It’s fast, fierce, and a whole lot of fun. The countdown to the FAST5 Netball World Series is on. Grab your girlfriends, rally the youngsters, or get the whole whānau together – it is time to get behind the FAST5 Ferns as they return to the court this spring. FAST5 is netball like you’ve never […]

Pounamu has long been held as a Taonga or natural treasure. It’s easy to see why this beautiful stone called pounamu has captured the hearts of New Zealanders and visitors alike. The unique range of colours, and smooth, comforting feel of the stone makes Greenstone highly prized. Now, pounamu is revered worldwide. Based in Ferrymead, […]

Throughout each year, various months, weeks, and days are dedicated to a variety of insidious diseases, many of them cancers. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a call for women of all ages to check, or be checked, for lumps in their breasts. Early detection of cancers of any type reduces the number of people […]

Bookshops are places of discovery and escape. There’s nothing quite like the thrill you get when you find the book you really want to read. W alking into a bookshop feels like coming home because there’s an inexplicable warmth to these shops. The Page and Post Booksellers in Geraldine is a classic bookshop and is […]

Cycling in style What’s the best $20 you ever spent on clothes? For Katy McRae, it was her long, leather coat – an “absolute steal” from TradeMe. She wears it on her cycle commute when the weather is less than pleasant. “I’ll also wear a skirt or dress and stockings on those days, as they […]