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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
GARDENING AFTER A FLOOD: KATE WALL SHARES HOW TO RESTORE YOUR SOIL AND SAVE STRESSED TREES

Kate Wall knows a lot about flooding. The gardener and author lives in Yeronga, a suburb on the Brisbane River in Queensland that is...
Business, Garden, Our Land, flash flood, flood, garden, gardening, Kate Wall, microbes, soil, story, water
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
REBECCA STEWART: MAKE TREE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

When wet weather makes traditional hay making a drama, Rebecca Stewart finds making tree fodder hay a much more enjoyable process. Photos:...
Watch, Auckland, Watches, Wellness, Blogs, Our Animals, animal feed, animals, hay, lifestyle block, Rebecca Stewart, tree fodder, tree hay
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
4 COMMON THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH YOUR RIDE-ON MOWER

Ride-on mowers are easy to use, but they're also sophisticated pieces of machinery. Words: Nadene Hall Here are four common issues...
Our Land, lawn, lawn mower, lifestyle block, mechanics, ride-on mower, story, things that can go wrong
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
RECIPE: BLACKBERRY DAIQUIRIS

Celebrate a successful blackberry-foraging mission with these vibrant cocktails. Recipe: Lucy Corry Photo and styling: Carolyn Robertson Tip:...
Style, Celebrity, Food, Styles, Celebration, Our Food, blackberries, Blackberry Daiquiris, cocktail, Daiquiris, lucy corry, recipe, story
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
SONYA RIMENE ON CREATING A STRONG FOUNDATION OF IDENTITY, CULTURE AND REO FOR RANGITĀNE

Sonya wears a korowai created by Girlie Kawana acknowledging the Crown's return of Pūkaha Forest to Rangitāne in February 2020. A strong...
Culture, Our People, maori, maori leaders, race relations, rangitane, Sonya, Sonya Rimene, sovereignty, story
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
CHIC MINIMALISM MEETS OFF-GRID LIVING AT THIS COUPLE'S HOME, HUT AND LAND NEAR TAUPŌ

It took Brent and Chanel Griffiths a year of probing the circumference of Lake Taupō for a section bare enough to suit their limited...
Auckland, Home, Chanel, Life, Our Land, Our People
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
9 SPICES AND HERBS THAT COULD BOOST YOUR MOOD

Adding herbs and spices lift a dish's taste and can help improve your mood. Words: Jenny Garing Research shows many common kitchen...
Food, Health, Our Food, Our Life, chillies, cooking, mental health, mood, spice, story
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
5 SURPRISING THINGS ABOUT FERRETS IN NEW ZEALAND (AND WHY THEY ARE SUCH A THREAT TO NATIVE MANU)

New Zealand has the largest known population of feral ferrets in the world. Words: Ruby Fenwick, predatorfreenz.org Ferrets are the...
Wildlife, Our Animals, ferrets, stoats, story, weasels
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
OFF-GRID HOME HELPS COUPLE FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ANCESTORS

A determined couple are restoring their family land thanks to hard work, vision and an off-grid solar kit. One of Rob's proudest moments...
Family, Home, Life, Our Land, grid-free, off the grid family, off the grid living, solar, sponsored, story
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
THE COLOURFUL WORLD OF MAXIMALIST, JOURNALIST AND MENTAL-HEALTH ADVOCATE VIRGINIA WINDER

Journalist Virginia Winder believes in over-the-top everything, from dogs (like her spirited canaan bull terrier, Luna) to décor. “Our...
Health, Life, Our People, journliast, new zealand, nz house and garden, story, stuff, Taranaki, Taranaki Garden Festival, this too shall pass, Virginia winder, warren smart
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
9 TASKS FOR A THRIVING GARDEN IN FEBRUARY: SOW HERBS AND BRASSICAS, PREVENT COURGETTE MILDEW

Ensure all plants - mature or wee seedlings- are healthy in the height of summer and reap the rewards later. Words: Jane Wrigglesworth...
Silver, Wellness, Garden, Our Land, courgette mildew, gardening, january, january garden tips, mildew, NZ garden, story, summer plants, summer sowing, turnips nz, what to sow in january
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
RECIPE: SPICED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH HOT HONEY SAUCE

If the weather turns sour, cook these spiced kebabs in the oven under the grill. Recipe: Lucy Corry Photo and styling: Carolyn Robertson Serves:...
Style, Cooking, Wine, Styles, Our Food, BBQ recipe, chicken skewers, kebabs, lucy corry, recipe, spiced skewers, story
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
THIS COUPLE'S SUSTAINABLE STRAW BALE HOME TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO BUILD

The DIY straw bale home and food forest garden of Monika and Hermann Geister is their recipe for life, and a labour of love. Words...
Home, Food, Garden, Life, Our Life, compost, earth building, food fores, food forest, natural home, story, straw bale, straw bale home, straw bale house
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
WAI MĀNUKA: MĀNUKA HONEY STARS IN THIS KIWI-AS SPARKLING BEVERAGE FROM WHAKATĀNE

