Outdoor Living
GateShare: the honesty box has gone digital
A Kiwi app puts New Zealand's roadside stalls on one map. I've set up our gate stall, and the community side matters as much as the money.
5 October 2026
Outdoor Living
Building Luna a dog kennel for Northland weather
A weather-resistant dog kennel for a full-grown golden retriever needs the right proportions, treated timber, roof fall, and a low-waste cutting plan.
14 July 2026
Outdoor Living
Creating an outdoor living space for now and the future
The first summer we lived at our property we had a newborn baby so didn’t spend a lot of time dining outside. With no mature trees we didn’t have much shade, though in the cool of the evening we’d sometimes cook on a little Webber coal BBQ in the shade thrown by our North-East...
13 January 2024