Bach Living: A Waiheke Island beachfront retreat.

For years, Bob Mcmillan resisted the pull of Waiheke Island. It was his wife of 50 years, Kerry, who urged him to take the fateful trip to the island in 2009, which resulted in them purchasing their beachfront home. 

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Summer tales from the Akaroa Village Inn and Shoppe

Kerry and Shane Mitchell-Bathgate run the Akaroa Village Inn and Shoppe, opposite the wharf in Akaroa. Michael Hayward catches up with them to find out about sporting allegiances and Bollywood stars. 

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At my place: Celebrity chef Brett McGregor's "rough round the edges" home

It should come as no surprise that celebrity chef and former Cantabrian Brett McGregor's go-to dish at home is a Thai creation - Larb Gai. After all it's his expertise with Asian food which helped him take out the title of New Zealand's first MasterChef and inspired his latest book Chop Chop: Asian-Inspired Family Favourites.

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Lynda Hallinan: I'm going vegetarian - except for bacon butties or when hubby cooks

If you woke up this morning beset with regrets, not to mention a churning stomach and a thumping head, don't blame that last round of tequila shots at 3am: blame those do-gooding ancient Babylonians. They're the ones who, thousands of years ago, invented the silly idea that we should begin every year with a list of noble resolutions: paying off debt, resowing the grain fields, sacrificing stuff to the gods and remembering to water the hanging gardens more often.

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Which is the best wholegrain mustard? Experts compare three top brands

Christmas is mustard's time to shine. Bottles leap off the shelf as we contemplate ham, ham and more ham over the holiday season. But are all mustards created equal… does your mustard "cut the mustard"We set out to help by comparing three leading brands of wholegrain mustard for nutrition, cost and taste.  

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Financial planning for a new year

People start the New Year with ambitious plans for the year that feel totally achievable from the comfort of the beach house or camping ground.

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Budget Buster: How to get out of paying council fines

OPINION: Unfairly ticketed? Here's how to push back against the bureaucrats.

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KFC concept store launches facial recognition technology

Can't be bothered deciding and then painstakingly voicing your order to a waiter at KFC? Well in China you don't have to. 

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5-minute gardener: What to do this weekend

EDIBLES
Although the adage says plant garlic on the shortest day and harvest it on the longest, you might be better waiting till the tops start to die off before picking. Dig up by first loosening the soil with a fork and pulling up the bulbs by their tops. Trim the fibrous roots off. To dry, hang in a dry place (in the sun if you like). This will take at least a couple of weeks. Store like this or in string bags.

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My favourite space: The cocktail deck in a converted boat shed

Antony Michalik and Kim Wallace have taken to carrying photos of their Tauranga home on their mobiles to dispel confusion.

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Bach living: A cute Kerikeri bolt-hole

Vanessa and Richard Owens built the first of two tiny beach huts on their coastal Kerikeri property 10 years ago. 

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Sharp rise in December Auckland property listings, but prices remain steady

Auckland saw a sharp rise in new properties coming to market in December, defying a national slump in sales listings.

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The light fantastic: A look at 2016's most imaginative lamps

From sparkling crystal chandeliers to elegant modern fixtures, the lights we put in our homes blend the utilitarian with the imaginative. An eye-catching pendant light or floor lamp adds something special to a room – it's a finishing touch, like adding just the right tie or piece of jewellery to perfectly accessorise an outfit.

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Clifftop house comes with its own lighthouse and 'smugglers' path

It's the stuff of childhood adventure stories – a lighthouse, a 'smugglers' pathway down the cliff and a private cove.

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Carrie Fisher's house was as much a part of Hollywood history as she was

It's only fitting that the late Carrie Fisher's home had as rich a Hollywood pedigree as its owner.

Fisher's hacienda-style home is located in Coldwater Canyon - one of the many canyons (like Benedict, Beverly Glen and Laurel) that go north from Sunset Boulevard, cross over Mulholland Drive on the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains and then proceed down into the San Fernando Valley.

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How to nail New Year's Eve at home

Ah, New Year's Eve, a night of crushing disappointment, shattered dreams and regrettable trysts. It's the one night of the year the home-bound feel the need to party, which makes it the one night of the year you should definitely stay home. Apart from Valentine's Day. Nobody should go out on Valentine's Day. And the thing is, with a bit of careful planning, you can pretty much nail NYE without leaving your house. None of it's rocket surgery or brain science. It's just having the nous to know what to do, when to do it and Who to Invite.

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NZ savvy top tipple for UK wine buffs

Despite Brexit, New Zealand sauvignon blanc continues to set the pace for sales of wine varieties in the United Kingdom, showing the strongest growth this year.

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It's been a weird year - the most viewed TradeMe auctions

With 2017 just around the corner, another year of people buying and selling weird items online comes to an end.

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How to make home security a priority

It has happened to many of us – we return home from holiday to find we've been burgled.

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Romantic Montana ranch built for Julia Roberts is back on the market

Jilting her fiance just three days before her wedding in 1991 meant Julia Roberts missed out on this romantic love nest that Keifer Sutherland had built for her.

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This tiny apartment is covered in tiles

Faced with a one-room studio apartment in Madrid, Spain, Zooco Estudio transformed the 34-square metre space by covering most of the surfaces in round and hexagonal glass mosaic tiles.

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Summer living: Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says 'home is best'

Give co-leader of the Greens Party Metiria Turei a crochet hook and a teapot over the summer holidays and she's a happy woman. Crochet is one of her favourite pastimes and something she plans on doing a lot of these summer holidays.

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Bach living: A remote Coromandel beach house

If bach ownership were a sport, the Grant Lawrey and Cathy Leniston team could claim a "most dedicated player" award.

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Sheep milking venture Neudorf Dairy restarts in Nelson

A young Nelson couple has taken over the lease of the former Neudorf Dairy to continue making products out of sheep milk.

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Recipe: Oaty coconut & lemon slice

Make the most of zingy lemons with this lovely slice.

