque massacres has claimed in court that prison conditions meant he was thinking irrationally when he pleaded guilty. At a five-day Court of Appeal hearing in Wellington,...

Super City split

Kaipara District Council wants a combined Kaipara– North Rodney Council to be considered in the Government’s local government shake-up. The council is backing North Rodney Action Group’s proposal to form a unitary authority by merging the area it...

Australian mining bid dead in the water

An Australian-owned company’s bid to mine the South Taranaki seabed is dead in the water, local leaders say. In a draft decision, the Fast-track Authority turned down TransTasman Resources’ (TTR) application to mine the seabed off Pātea, just outside...

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...

Stringent security

A psychologist who assessed the Christchurch terrorist last year believed his judgment was affected by prison conditions, but stopped short of saying he was not fit to enter a plea. Brenton Harrison Tarrant was convicted of killing 51 worshippers and...

‘Big questions’ over trade deal

Trade Minister Todd McClay says he stands by statements he made to Parliament last month on some controversial aspects of the India Free Trade Agreement, including whether it bars New Zealand from ever imposing a cap on the number of student visas...

$6.2m app isn't an app

Reaching individual fitness goals is now all about dialing up expert support that’s tailor-made for each person. Because whether the goal is to complete an upcoming half marathon, manage a niggly pain or just be that little bit fitter for the kids,...

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...

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...

Mum walks to thank Starship for saving baby

AGisborne mother is to pound the pavement next month in a grateful bid to raise money for “the superheroes” who saved her baby’s life. Ariel Kururangi has joined the Starship Foundation’s Kilometres for Kids virtual challenge to support the Auckland...

BISHOPDALE

86A Gardiners Road Price: On application Open home: February 8, 4pm-4.30pm Agent: Cameron Bailey 027 555 7079 Harcourts eolu Licenseu Agent REAA 2008 Designed with comfort and practicality in mind, this sunny, warm, and dry home enjoys a desirable...

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...

Quiz

1 English singer Rachel Agatha Keen is known professionally by what name? 2 Nazare´ , Portugal, is a mecca for competitors in which sport? 3 Plantar fasciitis can cause a lot of pain, where in your body? 4 Camp David, the US presidential retreat, is...

Love, set, match

Couples who court

“Big Summer Sounds” Manfeild LIVE proves Feilding can throw a concert

I’ve been to a lot of events at Manfeild over the years, motorsport, expos, community days, but standing there on Saturday night with thousands of people singing along under a golden Manawatū sunset, it felt like something had shifted. Manfeild LIVE...

Living with cancer

“I’m living with advanced breast cancer – I’m not dying of it.” That’s the mindset Waikato grandmother Diana Wood lives by as she faces a disease many people still see as a death sentence. The 67-year-old is living with stage four breast cancer, but...

With Editor Lifestyle Magazines Frances Morton

There’s something quietly thrilling about a familiar face walking back into a familiar place. Shortland Street delivers exactly that with the return of Rachel McKenna (played by Angela Bloomfield, story p4). It isn’t just a nostalgic treat for...

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HOKOWHITU

Price by negotiation Agents: Stu Fleming 027 444 1594 Lynysey Elliott 027 446 2886 ray hite Palmerston North Licensey Agent rEAA 2008 Tucked away in a sought after location, enjoy sun-splashed living, four bedrooms, a study area, and two...

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

Community grapples with devastating landslides and floods

The Bay of Plenty has been left reeling after a day of extreme weather brought landslides, flooding, and chaos to the region, leaving communities shaken and emergency services stretched to their limits following 300mm of rain in just 24 hours. Rivers...

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.