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The real warmth of home

A move to London helped New Zealander Cassandra Ellis take a new career path, leaving behind a marketing job to work as a homeware designer.When she and her English partner, Ed Prichard, a creative director at an advertising agency,…


A Wall like nothing you’ve seen before (+photos)

Its centrepiece is a stack of cardboard boxes – but fans heading to see Roger Waters perform in Auckland this week will see one of the most jaw-dropping shows in rock.More than 30 years since the release of Pink Floyd’s 1979 album,…


Gardening: Flowers with ‘the most amazing fragrance’

A Wall like nothing you’ve seen before

Its centrepiece is a stack of cardboard boxes – but fans heading to see Roger Waters perform in Auckland this week will see one of the most jaw-dropping shows in rock.More than 30 years since the release of Pink Floyd’s 1979 album,…




Fashion & Style


In my beauty bag: Antonia Prebble

Actress Antonia Prebble lets us in on her beauty secrets.


London Fashion Week: Eclectic shows as things wind down (+photos)

London Fashion Week is winding down – but not before some of Britain’s brightest young designers showcased the inventiveness, eclectic range and irreverence that the British capital’s fashion scene has to offer.On the final day…


Richard Kavanagh gets a taste of the Big Apple

Get sexy legs – top tips from the stylists

Lea Michele’s elegant Screen Actors Guild Awards dress is an example of how best to show off legs without being “brazen”, says a celebrity stylist.Phillip Bloch has dressed a number of Hollywood stars including Salma Hayek, Nicole…




Food & Wine


Astrology.Com Daily FoodScopes — Thursday February 23, 2012

Aries (March 21 – April 19) The week is winding down, and Friday is so close you can almost touch it. Hold your horses — overlooking today’s details as you project to the future could lead to frustrating bumps in the road. Appreciate the take-away Th…


E. coli outbreak linked to Jimmy John’s sandwich shops in 5 states

Woman sues after eating tainted sprouts in Iowa.


Go local and durable with your Oscar party

Dinner Tonight: Ribollita and Ricotta Bruschetta

Inspiration for tonight’s menu: a taste of the rolling Tuscan countryside to brighten up the evening.




Gardening


Sue Kedgley: Growing fears for bill’s impact on small gardeners

A new law would cut home-grown produce in shops and create a black market, writes Former Green MP Sue Kedgley, a safe-food campaigner. A friend of mine has a magnificent garden on Waiheke Island, and every now and then she sells…


Gardening: Flowers with ‘the most amazing fragrance’

Recently I went on a detective trail of an old rose. Not a vintage in the traditional sense, as far as old roses go. It turned out this rose was bred in 1977. You wouldn’t even call this rose fashionable anymore, but to me it is a…


Weekend project: One out of the box

Home and hosed

As far as water supplies goes, New Zealand is sitting pretty, the Saudi Arabia of water no less (especially for the early part of this summer). With such an abundance of the stuff it’s a real surprise that when it is dry we have to…




Health


What’s in Your Lipstick? Poison

61% of top-brand lipsticks contain cancer-causing heavy metals.


Does This Count as Exercise?

Regular life often feels like a workout—but does it count toward the 30 minutes of physical activity you’re supposed to get each day to ward off weight gain and heart disease? Sometimes!


Overcome Your Motivation Crushers

How Yoga Reduces Menopause Symptoms and Improves Sleep

A new study proves yoga reduces menopause symptoms and improves sleep.









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