Seven New Zealand buildings are shortlisted for awards in the World Architecture Festival in Singapore, held from October 1 to 3.

The Block NZ have announced their new judges for season three will be Shelley Ferguson of Your Home and Garden magazine, and registered architect Mark Gascoigne.

Ben Crawford finds a great ambience at Dear Jervois.

Keeping chickens and growing your own veges is the first step to being self-sufficient.

An inside look at David Lee's new cafe, Dear Jervois.

It might be the New Zealand dream but for many Aucklanders, owning their own home has become a chimera thanks to high prices and few affordable houses.

It might be the New Zealand dream but for many Aucklanders, owning their own home has become a chimera thanks to high prices and few affordable houses. The Auckland Council has plans more intensification and more green fields expansion, but others are already finding their only positive solutions to the city’s housing crisis.

Try before you buy and get it right, says Ben Crawford.

Local supporters of the Ellerslie International Flower Show have offered a home in Auckland for the event.

Simon James is one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed furniture designers exporting designer furniture and lighting around the world.

Next year's Ellerslie International Flower Show has been cancelled as the Christchurch City Council considers how to make the event financially viable in future.

Don't hesitate if you think your soil harbours dangerous chemicals, warns Meg Liptrot.

Auckland has finally been transformed, finds Ben Crawford.

A $1.3 million 110-year-old Ponsonby villa is getting a high-profile makeover in what the owner hopes could result in a $2 million-plus sale.

Meg Liptrot finds fertile riches in her garden this month.

Greig Morgan devises a vital piece of telly viewing equipment.

A $1.3 million 110-year-old Ponsonby villa is getting a high-profile makeover in what the owner hopes could result in a $2 million-plus sale.

A new Whangarei bridge, modelled on the traditional Maori fish hook hei matua and crossing the Lower Hatea River, has won the supreme New Zealand Commercial Projects Awards.

A small Kiwi-designed bach has won a prestigious award at a ceremony dubbed the "Oscars of architecture" in New York.

Monday’s a buzz with a weekly design fix writes Ben Crawford.