Our People

Career paths with many twists and a dead-end or two led this Auckland couple to success.

Despite leaving school at 15, this self-taught astronomer reaches for the stars in more ways than one.

The fifth generation of a Wairarapa beekeeping family is producing high-grade honey fit for the breakfast table and the medicine cabinet.

This resilient little Datsun has provided a lifetime of special moments to three generations of the Davis family. Grant Davis calls it his ‘sunny-day’ vehicle.

Despite growing up on the cutting edge of the minimal Modernist movement, this interior and architectural designer’s heart is in the past.

A traditional signwriter carves a new niche for himself after technology turns his industry upside-down.

You don't eat the fruit, they have little or no juice, and the tree may grab you and never let go. Meet the amazing yuzu.

An ambitious duo hopes to change the world with affordably priced personal-care products packaged without plastic.

This Auckland mum says it’s time to take a second look at second-hand.

A Nelson-Tasman conservation group encourages its youngest generation to love and protect a 120-kilometre coastline.

A long-time pug owner opens up her home — and heart — to give rescue dogs a happier, heathier life.

A beauty therapist loves her new rural life while keeping up her work for a good cause.

A Southland photographer has repurposed her former possession-driven life to become a conscious consumer in a small eco-home.

Emma Wyeth’s regard for fairness and compassion is improving health outcomes for Māori.

A world-class springboard diver is not only relishing a second chance at her athletic career but also hoping her tiny-homes business will have a big impact on the planet.

This Queenstown-based designer has charted a course to success by creating a lifestyle brand straight from her heart.

Lester Hall uses art to make sense of New Zealand’s multi-cultural history — and future.

Seven is a lucky number in many cultures, and Jill Evans knows it for sure every time she steps into her Austin 7 Boat Tail.

The excitement of opening new retail store Perriam in Christchurch vanished in an instant as the lockdown was imposed.

Mythological creatures live harmoniously in a fun-but-formal Italianate garden created by a pillar of the community.

Huw Evans bought a bundle of houseplants from Trade Me. They’ve grown into a passion that’s taking over his home, inside and out.

Thirty-three years ago, Hawi and Susann Winter decided to create a jungle of the most delicious kind.

To cement their partnership, Antonia de Vere and Mark Seeney got married. Now they combine their talents in one very creative business, Markantonia

In her new book Observations of a Rural Nurse Sara McIntyre combined her nursing work with pleasure capturing, photos of the town of Kākahi where she practised.

As the master of ceremonies at his New Plymouth boutique hotel, Terry Parkes is on hand to dish out advice on the city’s top spots and sights. He’s also more than ready to celebrate a marriage — or a well-lived life.

Kristy Lorson, her husband and young daughter fill one wheelie bin with rubbish every two years. They love their (virtually) zero-waste life.

A family in its fourth generation of growing vegetables not only flourishes during the lockdown but also wins an award.

This lip-puckering chef favourite can easily be grown at home.

Captured while still in its full mid-century glory, a holiday house on Waiheke Island rejoiced in its original retro attire.

An entrepreneurial couple have built a Fiordland-based business that takes New Zealanders out of their daily lives and back in time.

Central Otago artist Deidre Copeland's paintings are immediately recognizable. Big canvases. Hyperrealism.

A Hawke’s Bay entrepreneur takes tiny steps to create a better world for future generations.

Slow-cooked merino lamb, that prized Central Otago delicacy, owes much of its popularity to a high-country farmer’s love of his land.

Twelve years ago, an enterprising couple started creating a permaculture food forest and perennial farm on a dusty, bare block in a dry Hawke’s Bay valley. Today, it’s unrecognisable.