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Rob Rattenbury: Dating days are a distant memory

OPINION: Five decades since his dating days, women are still a mystery to Rob Rattenbury.

Gareth Carter: Favourite flowering plants for winter cheer

OPINION: There are some great plant options to bring colour into your winter garden.

Kevin Page: Cleaning job half-baked

Comment: Kevin Page has one final job to do before tenants move into the house.

Rob Rattenbury: Impressive venue result of vision, hard work

OPINION: 'Who could have imagined it could be so transformed?'

Gareth Carter: Gardening after the shortest day

Comment: Lower temperatures are needed by some plants to initiate flowering and fruiting.

Nicky Rennie: 'Just turn at the octopus'

OPINION: My gratitude for Whanganui has been renewed.

Swing voters change governments – Rob Rattenbury

OPINION: Most of us are selfish voters.

Gareth Carter: Top tips for growing strawberries

OPINION: Strawberries are one of the easiest and most rewarding berry fruits to grow.

Rob Rattenbury: Why New Zealand is a great place for road trips

OPINION: Road trips have always been our thing.

Gardening: Hardy plants for hardy places

Gareth Carter's top tips for dry-loving, easy-care plants.

Comment: Bare feet - some things never change

Rob Rattenbury takes a trip down memory lane - but one thing remains the same.

Comment: ‘Parenting Olympics’ not the only struggle for mothers

Ahead of Mother's Day, Nicky Rennie reflects on being a parent.

Gardening: Food for thought

No matter the space available, you can grow vegetables, writes Gareth Carter.

Rob Rattenbury: Fishing is an age-old human activity

Rods, lines, reels, bait, waders, nets, boats. The list is long for the keen fisherperson.

Gardening: Autumn ideal time to plant camellias

Some varieties of camellia are starting to bloom, writes Gareth Carter.

Opinion: Government's Treaty Principles Bill advances colonialism

OPINION: The Crown constantly redefines the Treaty.