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    Conscious Fashion

    As we become more aware of the impact of fast fashion and textiles in landfill, it’s vital we choose consciously when buying. While plugging second-hand clothing and signature pieces made for a...

    • Clean Kicks

      From the world’s runways to high streets, it’s all about the white sneaker this season, showing the athleisure trend has no plans of slowing down. Sneakers are no longer reserved for a casual,...

    • Your local builder

      Meet Nick and Charlotte Tapper, your local G.J. Gardner franchisees for both the Queenstown and Wanaka/Central Otago franchises. They moved their family here eight years ago to establish G.J.s in...
    Background Resene Quarter Concrete; plank stained in Resene Woodsman Mid Greywash; house numbers...

    Nothing compares to the classics

    While hopping on to the latest trend can be tempting, not having to redecorate every few years is a goal for many homeowners. But, how do you keep your spaces from going stale?
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    Mature rhododendrons, hydrangeas and roses feature in the shared garden. Mrs Angelo-Roxborough...

    Right size for a full life

    Dunedin is home to a small but growing number of apartments. Kim Dungey talks to a couple who own one of them and who enjoy living with less.

    • Fired up about wood

      Prof Michael Jack is working with schools to replace their old coal-fired boilers. Photo: Peter...

      Fired up about wood

      We still burn a lot of coal to ward off the cold and to fuel industry, despite the price in carbon emissions. But as Maureen Howard reveals, there’s a cleaner, plentiful alternative.

    • Seeds of hope

      Wakatipu Beech Seedling Project manager Hilary Lennox, of Ahika Consulting Ltd, on site above the...

      Seeds of hope

      As our climate and ecological crises deepen, attention has been turning to viable and efficient ways to restore natural ecosystems. Maureen Howard talks to volunteers restoring native beech forest to slopes of Wakatipu Basin.

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