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  • Your Home and Garden

    Hunter gatherer

    Aug 11, 2019 3 minutes
    Text by Sharon Stephenson.

    MEET + GREET

     Jane Murray, 37 (stay-at-home mum), Marc Murray, 37 (engineer), Arlo, 6, and Herbie, 3, plus Buddy the Labrador.

    If there were a crown for New Zealand’s Best Bargain Hunter, it would belong on Jane Murray’s head. Not only is this stay-at-home mum an expert at upcycling and recycling, she’s also got a knack for finding super-stylish items on sale.

    It’s a skill that came in handy when Jane and husband Marc built their house in Whalers Gate, a

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