Rabu, 14 Desember 2011

Ratna's Story

Ratna's Chicken Supplier This week, Ratna shares her experience with Zero Waste in China. I always enjoy getting a point of view from f...
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Rabu, 07 Desember 2011

Our new look

Those of you who haven't picked up our latest issue yet may not know that we've undergone a bit of a redesign, courtesy of the lovel...
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Minggu, 04 Desember 2011

Brian MacKay-Lyons: Tickets on sale now!

The international member of our Home of the Year jury, Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons, will visit New Zealand in February to help cho...
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Kamis, 01 Desember 2011

Our new cover

Our new cover features an outdoor room on Great Barrier Island, designed by Lance and Nicola Herbst of Herbst Architects and photographed by...
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Frustrating yearly tally, cheered up by Solar

Yep! By the look of the blog, you’ve guessed it! We are getting solar! Solar has been on our wish list for years but with Scott quitting his...
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Selasa, 29 November 2011

Becca's Story

This week, Becca shares her journey with us. I love her writing style and how she and her family have evolved in the past year! "thanks...
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Senin, 21 November 2011

Zero Waste can save and make you money this holiday season!

 Long before I ever heard about the term, businesses adopted Zero Waste to make their processes more efficient and financially wise. Gra...
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Rabu, 16 November 2011

Incoming: Brian MacKay-Lyons, Canadian architect extraordinaire

We're delighted to announce, along with our Home of the Year partners Altherm Window Systems, that the international member of our Home ...
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Rabu, 09 November 2011

Chevanne's Story

Thanks so much for your submissions, and please keep them coming! Our first guest is: Chevanne. Coincidently, Chevanne posted one of my favo...
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Minggu, 06 November 2011

Our upcoming redesign

Our December/January issue of the magazine will feature a redesign led by Arch MacDonnell  and the team at Inhouse Design. We embarked on th...
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Kamis, 03 November 2011

Share with us!

There I was yesterday (my scheduled blog day), in a strapless dress, sitting on the sunny deck with my computer, squirrels and hummingbirds ...
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Rabu, 02 November 2011

From our archives: A hint of summer

Summer's on the way. This cover from our June 1958 issue shows Tibor Donner's magnificent Parnell Baths in Auckland in all their spl...
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Selasa, 01 November 2011

Outtakes: Concrete house by Simon Twose

One of our favourite images from our current issue is this one by Paul McCredie of a house in Kelburn, Wellington, by Simon Twose (the house...
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Selasa, 25 Oktober 2011

We like: Hometown Boomtown

Preservation arguments are raging in Christchurch right now, which makes this very interesting clip from the documentary Hometown Boomtown ...
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Senin, 24 Oktober 2011

A word on Heirloom Guilt

My grandmother's pot inspired my home's orange touches "For you, [Bea] you are on a different level, 'Zero waste' means...
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Selasa, 18 Oktober 2011

We like: Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel

Sometimes those late-night internet shopping binges don't carry any post-purchase regret: this morning our copy of Diana Vreeland: The E...
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Outtakes: Melling Morse's Garden Shed

Wellington's Melling Morse Architects do an accomplished line in compact, relatively cheap, incredibly charming dwellings, and the Garde...
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Senin, 17 Oktober 2011

We like: Patti Smith's photographs

There probably isn't anything this woman can't do. In the New York Times' style magazine, T, A.O. Scott interviews Patti Smith, ...
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Quince: the perfect Zero Waste Fruit

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Open Garden Project, a weekly garden exchange. I love the concept. I brought a couple of jars of homemade p...
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Selasa, 11 Oktober 2011

Auto Pilot

Some might think that we are obsessed with Zero Waste. Although it is an eminent part of our lifestyle, I do not consider it an obsession......
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Kamis, 06 Oktober 2011

From our archives: A royal visit, 1953

In 1953, the visit of the Queen and Prince Philip was considered significant enough to make the cover of our predecessor, Home and Building.
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Rabu, 05 Oktober 2011

Events: The Department Store

Thanks to Altherm Window Systems, Waipara Hills wines and The Department Store for their support for a client function we held at The Depart...
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