Mix some Māori boys with mānuka honey and sparkling water and the result is a young business showing effervescent results. Words: Lucy...
Celebration, Star, Look, People, Drink, Business, Beauty, Collection, Celebrity, Our Food, Drinking Habits, manuka honey, sparkling water, story, wai manuka, Whakatane
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
THE BENNETTO FAMILY'S GOLDMINE-ERA COTTAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED IN ARROWTOWN

Four Bennetto siblings (Edd, Catherine, Charlie and Lucy with her pomeranian pooch Poppy) at their beloved Stevenson's Cottage. Given...
Home, Gold, Family, Our Life, Arrowtown, arrowtown cottage, bennetto, crib, goldmine era, historic bach, historic cottage, stevensons cottage
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
RECIPE: TROPICAL ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

A deceptively easy dessert with cheat's ice cream and four-ingredient coconut biscuits. Recipe: Lucy Corry Photo and styling: Carolyn...
Style, Entertainment, Wellness, Styles, Our Food, coconut biscuits, homemade ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, lucy corry, pineapple ice cream, tropical dessert
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
NAPIER: EXPERIENCE A PRESERVED MOMENT IN TIME IN THE ART-DECO CAPITAL

Built in 1936, the iconic Temperance & General Building, with its verdigris dome top, occupies a corner lot on Marine Parade. It's...
Art, Star, Hotels, Hotel, Festival, City, Home, Our Travel, art deco, Hawke's Bay, Napier, napier museum, travel, visit napier
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
NELSON'S FEMALE MOTORBIKING COMMUNITY BRINGS TWO BEST FRIENDS TOGETHER

Around Nelson, off-road female friendships are born from a need for speed. Words: Cari Johnson Slowing down is said to improve mental...
Women, Wellness, Our People, motorbikes, motorcycle, naked motorcycle, nelson women motorcyclists
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
‘SLOW FLOWERS' IN MATAKANA: THIS FRESH TAKE ON SUSTAINABLE FLORISTRY INCLUDES PICK-YOUR-OWN BLOOMS

An avid gardener has turned her passion for flowers into a unique block business that shares the love with everyone. Words: Jane Wrigglesworth...
Auckland, Home, Garden, Collection, Food, Business, Destinations, People, Our Land, floristry, flowers, Matakana, slow blooms
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By NZ Life & Leisure - Feb 7, 2023
INSIDE A RABBIT FUR FASHION DESIGNER'S 10SQM, SOLAR-POWERED ECO CABIN IN CENTRAL OTAGO

A Dunedin designer's beautiful bespoke garments incorporate wild pest fur. No wonder Central Otago's plentiful rabbits steer well clear...
Beauty, Fashion, Life, Holiday, Wellness, Design, NZ Life & Leisure, Our Life, Our People, cabin, Central Otago, coats with rabbit fur, eco cabin, importing a cabin to new zealand, importing a tiny house to New Zealand, Jane Avery, Lapin, Lapin clothes, new zealand, New Zealand cabin, rabbit fur, small cabin, story, trapping rabbits
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GARDENING AFTER A FLOOD: KATE WALL SHARES HOW TO RESTORE YOUR SOIL AND SAVE STRESSED TREES

Kate Wall knows a lot about flooding. The gardener and author lives in Yeronga, a suburb on the Brisbane River in Queensland that is...

REBECCA STEWART: MAKE TREE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

When wet weather makes traditional hay making a drama, Rebecca Stewart finds making tree fodder hay a much more enjoyable process. Photos:...

4 COMMON THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH YOUR RIDE-ON MOWER

Ride-on mowers are easy to use, but they're also sophisticated pieces of machinery. Words: Nadene Hall Here are four common issues...

RECIPE: BLACKBERRY DAIQUIRIS

Celebrate a successful blackberry-foraging mission with these vibrant cocktails. Recipe: Lucy Corry Photo and styling: Carolyn Robertson Tip:...

SONYA RIMENE ON CREATING A STRONG FOUNDATION OF IDENTITY, CULTURE AND REO FOR RANGITĀNE

Sonya wears a korowai created by Girlie Kawana acknowledging the Crown's return of Pūkaha Forest to Rangitāne in February 2020. A strong...

CHIC MINIMALISM MEETS OFF-GRID LIVING AT THIS COUPLE'S HOME, HUT AND LAND NEAR TAUPŌ

It took Brent and Chanel Griffiths a year of probing the circumference of Lake Taupō for a section bare enough to suit their limited...

9 SPICES AND HERBS THAT COULD BOOST YOUR MOOD

Adding herbs and spices lift a dish's taste and can help improve your mood. Words: Jenny Garing Research shows many common kitchen...

5 SURPRISING THINGS ABOUT FERRETS IN NEW ZEALAND (AND WHY THEY ARE SUCH A THREAT TO NATIVE MANU)

New Zealand has the largest known population of feral ferrets in the world. Words: Ruby Fenwick, predatorfreenz.org Ferrets are the...