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How to be the best barbecue host this summer

Barbecuing gives us a lift from being, and cooking, in the outdoors. We may only be a couple of steps from the usual dining table, but it's enough change to be exciting and spirit lifting. The air, the light, the smells, the flavours are all different.

Barbecuing is a performance too. Expectations are high. Everyone has a memory of something wonderful they had at a barbecue once that was smoky and flame-licked. They want that again. Everyone also dreads meeting that raw in the middle, burnt on the outside sausage, they had once. 

So the barbecue cook is under pressure to deliver. On the upside, hardly any other hosting event can win you as much respect and gratitude if you pull it off.

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Recipe: Vegetable & cheese torta

Packed with green vegetables, cheese and eggs and made with ready-rolled pastry, this is a great, easy vegetarian alternative to bacon and egg pie, with a zesty lift from preserved lemon.

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Does money make you happy?

Money - it's the thing most of us wish we had more of. But why?

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Icecreams to wrap your laughing gear around

An honesty box for punnets of strawberries turned into a strawberry picking patch, which turned into an ice-cream stall, which turned into a cafe, which turned into a cafe and store, which turned into a cafe, store and playground.

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Amy Schumer and Chloe Sevigny both sell up their New York apartments

Comedian and TV star Amy Schumer has found a buyer for the New York City penthouse she's had on and off the market for just over a year.

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Pools: The ultimate water feature

As I peer out of the small plexiglas window of the Bombardier 300, I am momentarily blinded by reflection after reflection after reflection.

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Renovated 1880s house in picturesque Akaroa has come on the market

Akaroa, founded in the 1840s by French settlers, is a jewel of a town on Banks Peninsula. It's a place everyone falls in love with, prompting many dreams of "What if?"

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8 uses for household items you’d never thought of

In the supermarket, you can find a product for almost any use that you have. But the smart shoppers know that many products have more than one purpose – one that's not often written on the packaging. Which of these hacks will you try?

1. SHOWER CAP

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Seven New Year's resolutions for homeowners

When you own a home, it's time to form good habits to properly maintain your property.

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George Michael opened up his country house to Oprah

George Michael treasured his privacy, but the late pop star did open up his Oxfordshire country house to Oprah Winfrey's film crew in 2004.

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Who is the least desirable celebrity neighbour?

Every December, online real estate marketplace Zillow asks Americans which celebrities they would most like to have as their neighbour, and which ones they wouldn't dare share a fence with.

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400-year-old bonsai tree survived Hiroshima

Everyone says growing bonsai trees is not easy. Here's a perfect specimen that has been carefully looked after for nearly 400 years.

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The battle for Thursday night: Food delivery apps change the way Australians eat

There's a point in the week when even dedicated cooks get fed up with making meals at home.

Weekends are when people "play MasterChef" or go out, says Martin Kneebone, managing director of Australian food market research and analysis firm FreshLogic.

At the start of the working week, people tend to be organised and cook at home. "By Thursday, you've had enough," Kneebone said. "You want a break."

That's where food ordering apps come in.

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Recipe: Nectarine & raspberry frangipane tarts

Make the most of summer's stonefruit and berries with these pretty tarts.

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Recipe: Golden kiwifruit & coconut upside-down cakes

With a triple coconut hit in the form of coconut oil, coconut cream and shredded coconut, these dainty cakes bring a tropical flavour to afternoon tea. 

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Bach living: A wild and beautiful Great Barrier retreat

In 1986 Sally Souness bought two adjoining sections on Great Barrier Island, sight unseen.

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Design space: Gatherum Collectif's summer table tips

Every week we ask a Kiwi design expert to tell us what they're loving now and how to use it. This week it's Fiona Hugues, art director, food stylist and one half of creative imagery company Gatherum Collectif. She gives us her decorating tips for a stylish summer table. 

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Pumpkin Patch owes ANZ bank $59.5m

Pumpkin Patch owes its bank nearly $60 million and its unsecured creditors another $13.2m.

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Shop sales deep discounts hard to decipher

We're a sales nation with a culture of "deep" retail discounts rarely seen overseas.

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See you later bank, hello Ferrari: Auckland's closing bank branches live again

All over Auckland bank branches are closing.

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Six of the best Kiwi kitchens in 2016

If these six kitchens are anything to go by, then 2016 was the year of the grand kitchen.

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Pierre Cardin's Bubble Palace: Everyone loves it, but who can afford it?

When it first came on the market a year ago, Pierre Cardin's fantasy Bubble Palace was listed at £300 million (NZ$534 million). It is still on the market but today it will likely set you back NZ$660 million.

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The bad homeowner habits you need to ditch in 2017

It's time to break those deplorable habits that are hurting your home.

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Cabins, love shacks and other hide-outs

Half of the world now lives in urban areas, and that figure is expected to rise to 66 per cent by 2050, when over 6 billion people will reside in dense, busy metropolises filled to the brim with high-rises.

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Are these the coolest sandcastles ever?

Calvin Seibert has an extraordinary talent – he can build the most amazing architectural sandcastles, in a Modernist Impressionist style.

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Summer living: Silver Fern Casey Kopua's phone boycott

When Silver Ferns Casey Kopua was a child she stayed at Mount Maunganui during her holidays for 10 years straight. The former New Zealand netball captain loves the Mount, which is only one and half hours drive from from her hometown, Hamilton.

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House of the week: Converted changing rooms in Point Chevalier

Michael Kavanagh knows he is a lucky man. Just three steps out of his bedroom, his feet are in the sand. Another few steps and he is in the sea. The 

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Recipe: Vegetable and Bean Nachos with Chipotle Sour Cream

VEGETABLE AND BEAN NACHOS WITH CHIPOTLE SOUR CREAM

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Peter Lorimers knives cut anything like butter

It's been said that a Damascus steel blade can slice through the barrel of a rifle. While this may be urban legend, such tales have lived through the ages for a reason – these blades were seen as razor-sharp, strong and flexible during the Crusades. 

