Your Home and Garden

Your Home and Garden shows you how to create a home that reflects your personal style. From decorating tips to easy DIY craft projects and expert gardening advice, it is packed with inspiring and affordable ideas for when you are renovating, building or simply updating your home.

Hello

Social club • Think pink, sweet deets and design pearlers

Masthead

Shopping

Window shopping • TAKE A PEEK AT THE LATEST FINDS

Sunny frame of mind • We kick-start our Year of Art with a photograph of a Mediterranean summer

10 of the Best • Take shelter under one of these glam umbrellas

Beach reads

Homes

Home Made • Informed by an in-depth knowledge of real estate loves and loathes, TV host Jayne Kiely turned her St Heliers house into the ultimate family home

The Magic Tree House • A mid-century split-level property set in the bush still inspires awe in the couple who bought it six years ago

Build Me Up • Two classic car enthusiasts explore the South Island in their caravan Butter Cup

Decorate

Wild Card • In the hands of its design-savvy owners, a nondescript house has been cleverly converted into an airy, light-filled space defined by ocean, mountain and texture

Hang It All • We’ve asked the experts how to master displaying your artworks or prints to coincide with what we’re calling our Year of Art at Your Home and Garden, in which we include a free art print by New Zealand artists and photographers in the 12 issues of 2026. Consider this the beginning of your collection of art, if you haven’t started already

Drama Club

Lucky Stars

Dinner At Ours

Onwards & Upwards • Impeccable style and attention to detail characterise this family’s forever home

Hot Takes On Summer Entertaining • We round up some of the key trends for setting the scene and serving up a good time in the sunshine in the months ahead

Gardens

The constant gardener • It’s a new year, a peak growth and harvest time. Look after your hard-working plants by watering and feeding well

Blooming amazing • Floral stylist Kate Williams gives back through flowers, food and connection

Garden cities • Tourists love seeing local landmarks, so why not extend your travel to see some of the world’s best gardens? Here are four for starters

Take It Outside • Furniture looking a bit tired and weathered? Brighten up your summer with these feel-good updates

I Scream, You Scream • Here’s an ingenious summertime use for your trusty pie maker

Platter Yourself • Summer entertaining season is in full swing, so greet the new year with these party-pleasing take-a-plate offerings

Summer Love • Aussie culinary queen Donna Hay’s latest recipes put the sizzle into easy, breezy entertaining

Pip, pip hooray • There’s nothing like a sweet, ripe passionfruit straight from the vine. If you want something fancier, try our dreamy dessert line-up to celebrate this backyard beauty

Something Delicious • Time- and money-strapped? Alison Roman creates culinary miracles from simple pantry staples

Sound Bites

Living

Paeroa • World famous in Aotearoa, you’ll be fizzing over the collectibles and curios in this town

Picking up the Threads • Alison Leauanae’s hand-stitched and woven abstract works are inspired by past connections and her cultural heritage

Home Stay • No holiday plans? No problem – live your best life with a summer staycation

Inspector Gadget • We’re trying Ninja’s soft serve ice-cream maker. Jealous?

Promises, promises • New year, new resolutions and this time they’re all about what will make us better, happier, less judgy and more accepting of our homes