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If you read my blog last year on indoor plants for the serial plant killer, you'll know that my foray into plant cultivation has been less than smooth sailing. However, I feel that as my plants app...
Our beautiful country is justifiably world famous (and not just in New Zealand) for its Great Walks. But not all of us have the time, inclination or fitness level needed to tackle those majestic mu...
The New Year often brings with it the need or desire to change our existing lifestyles to something we consider more healthy or beneficial to ourselves, but just where is the best place to start wh...
We were a bit gutted to hear about the suspension of the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme collection as of 31st December 2018. There are plans to start up again in April 2019. But at least until then...
In 1960, plastic surgeon Dr Maxwell Maltz published a book on behaviour change called Psycho-Cybernetics. In it, he suggested that βit requires a minimum of about 21 days for an old mental image to...
As the summer holidays come to a close, it is time for parents to turn their attention to getting the kids and themselves ready for heading back to school. This doesn't mean taking away all of the ...
It's that time of the year again, where the motivation to achieve your New Year's resolutions is already dwindling. Like many others, I choose not to set resolutions, focusing rather on intentions ...
Traditional plant medicine provides effective ways to support the health of your hard working liver and kidneys. A simple morning routine has health benefits to last a lifetime. The liver is an or...
What's extra special about travelling somewhere new is seeing things with fresh eyes. This happened to me in Peru recently with corn. On my first morning the hotel breakfast had a basket of little ...
The new year is nearly here, bursting with possibilities and potential. And rather than writing a laundry list of resolutions - that statistics say will be abandoned by mid-January - we're making s...
We all know how hot summer conditions can be harmful to our skin. We slip, slop, slap (slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat) to protect ourselves. But we should give just as much thoug...
If you're about to pack up the family and fur children and head away for the holidays, cleaning and laundry are probably the last things on your mind. But if you're lucky enough to have a bach or b...