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New ways to serve sparkling wine this summer

A glistening glass of sparkling wine spells summer in a way few beverages do. Whether Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noir, or rosé, the drink adds an element of class and good cheer to backyard barbecues as much as black tie events. 

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Offbeat brewery Garage Project faces new (new new) competition

According to the famous aphorism imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If if that's the case, the good people at Garage Project should feel very pleased with themselves.

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Recipe: Citrus meringue tart

Use any citrus you like in this decadent tart, which is bound to impress as a contribution to a year-end picnic. Making your own pastry and blind-baking the tart case may seem like a chore, but if you have a cake mixer and a bit of time up your sleeve, it really does make a difference. 

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Recipe: Chai-spiced cacao custard tart

This lovely cacao tart is sweetened with honey and flavoured with chai-style spices.

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Scams and fraud - how to stay safe

OPINION: Many of us may be gearing up to make New Year's resolutions about our personal finances.

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Church on Trade Me could be blessing in disguise for DIYers

A historic church in Marlborough is up for sale on Trade Me, and its owner thinks it will be a godsend for DIY-ers wanting a second home. 

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Balmy weather blamed for moderate Boxing Day spend-up

Despite a Boxing Day frenzy in some centres, shoppers spent relatively modestly, indicating that some may have stayed away to enjoy the warm weather.

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Peter Schoni from Le Cafe is a bit of a legend in Picton

Who else has the time, talent and energy to spend three months cooking on a Russian icebreaker, circumventing the North Pole, while running his own café and music venue in Picton, Marlborough, simultaneously connecting musicians and artists all over the world?

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Man wins free pizza for a year, gives it away to food bank

Josh Katrick had just walked out of his eighth round of chemotherapy to treat colon cancer to find he had won a year's free pizzas.  

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Recipe: Beef & spinach filo pies

These are good hot or cold. They travel well, so are great for taking to a picnic or as a contribution to a meal. Serve with a crunchy green salad.

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Recipe: Salted chocolate & caramel brownie tart

Salted chocolate & caramel brownie tart

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Build a DIY outdoor shower

Keep the mess outside by installing an outdoor shower to rinse off sand or mud before coming indoors.
 

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Bach living: A Cape Cod-style escape on Waiheke Island

Penny Thompson is a bit of a fixture on Waiheke Island's Palm Beach. As children, she and her brother and sisters spent long weekends and school holidays with their grandmother, resident there from 1953 till she died in 1984.

Still in love with Waiheke life, Penny and her husband Ernest return to the island every weekend they can to spend time at the casually elegant, nautically accented holiday home.

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Pets and renting - it can be done

Renting as a pet owner can be frustrating, and even more so this coming New Year, as a tight rental market grips Wellington and parts of Auckland.

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Taste of the World: The Swan Sisters

There's no need to knead this slow-rise bread made in a big pot and left overnight with the lid on.

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Clever ways to revamp those Christmas leftovers

Christmas cooking quantities are cause of considerable consternation.

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Boxing Day sales haul out the crowds

Shoppers have been seen queuing since before 7.30am as the Boxing Day sales get underway.

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Credit card minimum repayments the hidden danger in your post-Christmas bill

Beware the minimum payment as you contemplate that post-Christmas credit card balance.

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Rob Stock: The six Rs of New Year's resolutions

New Year approaches. So many options for self-improvement.

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Recipe: Custard & blackcurrant jam tarts

Creamy custard and sticky sweet jam is a match made in heaven. They're guaranteed to end your picnic on a high note.

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Recipe: Spinach & zucchini ricotta cake

When the sun is shining and you have a couple of hours up your sleeve, it's hard to beat a leisurely picnic. Forget the soggy sandwiches and boring biscuits – with a bit of prep, you can fill your picnic basket with flavour-packed, travel-friendly treats.

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Garden of the week: A native garden like no other

"We get on quite well, Mother Nature and I," says Rosa Davison from the top of Paripuma, a native haven at the very edge of Marlborough's east coast. Like many good relationships, this one takes compromise, and over the past 16 years Rosa has learned to concede when nature is adamant, and push back when she is not.

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Christmas with family for Kiwi chef on Ovation of the Seas cruise ship

A Kiwi executive chef who creates extravagant menus for the largest cruise ships in the world says he is stoked to be home for a good old-fashioned barbecue with family and friends this Christmas.

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The BBQ cleaners you didn't know about

Summer is here and your barbecue has been sitting in storage for the last nine months collecting rust and grime. Here's how to quickly mash that problem. 

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7 ways to avoid food poisoning

At Christmas, it's more important than ever to protect yourself, your friends and family from food poisoning.

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At my place: The Block stars Alex and Corban's family beach house

The winners of The Block 2014, and owners of their own homeware store Alex and Corban Walls, clearly know interiors.

It's not all that surprising that their family beach house in Whananaki, Northland, is refined casual, with an envious hanging chair in the corner of the sunny living room, that Alex says is the best spot in the house. 

But it's not quite finished. The pair have plans to install floor-to-ceiling windows to make the most of their picturesque surrounds. 

This summer they're heading out of the city to relax in the sun and entertain with friends, "we sit around the dining table all night chatting, laughing and eating great food," says Alex. 

Describe your house in two sentences:

Our family beach house is a low lying modular house set among native planting on the estuary in Whananaki North. Clad with native Douglas Fir for its natural durability and floor to ceiling glass windows for us to enjoy the panoramic view of the water and surrounding hills.

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5-minute gardener: What to do this weekend

All going well, you will already have done your main pre-Christmas garden tidy up – mowed lawns, trimmed edges and hedges, swept paths, decobwebbed garden furniture, dead-headed flowers, weeded everywhere. If not, do so.

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Baked ham recipes that will keep the whole family happy

There's nothing like baked ham at Christmas time.

