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Trans-Tasman holiday home

If the world collapses, Kate Clarkson vows she will head to Queenstown to grow vegetables and keep chickens. In the meantime, the Sydney-based artist and her family make do with school holidays and long weekends spent in their second home on this side of the Tasman.

New Zealand’s first home-for-a-home scheme for developing nations announced

Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, a not-for profit organisation that works to provide access to affordable shelter, in partnership with national construction company Buildtech, has announced New Zealand’s first-ever “home-for-a-home” scheme, which will see the construction of homes in Nepal and Fiji for every home Buildtech builds in New Zealand.

How to renovate on a budget

Claire and Cliff have minimised their renovation costs by recycling and sourcing second-hand items online. The standing lamp is from Trade Me, while the fridge was a $100 bargain sourced on Neighbourly. The silver bucket on the cupboards with the hydrangeas in it was $1, including delivery!