The 2019 Auckland Writers Festival will run from 13-19 May, and here's just some of the speakers we're excited about. Words Lara Wyatt. Image above: Nick White There's an abundance of amazing speakers lined up for the 2019 Waituhi o Tāmaki (Auckland Writers Festival). Make sure you
Earth Day is recognised annually on 22 April. This year we spoke with La Luna Rose about how they’ll be celebrating the day and got some tips on how we can help the environment every day. Words Lara Wyatt Reflecting on our planet’s environmental issues is something many of us incorporate
Kiwi coffee company Vivace Espresso has designed a cup to support Māia Health Foundation. Canterbury-based Vivace Espresso has teamed up with Innocent Packaging to create a commercially compostable coffee cup that will raise funds for Māia Health Foundation, who is on a mission to enhance healthcare
Written by Rebekah Lipp and designed by Nicole Perry, Finding Gratitude: Simple Ideas That Can Change Your Life is a lovely book that shows you just how many things there are to be thankful for. Words Lara Wyatt Sometimes when we're busy, it's easy to get caught up and
Au Natural Skinfood pride themselves on the ingredients they use in their skincare products. Au uses only the best New Zealand natural ingredients that are scientifically proven, highly effective and are either vegetarian or vegan. Words Lara Wyatt Knowing what you’re applying to your skin and how it affects
Looking at starting your own worm farm but not sure how to keep your composting worms happy? We’ve found the best and the worst foods for your worms. Words Lara Wyatt They’re doing us a big favour by nibbling our food scraps so they don’t go and take up room in
As the climate cools, we think about ways to help ward off colds and flu this winter. To help, Kiwiherb's founder Phil Rasmussen offers his tips about how best to stock your winter medicine cabinet. Words: Phil Rasmussen & Emily Bell Recently a new law change meant that most cough medicines
Celebrated chefs Nic Watt and Jonathan Granada to take guests on a gastronomic journey at the SKYCITY Variety of Chefs charity event on 21 June 2019. This June, Hollywood is to arrive in Auckland for the seventh installment of the fine-dining charity event of the year. With amazing
Back for its second year, Organic Week Aotearoa aims to get Kiwis supporting all things organic. Words Lara Wyatt From Monday 29 April, Organic Week Aotearoa will be running a week-long programme filled with plenty of activities across New Zealand that encourage Kiwis to learn about and
Auckland's Eden Park will showcase the Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition from 13 April to 4 August 2019. Words Lara Wyatt Eden Park is a venue of significance to house Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition. Back in 1981, flour bombs were dropped there in protest of the
