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Whanganui lifestyle news
Gareth Carter: How to bring your lawn back from the brink
Gareth Carter shares his tips for saving that lawn from the big dry
Gareth Carter: Growing plants in containers
Comment: You can grow almost any plant in a container
Gareth Carter: Time to harvest your summer bounty
Comment: Summer vege gardens are ready for harvest
Kevin Page: The massage therapist turning heads and healing pains
OPINION: Mrs P announced she was leaving, infatuated with Brad down the road.
Gareth Carter: How to grow succulents
Comment: Summer temperatures are excellent for seeing growth of drought-hardy plants
Gareth Carter: Finding summer shade
Comment: Bason Botanic Gardens on Rapanui Rd has some excellent examples of shade trees
Gareth Carter: Why the pōhutukawa is perfect for NZ gardens
OPINION: Pōhutukawa trees offer vibrant displays with crimson flowers in summer.
NZ's Best Beach 2025: Which beaches will take on the reigning champ?
The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - vote now!
Gareth Carter: Team up your herbs for better gardening rewards
COMMENT: Companion planting can improve your herb and vegetable crops.
Gareth Carter’s holiday season gardening tips
Comment: There is always something to do in the garden.
Three top new residences which won 2024 architecture awards
Outstanding designs displayed in Whanganui, Ōtautahi and Wānaka residential buildings.
All Black's legacy lives on at Romney Lane Homestead
Celebrated all Black Sam Strahan called this farm home for much of his life.
Gareth Carter: Lots to do in vege garden in November
Opinion: It's time to plant cold-sensitive summer vegetables.
Ruapehu mayor seeks funding for 'vital' cycle trail
Weston Kirton says the completed cycle trail will boost economic growth and resilience.
Gareth Carter: Add hedges and edges to your garden
Comment: Low hedges can be used as accent plants.
Tractors and wagons and coaches, oh my! Take a horse-drawn trip back in time
Kem Ormond discovers the rich history behind The Coach House Museum in Feilding.
Gareth Carter: Grow an edible paradise
OPINION: Spring is a great time to add to or plant a home orchard.
Gareth Carter: Time to plant summer vegetable, flower seedlings
Comment: It's the most significant weekend in NZ's gardening calendar.
Are you in any of these iconic photos?
The family of Ans Westra are trying to track down the subjects of her work.
Legendary NZ band reunite for 2025 tour
'[The band] was only truly 'super' once the doors opened and the people came in.'
Gareth Carter: Traditional time to plant tomatoes
Comment: Labour Weekend is a busy time for gardeners.
Gareth Carter: Fill your garden with the joy of perennials
Comment: Perennials are flowering plants that last a number of years.
The Country Fast Five: 'AI will empower the average farmer'
The Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.
Lifestyle news around NZ
Why Netflix bosses are ‘worried’ about Meghan’s show
Industry bibles like The Hollywood Reporter and Variety are not keen on it - insider.
Ask an expert: Help, I’m marrying my co-worker and no one at work knows
New York Times: When is it too late to reveal that you’re deep into an office romance?
Calling Kiwi bookworms: Auckland Writers Festival has unveiled its 2025 programme
Colm Tóibín, Harriet Walter and Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku and more luminaries confirmed.
Ask a therapist: 5 ways to manage moral injury, when our values clash with our actions
Therapists advise on how to navigate the struggle.
A man’s guide to midlife dating – from a divorced dad who’s learnt the hard way
Telegraph: Attraction, confidence, and connection – how to date successfully in midlife.
‘I couldn’t cope with her holding her fork like a toddler’. What’s your ‘ick’?
Telegraph: It can take just one annoying quirk for 'the ick' to kick in.
More local lifestyle news
Gareth Carter: Time to plant hardy summer vegetables
Comment: Watch out for changeable spring weather conditions though.
Gareth Carter: Lush up your lawn
OPINION: Make the most of your lawn with Gareth Carter's tips.
Gareth Carter: Grow some summer berries
Comment: Gareth Carter has tips on growing strawberries this season.
Gareth Carter: Spring’s arrival heralds seed planting time
OPINION: It's time for seeds of summer-growing vegetables and flowers to be sown indoors.
Remote Ruapehu restaurant wins national award
'We knew it was a fairly crazy project but we ended up putting two and two together.'
Gareth Carter: Flowering magnolias signal spring is upon us
Comment: I have been increasingly taken by the beauty and form of magnolias