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Travel: Let there be light in Sydney

Amid-winter warm-up is a great excuse for travelling in the cooler months, and Australia's leading lady is seasoned in the art of perking up visitors' winter blues.

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Hot deals: Tuscany, Vietnam, Sydney cruise, Beijing

Intrepid My Adventure Store has an eight-day tour of Tuscany including five nights' hotel accommodation, two nights on a farm estate.

Wine: Rare drops up for auction

If you're serious about collecting wines of rarity and significance, then you could do worse than cast your eye over the offerings at the 22nd Hawke's Bay Winegrowers' Charity Fine Wine Auction this Queen's Birthday weekend.

Yvonne Lorkin

Fashion: Buy less, buy ethical

The collapse of a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last month drew worldwide attention to the fashion industry's production processes.

Rosie Dawson-Hewes

Recipes

Just one pot will do the lot (+recipes)

Tis the season of the crockpot and one-pot...

Take 4 Ingredients: Honey baked chicken

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker,...

15 Minute Meal: Japenese-style Miso Fish

Another quick and easy recipe for the busy...

Spice up your mealtimes (+recipes)

Much to my delight, our local Asian food store...

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Wine

Wine: A glass a day is more than okay

Doctor says drink for health and longer lifeMEDICAL OPINION: Dr Philip Norrie advocates drinking in moderation.

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Yvonne Lorkin

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Gibbston Valley is about as far from New York City as you can get, yet when Sean Brennan was only 10, he decided there was nowhere else he'd rather be.

Lifestyle

Wine: Going solo well worth winemaker's dream

For the past few months, I've been tootling around the country filming for my wine series, Thirsty Work, for FoodTV, and I've been privileged to spend time with some of the most inspiring, hard-case, hard-working (and in some cases hard-living) individuals you'd hope to meet.

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Wine: Simple things that keep winemakers going

ALL I needed was something to attach the back door to the trellis to stop it slamming shut in the nor'wester.

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Wine: Dust takes drinks to a new level

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Fishing guru Matt Watson

We talk to TV fishing presenter Matt Watson about...

Salmon double has anglers hopeful

For anglers like Gary Kemsley there is a strong...

Tuki trout off anglers' menu after virus hits

A Hawke's Bay fishing club is refusing to eat...

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Gardening

JUST BEACHY: The coastal theme is well defined here with weathered decking, shell paths, driftwood, stones, grasses and a sea view.

Gardening: Deck out a coastal classic

Whoever said gardens were not subject to trends?

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Leigh Bramwell

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When I was a style bunny, my mantra was always to "put a pot plant in front of it", which I figured would cover up any decor disaster without costing much.

Lifestyle

Gardening: Ready to rock

I wouldn't know half as much as I do about gardening if it weren't for The Landscaper's clients, who, I'm convinced, get together on a weekly basis to think up difficult questions to keep us on our toes.

Lifestyle

Gardening: Get your fill of feijoas

With one of the driest summers on record you could be forgiven for forgetting about your lawn, but with rains predicted for this month, now is the time to start thinking about preparing your patch for a new lawn.

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Gardening: It's time to give lawns attention

Travel

Travel: Down the Murray River

Australia? Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Big airports, bigger cities.

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Thailand, the Kingdom of Smiles, continues to woo the world with its magnetic tropical beach resorts and big city thrills.

Lifestyle

Travel: Bargains in Bangkok

The chef craves a carrot. They are integral to modern Fijian cooking but they won't grow well in Fiji; it's too hot.

Lifestyle

Travel: Taste of the Fiji tropics

As the last vestiges of what has been a languid, lingering summer disappear from sight, perk yourself up with the promise of a winter plunge in the South Pacific.

Lifestyle

Travel: Savour Samoa's small-town tempo

Fashion

EXERCISE: Try a new activity like skipping to boost your fitness.

Beauty: Seven days to transform your body

Kickstart lifestyle changes safely and healthily with this week-long plan. You'll improve your posture, beautify your skin, overhaul your diet and more.

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I've never made it a secret - I like high heels. The higher and more ridiculous, the better.

Lifestyle

Fashion: Down to earth

For the past few years, the arrival of winter has heralded the arrival of leather. Before we go any further, I feel full disclosure is necessary.

Lifestyle

Fashion: A lasting affair with leather

Summer seems to have come to a rather abrupt end. Last weekend, I was wandering around in shorts. Today, I am sitting at my desk wearing a polar fleece hoodie, with my feet resting on a heater.

Lifestyle

Fashion: Colour for warm fuzzies

Motoring

Volkswagen Touareg: Desert storm

Touareg: Nomadic folk who roam the Sahara Desert with their herds; also, a tasty SUV that's at home on the sand or in Auckland's big wet.

Motoring
Liz Dobson

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When you think Volvo, words like "fast" and "furious" don't come up. You're more likely to think "safe".

Motoring

Volvo V40 T5: Volvo comes to grips with its wild side

Not so long ago, 0-100kph acceleration under 5 seconds was supercar territory: very serious performance that could only be experienced by a very fortunate few.

Motoring

Audi S3: Hyper hatch outrageously fast

Porsche's little Cayman has always had an interesting appeal - it feels like an earlier 911 to drive, with massive amounts of mechanical grip.

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