Sunsmart routines are possibly even more important at home than they are on holiday.

Fair trade isn’t enough anymore, the coolest cafes harness the power of community. Here are five to try.

Serving as an annual high five to the wealth of creative good across the country, the 2014 Best Design Awards were announced on Friday night. Spreading over graphic, spatial, interactive and product industries, winners ranged from established design houses to one-man entities who are about to become the next big deal. Here are some of our favourite gold, silver and bronze winners:

Fresh and cold, this grapefruit and martini granita is perfect served between courses.

Zing up your regular roast lamb with pickled lemons in this pickled lemon lamb dish.

Enjoy the fresh flavours of spring with Angela Casley's fish in citrus sauce.

Don’t be shy to make full use of the spittoons during your stopovers at wineries this summers, writes Jo Burznyska.

Lorde's favourite jeweller shares her favourite off-duty spots.

This week's food news includes giveaways, hot events and top trends to try.

Saturated brights look at home among the colourful sights and sounds of California's Venice Beach.

Nici Wickes gets her 'just desserts' in this pretty-as-a-picture meadow.

Candy colour and shine define the new season’s head-turning looks.

A special dinner with Kiwi chef Matt Lambert, owner of Michelin-starred restaurant in New York.

Venice Beach-based designer Amanda Blake shares how she balances work with caring for two little ones.

The carefree atmosphere of The Rose Hotel is the perfect backdrop to Venice Beach and its cast of colourful characters, discovers Zoe Walker.

A splash of citrus elevates fresh seasonal fare beyond the ordinary, writes Angela Casley.

Succulent dumplings and quick quesadillas are easy lunch options to tide you over till salad season starts, says Angela Casley.

In a move to broaden your lunchtime repertoire, try Angela Casley's delicious, yet easy, steamed prawn wontons.

With a packet of tortilla on hand, quesadilla are the quickest thing to make for an easy lunch.

We all love a moist chocolate cake with lashings of cream.

Gucci glam, new openings and more: everything you need to know in the beauty world this week.

What to eat, buy and do this week.

Eleanor Ozich of Petite Kitchen shares her recipe for no-knead bread.

Bottling is a stringent process but, once in a rare while, misfortune can occur, writes Jo Burzynska.

We chat to the writer, as she prepares to visit to New Zealand.

Janetta Mackay goes ahead of the trends for an in-depth look at developments.

Audrey Diwan, co-author of a new French bible, on channelling one's inner Parisian and becoming imperfectly perfect, messy bed hair and all.