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Money may not buy happiness or grow on trees but when…
Greg Dixon: Zen and the art of hedge trimming
Chores are not chores, Greg Dixon writes, they are opportunities to find inner peace.
Gardening: Seaside bounty for soil
Meg Liptrot praises Neptune's great gift for gardeners - seaweed.
Design: Colour me in
Use colour to set the right scene, says Ben Crawford.
DIY: Drinks for six It's my round
Greig Morgan's nifty creation will have guests toasting your talents.
Design & Garden
Design: Art alfresco
Sculpture on your doorstep, by Ben Crawford.
DIY: Hung up and easy to find
Greig Morgan's latest project will ensure the team cleans up.
Gardening: Follow the food crowd
Meg Liptrot dishes out the goods on community food growing.
Gardening: Water need never go to waste
Conservation 'wonder woman' shows Meg Liptrot how it's done.
Design: A Lovely way to buy gifts
A new gift website takes the guesswork out of buying presents, writes Ben Crawford.
Design: European elegance
Showroom oozes sophistication, writes Ben Crawford.
Toilets: past, present, future
Thomas Crapper, the brains behind the modern flush toilet, likely had no idea there would be over seven billion people living…
Opening up island's top homes
The public will be able to step inside 10 of Waiheke Island's most exclusive homes during the Waiheke House Tour.
Design: Start with art
Ben Crawford says choose your colours from your artwork.
Gardening: Give the tasty taro a good go
Meg Liptrot reports on a Pacific staple's exciting potential.
Crafternoon: Make your own Breaking Bad tote bag
We love a fun, hip and affordable afternoon craft session. The very crafty Rachel Bache guides us through her latest DIY…
How green is my town?
Jerome Partington, one of the people behind New Zealand’s most revolutionary building hopes the design will be a greenprint…
Gardening: Veges feel the heat, too
Meg Liptrot takes pity on plants that hanker after shade and a drink.
Design: Straight from the horse's mouth (+gallery)
Design & Garden Archives
Ben Crawford meets one of his childhood heroes.
Architecture
Top honour for cardboard cathedral designer
The transitional cathedral in Christchurch - designed by Shigeru Ban - incorporated cardboard tubes in the construction.
Life & Style
NZ ranked #1 for social progress
A Washington-based think-tank has found that New Zealand is the most socially advanced country in the world.
Property
Guide to the best mortgage rates
More Property
Homeowners could save more than $90,000 over the life of their mortgages by shopping around, according…
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