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Hot kitchens: M F Turnbull

Giving your kitchen a complete facelift will elevate your whole house – and it doesn’t have to cost the Earth. A new kitchen sharpens up the whole house, but the investment involved in buying a new one doesn’t always make good sense. The better option is a cabinet surface refresh. It is much […]

Pairing wine & seafood

You’ve probably heard the old saying, ‘white wine with white meat, and red wine with red meat’ but what kind of wine should you pair with fish or shellfish? Summer is the perfect time for seafood, and in New Zealand, we enjoy an incredible bounty of kaimoana from cod to crab and everything […]

Home away from home: Last minute local getaways

Didn’t get around to booking a holiday home? Or have you only just decided you need a change of scene over the holidays? No problem… It’s the ‘avocado conundrum’ of holiday planning. For months, you have loads of time to book somewhere to stay over the Christmas break, until suddenly it’s all too […]

Coming soon: 27 CLUB

Introducing a rock ‘n’ roll resurrection. Next March, the Isaac Theatre Royal invites you to step into rock and roll heaven with 27 Club: a powerful, spine-tingling celebration of the music legends who left us far too soon… yet who left behind songs we’ll never forget. Billed as “electrifying and magnetic”, you don’t […]

Keep it in the family: Holliday and Sons

Six generations of knowledge and hands-on experience is an instant tick of approval. Founded in the United Kingdom, Holliday and Sons has been restoring, repairing and selling furniture since 1848. Jason Holliday is the sixth generation to run the workshop, moving the business into a brand new contemporary space. “The workshop is now […]