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8 fast-growing climbing plants anyone can grow, and quickly
Climbing plants serve multiple purposes in gardens, enhancing aesthetics while providing practical benefits like privacy or camouflage. These versatile and often fast-growing plants, are resilient and...
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8 stylish and practical pet accessories your fur baby will adore
With quality pet accessories, hitting the trails is made all the more fun. Pet owners know how a chic new collar or high-quality jacket can make a difference in a dog’s daily stroll, or how a chic new...
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Green thumb Millie Blackwell shares her gardening favourites
Bookworms in Greytown, with its quaint Victorian buildings, will already know and love Mrs Blackwell’s Village Bookshop, an independently owned shop “for inquisitive minds and romantic souls”. Millie...
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The Block Australia 2024: How the judges scored the teams’ second guest bedrooms
Welcome to week 4 on The Block Australia, where our contestants continued to bring all the drama and design as they tackled their second guest bedroom. Tears were shed, naps were had, fish were...
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The Kiwi Favourites Awards: Our readers’ favourite room designs revealed
It’s official – the nation has voted for their favourite interior products as part of The Kiwi Favourites Awards, brought to you by Shark. Over four months, readers cast their votes and created four...
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The Block Australia 2024: How the judges scored the teams’ main bedrooms
First things first. Yes, on The Block 2024, we are doing away with ‘master’ in favour of ‘main’ bedrooms. Down with the patriarchy! But that’s far from the only big development we saw this week. True...
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Why interior designer Shelley Ferguson loves the Shark MessMaster
The magic is in the name. The Shark MessMaster Portable Wet/Dry vacuum is the solution to the clumsy household chaos you’ve always dreamed of. Grant yourself the gift of time with the MessMaster. Gone...
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The fifth 2025 Resene Colour Home Awards finalist used bold colours in their...
A yellow kitchen would not be the immediate first choice for most. It certainly wasn’t for Andrew Faulkner and Elizabeth Philip when they set out to renovate their 1930s home in the Auckland suburb of...
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Oh Em Gee founder Emily Timoti shares the secrets behind her ever-lasting...
Emily Timoti is a Tauranga florist who crafts beautiful bouquets and arrangements for weddings, special occasions or just to brighten up the house. But her flowers come with a catch – they last...
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DIY: Upcycle an old cupboard into a drinks bar
I wanted to create an elegant drinks bar set into an old cupboard, but I didn’t want to have to build something from scratch. My solution was to buy an old kitchen buffet found in a secondhand shop...
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The Block Australia 2024: How the judges’ scored the kitchens
Let’s not beat around the bush: kitchens sell houses. Kitchens are the heart of the home (more on that later). And, with that in mind, kitchen week is arguably the most important week on The Block...
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The Block Australia 2024: How the judges scored the teams’ mezzanine ensuites
Another week of The Block Australia complete, and it was finally time for the third (and last!) bathroom of the season to be completed: the mezzanine ensuite. The contestants would have breathed a...
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The Block Australia 2024: How the judges scored the teams’ living and dining...
It’s living and dining week on The Block this week, with our contestants tacking their biggest rooms yet. And while Scotty keeps rudely reminding us that these palatial lounge rooms could fit an...
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How to grow and care for hydrangeas in New Zealand
Nothing indicates summer quite like the sight of hydrangeas in bloom. If you want to learn about growing and caring for hydrangeas, you’re in the right place. This is our ultimate guide to growing and...
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The trends interior design experts predict will gain traction in 2025
Trends seem to rise and fall faster than we’ve ever seen before, and so we appreciate how exhausting it can be trying to keep up with what’s deemed ‘stylish’ and what’s deemed ‘dated’. With that being...
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The best family-friendly accommodation for your next Auckland holiday
Whether you’re travelling to Auckland for a family holiday or just booking in a much-needed staycation, there’s far more to Auckland than just the Sky Tower (although going up that is a must-do, if...
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10 easy ways to increase the value of your home
If you own a property, chances are you’re hoping it will one day be worth more than you paid for it. While much about a property’s value relies on location, population growth, infrastructure and the...
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6 solutions to common garden problems
Every garden has its tricky spots: a dry area under the eaves where nothing seems to grow, a skinny space between the house and fence that’s become a no-man’s land of weeds, or an almost un-mowable...
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Gardening expert Mary Lovell-Smith shares her best summer gardening tips
What to harvest in February February is our month of fruitfulness; stone fruit production is in full swing and the early pip fruit ripe for picking. Try to avoid leaving fallen fruit on the ground...
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Everything you need to know about raised garden beds
Whether you’re an experienced green thumb or a planter newbie, most gardeners will likely agree that raised garden beds are one of the best tools to create a thriving harvest. These days, as outdoor...
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The 10 best grasses for a New Zealand garden
From the sharply architectural to the wildly pretty, there’s a grass for every garden. Once the domain of roadside plantings, ornamental grasses have become integral to almost every type of garden,...
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Everything to know before installing an outdoor shower or bath
Installing an outdoor shower or bath is becoming more and more popular in Kiwi backyards, whether it’s a simple cold-water shower for rinsing off after a swim or a luxurious resort-style bathing zone....
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Holy guacamole: How to grow an avocado from the pit in 8 easy steps
Avocados are one of the wonderful fruits of summer. While the health benefits include high nutrition and healthy fats, nothing signals the start of summer like a zesty lime guacamole dip with tortilla...
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Six things to buy at op shops, according to an interior designer
It’s true what they say, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure and your local op shop, thrift store or even Facebook Marketplace feed could very well be where X marks the spot. While op shop...
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The sixth 2025 Resene Colour Home Awards finalist created a stunning plum...
A burst of colour is all you need to inject a space with vibrancy. By creating a stunning plum-coloured feature wall in their living room, Nic Hall and Kiri Chivell did exactly that. They bought the...
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DIY: How to create a soft pastel striped wall for a dreamy child’s room
Soothing pastel colours make for gentle bedtimes. They give children’s rooms a sense of adventure without overstimulating them when it’s time for lights out. The best thing about these quiet shades is...
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The healing nature of biophilic garden design
Outside In co-founder and creative director Ryan McQuerry’s company creates inspiring nature-filled spaces that enhance the wellbeing of the people using them. He co-founded the business after seeing...
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The Block Australia’s Scotty Cam has sold the house he renovated on the...
In 2022, The Block Australia really branched out. That year, for the first time in Block history, host Scotty Cam did more than just talk the talk. That’s right, in The Block 2022, Scotty walked the...
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Multidisciplinary artist Lucy Hunter shares her many creative pursuits
When asked about the correlation between her art and her music, Lucy Hunter serves a simple answer: “It all comes from the same place, I think.” Glancing over the Ōtepoti-based creative’s impressive...
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Desk job: Home office ideas to inspire WFH productivity
The home office is a place where function often triumphs over form – but we believe you don’t need to sacrifice one to achieve the other. Creating a workspace that looks and feels good will mean...
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