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City home build diary (part 3)

When Bruce and Annabel Mitchinson decided to build a new house in Auckland, they wanted to apply environmental thinking to a compact urban environment. Now complete, their beautiful home is a testament to good design ...

Five great garden recipes

With a few tricks up your sleeve you can make the most of a garden glut. Kelly Gibney shares some eating and preserving ideas for summer crops.

Five great garden recipes

With a few tricks up your sleeve you can make the most of a garden glut. Kelly Gibney shares some eating and preserving ideas for summer crops.

Plan your zero waste school lunch

School lunches seem to generate piles of rubbish, thanks to all the individually wrapped kids’ snacks on the market these days. Luckily, helping your children eat waste-free can be easy, says Gina Dempster.

Safer garden sprays

Janet Luke tests six natural pest-control products that can be used on edible gardens.

Solar's bright future

Warren Judd shows how home solar power now makes both environmental and financial sense.

Solar's bright future

Warren Judd shows how home solar power now makes both environmental and financial sense.

A month without a rubbish bin

Last year the Unwin family tried living waste free for 30 days. Felicity Monk finds out how they got on.

A month without a rubbish bin

Last year the Unwin family tried living waste free for 30 days. Felicity Monk finds out how they got on.

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