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’Tis the season for gift guides and mall car parks, for emergency vet visits to get the tinsel out of the cat and for absolutely refusing to roast chestnuts on open fires. As the magic of Christmas washes over us with the force of an All Blacks’ fron

There’s an extra air of excitement about 2022’s festive season. Last year we were still in the throes of serious Covid restrictions, with large gatherings and end of year celebrations well and truly off the cards. However, this December is shaping up

It’s the season of celebration and excess – yay. I’m certainly feeling it. You may also be feeling it, though stretching is one thing I do brilliantly. I have many other talents you wouldn’t even suspect, but don’t worry, I’m happy to do all of it fo

Serves 4 Prep this great summer dessert a day ahead and serve it by itself or alongside another dessert. You can buy lemon curd at the supermarket or, if you have a lemon tree, whip up a big batch to share with friends. 250g frozen raspberries⅓ cup c

Do you know how to make an entrance? If you have a Resene-painted door that pops, enter our competition and be in to win a fab Resene prize. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR • Colourful interior or exterior doors • Unique colour combinations • Doors that stan

When choosing the colour palette for her new home, Georgia Skiffington and her partner faced the challenge of working with a very small space. “We needed it to be as bright and airy so it felt as big as possible,” she says. They chose neutral colours

One of my favourite things about Christmas is how we all do it so differently. I’m intrigued with how others celebrate and am forever stealing ideas and traditions to try myself (to varying levels of success). It all takes on a different form when yo

DIY crackers. (Did you know Australians call them “bonbons”? I only recently learned this and I was shocked). Making your own crackers is a beautiful idea if you’re handy with a craft knife, but a more cost-and time-effective way to do it is to repla

Gather together floral wire, ribbon or rope, and flowers and foliage that won’t wilt if they’re not in water. I chose crimson-flowering manuka, strawflowers, fir, thuja, leucadendron, lichen-covered twigs and echeveria, along with some baubles in ant

by Jane Ussher (Massey University Press, RRP $85) The wonder of this work from photographer Jane Ussher, beyond the beauty of its outstanding curation and craftsmanship, is found in the angles in which you can view it from. Admiring her portraits as

So this is Christmas. Ding dong go the clanging chimes of doom and all is merry and bright, something something. All the signs are pointing to the end of the year, what with it being, actually, the end of the year and, ergo, almost bloody Christmas.

I buy a new black dressmade by Whistle. It’s the sortshop girls wear who have to buytheir own clothing: plain and blackserviceable with a trace of chic. That trace is at the back: a gapin the shape of a diamondwith a strap across: nothingthat require