Fingers crossed, you will be blessed with a refreshing sea breeze as you tackle these top walks.

A bit of brute force and the walls appear.

Don’t panic. There’s still time to buy.

A bottle of wine helped Keira Knightley ease her way into the male domain that was Bletchley Park.

This Christmas we're catching the train to Kaikoura to spend a few days with my husband's family, who live up Mt Lyford, in a village of log houses surrounded by beech trees and mountain tarns.

Peter Capaldi breathed a sigh of relief when his first Christmas special wrapped.

Many hands make light work in a Maketu Christmas.

The Block NZ 2012 winner Ben Crawford and his girlfriend Kylie are building their dream home. Share their proud moments and pitfalls every week.

It’s time to get your Christmas shop on so here’s a guide for shopping for him - with a few tricks that will work for her too.

The professor is a hell of a good sport about getting on the back of the Vespa.

As she turns 65, singing legend Joan Armatrading is hanging up her touring boots, writes Paula Yeoman.

Masonry blocks will become a piece of art.

I enjoyed researching this story, as I don't often peruse websites for garden gift-giving. My go-to presents for special days are often plants (not a surprise).

Get creative in the kitchen for Christmas.

Donna McIntyre finds out what drives car lovers to stand out from the crowd.

Autobiographies and beautiful coffee-table tomes make great stocking fillers.

At long last, Vietnamese food is making a mark in Auckland. In 2009, I lamented in print that there were so few restaurants serving that fragrant and delicate cuisine, even though emigrants and refugees have been coming here for two generations.

Phil Welch fits in a week of eating, drinking and leisure at sea.

The holidays are just around the corner and it is also peak growing time for summer crops.

The builders are getting stuck in, even by hand.