Aotearoa's independent guide to travel, food, books & everyday livinghttps://recommended.nz/en-NZhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-check-yourself-for-skin-cancer/https://recommended.nz/how-to-check-yourself-for-skin-cancer/Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in New Zealand and our skin cancer rates are the highest in the world. Melanoma accounts for almost 80% ...Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:41:39 GMTFeaturedRecommendedKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-clean-a-microwave-without-scrubbing/https://recommended.nz/how-to-clean-a-microwave-without-scrubbing/Messy microwave? Want to get it clean with minimal effort? Here’s the easiest way to get a sparkling clean microwave – without nasty chemicals.Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:15:30 GMTRecommendedKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/things-to-do-in-taupo/https://recommended.nz/things-to-do-in-taupo/Thermal hot springs, raging rapids, crystal clear waters, beautiful walks and cycle tracks – the Taupo region has something to tempt all visitors.Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:20:22 GMTFeaturedNew ZealandSpa Hotelhttps://recommended.nz/dealing-with-death/https://recommended.nz/dealing-with-death/Everybody has different ideas on how to cope with grief. As everyone is different, we all grieve differently. I wanted to share with you my ideas, based on ...Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:37:42 GMTRecommendedDonna Raynelhttps://recommended.nz/homunga-bay-track-coromandel/https://recommended.nz/homunga-bay-track-coromandel/Have you ever heard of Homunga Bay? I hadn’t either, but was told we were walking the coastal track from there to Waihi Beach.Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:02:50 GMTNew ZealandMaggie Walkerhttps://recommended.nz/a-splashing-good-time-at-wellington-regional-aquatic-centre/https://recommended.nz/a-splashing-good-time-at-wellington-regional-aquatic-centre/Within a jet’s roar of Wellington Airport, in the Capital’s eastern suburbs, the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre has a wide range of services and facilities for all ages. ...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:40:41 GMTNew ZealandSimon Randallhttps://recommended.nz/lost-spring-spa-coromandel/https://recommended.nz/lost-spring-spa-coromandel/Located in Whitianga township, The Lost Spring offers a thermal hot water and spa experience. Prepare to be surprised when you turn off a residential street and enter ...Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:34:17 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/ima-spa-nelson/https://recommended.nz/ima-spa-nelson/Whenever I holiday I love to start out with a massage to get me relaxed and out of work mode. Just walking in I could immediately tell Ima ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:50:27 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/kaiteriteri-kayak-abel-tasman-national-park/https://recommended.nz/kaiteriteri-kayak-abel-tasman-national-park/There are so many kayaking options you will be spoilt for choice (or if you’re anything like me, completely unable to pick) – from hourly hire off the ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:43:44 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/wines-of-marlborough-blenheim/https://recommended.nz/wines-of-marlborough-blenheim/So many wineries, so little time. I had initially thought a bicycle tour would be a fun way to get around the wineries. But in the end, I’m ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:28:21 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/hahei-explorer-coromandel/https://recommended.nz/hahei-explorer-coromandel/Having visited Hahei for many years, I thought I’d seen it all… But for something different the Hahei Explorer gave me a wonderful new perspective of the 12km ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:16:59 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/moko-artspace-coromandel/https://recommended.nz/moko-artspace-coromandel/Moko is a beautiful gallery at Hot Water Beach, which offers unique, contemporary New Zealand and Pacific Island art, including jewellery, design ware, wall art and sculpture for ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:07:20 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/hot-waves-cafe-coromandel/https://recommended.nz/hot-waves-cafe-coromandel/Hot Waves is a licensed café just one minute walk around the corner from Hot Water Beach. Hot Waves makes Hot Water Beach’s best coffee and is great ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:46:59 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/hot-water-beach-coromandel/https://recommended.nz/hot-water-beach-coromandel/Hot Water Beach is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, approximately 12 minutes (8.6km) drive from Hahei. And its name is no exaggeration! For one to ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:15:55 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/hells-gate-and-wai-ora-spa-rotorua/https://recommended.nz/hells-gate-and-wai-ora-spa-rotorua/Hells Gate and Wai Ora Spa is approximately 18km and 20 minutes drive east of town. The name is apt as the geothermal reserve is highly suggestive of ...