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Storing the Christmas spirit: How to keep tidings festive throughout the year

People around the world look forward to Christmas as a time to enjoy the finer things in life - meals prepared with care and shared with loved ones around a common table, a home twinkling with lights, the scents of pine and spice wafting through the hallways, an excuse to revel in contentment, and be grateful.

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My favourite space: Christmas lunch on the verandah

If only, Barbara Breen wishes, the kauri floorboards of her 120-year-old villa could speak. This house could rattle off quite a history: built as a wedding gift for the son of the sheriff of Auckland; bought by the wealthy Rothschilds of New York in the 1960s as a safe haven from the threat of nuclear war; inhabited by the squatters and shady drug cultivators in the 70s; then rescued by a Kiwi aeronautical engineer, who'd helped to solve NASA's space shuttle problems.

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Wrap your Christmas presents a little differently this year

We take great care in choosing our gifts for friends and family, so why not the wrapping too? Nothing says "especially for you", like a well presented  gift.

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Five of the best Christmas desserts

Let's be honest, dessert is the highlight of any good Christmas feast. Whether you opt for a traditional pud, pav or trifle, or want to mix it up a bit with something different, we have what you need right here... 

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Janine Starks: Bouquets and brickbats for refund policies

OPINION: On the eve of the great paper explosion, Christmas trees around New Zealand are twinkling in anticipation. But what retailer lies beneath those bulging piles of wrapping paper, fluffy foil rosettes and wrestled sellotape?

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Which wineries to visit in Marlborough. Fiona Fenwick's top picks

It's that time of year when the draw of glorious summertime in Marlborough attracts friends and family from all over the country and often overseas. Living as we do in some of the most stunning surroundings in New Zealand, largely decorated with our bountiful vineyards, one of the first questions asked is normally, "which wineries should we visit?" To help answer this sometimes tricky question - after all it depends on who's visiting - here are some of Fiona Fenwick's top picks.

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'Snow White's cottage' is for sale... in Washington, US

Down a long, wooded driveway in the small town of Olalla, Washington, lies a storybook-esque home known by locals as "Snow White's Cottage". 

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Rotorua Treewalk opens night-time walk illuminated by David Trubridge lights

A nocturnal eco-tourism experience has opened in Rotorua, allowing visitors to take a night-time stroll high above the Redwoods Forest.

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Turning Flybuys points into KiwiSaver dollars

Over 1.5 million FlyBuys points were converted into KiwiSaver dollars this year.

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Brewday comes to Upper Hutt

Get ready to pour a pint and enjoy some of the best beer the Wellington region has to offer. 

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London brewery first to use genetic code to create personalised beer - for $44,000

Malty, bitter, sweet or with a hit of citrus - we all all like different types of beer, some don't like it at all. 

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Keeping up with the Kardashians' Christmas trees

We're still waiting on the annual, extravagantly styled and photographed Kardashian Christmas card, but that's not to say the Kardashians are playing down the Christmas festivities. 

Nearly all members of the Kardashian clan have been sharing images of their glitzy, over-the-top Christmas trees for a couple of weeks now. Here they are: 

KIM KARDASHIAN

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Gardeners warned to watch for hidden killer in the soil this summer

While gardening might seem like a productive way to spend the holidays, health authorities are warning people to watch for a hidden killer.

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Inside Neil Patrick Harris' intriguing Harlem townhouse

Actor Neil Patrick Harris has treated his fans to a peek inside his amazing five-storey 19th-century townhouse in Harlem, New York. 

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What were the best home series on TV during 2016?

As a nation, it seems we can't get enough home shows on TV. Just as one series stops, another starts.

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Recipe: Almond meringue torte

This magnificent dessert is a glorious pile of sweet almond meringue, smashed berries and white chocolate cream.

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The worst Christmas kitchen injuries

As the festive season rolls around, websites, magazines and cookbooks are overflowing with delicious, mouth-watering Christmas recipes and beautifully adorned tables heaving with banquets fit for the Royal Family.

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Getting steamy in the kitchen is better for your health and well-being

By now, most of us know we should be eating better. More fruit and vegetables, less bad fat, more good fat, fewer refined sugars and a whole lot less coffee, alcohol and red meat.

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Move over Mr Turkey, Kiwis are splashing out on seafood for Christmas

Move over turkey and ham. Those old, traditional inland staples of the Christmas Day celebration meal are under threat from the coastlines around New Zealand.

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The $700m family behind Gull NZ, the low-profile Raes

It is one of the richest families in the Australiasia and now the low-profile Rae family of Perth has pocketed more than $300 million from the sale of its New Zealand fuel retailing business to Caltex Australia. 

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Platters to buy for: Table top filling business doing well for New Plymouth mother and daughter

Yvonne St Claire passes her daughter Gemma Adams a handful of brown crackers and a small container of vibrant purple, beetroot-mint spread without so much as a whisper.

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Christmas strawberries a family favourite, but picking your own the best tradition

Berry farm owner Steve Smith says on Christmas Eve he stows a stash of strawberries for his own Christmas lunch. 

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Things I love about you - living the good life in Marlborough

In the second instalment of her 'Things I love about you' series, Fiona Fenwick tells us just why she's loving the good life here in Marlborough.

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Budding entrepreneur sells iceblocks to raise money to buy his parents Christmas presents

Christmas can be a expensive, a lesson that nine-year-old Stirling White learnt himself this year. 

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8 last-minute Christmas preparation tips

Are you hosting Christmas this year? Here's a checklist of last-minute preparation tips.

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Got a zucchini glut? Here's some ideas on how to make good use of it...

It's easy to grow too many zucchini. Check your plants every couple of days or they'll stop flowering and put all their energy into producing one or two monster marrows. Pick them small so you don't have so much bulk to deal with, but even if they've have doubled in size overnight these recipes will still work fine.

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Here's a great gift for non-gardeners: a box of summer salads

Why not give friends without gardens the gift of fresh summer salad greens? Just sow microgreens in shallow tubs or pot up punnets of herbs and lettuces in buckets, baskets and crates.

