Have you ever thought about just taking off to travel in a van?
Piper Lovell is doing it, after finding she'd have to save for another 15 years to get a home deposit together.
“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to buy a house by myself, ever. I'd be happy to live in the van forever,” Lovell said.
The 21-year-old instead left her job as a Hamilton receptionist, bought a van, and is travelling Aotearoa with her dog Rosie.
Read more here. Have you ever been tempted by van life?
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
Hundreds of jobs at risk at Tokoroa’s Kinleith Mill
Up to two hundred jobs could go at Tokoroa’s Kinleith mill with staff being summoned to a meeting on Wednesday morning, as its owner cites ‘extreme financial headwinds’.
It’s understood there could be up to 200 job losses at Kinleith with different parts of the plant shuttered.
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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5.1% Second half of November
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44.3% 1st December
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16.8% A week before Christmas
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32.5% Whenever you wish
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
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