When you get off a phone call to Chloe Wickman, you can’t help but feel happy and inspired. The phenomenal kiwi gal behind the growing New Zealand activewear brand which seems to be building an almost cult-like status among colour enthusiasts has a special something
Kiwi businesswoman Clare Wilson was an early adopter of solid bar soaps, using them because they were better for the planet without their single-use plastic packaging. But there was a fly in the ointment: she was frustrated by how much of the bar turned into
Voting for Forest & Bird's Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau/Bird of the Year 2021 is now officially open! For the first time ever, New Zealand’s only native land mammal, the Pekapeka-Tou-Roa has joined the competition. Other bird candidates include the world’s smallest penguin, the world’s heaviest patriot,
Buffy Ellen of Be Good Organics achieved a massive personal milestone last week. Online data showed she hit the Number One New Zealand food blogger spot, and Number Two across all plant-based nutrition blogs in Australasia. Alexa (owned by Amazon) ranks the popularity of sites
Latest Gen Less research reveals that in spite of climate-related extreme weather events and the latest IPCC report, Kiwis aren’t taking enough meaningful action to help mitigate climate change.  New campaign aims to show New Zealanders the collective power we have in shaping the future through
Say hello to the latest Papinelle x Karen Walker limited-edition luxury sleepwear collection. A blossoming romance of colour and comfort, the Spring 2021 collaboration is a heavenly match. Beautiful botanicals on whisper-soft silks and airy cotton blends, this collection lives up to the Papinelle ethos
Escape into the unexpectedly glamourous world of Eden Hore, a visionary farmer who collected more than 200 couture gowns in 1970s Aotearoa, in a new exhibition Eden Hore: High Fashion/High Country at The Dowse, at The Dowse this summer. Eden Hore was a high country farmer
Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) is saddened to advise today that due to ongoing uncertainty arising from COVID-19 restrictions, their final play for 2021 - the Dentons Kensington Swan comedy season of Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward is now cancelled. Directed by Colin McColl ONZM, with a star cast
In the mid-seventies a veritable seed was planted, a vision to create a market garden known as ‘Common Property’ able to grow organic vegetables as a way to connect young and marginalised people with the land. Ten years into the initiative, Common Property was producing
Dove launches a new campaign to inspire confidence in the 90 per cent of women who feel bad about their underarms. Popular personal care brand Dove is celebrating the arrival of its new and improved Advanced Care deodorant range by launching a confidence-boosting campaign with the
