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Dellwyn Stuart is CEO of Auckland Communities Foundation.

Mrs Claus shows us around the Santa Room and Enchanted Forest at Smith & Caughey's.

Catherine Nicol's advice for getting through the Christmas party season.

My son didn't like the shorts I had bought him. Wrong colour, apparently.

No matter how much you love colour, a monochromatic room is such an easy way of adding sophistication to a home. But there are a few rules when it comes to keeping it modern.

Jump into the blue with a pair of jaunty swim shorts for summer.

Ruth Spencer says who we are doesn't matter as long as we sort the bottom line: marketing.

Here's to quake-central wines!

The first thing Sid Sahrawat did, after inviting me into the kitchen of his beautiful North Shore home was to offer me a 2014 Man

When he turned 90, everyone assumed that Sir David Attenborough would slow down. Hardly. Ahead of his New Zealand visit, Joe Shute meets the world's favourite naturalist.

Brunch outside the square and within the ring is the way to go.

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Kim Knight explores the benefits of a good hug.

Chef Sid Sahrawat preparing a crayfish dish in 10 minutes for the Canvas series, Make My Lunch.

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Ruth Spencer on ways to put originality into your gift-giving.

An easy summer dress with a whimsical print fits the bill for all the summer festivities ahead.

Is having a signature style really important, asks Sharon Stephenson.

Cheap and cheerful, with a little something extra

New cafe invites you to leave your comfort zone for brunch choices.

Alice Galletly on how she learned to love beer.

Blond hair is big for SS17, but if you're going to take the plunge, which shade is best?

It's ludicrous to ask Ed Verner to prepare a dish in 10 minutes because, in the few months his hot new restaurant Pasture has been

Matt Suddain talks to chef, restaurateur and much-feared TV personality Gordon Ramsay and discovers the pussycat within.

We took off our shoes and lay down together. Around us, other couples did the same. Such an oddly intimate thing to do among strangers.

Ed Verner, chef at Pasture in Parnell, makes lunch in 10 minutes.

Service at a Sandringham newcomer proves less-than-hallowed.

Hooray for glorious vouvray.

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