With winter doing its best to keep most of us indoors, it’s a good time to take stock of your home, plan any upcoming renovations and landscaping, and check your equipment and tools are ship-shape and ready for spring's arrival.
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All Deco’d out→
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Art Deco homes from the 1930s are found throughout New Zealand from small country towns like Ranfurly to big city suburbs, but nowhere are they found as abundantly as the sunny seaside city of Napier.
Read MoreEssential garden maintenance tools→
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Autumn is the time to get out in the garden and trim, tidy and prune overgrown trees, shrubs and perennials. It will keep your garden looking good through the winter and make it a lot more productive next year.
Read MoreAutumn home maintenance→
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Autumn is one of the busiest seasons on the property maintenance calendar, particularly in regards to garden maintenance and preparing your home for winter.
Read MoreDecorate your Christmas tree like a pro...→
/Decorating a Christmas tree is a time-honoured tradition in most homes and like most time-honoured traditions there’s no right or wrong way to do it.
Read MoreJudging Whangarei Library's Short Story Competition for Children and Youth→
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What a joy it was to judge the 12-14 year old and the 15-18 year old age groups in Whangarei Library's Short Story competition this year. The prize giving this evening was extremely well attended.
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Pukeko Landing Lake Tarawera→
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Pukeko Landing is a self-contained three-bedroom cottage, ideal for groups of friends, or extended families, or anyone looking for complete peace and privacy.
Read MoreBuilding rules to nail cowboys→
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As of March 2012 any structural work or work that affects the weathertightness of a residential building such as load bearing walls, foundations, roofing and cladding, is now classified as Restricted Building Work and must be completed or supervised by a Licensed Building Practitioner. That is, a person registered with the government’s Building and Housing Department.
Read MoreBook Nook→
/Book reviews: Principles of Home by Kevin McCloud and Great Bath Ideas by Betsy Speert.
Read MoreCentral to a home→
/Anyone who has spent any time in northern Europe will know that there’s nothing quite like central heating to warm the cockles of your heart. The thing is, even though the vast majority of New Zealand homes would greatly benefit from using central heating during the colder months of the year, most don’t.
Read MoreCERSAIE - International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile & Bathroom Furnishings→
/Featuring 965 exhibitors from 31 countries, CERSAIE, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, is the world’s leading trade fair for ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings.
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