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First Things

Ex libris

Book end: Latest reads to inform and inspire

12 Good selection

Our pick of smart eco stuff to buy, try and know about

19 Planet watch

What's the Trans-Pacific Partnership – and why should we care about it? investigates

20 When one wreck makes a right

Letter from the Interior: 

22 Trend tracker

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Features

27 Simplify your life

Simple Living: Striking the right balance between a busy and a simple life isn’t necessarily about doing or having less. Here’s a personal plan to tip the scales more in your favour

34 A time for all things

Simple Living: Milo and Velma Hilty and their family of five moved to an old abandoned fairy farm in northern Maine in the spring of 1996. Kiwi photographer spends a season with this hardworking Amish family

40 Refresh, revamp and reinvent

The Big Issue: Interior stylist shows how to give homespun style a modern twist for a look that’s quirky, colourful and gloriously eclectic

47 What the experts won't eat

Good People: Instant noodles, trans-fat crunchies and day-glow lollies ... we all have something we’d hesitate to eat even if it were the last morsel in the pantry

58 Run of the mill

Beginner's Guide: We love the idea of New Zealand made – but for it to be more than a cottage industry, we need a manufacturing base

58 Just the facts: wood

Eco Innovation: Eco expert reveals what you need to know before you hit the shops

63 Beginner's guide to keeping chickens

Beginner's Guide: The humble chook might just be the ultimate accessory for those in search of the good life. Here’s how to start a happy back garden flock of your own

66 Special report: oils

Special Report: Far from being bad for us, new research is uncovering previously unimagined health-giving qualities of many oils – just as new sources of oil are also being discovered

70 Life stories

Life Stories: Sandra Johnson shares a Cambodian moment and Libby Brickell remembers an idyllic time of living with little

Your Good Life

80 Black tie brunch

Simply Good Food: The weekend brunch is the perfect moment to indulge a little ... add abundant greenery and insist on a strict cocktail-hour dress code

94 Wardrobe makeover

Good housekeeping: 

96 Your edible garden

Handmade: Spring is full of promise and potential in the garden – plus it's the perfect time to get a head start on composting and sowing seeds before the early summer rush

103 Dog teach children self-esteem

Simple Parenting: Two Auckland grandmothers are using the ‘top dog’ message to change the way kids feel about themselves

107 Natural first aid kit

Health & Beauty: Mix and match these age-old remedies for a home first aid kit that’s stood the test of time

111 Right here, right now

Health & Beauty: There’s one constant in life and that’s change. The seasons change, our relationships change – and just look at the speed at which technology changes! So what does it mean to live in the moment? asks

112 A good thought

Wellness: 

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The Good blog
  • What are the best raw foods to eat?
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    Whether you have a little or a lot, the important thing is just to start eating more raw food, says new Good blogger Christine Smith. She'll be introducing you to the benefits of eating raw, plus easy ways to incorporate more raw foods into your diet – and no, she won't be telling you to throw out everything in the pantry.

  • Why is raw food good for you?
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    Whether you have a little or a lot, the important thing is just to start eating more raw food, says new Good blogger Christine Smith. She'll be introducing you to the benefits of eating raw, plus easy ways to incorporate more raw foods into your diet – and no, she won't be telling you to throw out everything in the pantry.

  • Going more raw
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    Whether you have a little or a lot, the important thing is just to start eating more raw food, says new Good blogger Christine Smith. She'll be introducing you to the benefits of eating raw, plus easy ways to incorporate more raw foods into your diet – and no, she won't be telling you to throw out everything in the pantry.

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  • The art of mindfulness

    Learn how to ‘turn up for life as it happens’ – and enjoy the health benefits

  • Going on an information diet
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    The internet is a glorious, seemingly never-ending buffet of interestingness. But as with a smorgasbord, the trick is in finding the delicious and the different, and resisting filling your plate with deep-fried fillers

  • Gold, frankincense … and biscuits

    'Tis the season for sumptuous home baking – perfect for gifts, visitors or late-night indulgences alike

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