Waikato

Vintage finds picked up for a song and old furniture revamped with paint give this family home a cool, arty style Meet + greet Tash Stokes, 26, Arie Stokes, 31 (photographers and co-owners of Black Robin Photography), Ruby, 3, and George, 1, plus Bobby the family pooch. Thanks to a unique agreement with their landlord […]

All it took to transform this tired rental property was a creative eye, plenty of hard work and an unusual agreement with the landlord Four years ago, Tash and Arie Stokes made the decision to start a family and grow their photography business instead of buying a house and taking on a mortgage. But when […]

These homes for sale in Auckland’s southern fringes could offer great value for busy families and a much easier commute if you work in Manukau As average Auckland house prices reach dizzying levels and traffic gridlock paralyses central arterial routes, more people are casting the net wider in the search for their homes. Those working […]

Business meets leisure at florist Milly Van Der Hoeven’s open-plan Pirongia haven, where flowers bloom with abandon and the holiday season is rooted in family traditions Here’s how a flower farm florist celebrates Christmas at home For Milly Van Der Hoeven, Paul Johnson and their three kids, it’s not Christmas until their home is filled […]

This generously proportioned Waikato home was designed to maximise quality family time spent in the great outdoors, while also including unique nooks for each of the five Fifes Meet and greet  Kent Fife, owner of Line & Design Landscaping & Swimming Pools, Olivia Fife, solicitor and administrator for Line & Design, Mila, 9, Luka, 7, […]