Life

Looking for a bit of an adventure in September, Barbara walked the 816km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Carrying her own pack at age 72, she spent the next 35 days walking on average 25km each day - and totally loved it.

Whether these thoughts help you to solve your Christmas present problems or just give you something to put on your own wish-list to Santa, Donna and I wish you the very Merriest of Christmases and a New Year of Peace, Joy and Happiness.

Here are some great, easy tips to help you plan this year's Christmas Party without going bankrupt!

Struggling to find some great ways to decorate the Christmas table this year? Here are some ideas to help you through.

Meet Margaret. This is her story. Now 70 years young, in the last 10 years she has backpacked around the world.

As well as DIY I count gardening as one of my other major interests. Just like 'Doing It Yourself', there are certain items of gardening equipment, material or treatments that you are never without in the shed and always at hand.

Did you know that drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for Kiwi kids? And that the greatest risk to under-5s is in the home environment?

GrownUps talked to counsellor Hilary Smith to get some pointers on promoting harmony in the face of conflicting demands, desires and expectations this Christmas.

I have no wish to cause uproar in the aisles, but realising yesterday that there is less than a month to Christmas I thought it perhaps time to give a thought or two as to what to eat over this hospitable and celebratory season.

Like so many people of all ages, after seeing the movie 'The Bucket List', Dan started to think about what he would put on his list. This is his story, a story about how he decided to make his life a little richer. Adventure is a state of mind.