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Your own garden feast (+recipes)
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Recipe: Pawpaw fish ceviche
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Fashion: Hats a fab touch for daytime weddings
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Garden to kitchen tips and recipes
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Ask Dr Gary: Use the lowest dose for the shortest time
In a prior article you discussed injecting steroids into joints and said "you can only do this for so long before the cartilage breaks down".

Oily Rag: Overripe? Try freezing
Last week we sent out an SOS to the frugal community on behalf of Ruth from Taumarunui and Shelley from Kerikeri, who had asked about the best place to buy essential oils.

Fashion: Pretty in prints
Somewhere over the past few months, prints have wormed their way into my wardrobe, writes Susan Edmunds.

Jan Bilton: Small sprouts pack big nutrient punch (+recipes)
Those little feathery sprouts usually sold in packets at your supermarket are highly nutritious.

Renaissance lady gives gen on greens
Dennis Greville and Jill Brewis combine their gardening and cooking talents to show you how easy it is to grow and cook your own produce in The Grower's Cookbook.

Vive la differences ...
Combine the talents of a folk singer and a Samoan/Welsh comic and something entirely different is created as Northland audiences are about to find out.

Nick Honeyman: Invest in quality ingredients
Executive chef Nick Honeyman gives his top five tips for a sustainable, healthier life.

Gardening: We've got you covered
It's funny how you can loathe a particular plant for a long time and then see it in a different situation and discover its merit.

Recipes: Beetroot Spread and Lemon Biscuits
Recipes from the The Grower's Cookbook: Beetroot Spread and Lemon Biscuits

Renaissance lady gives gen on greens
Dennis Greville and Jill Brewis combine their gardening and cooking talents to show you how easy it is to grow and cook your own produce in the recently released The Grower's Cookbook.

Oily Rag: Lean bean feeding machine
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Fashion: Vibrant and fun workwear
Wondering what to wear to work as the weather gets warmer?

Fashion: Stand out or go subtle - but know your palette
Lisa Lyford answers our readers' questions about personal styling.

Superfood recipes for everyone
Moroccan-style quinoa and sweet potato and creamy coffee and orange chia pudding.