Our People

An environmentalist's heavenly range of vegan dairy producers is flying off the shelves.

Philippe Arregui is winning the hearts of New Zealanders one gourmet sausage at a time.

Responsible for millions of bees, 26-year-old Steph Munro of Southland's Munro Honey now combines her design skills with the sweeter side of life.

Studying graphic design helped pave the path to Sam Mathers' full-time career as a contemporary artist.

Selina’s time as poet laureate has come to an end, but she has many more stories to tell, beginning with her empowering new book, Mophead.

Meet the city escapees whose off-the-trail bistro feeds their need for community, family and a fine vegetable garden.

A garden doesn't get much trickier than a steep slope by the sea, but this one produces enough to feed a family, a community, the birds, and the bees.

This new pastime is rocking the worlds of Kiwis of all ages – and sparking joy stone by stone.

Low energy and poor mental health had Margo and Rosa Flanagan trying out the vegetarian diet. They’ve never looked back, but look to the future with their new cookbook Two Raw Sisters.

This Bay of Plenty artist fastidiously creates her feathered art, placing plumage perfectly — just as it is in nature.

Between the mountains and the sea, sculptor Ben Foster and environmentalist Sabrina Luecht have found the best of nests.

Canterbury sculptor Raymond Herber has carved out a true niche for his life and work in an abandoned quarry.

The project director for New Plymouth’s new airport terminal is flying high.

Chantel and Mike Priddy are quenching a thirst for living well with a traditional fermented drink.

This couple spent many years among the glitterati in London’s fast lane. Now Auckland-based, they’re learning the joy of slow(ish) motion.

Traditional hummus is a staple for Shyr and Brent Godfrey. Here's how they do it.

This Auckland artist’s joyous art is an antidote to melancholy. It’s a prescription he’s taking to the world.

A heritage building in need of revival brought this creative — but nomadic — couple back to their home town after decades away.

A Wellington company is delivering a lethal blow to the world’s pests.

Cheap to mass-produce, incredibly popular, the Ford F1 Flathead V8 kickstarted the United States’ ongoing love affair with the pickup truck.

The combined cultures, competences and courage of a French-Kiwi couple have fueled a journey of love and food.

Imagine getting all the benefits of a pet without the need for a sprawling yard or doggy daycare. Welcome to pet-sharing.

A vase of fresh flowers is a simple way to bring joy into your home. Expert gardener Sally Brown shares her tips on how to grow cutting blooms all year-round.

A former refugee cooks up a taste of Sudanese culture in memory of her mum.

Designing duo Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld are the pick of the bunch with their design and cut-flower company the Land Gardeners.

Amy Leigh Wicks’ second volume of poetry, The Dangerous Country of Love and Marriage, looks back to her childhood in the United States, untangles her arrival in New Zealand, and charts the upheaval of her adopted hometown, Kaikōura.

A once-secret family recipe that saved lives in Kenya’s colonial days has become available to New Zealand G&T lovers.

Costume Designer and stylist Lucy Jane Senior agonized over finding the perfect pair of jewelled block heels for the new Auckland Theatre Company show.

Two bike-loving upcyclers have built an eco home that is off the rails in suburban Auckland — but only just.

Good things take time say the team behind the winner of this year’s NZ Life & Leisure spirit of New Zealand award.

A social entrepreneur hosts outdoor excursions so New Zealanders can conquer their inner mountains — just as he has.

An icon of the swinging 1960s, the Mini was revered as a new approach to compact-car making. It still enjoys an almost saintly status — just ask Dave Cotty.

An old cemetery — the final resting place of many notable Taranakians — is fully appreciated by the still (thankfully) alive and kicking due to the efforts of a bunch of hardworking volunteer gardeners.

A financier leaves a 25-year city career to pursue an ancient rural trade.