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:11:32 GMTNew ZealandKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/knit-edgings-and-trims-150-stitches/https://recommended.nz/knit-edgings-and-trims-150-stitches/I had better confess straight away: Harmony Guides are my knitting bibles. I have two of the older editions of the Guides to Knitting Stitches and hardly a ...Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:41:49 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/the-truly-terribly-horrible-sweater-that-grandma-knit/https://recommended.nz/the-truly-terribly-horrible-sweater-that-grandma-knit/For his birthday, little Cameron gets a colourful hand knitted sweater from his grandma. Have you ever received a present that was made with love especially for you ...Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:38:52 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/special-family-knits-25-handknits-for-all-seasons-by-debbie-bliss/https://recommended.nz/special-family-knits-25-handknits-for-all-seasons-by-debbie-bliss/Debbie Bliss patterns are always worth a look, if not for the actual pattern, then certainly for inspiration. ‘Special family knits: 25 handknits for all seasons’ has great ...Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:24:47 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/25-bags-to-knit-beautiful-bags-in-stylish-colours-by-emma-king/https://recommended.nz/25-bags-to-knit-beautiful-bags-in-stylish-colours-by-emma-king/I’ve always loved making my own bags, and I’m one of those women who think one can’t have too many bags. Some of my handmade bags have been ...Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:19:38 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/a-mini-guide-to-the-identification-of-new-zealand-spiders-by-andrew-crowe/https://recommended.nz/a-mini-guide-to-the-identification-of-new-zealand-spiders-by-andrew-crowe/It’s one of these books I have an inane aversion to opening. Even looking at mere pictures of creepy crawlies is not my thing. But as it is ...Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:41:41 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/slow-cooker-easy-and-delicious-recipes-for-all-seasons/https://recommended.nz/slow-cooker-easy-and-delicious-recipes-for-all-seasons/Ilove the melt-in-the-mouth silkiness of a slow-cooked pork curry, the hearty creaminess of home-made baked beans and the rich, sweet lusciousness of a sticky date pudding. In fact, ...Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:13:23 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/the-complete-australian-guide-for-parents-managing-your-childs-food-allergies/https://recommended.nz/the-complete-australian-guide-for-parents-managing-your-childs-food-allergies/It’s great to find a book that takes a complete look at food allergies in children – from understanding the nature of allergies and diagnostics to the importance ...Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:08:59 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches/https://recommended.nz/how-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches/Just when you have everything sorted with your kitchen, along scurries a cockroach! As a Pest Controller, I specialise in cockroach control. I am often asked how do you ...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:19 GMTRecommendedSomer Gregsonhttps://recommended.nz/free-school-holiday-fun-in-wellington/https://recommended.nz/free-school-holiday-fun-in-wellington/Did you know that it is possible to have fun and keep to a budget?! You can provide your children with exciting, new and fun experiences without having ...Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:17:36 GMTNew ZealandSomer Gregsonhttps://recommended.nz/finishing-techniques-for-crochet/https://recommended.nz/finishing-techniques-for-crochet/Most crafters like their ‘crafty’ books and often have a small library of useful guides. My stash of craft books is fairly small because styles and colours usually ...Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:58:02 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/the-organic-pharmacy-by-margo-marrone/https://recommended.nz/the-organic-pharmacy-by-margo-marrone/In her introduction author Margo Marrone, a qualified pharmacist, herbalist and homeopath, illustrates the fact that all aspects of our lives are connected to each other. When she ...Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:13:59 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/everything-but-the-squeal-a-year-of-pigging-out-in-northern-spain/https://recommended.nz/everything-but-the-squeal-a-year-of-pigging-out-in-northern-spain/Much has been written about some foods – almost too much: Jack ate locusts at the back of Timbuktu, Jill had an unforgettable donkey steak in the Andes ...Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:22:06 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/feast-food-that-celebrates-life/https://recommended.nz/feast-food-that-celebrates-life/Food and eating are not just about keeping us alive – a fact nobody can explain better than Nigella Lawson. Jamie Oliver is passionate about best ingredients, Gordon ...Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:39:16 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/flavours-of-melbourne-a-culinary-biography-by-charmaine-obrian/https://recommended.nz/flavours-of-melbourne-a-culinary-biography-by-charmaine-obrian/Chef and food writer O’Brien has put together a culinary portrait of her hometown Melbourne, the food capital of our Aussie neighbours.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:45:53 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-make-a-good-first-impression/https://recommended.nz/how-to-make-a-good-first-impression/I’m Judy James and I’m a body language expert. I’m going to be showing you how to make a really good first impression. Always make a great entrance. ...Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:01:44 GMTRecommendedSomer Gregsonhttps://recommended.nz/collins-complete-writing-guide/https://recommended.nz/collins-complete-writing-guide/What a cracker! This fat little paperback has taught me more about good writing than all the How-to-write-good-English guides I’ve read put together. It’s not a new book, ...Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:18:57 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/stop-bed-bugs-biting/https://recommended.nz/stop-bed-bugs-biting/A global plague? Bed bugs are found throughout the world and are becoming more common in New Zealand, particularly where there is a large turnover of visitors; places ...Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:15:55 GMTFeaturedRecommendedKiwicarehttps://recommended.nz/time-to-stop-rats-and-mice-pestering-you-this-winter/https://recommended.nz/time-to-stop-rats-and-mice-pestering-you-this-winter/Now is the time to think about keeping your home free from rats and mice this winter. Rodents have been outside feeding and breeding in the warm weather. ...Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:32:07 GMTRecommendedKiwicarehttps://recommended.nz/my-year-of-meats/https://recommended.nz/my-year-of-meats/Jane Takagi-Little is a young American/Japanese documentary film maker living in New York. She is broke and looking for a job when she gets a call from her ...Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:43:47 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-clean-your-garden-tools/https://recommended.nz/how-to-clean-your-garden-tools/Ok, so the last thing you feel like doing after a long session in the garden is cleaning all your tools right? But, we both know that taking ...Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:20:05 GMTFeaturedRecommendedKirsty Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-tie-a-windsor-knot/https://recommended.nz/how-to-tie-a-windsor-knot/The Windsor knot is the don of all knots, fat and wide. It projects confidence and so is considered a power knot for business.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:07:05 GMTFeaturedRecommendedMatt Harmanhttps://recommended.nz/five-unusual-novels-for-christmas/https://recommended.nz/five-unusual-novels-for-christmas/You still have a few minutes left to rush to your bookshop and buy a novel for your reading friend or family member. These novels are remarkable in ...Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:56:34 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/nigella-christmas/https://recommended.nz/nigella-christmas/If there is one celebrity chef that can smile sweetly and show cleavage for a Christmas cookbook cover, it’s Nigella Lawson. No one else would be able to ...Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:33:03 GMTRecommendedSabine Schneiderhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-kill-bacteria-on-your-toothbrush/https://recommended.nz/how-to-kill-bacteria-on-your-toothbrush/Your toothbrush can be a breeding ground for bacteria. If you have one of those family size holders that everybody parks their toothbrushes on top of each other, ...Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:09:05 GMTRecommendedSomer Gregsonhttps://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-wanaka/https://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-wanaka/Deep within central Otago on the shores of a deep blue lake and flanked by knuckled mountains, is the holiday oasis of Wanaka. 120km north of Queenstown, it ...Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:00:30 GMTNew ZealandSean Bluetthttps://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-oamaru/https://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-oamaru/The small town of Oamaru gently reveals itself three hours south of Christchurch along SH1. Home to a unique historical centre, its charm has attracted a delightful mix ...Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:50:25 GMTNew ZealandSean Bluetthttps://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-nelson/https://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-nelson/The arty town of Nelson, gracing the top of the South Island, is a place rich in both culture and sunshine. It’s an animated destination known for its ...Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:42:26 GMTNew ZealandSean Bluetthttps://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-kaikoura/https://recommended.nz/top-things-to-do-in-kaikoura/If you’re a fan of the ocean and its inhabitants, then Kaikoura is definitely going to be your paradise. Fittingly called a ‘Maritime Serengeti’ for the abundance of ...Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:28:47 GMTNew ZealandSean Bluetthttps://recommended.nz/how-to-get-rid-of-white-tailed-spiders/https://recommended.nz/how-to-get-rid-of-white-tailed-spiders/White-tailed spiders are reported to be biting Kiwis. There have been reports in the press of incidents around the country and specifically in Palmerston North of people ending ...Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:19:40 GMTRecommendedKiwicarehttps://recommended.nz/how-to-stop-borer-eating-your-home/https://recommended.nz/how-to-stop-borer-eating-your-home/Protect your largest investment. There are up to seven species of wood-boring insect in New Zealand that might attack the timbers of your home or other buildings. The ...Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:41:18 GMTRecommendedKiwicarehttps://recommended.nz/how-to-get-rid-of-ants/https://recommended.nz/how-to-get-rid-of-ants/Are ants bothering you in and around your home? As summer approaches and the weather warms up so the populations of ant nests rise and they become more ...Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:32:21 GMTRecommendedKiwicarehttps://recommended.nz/body-language-how-can-i-look-more-approachable/https://recommended.nz/body-language-how-can-i-look-more-approachable/When we use body barriers, we signal to other people to leave us alone. They make you look extremely unapproachable. For that reason, avoid things like folded arms. ...Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:22:09 GMTRecommendedSomer Gregsonhttps://recommended.nz/guide-to-the-basic-principles-of-exercise/https://recommended.nz/guide-to-the-basic-principles-of-exercise/To understand why we should exercise, it’s essential to first explain the basics of a highly complex piece of machinery, better known as your body. All animals, including ...Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:58:12 GMTFeaturedRecommendedJacquie Dalehttps://recommended.nz/how-to-understand-your-food-triggers-and-find-your-healthy-weight/https://recommended.nz/how-to-understand-your-food-triggers-and-find-your-healthy-weight/Have you ever wondered why a new diet is launched every few months? Nutritionists and dieticians have been voicing their concerns over fad diets for years.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:36:17 GMTRecommendedJacquie Dalehttps://recommended.nz/7-reasons-to-reduce-your-sugar-intake/https://recommended.nz/7-reasons-to-reduce-your-sugar-intake/Did you know your body can turn excess sugars into fat, but it cannot turn fat back into useable sugar? Sugar is a carbohydrate, our brain uses carbohydrate ...Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:16:15 GMTRecommendedJacquie Dalehttps://recommended.nz/recommended-south-island-summer-holidays/https://recommended.nz/recommended-south-island-summer-holidays/With spring on our doorstep and summer just around the corner, a holiday to the sun-drenched corners of the land is a must for us all. Richly scattered ...Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:35:40 GMTNew ZealandSean Bluetthttps://recommended.nz/recommended-holiday-getaways-from-wellington/https://recommended.nz/recommended-holiday-getaways-from-wellington/After a gruelling week at the office, the temptation of a relaxing weekend away seems the perfect medicine. Whichever direction you decide to travel from the capital, there ...Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:02:21 GMTNew ZealandSean Bluetthttps://recommended.nz/how-to-be-a-vegan/https://recommended.nz/how-to-be-a-vegan/If you don’t want animals to play any role at all in your diet, here’s how to go vegan. You will need: willpower vegan equivalents to meat and ...Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:37:41 GMTRecommendedSomer Gregsonhttps://recommended.nz/how-to-avoid-back-neck-and-leg-pain/https://recommended.nz/how-to-avoid-back-neck-and-leg-pain/Today I’ve got a nice little chiropractic tip for you and it’s going to be a way that may help you improve your spinal health and your health ...Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:32:14 GMTRecommendedSomer Gregsonhttps://recommended.nz/meat-protein-vs-plant-protein/https://recommended.nz/meat-protein-vs-plant-protein/There has always been the staunch advocates and critics arguing which protein source is the best for athletes, (or anyone for that matter) wishing to increase their lean ...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:15:59 GMTRecommendedJacquie Dalehttps://recommended.nz/alive-the-story-of-the-andes-survivors/https://recommended.nz/alive-the-story-of-the-andes-survivors/Here’s a true life story, written by Piers Paul Read who interviewed the survivors of the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in October of 1972. As ...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:09:58 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/cold-mountain/https://recommended.nz/cold-mountain/A seeming nobody professor, Charles Frazier, from North Carolina State University sat down and began writing his first novel in the early 1990’s. By 1997, he had a ...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:05:57 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/after-the-absolute-by-david-gold/https://recommended.nz/after-the-absolute-by-david-gold/Tired of the “New Age Circus” and want something with some real meat and potatoes truth to it? Want to read it for free in the next two ...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:01:58 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/the-bridge-across-forever-by-richard-bach/https://recommended.nz/the-bridge-across-forever-by-richard-bach/For those of you who enjoyed the best-seller Jonathan Livingston Seagull and have a taste for a real-life love story, here’s another one by the American writer Richard ...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:55:27 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/into-the-wild-by-jon-krakauer/https://recommended.nz/into-the-wild-by-jon-krakauer/Long live Alexander Supertramp! Here’s a book that may look like a boring mountain hiking tale or a story about “nature” but take a second look. ‘Into the ...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:50:48 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/50-amazing-and-essential-novels-to-enrich-your-library/https://recommended.nz/50-amazing-and-essential-novels-to-enrich-your-library/I recently ran into a couple of reading lists and realized that LOVE reading book recommendations. I can’t get enough of them. So I decided to compile my ...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:15:04 GMTRecommendedLeo Babautahttps://recommended.nz/married-bliss-dont-let-the-wedding-weigh-you-down/https://recommended.nz/married-bliss-dont-let-the-wedding-weigh-you-down/Type ‘wedding diet’ into an internet search and you’ll find a zillion diets for brides to be. All designed to get you looking like a model in your ...Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:09:46 GMTRecommendedJacquie Dalehttps://recommended.nz/midnight-express/https://recommended.nz/midnight-express/Here’s a book that doesn’t look like much when you glance at the cover and read the summary. I was lucky enough to have a friend who insisted ...Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:02:41 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/replay/https://recommended.nz/replay/Replay is a novel by Ken Grimwood that won the 1988 World Fantasy Award and often gets misjudged by its cover. The book had an influence on Harold ...Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:03 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/understanding-your-glycemic-index/https://recommended.nz/understanding-your-glycemic-index/The glycemic index was first developed 25 years ago by a professor of nutrition to help determine which carbohydrate foods were best for people with diabetes. Carbohydrates are ...Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:33:59 GMTRecommendedJacquie Dalehttps://recommended.nz/foods-to-boost-your-immune-system/https://recommended.nz/foods-to-boost-your-immune-system/Short of hibernating from May through to October, there is little we can do to avoid the chill of winter. Winter brings with it many good things; the ...Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:46:05 GMTRecommendedFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-top-spots-for-winter-holidays/https://recommended.nz/recommended-top-spots-for-winter-holidays/‘Winter break’ in New Zealand does not have to been a quick trip to Fiji. Within our own country, there are countless lovely spots for a wintry break ...Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:13:54 GMTNew ZealandFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/free-things-to-do-with-kids-in-wellington/https://recommended.nz/free-things-to-do-with-kids-in-wellington/With prices skyrocketing, families are fast learning that the best things in life are free. There is a lot you can do with the kids around town, without ...Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:39:27 GMTFeaturedNew ZealandFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-alcohol-intake/https://recommended.nz/recommended-alcohol-intake/The risks of overindulging in alcohol have been widely publicised, but sometimes knowing just how much is safe and within the guidelines, can be tricky.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:23:17 GMTFeaturedRecommendedFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-dietary-intake-of-fats/https://recommended.nz/recommended-dietary-intake-of-fats/Though fats have a poor reputation, they are in fact a key part of a nutritionally-balanced diet. Fats allow for the absorption of vitamins, as well as aiding ...Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:59:12 GMTRecommendedFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-daily-exercise/https://recommended.nz/recommended-daily-exercise/In an ideal world, we’d all have that extra hour in the day (and the corresponding motivation!) to pound the pavement or hit the gym, to well and ...Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:49:07 GMTFeaturedRecommendedFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-daily-water-intake/https://recommended.nz/recommended-daily-water-intake/A sufficient water intake is needed to combat dehydration, which saps energy, causes fatigue and reduces concentration. The standard ‘eight glasses a day’ of water, which equates to ...Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:04:37 GMTRecommendedFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-superfoods/https://recommended.nz/recommended-superfoods/While the blueberries have had more than their fair share of positive press in the field of superfoods, there are countless other foods in your supermarket that are ...Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:34:16 GMTFeaturedRecommendedFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-tips-for-a-great-nights-sleep/https://recommended.nz/recommended-tips-for-a-great-nights-sleep/The world just seems a better place after a good night’s sleep, but not getting good quality sleep is a problem that plagues many of us. While serious ...Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:30:55 GMTRecommendedFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/recommended-places-to-escape-to/https://recommended.nz/recommended-places-to-escape-to/Those of us living in cities and towns often run the risk of overlooking the natural and unspoilt scenery which New Zealand can offer. Our country is unique ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:43:36 GMTNew ZealandFreya Hillhttps://recommended.nz/the-outsiders/https://recommended.nz/the-outsiders/The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton, was first published in 1967 and the author was only 15 when she began writing it. She published at 18 and the ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:13:10 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/brave-new-world/https://recommended.nz/brave-new-world/Only two decades ago, Huxley’s ‘Brave new world’ was read like a futuristic science fiction novel where mankind would be transformed into a genetically engineered world of automatons. ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:08:30 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/the-fountainhead-by-ayn-rand/https://recommended.nz/the-fountainhead-by-ayn-rand/“It all starts with Ayn Rand.” – That is the famous saying about how young, innocent minds, basking in the openness of their future, find themselves tempted into ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:04:35 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/the-prince-of-tides/https://recommended.nz/the-prince-of-tides/It’s just too bad what Hollywood has done to true art. When Pat Conroy first penned this amazing feat, who knew it would be destroyed by the like ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:05 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-an-inquiry-into-values-by-robert-m-pirsig/https://recommended.nz/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-an-inquiry-into-values-by-robert-m-pirsig/Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: An inquiry into values is the Introductory course for all spiritually inclined individuals. Robert M. Pirsig’s book explores the Metaphysics of ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:50:00 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/the-road-less-traveled-a-new-psychology-of-love-traditional-values-and-spiritual-growth-by-m-scott-peck/https://recommended.nz/the-road-less-traveled-a-new-psychology-of-love-traditional-values-and-spiritual-growth-by-m-scott-peck/The road less traveled is a book that can literally change your life. Published in 1978, this book was written by a psychiatrist M. Scott Peck who had ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:16:49 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/jonathan-livingston-seagull-by-richard-bach/https://recommended.nz/jonathan-livingston-seagull-by-richard-bach/Jonathan Livingston Seagull, written by Richard Bach, is a short fable that is presented in the form of a novella. Just the mere presentation of this book attracts ...Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:12:35 GMTRecommendedPaul Ambrosehttps://recommended.nz/from-onions-to-pearls-a-journal-of-awakening-and-deliverance-by-satyam-nadeen/https://recommended.nz/from-onions-to-pearls-a-journal-of-awakening-and-deliverance-by-satyam-nadeen/What do you get when you take a fully grown onion and begin peeling away the layers to the very core? 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