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If you use an open fire, or have a fire pit in the back yard, you might like to try this little trick to give your room or the surrounding...

These no-bake chocolate cookies are a delicious, keto-friendly treat that satisfies chocolate cravings without so many carbs and refined sugar. The combination of creamy nut butter, rich cocoa, hemp hearts...

Last year, I shared a story that really stayed with me about the Nonna’s at Enoteca Maria, a unique restaurant in Staten Island, New York, where grandmothers from around the...

Make your own natural liquid air freshener by blending the soothing notes of lavender, the uplifting aroma of bergamot, the warmth of clove, and the refreshing touch of peppermint essential...

From time to time we receive emails about borax. If you Google it there is lots of conflicting information and the first thing you really need to know is that...

When deciding on the perfect place to live, it's important to not only consider how each house feels on the inside, but also whether it aligns with the kind of...

There’s nothing better than the smell of a muffin fresh out of the oven and these muffins from Wick at Wicked Wellbeing will not disappoint! Use feijoa's if you've got...

Are your dishes coming out of the dishwasher looking a bit murky? Are your glasses cloudy and cutlery dull? Then your dishwasher is probably due for a clean. Instead of...

Have you heard of Javelle Water? It was the first chemical bleach so it has been around for hundreds of years. With our recipe it’s super easy to make a...

Spread the word... If anyone has eyeglasses that are no longer being used they can be donated to the Lions' Recycle For Sight Program to be distributed across the Pacific...

Who doesn't love pancakes for brunch on Saturday morning? Or how about for dinner Sunday night? Growing up, we would have pancakes for dinner once a month. It was quite...

I was very fortunate to see Barbara O'Neill live when she was here at the end of April. Barbara has been banned from speaking in Australia, her home country, due...

Are you are a very proud owner of an outstanding tiny home that hasn't been entered into the annual Tiny House Awards in previous years? If so, now is your...

One of the things I enjoy about winter is pulling the crockpot out from its summer storage spot and making my favourite slow cooked meals. Taking the pressure out of...

Maryanne, one of our wonderful readers, sent me this knitting pattern several years ago. My lovely Nana used to knit cute booties exactly like these and I still have a...

Are you a community-based organisation in Auckland wanting help to set up an edible garden? Get in touch with the awesome team at Gardens4Health, an initiative set-up by the Diabetes...

Wick Nixon from Wicked Wellbeing's Almond Fig Tart is a decadent yet healthy treat - it's gluten-free, refined sugar-free and can easily be made dairy-free. The figs (which can be...

Not all that long ago, every few weeks, people used to boil their kitchen towels and dish cloths on the stove to get rid of bacteria and germs, this works...

Thank goodness the perceptions of hemp have evolved over the past several years with products like full-spectrum hemp oil now being widely available. Full-spectrum hemp oil drops are a hemp...

With autumn almost behind us I've been on the look out for new nourishing winter recipes to try and found this gem published by LeaderBrand for spinach and ricotta dumplings...

In the search for holistic health and well-being, sometimes the most potent remedies are those that have stood the test of time. Back in the day our grandmother's most likely...