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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.

Driving to the Top

Teen karting sensation Jacob Douglas is one of the world’s best young drivers and, at 14, is already well on the road to achieving his ultimate Formula One goal. We catch up for a chat with Jacob and his family to find out what it takes to chase a big dream.

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.

Despite retiring long ago, this Dunedin nonagenarian has no intention of stopping work as a hospice volunteer.

An Auckland family is producing a vegetable box that looks and tastes better than homegrown — and is this year's Spirit of New Zealand winner at the the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards of 2020.

A stay at these all-glass cabins on the outskirts of Kaikoura is to step into a magical realm where the world is reframed and time works in mysterious ways.

Kay Baxter and her family faced the biggest challenge of their lives in their quest to save New Zealand’s heritage seeds and fruit trees.

Creating a Garden of National Significance in the remote foothills of inland Otago with its extreme climate and heavy clay soil takes a body of strong bones, a will of iron and a soul of magic.

A young contortionist knew her working life wouldn’t be spent cooped up behind a desk in a nine-to-five job.

Another winning seed and nut mix from a small Wellington nuttery, which has big ideas on how to take great flavours to the world.

A Wanaka couple’s enthusiasm for natural-fibre products weaves essential purpose into their business, warmth into their home, and ties them to a very personal pioneering past.

A mild-mannered couple are producing red hot, award-winning chilli products and running a sustainable business on their Horowhenua block.

Clevedon’s queen of fermentation has brewed a natural, low-sugar beverage that packs a probiotic punch — and won the Drink category at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards of 2020.

A Wānaka freezery lives up to its name with handcrafted ice cream with pure, homegrown flavour that won the Dairy category at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards of 2020.

A desire to see the world encouraged an Auckland couple to reimagine their living requirements and move into their reworked garage.

Haare Williams has spent a lifetime bridging  the distance between Te Ao Māori and Te Ao Pākehā using words, images, and conversation.