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Navigating the digital age

NORTH & SOUTH + Simplicity Navigating the digital age Liv Lewis-Long from Simplicity on embracing innovation as a non-digital native. Change is hard. Fear of the unknown is a well-known phenomenon, and those of us who grew up before the world of chat bots, automated emails and digital currencies…

Trading concrete for cows: A leap from city life to country bliss

NORTH & SOUTH + FMG Trading concrete for cows: A leap from city life to country bliss When Julia Jones decided to swap city living for the rural idyll of a lifestyle block, she was signing up for more than just fresh air and open space. It was a dream…

Rolling through time: The evolution of life on the road

NORTH & SOUTH + TrailLite Rolling through time:The evolution of life on the road The road less travelled is often the one that leads to the most stunning landscapes. Packing up the camper, caravan, or motorhome and hitting the road is as quintessentially Kiwi as rugby and pavlova.The roots…

The Brian Perry Charitable Trust’s bridge housing: Pioneering affordable living in Waikato

NORTH & SOUTH + The Brian Perry Charitable Trust The Brian Perry Charitable Trust's Bridge Housing: Pioneering affordable living in Waikato In the heart of the Waikato region, a transformative force is addressing some of the country’s most pressing issues. Perry Group is a dynamic enterprise committed to enhancing community…

Exhibitionism

So many artists racking up massive student debt, but where can you go to see what they’ve made of it? Here are the best galleries to cool down in over the dog days of summer.

Pure pleasure

Along with getting a lot of joy from her own much-visited garden in Marlborough, Wendy Palmer delights in other people’s garden creations – and wants to share the love. By Rosemary Barraclough

With the rising cost of overseas travel, Liv Lewis-Long from Simplicity offers some some tips for maximising your precious New Zealand dollars overseas. By Liv Lewis-Long.

How do you solve a problem like housing?

In the perpetual housing-crisis debate, the “German model” continually crops up as something worth emulating. What might this model offer to New Zealand? By Theo Macdonald

Perpetual motion machine

Jess Johnson experiences UFO culture, desert fauna and lots of stray cats on an artist residency in Roswell, New Mexico. By Jess Johnson

Goodbye to all this

Lifestyle Photos by Juliet Nicholas Goodbye to all this Carolyn Ferraby is bidding a fond farewell to the country garden to which she’s dedicated herself for more than 40 years. What’s next? Another garden, of course. By Rosemary Barraclough“I’ve done my grieving and I’m moving on,” says Carolyn Ferraby,…

The Brian Perry Charitable Trust’s Bridge Housing

Pioneering affordable living in Waikato

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