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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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 ...

Share with us! 2011-11-03T09:56:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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...

From our archives: A hint of summer 2011-11-02T14:30:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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...

Outtakes: Concrete house by Simon Twose 2011-11-01T22:22:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

We like: Hometown Boomtown

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

We like: Hometown Boomtown 2011-10-25T20:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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...

A word on Heirloom Guilt 2011-10-24T20:05:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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...

We like: Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel 2011-10-18T15:53:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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...

Outtakes: Melling Morse's Garden Shed 2011-10-18T15:38:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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, ...

We like: Patti Smith's photographs 2011-10-17T15:34:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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...

Quince: the perfect Zero Waste Fruit 2011-10-17T10:24:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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......

Auto Pilot 2011-10-11T15:20:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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....

From our archives: A royal visit, 1953 2011-10-06T11:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown