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Neapolitan Pizza Dough

Neapolitan Pizza Dough

BY PIZZATA • MAKES 6 PIZZAS Great pizzas start with simple, high quality ingredients – and a healthy sprinkle of passion. Our classic Neapolitan dough is made with just four ingredients – salt, water, '00' flour and yeast – and is perfect for those just starting their...

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A Horticultural Heartland

A Horticultural Heartland

A decade ago, master nurseryman Graham Windross was looking for fresh pastures for his business to flourish. He settled on the green fields of Clevedon. Graham WindrossExecutive Director at Zealandia The major Zealandia Horticulture greenhouse facility now nestles on...

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Duder Regional Park coastal walk in Franklin Auckland

Duder Regional Park

On Franklin’s eastern edge, Duder Regional Park stretches out into the Hauraki Gulf, a peninsula surrounded by sea and sky. It’s the first part of the region to greet each sunrise, as the day breaks across the water and the land glows gold. For early walkers, it feels...

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Compost Queen

Compost Queen

Blue Borage is a Franklin-based consultancy that teaches the art of making exquisite compost. Blue Borage Composting Solutions in Waiuku Katrina Wolff describes herself as an accidental kitchen garden consultant, an edible garden coach and a soilpreneur. She works...

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Fields of Dreams

Fields of Dreams

Clevedon: The Heart of New Zealand Polo In Clevedon, the elite sport of polo is given a friendly Kiwi twist. Here, nestled in the expanding rural community, everyone’s welcome to rub shoulders with the rich, famous and sometimes even the royal. The village is renowned...

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