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Mother’s Day is almost here (it’s this Sunday, May 12th) so get sorted with these fresh ideas for activities, gestures and gifts to show you care.

Tim Wilson’s father was so excited by his son’s first exhibition of landscape paintings he proudly predicted, ‘You know Tim, one day you’ll be getting $1000 each for your pictures.’ He wasn’t wrong.

A Taranaki family with an eye on the future have sown their faith in an ancient grain.

Miriam Lancewood lives the epitome of an “open door” policy – except, for the past eight years, she’s had no doors. Or a roof. Or an address. And that makes her very happy.

Whitestone Cheese may not be reinventing the wheel, but it is certainly giving it a twist — one that earned them the Spirit of New Zealand award at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards for 2019.

Bio-farmed and ethically raised, the lambs grown for Provenance Meat are owner David Crutchley’s pride and joy — and reason for winning the paddock category of the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards for 2019.

In Gisborne, two men are delivering fish that’s not only wharf-side fresh but traceable and sustainable — and are much deserving of winning the water category at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards of 2019.

The success of a South Island soft-drinks company has its owners juiced — and selected as winner of the earth category in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards for 2019.

A scoopful of fun is included in every tub made by these award-winning, boutique ice-cream makers.

The ice-cream makers at Wooden Spoon Freezery are proof that business and pleasure can be mixed.

Whakatane’s White Goose Orchard produces fantastic feijoas and winning wines, and its owners are huge proponents of the potential nutritional benefits of the aromatic fruit.

While an art career started as an off-piste dream, young creative Ema Frost couldn't shake the feeling that art had chosen her.

New Zealand minds are behind a new biodegradable tree guard and recyclable, lightweight batten system.

Marlborough-made bitters are making waves in the cocktail world, and their creator is just getting started.

Brooke and Maggie Noonan left jobs at Auckland Zoo to build an off-grid, eco-friendly house in the Far North. And they struck oil.

A creative and artistic grandmother’s blue-toned gift is one that keeps on giving.

Evicted from their farm in Zimbabwe, a family’s fresh start in Havelock North has brought freedom, and an opportunity to pay it forward.

Businessman Scottie Chapman was told: ‘No one wants that product.’ It was music to his ears

A tiny house that includes upcycled parts of a state home is the first step towards sustainable living for an Auckland couple.

In Hackland, the grown-ups learn the same way kids do - by trying new things and having fun.

Mass murder at mosques in Christchurch on Friday targeted Muslim New Zealanders at worship. Here are some things you can do to support a devastated community.

Of all of the scenes set decorator Megan Vertelle has crafted into reality, her patchwork Piha villa is the one that steals the show.

The park ranger reflects on the past, present and future protection of Auckland’s Waitākere Regional Park.

From the moment she was baptised Mary Dominica, Mary Horn was on a path to a convent. Her call to be an artist came much later — at nearly 60.

Dogged determination helps restore the DIY mana of a west Auckland pastry chef, and creates the ultimate city retreat.

A Wellington-based painter’s pop-surrealist works are finding favour among art buyers captivated by the subversive cuteness of her creatures.

Kiwi actor Nicola Kawana feels her life is nicely balanced between roles on the stage, in film, and her work as a gardener.

A workshop, once bursting at the joists with a lifetime of useful things, is reworked into an exceptional holiday home.

Could making your own larder staples, cleaning products and beauty creams really be a simpler, healthier way of life?

Making sense of the past has allowed a Kaiteriteri couple to shape the future — titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamua. Now they are paddling forwards and taking others with them.

Sally Maguire’s dog knew a thing or two when it introduced its owner to the love of her life, Helmut Hirler. They walk us through their beautiful home and art gallery, 'Artmosphere' .

The vast majority of Kāpiti Island is a nature reserve. But 20 hectares of the iconic island is privately owned by a whānau dedicated to preserving their whakapapa — including the land and everything upon it — and sharing it with the world.

Possibly the most authentic Corolla in the country rocks the socks off its 28-year-old owner.

Hannah O’Neill is thriving in the fifth year of a lifetime contract with one of the world’s premier ballet companies.