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With pool care and upkeep, it's great to have a range of options all sourced in one highly reputable place – and that place is the NZ Pool Industry Association website 

A glass Vistosi Bolle pendant, from Alti Lighting, sets off this bathtub lookout niche, part of a generous master suite beside the sea 

Okay, not George Clooney in hit movie Gravity, but rather a cantilevered vanity that makes the bathroom look larger by maximising visible floor space

Bamboo X-Treme decking – the next generation in sustainable decking; this durable, stable, eco-friendly decking, with 'invisible' clips/screws for quick installation, is now available throughout New Ze...

Top kitchen designers reveal what they consider the best and worst things you could do before embarking on that dream kitchen 

This Wanaka holiday home has been designed as a sculptural form in the landscape, with a series of timber-lined cut outs revealing access areas 

Here, the request was for a family bathroom within an extensive villa renovation – it was to be lively and create an uplifting spirit for the owners' children

The New Zealand Pavilion, designed by Jasmax, for Expo 20 celebrates people and connecting to nature based on kaitiakitanga, the environmental ethos of Māori – an innovative mesh design is p...

White oak shiplap wall cladding references this home's mountain setting as do various pebble accents, including in the master bedroom fireplace

Cedar and zinc finishes make for harmonious cladding partners on this contemporary family home, created by house designers Box

With a flat induction hob below and concealed extractor tucked in above, this cooking niche in a large family home is nothing if not understated

This relaxing G.J. Gardner showhome includes a private timber rear deck – an extension of the made-for-entertaining living spaces