OFF-GRID HOME HELPS COUPLE FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ANCESTORS

A determined couple are restoring their family land thanks to hard work, vision and an off-grid solar kit. One of Rob's proudest moments...

THE COLOURFUL WORLD OF MAXIMALIST, JOURNALIST AND MENTAL-HEALTH ADVOCATE VIRGINIA WINDER

Journalist Virginia Winder believes in over-the-top everything, from dogs (like her spirited canaan bull terrier, Luna) to décor. “Our...

9 TASKS FOR A THRIVING GARDEN IN FEBRUARY: SOW HERBS AND BRASSICAS, PREVENT COURGETTE MILDEW

Ensure all plants - mature or wee seedlings- are healthy in the height of summer and reap the rewards later. Words: Jane Wrigglesworth...

RECIPE: SPICED CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH HOT HONEY SAUCE

If the weather turns sour, cook these spiced kebabs in the oven under the grill. Recipe: Lucy Corry Photo and styling: Carolyn Robertson Serves:...

THIS COUPLE'S SUSTAINABLE STRAW BALE HOME TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO BUILD

The DIY straw bale home and food forest garden of Monika and Hermann Geister is their recipe for life, and a labour of love. Words...

WAI MĀNUKA: MĀNUKA HONEY STARS IN THIS KIWI-AS SPARKLING BEVERAGE FROM WHAKATĀNE

Mix some Māori boys with mānuka honey and sparkling water and the result is a young business showing effervescent results. Words: Lucy...

THE BENNETTO FAMILY'S GOLDMINE-ERA COTTAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED IN ARROWTOWN

Four Bennetto siblings (Edd, Catherine, Charlie and Lucy with her pomeranian pooch Poppy) at their beloved Stevenson's Cottage. Given...

RECIPE: TROPICAL ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

A deceptively easy dessert with cheat's ice cream and four-ingredient coconut biscuits. Recipe: Lucy Corry Photo and styling: Carolyn...

NAPIER: EXPERIENCE A PRESERVED MOMENT IN TIME IN THE ART-DECO CAPITAL

Built in 1936, the iconic Temperance & General Building, with its verdigris dome top, occupies a corner lot on Marine Parade. It's...

NELSON'S FEMALE MOTORBIKING COMMUNITY BRINGS TWO BEST FRIENDS TOGETHER

Around Nelson, off-road female friendships are born from a need for speed. Words: Cari Johnson Slowing down is said to improve mental...

‘SLOW FLOWERS' IN MATAKANA: THIS FRESH TAKE ON SUSTAINABLE FLORISTRY INCLUDES PICK-YOUR-OWN BLOOMS

An avid gardener has turned her passion for flowers into a unique block business that shares the love with everyone. Words: Jane Wrigglesworth...

INSIDE A RABBIT FUR FASHION DESIGNER'S 10SQM, SOLAR-POWERED ECO CABIN IN CENTRAL OTAGO

A Dunedin designer's beautiful bespoke garments incorporate wild pest fur. No wonder Central Otago's plentiful rabbits steer well clear...

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Skip The Bouquet of Roses, The Fashion Crowd Just Wants Floral Appliqués

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, STYLECASTER may receive an affiliate commission. Roses are red and violets are blue...

2200-year-old castle disappears in a flash

A 2200-year-old castle built by Roman armies that soars above Gaziantep in Turkey has collapsed in the earthquake as its walls were turned to ruins.

Kiwi pilot taken hostage, plane set alight

A New Zealand aircraft pilot has reportedly been taken hostage in Indonesia and his plane set alight by a rebel group that has threatened to kill him.

I Left A Career In Corrections To Grow Mushrooms For A Living

Mushrooms are a finicky beast. They aren't plants, and don't blossom and grow like an apple or zucchini-they need wetness and humidity instead of nourishment to encourage their...

Your Weekly Horoscope: February 8 - 14, 2023

Illustration, Kiki Ljung. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 18 It's important that you have patience, Aquarius. This doesn't mean that you have to sit on your hands and wait for things to...

Trendy Azulene Oil Is More Like Retinol Than We Thought

Azulene oil is an up-and-coming skincare treatment that can do a lot for your dermis. But does this bright blue oil share anything in common with retinol?

How To Update The '00s Bumpit Hair Trend

Whether you love it or hate it, the 2000s Bumpit trend is back, though slightly different. Here's how you can update the look for current styles.

What Are Houses in the Zodiac? The 12 Houses of Astrology, Explained

Have you ever read your horoscope and felt confused by the terminology? If so, you've probably been wondering: what are the 12 houses of the zodiac? To put it simply, each...

This Trainer Set the World Record for Nordic Curls. Here's How

Greg Pignataro saw an MH article about the super tough exercise and set a goal to break a record.

What Spring Bags Are You Eying?

We're just seven days into the coldest month of the year, and it may be hard to believe, but trust me when I say that spring is coming. While it's too early for me to start...