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At my place: TV host Mike Puru talks about his Kiwiana home

Wisteria, not roses, are the host of The Bachelor Mike Puru's favourite flower. 

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Design space: Blogger Amy Tennent on why we need leather at home

Every week we ask a Kiwi interior expert to tell us what they're loving now and how to use it. This week it's Hawke's Bay interiors blogger Milo and Mitzy's Amy Tennent.

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The Katering Show: How to shut-down annoying relatives at Christmas lunch

Got your noodle in a knot over whether to parboil your potatoes or reheat your rigatoni?

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The best food festivals around New Zealand this summer

Summer's in full swing, the holidays are upon us, and we're hungry for some fun activities.

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Five of the best places in Auckland to buy Christmas mince tarts

The humble Christmas mince tart is one sweet treat you definitely want to indulge in during the silly season.

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Meals to die for: Kiwi photographer captures last meals of executed prisoners

There's something so poignant about looking at the last meal of a man about to be killed, especially when you know it's the meal he requested.

Christchurch-raised photographer Henry Hargreaves has used that emotional impact in his latest photography project A Year of Killing. He features images of the last meals of the 20 people executed in the United States this year.

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Review: We put the KFC candle to the sniff test

A competition run by KFC has shown there's certainly an appetite for a KFC scented candle, and they're giving away another.

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Recipe: Broad bean and avocado dip

This creamy green dip can be made several hours in advance; just cover it tightly and keep it chilled until serving time. It is perfect for spreading on crunchy seed crackers.

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Woks, herbs and how to use them

The Asian Garden Cooking School, tucked away on Whitchurch Rd in Harewood, is a bit of a hidden gem.
The school runs classes covering the preparation and cooking of a range of asian dishes, followed by eating said dishes.
Filling myself with good food is something I'm always keen on, so I immediately jumped on the chance to go.
General manager of Asian Garden Hospitality Neptune Jiang welcomed my wife Laura and I on the day to give us a brief run down.

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Restaurant review: Mumbaiwala, Christchurch

Those old rusting tiffin tin stacks and bikes and such that add so much interesting atmosphere to Mumbaiwala have an interesting story. Despite looking like they were dredged out of Lyttelton Harbour after being thrown there a decade ago, they were in fact brand shiny new until recently.

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Recipe: Blueberry Country white chocolate cheesecakes

Alison Furniss eats blueberries every day of her life.  Her staple breakfast of frozen blueberries gently warmed and served with yoghurt is her perfect start to the morning. Tomorrow, Christmas Day, there will be a spectacular bowl of fresh blueberries and raspberries on her dining table. "The colours look so great together."

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Restaurant review: Dillinger's in Wellington

Ostensibly, Dillinger's celebrates America's Prohibition era and one of its most famous gangsters, John Dillinger. Except that Dillinger's is no dry canteen: after 5pm, alcohol goes down the dusty throats of toilers from the CBD, who over the past two months appear to have adopted this bold, brassy establishment as their local.

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'The Castle' movie house fails to get heritage listing and is set for the chop

It has become a cult classic that has spawned a dozen 'favourite quotes', and now The Castle movie is in the news again.

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House-sitting etiquette: No parties, and replace the food you use

Staying in somebody else's house over the holidays is a privilege, and it doesn't mean you can treat it like your own place. Here are some tips on how to be a good house-sitter.

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Mariah Carey's ex-husband builds a candy room for the kids

Christmas has come early for Mariah Carey's five-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe.

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Toll house on a roundabout: Could this be your holiday cottage?

They don't come much cuter than this. This two-storey cottage in Stanton Drew, near Bristol, is a former toll house dating back to the 1700s.

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How much will the Kiwi 12 days of Christmas set you back?

With a price tag of $3519.99 calculated by the accountants at Staples Rodway, this bundle of gifts doesn't come cheap but it's sure to provide plenty of entertainment (and a full tummy) over the holiday season.

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KFC to roll out home deliveries across New Zealand

KFC could be coming to your door through a new home delivery service.

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A taste of: Caretaker, Britomart

A taste of… Caretaker, Roukai Lane, 40 Customs Street East.

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Taste testing the new Meals on Wheels menu for Auckland

New, hearty dishes will be rolling their way into Aucklanders' homes next year.

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Beerhive Blog: Are we giving out too many awards for beer these days?

OPINION: My inbox has been alive with details about various beer awards the past few weeks.

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Good bakers make life sweeter for Palmerston North

A cluster of Palmerston North women is making life sweeter for people in need, by gifting them homemade baking.

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Serving up some summer fare

Yay - schools out and summer's here! It's time to crank up the barbecue and enjoy catching up with family and friends.  

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Food review: Vogel's Gluten Free & Dairy Free Gourmet Buns

At this time of year, when we are likely to be entertaining family and friends, it can be difficult to know how to cater for those with food allergies or intolerances.

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What food should you keep in the fridge, and what should stay out?

Don't put your potatoes in the fridge. While that may be glaringly obvious to most, some of the vegetables and fruit on a new list might come as a surprise. Tomatoes, cucumbers and avocado shouldn't be in there either.

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Christmas dinner without the fuss at the family bach

There's nothing more Kiwi than a Christmas at the family bach. 

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5 ways to be festive with flowers on Christmas Day

This Christmas, take a break from the expected and adorn your home with fresh blooms used in fresh ways. They'll make your home smell delicious, and inject some bright, summery hues. 

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The Guggenheim Museum's new toilet is 18-karat gold - and yes, you can use it

An out-of-the-loop visitor to the Guggenheim Museum in New York City might be curious as to why hundreds of people are queuing up to use the unassuming uni-sex bathroom on the 5th floor -  but those in the know will be aware that this is the new home of a fully-functional 18-karat gold toilet. 

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The answer to the old Christmas tree dilemma: donate and recyle

An Auckland waste collection firm will give old Christmas trees a new lease on life these holidays.

