June 2017

Nicola Vallance

Advocate Advocate Nicola Vallance Local Hero PHOTO: David Baird Nicola Vallance has seen the most beautiful, inspiring and unusual jewels of New Zealand’s outdoors. She’s gotten

Scents and sensibilities

When perfume began to trigger her daughter’s asthma, Johanna Knox decided to investigate. She discovered plenty of health concerns over common synthetic perfume ingredients—and an abundance

As happy as pigs in the mud

Angus Allan travels deep into the heart of South Canterbury to find some of the country’s most contented pigs Havoc Farm lies nestled at the foot

Days of our lives

How to become a super-organiser If only we were more efficient organisers, we’d have the headspace to think more clearly, relax more easily – and be

Rainy day play

Entertaining littlies indoors can be a challenge. Clear some space on the table, gather together a selection of craft materials and get the kids started. Here

Opening the door to nature

Afternoons spent climbing trees, building huts in the garden, or just whiling away time cloud-gazing are the kind of experiences that can be restorative, nurture creativity,

Handmade Christmas

Few of us enjoy the last-minute, late-night jostle with the crowds at the mall, trying to find that elusive present that says we care. Do your

In the pink

Make merry on languid summer days with easy fruity deserts and zingy old-fashioned homemade fizz. Add a dollop of special ice cream and a glass of

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