NZ Life & Leisure

He wanted a race car, she wanted a comfortable ride, turns out the 1974 Ford Capri was the car they didn't know they always wanted.

More than half the food thrown out by Kiwi households could be eaten.

Designer Katrina Hobbs is an expert at reinvention. From travel-show host to soap star, business presenter and now business owner, she takes a role and runs with it.

Jenny Drury is finding success with fashion label Ketz-ke by focussing on wholesale and supporting New Zealand retailers.

A Havelock North's desire to support  Pacific Island farmers has led to sweet business success.

Cheree Morrison takes a walk in the well-worn running shoes of Fiona Hayvice, one of the world’s top ultra-marathon athletes.

A new wwoof-er demonstrates his unfamiliarity with wholefoods and a spiral staircase sends the family’s spirits to heaven.

Dunedin style icon Barbara Brinsley says she isn't afraid to stand out in a crowd.

A personal quest for work/life balance is at the core of a new restaurant and wellness centre run by a top chef and his yogi wife.

In the first of a new series, Dr Libby tackles a problem head on.

Former Auckland art dealer Anna Bibby ignored the voices that told her she was bonkers and upped and moved to small-town France for a life tres tranquille

Height is no limit for Dale Thomas. New Zealand's champion tree climber is just as comfortable at the tops of giant trees as he is with two feet on the ground.

David Stedman is doing his artisan bit to keep our digitally drenched society in love with paper.

In a parched and withering place, a New Zealand photographer gets instructions on how to live.

Romance has fulled the revival of a family's much-loved 60-year-old Land Rover.

Guitar-maker Dave Gilberd ditched a high-flying career in engineering to follow his dreams.

There’s an element of Wonderland in interior designer Anya Brighouse’s home but this creative force is anything but out of control

A canny Central Otago winemaker gives Pinot Noir some good city legs.

Taranaki-born Jamie Tuuta is enhancing the potential of Maori land and assets in his role as the Maori Trustee

An architect designed his dream house on the shores of the Kaipara using coolstore panels.

Half of Martin Carroll's life is spent stopping dangerous drivers; the other half is spent creating works of art

Sarah Duncan appreciates a good steak — her career is dedicated to assuring that the meat on Kiwi forks is of the highest possible standard.

Daniel Gudsell turns a customer complaint into a thriving, environmentally friendly wood business.

A wine producer is allowing her creative spirit to pop while exploring the Chinese heritage of Central Otago.

The demise of a local coincides with the near-death of the family’s bathroom plumbing.

Noeline Young is a trail-blazer who adores aviation.

The rain fell down and a solution popped up – a young Wellington couple has designed a collection of classy raincoats that are making a splash.

With art in his arteries, Michael MacMillan maintains a family tradition in a valley of hops and hopefulness, his greatest supporter by his side.

Apollo Taito is a manager in the mental-health sector, part-time soldier, PhD student,  vegan and animal-rights campaigner.

The club were divided over My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.

She made her first pair of shoes out of some car mat, now Dunedin’s Louise Clifton has opened her own shoe school.

From weird face masks to smart skin patches, there are plenty of beauty trends to help you face the future.

Christchurch’s Averil Stuart-Head followed her heart to create art in a medieval village in Italy.

This edible flower cheesecake tastes as good as it looks.