Why New Zealand’s shameful legacy of shoddy and leaky building is not over yet
What’s worrying is that now he’s dealing with the distressed owners of new homes, multiplexes and apartments, some…
What’s hot and what’s not in the world of art, furniture and collectibles
A Gibson Les Paul guitar sold for $54,970 at Webb’s auction house last month. A Fiona Pardington art…
Black swans flock to Auckland’s eastern suburbs beaches – and locals are divided about the influx
It’s here that she spends several hours a day feeding the swans, checking on the cygnets and politely…
‘The arms race of beautification’: The social media images fuelling self-doubt
Jane Phare’s first ball dress, made from a sensible winter material. Professor Kirsty Ross laughs at the memory…
Inside NZ’s mega-philanthropy: What drives richlisters and millionaires to donate
Avie told them why she was lucky to be alive, saved by revolutionary cellular therapy available in the…
The essential health checks older Kiwis should not skip
But a male relative’s results weren’t so good. The words “very severe coronary calcification” and “high risk” leapt…
Giga-yachts, golden visas and the Gilded Age: The startling escalation of Kiwi wealth
Kiwi ultra-wealth a blip but growing Compared to private wealth in the US, New Zealand is a tiny…
Vet shock: Pet owner extends mortgage by $20,000 to pay bills
‘Only rich people can afford pets’ Another Auckland pet owner told the Herald that “only rich people can…
The makeup myth: Why is the battle for beauty so hit and miss?
The trickery of lipstick colours I’ve been partial to a pale pink lipstick ever since I saw Amanda…
Photographer Jane Ussher’s tribute to the ‘remarkable’ Dunedin mansion Olveston
In Scott’s hut, waiting for long exposures, she wondered about the owner of a pair of cufflinks, “beautiful”…