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House of the week: A Kerikeri home that's all about the beach

Enduring one Christmas without a tree wasn't the end of the world for Vanessa and Richard Owen. But when they temporarily moved out of their Kerikeri waterfront home, beautifully decorated for Christmas, to make way for holiday renters, it was too much for their young son Reef. 

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What do tradies wish we knew?

It's nearly Christmas and everyone is frantic trying to get jobs finished before the break. That stress puts pressure on all of us, including tradespeople.

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Franklin Road's 'ditto' Christmas lights bring a smile

Every December, Aucklanders make a pilgrimage to Franklin Road in Freeman's Bay to marvel at the streets famous, and elaborate, Christmas lights. 

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Look Who's Talking: Mike Newman from Meaters of Marlborough

Meaters of Marlborough has been running for a long time - how long have you been in business and why do you think you're so successful?

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Top summer cocktails from champion Kiwi mixologist Madeleine Tate

"I love gin, a gin and tonic is one of the best drinks you could ever order, I think," says Madeleine Tate from across the rosy-pink tiled bar at Kindred, a chic and breezy new eatery in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.

Tate is 27, softly spoken and quite different from the showy, waistcoat-wearing, Tom-Cruise-in-Cocktail bottle spinning mixologist stereotype.

But it's her cocktails that are commanding the attention. Tate recently took out the national title at the Beefeater MIXLDN Global Bartender Competition, which will see her travel to the international finals in London in February to take on some of the world's top mixologists.

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Review: Basil Thai Kitchen, Hamilton

A taste of... Basil Thai Kitchen, 5A Casabella Lane, Hamilton

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The six best cookbooks released in 2016 according to Cuisine magazine

Christmas is a time of giving, and a lot of the time a cookbook is one of those great gifts.

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Foodies are raving about Wellington's newest cafe

Foodies are raving about Petone's newest cafe. On Jackson Street, Comes & Goes is run by chef Sean Lim and his partner, Young Choi, a dental technician.

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Recipe: Naked beef burgers with beetroot & carrot salad and chunky chips

NAKED BEEF BURGERS WITH BEETROOT & CARROT SALAD AND CHUNKY CHIPS

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Recipe: Vegan breakfast bar from Mo Town, Lower Hutt

We help readers track down a dish from a restaurant or cafe. This week, Rosie Sutcliffe asks for the recipe for a favourite no bake, vegan breakfast bar.

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Review: The Beach House and Kiosk, Wellington

 

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Christmas feasts from around the world

Christmas to me, smells like biscuits and mulled wine. I grew up in Germany where we wrap up warm and stroll through Christmas markets drinking hot wine from clay mugs and nibbling on different types of spiced biscuits.

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Recipes: Salmon flatbreads, rotisserie chicken salad, and roasted new potatoes

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring â€¦ because they were all completely shattered and didn't have enough energy to lift anything heavier than a glass of wine or a roll of wrapping paper.

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Review: Antidote cafe and juice bar, Christchurch

A taste of… Antidote, Shop 6 Carnaby Lane, New Brighton, Christchurch.

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Neat places to eat in Canterbury

Replenish
287 Stafford St, Timaru

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MH370 officials: Crash site could be north of search area

For two years, a handful of ships have diligently combed a remote patch of the Indian Ocean west of Australia in a $160 million bid to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. On Tuesday, investigators made what was surely a painful admission: They have probably been looking in the wrong place.

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Southlander oversees trampoline manufacturing in China

Invercargill man Michael Weusten recently became an engineering consultant at a trampoline manufacturing plant in China.

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Coca-Cola salesman still fizzing over 50 years with company in Taranaki

A sugar drink slinger celebrating 50 years with the same company is ironically married to a dental therapist.

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Invivo launches Graham Norton wine in United States

Invivo wines - the company behind celebrity wine Graham Norton sauvignon blanc - is set to take on the United States in the New Year.

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How to create a no-waste menu for Christmas lunch

Inspired by the Love Food Hate Waste initiative, I've been thinking a lot about the amount of food waste my family creates.

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Only one in three adults has put in place enduring powers of attorney

Half of grown-ups have up-to date wills, but just a third have bothered getting enduring powers of attorney, research from Perpetual Guardian suggests.

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Feeling good with natural pop's new flavours

It's the perfect time for a summer makeover for an artisan ice pop fast growing in popularity. 

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$400,000 a day Christmas burglary toll

Heading for the beach this Christmas?

Don't post about it on social media, the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has warned, because you don't know who may be watching.

Burglaries cost $400,000 per day in the holiday season, ICNZ said.

"There is traditionally a steep rise in burglary-related claims in the December to January period, with the last 21-day festive season claims costing $414,000 per day," said ICNZ chief executive Tim Grafton.

READ MORE:
* Christmas present burglary in Napier has "happy ending" as police swoop early 
* Spate of brazen burglary attempts in the lead-up to Christmas
* Hamilton man loses Christmas gifts, chocolates and chips in burglary

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Whippocalypse? US ready-made whipped cream in short supply

American sweet tooths may suffer this holiday season as a ready-made whipped cream shortage could leave such apple pie or a mug of hot chocolate without a little extra on top.

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Not-so-travelling gypsies are off the road after bus breaks down in Kapiti

When the travelling fair rolled out of Kapiti last weekend it left two gypsies behind.

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If you've got $19 million, Donald Trump could be your landlord

How'd you like to have Donald Trump as your landlord?

A 4-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom condominium residence spanning 326 square metres is up for sale at the Trump World Tower for NZ$19 million.

But while you can own the condo, the building itself is one of President-elect Donald Trump's assets.

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Inside Zsa Zsa Gabor's Bel Air mansion

Zsa Zsa Gabor's death on December 18 means the Bel Air, Los Angeles house she has lived in for the past 43 years can finally be handed over to the real estate company that agreed to buy it three years ago.

