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AXE FACTOR: Massive trees (above) can dwarf a house and threaten its inhabitants in high winds.

Gardening: Chop trees before they're a problem

Until a week ago we had a 30m-plus eucalyptus behind our house. It was a gorgeous thing, obviously much older than I, and I was very emotionally attached to it.

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Travel: Let there be light in Sydney

Amid-winter warm-up is a great excuse for travelling in the cooler months, and Australia's leading lady is seasoned in the art of perking up visitors' winter blues.

Mike Yardley

Hot deals: Tuscany, Vietnam, Sydney cruise, Beijing

Intrepid My Adventure Store has an eight-day tour of Tuscany including five nights' hotel accommodation, two nights on a farm estate.

Wine: Rare drops up for auction

If you're serious about collecting wines of rarity and significance, then you could do worse than cast your eye over the offerings at the 22nd Hawke's Bay Winegrowers' Charity Fine Wine Auction this Queen's Birthday weekend.

Yvonne Lorkin

Recipes

Just one pot will do the lot (+recipes)

Tis the season of the crockpot and one-pot...

Take 4 Ingredients: Honey baked chicken

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker,...

15 Minute Meal: Japenese-style Miso Fish

Another quick and easy recipe for the busy...

Spice up your mealtimes (+recipes)

Much to my delight, our local Asian food store...

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Wine

Wine: A glass a day is more than okay

Doctor says drink for health and longer lifeMEDICAL OPINION: Dr Philip Norrie advocates drinking in moderation.

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Yvonne Lorkin

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Gibbston Valley is about as far from New York City as you can get, yet when Sean Brennan was only 10, he decided there was nowhere else he'd rather be.

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Wine: Going solo well worth winemaker's dream

For the past few months, I've been tootling around the country filming for my wine series, Thirsty Work, for FoodTV, and I've been privileged to spend time with some of the most inspiring, hard-case, hard-working (and in some cases hard-living) individuals you'd hope to meet.

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Wine: Simple things that keep winemakers going

ALL I needed was something to attach the back door to the trellis to stop it slamming shut in the nor'wester.

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Wine: Dust takes drinks to a new level

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Fishing guru Matt Watson

We talk to TV fishing presenter Matt Watson about...

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Gardening

JUST BEACHY: The coastal theme is well defined here with weathered decking, shell paths, driftwood, stones, grasses and a sea view.

Gardening: Deck out a coastal classic

Whoever said gardens were not subject to trends?

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Leigh Bramwell

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The Eltham community is preparing to get dirty in aid of the Eltham Foodbank, which in February put out a plea for food donations to fill its near-empty shelves.

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Community garden set up for foodbank

Three Central Taranaki gardens have been named as gardens of significance in this year's 2013 Powerco Taranaki Garden Spectacular.

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Central Taranaki gardens selected

When I was a style bunny, my mantra was always to "put a pot plant in front of it", which I figured would cover up any decor disaster without costing much.

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Gardening: Ready to rock

Travel

Travel: Down the Murray River

Australia? Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Big airports, bigger cities.

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Thailand, the Kingdom of Smiles, continues to woo the world with its magnetic tropical beach resorts and big city thrills.

Lifestyle

Travel: Bargains in Bangkok

The chef craves a carrot. They are integral to modern Fijian cooking but they won't grow well in Fiji; it's too hot.

Lifestyle

Travel: Taste of the Fiji tropics

As the last vestiges of what has been a languid, lingering summer disappear from sight, perk yourself up with the promise of a winter plunge in the South Pacific.

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Travel: Savour Samoa's small-town tempo

Fashion

Fashion: Buy less, buy ethical

The collapse of a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last month drew worldwide attention to the fashion industry's production processes.

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Rosie Dawson-Hewes

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Kickstart lifestyle changes safely and healthily with this week-long plan. You'll improve your posture, beautify your skin, overhaul your diet and more.

Lifestyle

Beauty: Seven days to transform your body

I've never made it a secret - I like high heels. The higher and more ridiculous, the better.

Lifestyle

Fashion: Down to earth

For the past few years, the arrival of winter has heralded the arrival of leather. Before we go any further, I feel full disclosure is necessary.

Lifestyle

Fashion: A lasting affair with leather

Motoring

Todd Forsyth's MG has been modified, but it's a classic.

Motorsport: Family fun the classic way

Todd Forsyth must have shares in a fuel company to run this much-modified 1974 MGBGT, spotted racing at Pukekohe one recent rainy Saturday.

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Jacqui Madelin

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The Scenic - the Corolla of France but a rare bird here is brilliantly designed to fit our family of five and all our luggage in a car no longer than a Mazda 3

Motoring

Car Buyers' Guide: Space needed in a small package

Touareg: Nomadic folk who roam the Sahara Desert with their herds; also, a tasty SUV that's at home on the sand or in Auckland's big wet.

Motoring

Volkswagen Touareg: Desert storm

When you think Volvo, words like "fast" and "furious" don't come up. You're more likely to think "safe".

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