Lifestyle

Franklin Walks: Paerata Rise

Weaving around and through Paerata Rise is a network of trails for walkers and cyclists. Paerata Rise is designed to be both walker and cyclist...

Stuck at a desk? Quick fixes for fewer aches and better posture

MICHELLE KEENAN empowers people and organisations to achieve optimal wellbeing by providing customised wellness coaching, Pilates, and yoga at her Waiuku studio. If you spend...

Drury artist’s shifting landscape

Sandy Littlejohns-Clark is well known for her distinctive, bold style, which she uses to describe the changing world around her. These days, it's in Drury...

Clevedon Farmhouse Cafe walk

By David Mallowes, Walks Out East An easy 2km wander for families or dog walkers, and you can also do it at any time...

School holiday fun – dinosaurs, back in… Times!

Big adventures await during the school holidays (and beyond) at Auckland Zoo. The former elephant enclosure is holding something a little bigger… dinosaurs! “Dinosaurs inspire...

Your edible garden

By Greenrose Garden Centre There’s something deeply satisfying about stepping outside and picking fresh food from your own garden. Whether it’s a handful of...

Q&A with Simon Gault, high-flying chef

He's known for his fervour for food, but as PJ TAYLOR discovers, there's more to Simon Gault, the master of the kitchen.  Where were you...

Kids’ Beats – no hum drum drummers

The world may not march to the beat of just one drum, but the collective efforts of Kids’ Beats regularly have Frankliners’ feet a-tapping. During...

Hare captures dogs…

Birds fly, flies fly, time flies, so why not dogs? Okay, so they don’t actually fly, but the contestants during the Counties Dog Training...

Ladies’ Day – a ‘fascinatoring’ spectacle

While June isn’t the ideal time for thoroughbred racing, Ladies’ Day sees horses challenged by the elements while women are off to the races...