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A professional organiser’s three steps to sorting your wardrobe

Are you suffering from "too-many-clothes, nothing-to-wear syndrome?" On average, we wear 20 per cent of our clothes  80 per cent of the time. Our wardrobes are often bursting at the seams with clothing that we no longer wear or love and when we do want to wear an item, we struggle to find it.

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No expense spared on $15m council chambers and fire station conversion

If the walls could talk, there would be a lot of stories to tell.

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Mixed results for New Plymouth's retailers as Christmas approaches

The lead-up to Christmas is proving to be a mixed bag for New Plymouth's retailers, with some reporting slow sales while others are saying it's the busiest they've had.

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Bistro Morgan: Teen baker sets up pastry shop cafe despite looming exams

Every teenager wants to be taken seriously, but for Morgan Hipworth, his business relies on it.

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Urban beehive rental growing in popularity

Want to generate a buzzing backyard? Try an urban beehive.

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$250k investment from crowdfunding for sushi conveyor belt restaurant

New Plymouth will get a sushi conveyor belt restaurant after $250,000 of investment was raised in a little more than two weeks.

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Chop Chop: Watermelon, kingfish & avocado salad

1 teaspoon peeled, grated ginger
1 clove garlic, mashed with a little salt
1 chilli, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lime juice
juice of ½ an orange
2 teaspoons of soy sauce
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon  sesame oil
¼ cup chopped coriander
pinch of sugar
wedge of watermelon, peeled, diced
1 avocado, peeled, stoned, diced
300g skinless, boneless kingfish, diced

Put the ginger, garlic, chilli, lime juice, orange juice, soy sauce, oils, coriander and sugar in a small bowl and stir to combine. 

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Chop Chop: Haloumi with chickpeas & zucchini

Serves 6

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Chop Chop: Fish escabeche

Serves 6

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Good Bitches Baking releases cookbook to future-proof the charity

Two years after starting Good Bitches Baking, the charity has released a cookbook with the intention of future-proofing the organisation.

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Waimate a location for the tiny house movement

It's 14 square metres and weighs a mere 3.6 tonne. Welcome to this tiny Waimate home.

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Godfreys sucked in 3000 customers with poorly-worded warranties

Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys has been fined for mis-selling extended warranties to customers.

Godfreys, which is the trading name for the New Zealand Vacuum Cleaner Company, was fined $58,000 in the Manukau District Court after earlier pleading guilty to 10 charges relating to its extended warranty agreements.

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Auckland's top 10 highest-valued homes

Even in Auckland's super-pricey housing market, some properties stand out.

Property market analysts ReLab have done the sums, and found what they think are the 10 most valuable homes in Auckland - and their combined value estimations push a mind-boggling $300 million.

Owned by rich-listers, businessmen and internet tycoons alike, these houses are valued between $20 million to $54m each, and represent the very top slice of all 470,000 occupied dwellings in Auckland.

Their values were estimated by Auckland-based property market analysts ReLab, which calculates estimations using its own algorithms, in mid December.

READ MORE:
* For sale at $1.5 billion: Is this the world's most expensive house?
* New Zealand's most expensive homes for sale
* NZ's top 10 most expensive homes for 2016: they're all in Auckland
* $35m luxury mansion with nine bathrooms for sale in Auckland
* Auckland's most expensive houses sold so far in 2016

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Which home improvements will add real value to your home?

When time is short and money is limited - as it is for most people - you need to prioritise your home renovation projects.

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12 islands you can buy right now

If you want to join the ranks of rich-listers like Richard Branson and Leonardo DiCaprio, then you need to get your own private island.

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Poolside bar and games room create the ultimate man cave

This cool bar and games room beside a pool could well be the ideal blokes' hangout.

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What's the best real Christmas tree?

Almost all of the real Christmas trees sold in New Zealand are regular pine trees, or Pinus radiata.

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Pick your own strawberries in the north west

Strawberry picking season is on its way to the north west.

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Sales boom in Auckland development with a troubled past

Sales are booming for homes in an Auckland housing development with a blighted past.

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Restaurant review: Hans Herzog Restaurant in Marlborough

There are few joys in life more important than our insatiable appetite for great food. But when the joys of exquisite food and fine wine combine one could argue there are few more rewarding experiences.

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Why eggplant is the new superfood

Avocado is officially toast - and not in the dreamy, smashed with olive oil on sourdough kind of way. No, instead it's taking a back seat to the new glossy, up-and-coming superfood, the eggplant. 

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Parking costs for New Zealand airports revealed

Paying for airport parking can be painful, but there remain a few spots in the country where you won't have to open your wallet.

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Cafe chat: Drink to Kaikoura recovery

Have a drink in support of the Kaikoura region's recovery effort this Christmas eve at the fundraising event, Kegs for Kaikoura. 

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Rob Stock: Lazy mortgage strategies flush your wealth away

OPINION: The internet is awash with calculators that give you insights into aspects of your life.

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'Tis the season to visit The Christmas Shoppe in Marlborough

In a province with an abundance of grape vines, using them to get creative was almost second nature for a group of green-fingered Marlborough women. But what started as a small project to create Christmas trees out of grapevines has turned into a 16-year venture, sparking the beginning of Marlborough's only dedicated Christmas shop.

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Sick of subway tiles? Here are 6 ways to mix it up a bit....

The subway tile is undeniably a classic, but is it getting a bit tired?

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Old brick pump house conversion wows

With so many historic buildings, it's probably not surprising that England is home to the most amazing building conversions. And we think this is one of the most interesting.

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Quiz: Our weekly home challenge

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Garden of the week: A grand St Heliers garden to match its grand old home

An Auckland couple's grand plan to give their elegant St Heliers home the garden it deserved involved months and months of not-so-grand hard labour. Trish and Chris mulled over the transformation of their garden for years, but the final stages of their ambitious makeover were carried out relatively speedily by the couple themselves – they planted 7000 roses, buxus and other plants during four months of dawn-to-dusk, hands-and-knees toil. 

