Life

Muriel Fisher, North Shore local and one of the country's most well known and respected experts on New Zealand native plants shows no signs of slowing down - even at age 95.

Print this article off and give to your dearest children, grandchildren, and youth you know who need a small push and perhaps motivation to make their dreams and goals a reality!...

While the rest of New Zealand has been focused on government budgets and red ink, of late the staff at the Institute of Oily Rag Studies have turned to more humble matters: the pumpkin.

The Retirement Villages Act 2003 (the Act) introduced new rights and protections for residents, and intending residents, of retirement villages.

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In reality, while some households are extremely label-conscious, throwing food away before it even passes the deadline date, others are much more pragmatic and frugal. Such families will tend to use their common sense - only throwing out milk once there i

Kiwi gossip columnist David Hartnell has rubbed shoulders with some of Hollywood's most temperamental stars, but he's revealed that it was years of being bulled in primary school that have left the longest-lasting memories.

The potato industry has gathered together a lot of information about our humble friend and our relationship with it. Here are some snippets of information!

I have just read today's issue of The Press, Christchurch's daily newspaper. It doesn't matter what the date is because each day it is full of calamitous news while the rest of the country seems to have got on with life and be blissfully unaware of just h

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