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Kaibosh Food Rescue's Earthquake-A-Peel lifts spirits as it searches for a new home

It has been a slippery time for Kaibosh Food Rescue, but they are still committed to providing food to Wellingtonians in need.

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Growing great taste from pasture to plate

When farmer Liz Casey kicks off her gumboots and dresses up to go out to dinner, there's one special ingredient that makes the event a winner.

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Budget Buster: How to get out of a parking ticket

Sprinting back to your car, you spot the telltale paper flutter halfway across the parking lot. You're four minutes late, and you've been slapped with a $65 ticket.

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Canadian news show hosts gag over artichoke dip made by co-worker

A Canadian TV host shares her favourite Christmas dish only to have her coworkers gag live on air.

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Budget buster: How you can get out of that parking ticket

Sprinting back to your car, you spot the telltale paper flutter halfway across the parking lot. You're four minutes late, and you've been slapped with a $65 ticket.

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War Cabinet's secret hideaway is up for sale

In an English country garden – this picturesque 17th-century property for sale in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire comes with a fascinating history.

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Grand Designs UK reveal: Architect's own home voted RIBA House of the Year

Every year, Grand Designs guru Kevin McCloud showcases the shortlist of houses for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year award. And then he does the grand reveal on his show.

And this year, the House of the Year award went to architect Richard Murphy for his own family home in Edinburgh.

Murphy's house is a light-filled modern home built in an established neighbourhood of terrace houses. The judging panel describes its a "delightful essay in architecture".

"It speaks to its context with direct references to the Georgian terraces, and with a clever change of scale that is at once deferential and powerfully striking in the street."

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$2.5m home for All Black star Richie McCaw and fiancee Gemma Flynn

No-one's talking but it is believed former All Black Richie McCaw and hockey star fiancee Gemma Flynn have spent around $2.5 million on a house in an upmarket suburb of Christchurch.

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Make immigrants wait longer for NZ Super

New Zealand's got a reputation for being friendly to immigrants, but the Retirement Commissioner thinks it's being just a little too friendly when it comes to NZ Super.

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How where you live could determine what's on the menu for Christmas dinner

Christmas dinner varies considerably depending on where in the country you eat it, according to figures from one of New Zealand's big supermarket chains.

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Recipe: Jordan Rondel's summer berry trifle

Here's a summery trifle that  isn't overly sweet or intensely creamy. Folding Greek yoghurt through the cream gives it a lovely, subtle tang and also cuts through the richness. 

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Recipe: Sam Mannering's Middle Eastern salad of freekeh and pomegranate

When I was a young wannabe, Adie McClelland of Black Dog Cottage Cookbook fame, taught me an important approach to cooking – focus on the accompaniment, not the protein. I took that advice to heart, and every time I make something like this dish, I feel she'd approve. 

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Which is the best Christmas pudding?

Some traditions never die and while Christmas pudding is entirely unsuited to summer celebrations it remains fundamental to a traditional Kiwi Christmas. Our mothers and grandmothers would have made their own but with so many readymade choices available today, it is much easier to buy one. But which brand will best live up to our long-held ideals? We set out to help by comparing three leading brands for nutrition, cost and taste. 

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Sheldon Slabbert: Goodbye 2016 and its eventful economic memories

2016 will likely be remembered as one of the more eventful years in recent history. It delivered a number of surprises in sports, politics and finance which caught many bookies, economists and political pollsters on the wrong side of the results. 

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Christmas debt rises, children get more brand-savvy

Increasing pressure to have the best Christmas gifts waiting under the tree is driving parents to spend more to keep their children happy.

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Lynda Hallinan: Happy Greenery for the festive season

The best way to predict the future, said the moderately renowned American computer scientist Alan Kay, is to invent it. But unless you're Nostradamus (ergo, long dead), making predictions is a mug's game, especially in the twilight of one of the weirdest news years in, well, years.

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Garden lovers alert! Lynda Hallinan plans a casual outdoor Xmas

I love Christmas, but I'm not so keen on all the stress that goes with this annual extravaganza of gift-giving and gourmet-gorging, so last year I decided to ditch with tradition and go to the beach for Christmas.

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Busy Beavers children's YouTube channel ready to take on world

A popular Hamilton-based children's YouTube channel is heading into the new year with some big plans to grow.

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The drinks trends that will take off in 2017

Just a blink ago when ordinary Kiwis gathered for a drink, the men flipped the tops off bottled bitter beer and the women had a (sweetish) white wine.

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Top 10 food trends predicted for 2017

What direction is the food and consumer trend shifting to for 2017? From Maori cuisine to juice (not wine) matches to cooking with chicken fat, we reveal the biggest food trends you can expect to see.

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Food trends we hope are dead by 2017

There are foods trends that have been done to death, and there those that should never have been trends at all. Occasionally, you'll be confronted with a Frankentrend - pulled pork slider, salted caramel craft soda, matcha bliss ball - and it takes all your willpower not to post about it on social media. We hope these go gentle into the good night of December 31.

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Drinks: John Saker's top 10 Champagnes

The unfolding story of the Champagne region isn't all fizz and fun times. As any Champenois will tell you, there have been dark days aplenty. Consider these randomly selected episodes: the riots following the 19th century phylloxera scourge; the harvesting of grapes under shellfire during the Great War; the Germans arriving uninvited in 1940 and looting two million bottles in the first few weeks of the invasion alone; the collapse of important markets at different times (that includes the death of Winston Churchill, who was a market all on his own).

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New Days Bay pop-up burger joint offers food from repurposed barrels

As you walk off the ferry at Days Bay this summer, you will be greeted by a giant orange barbecue and two smiling lads.

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5-minute gardener: What to do this weekend

CHRISTMAS PREP

Best try to do most of your pre-Christmas tidy up this weekend leaving time next weekend for last-minute titivating and harvesting.

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