Haven

Haven is a brand new home and living magazine for a brand-new world. With many of us spending more time at home than ever, our homes are our safe haven from the challenges we face beyond our front doors. Step inside the pages and stay awhile. We celebrate everything that makes a house a home — inviting spaces, inspiring people, delicious food, and homes with heart.

Make any place your Haven this summer. • Sun, surf and a seriously good read! Treat yourself or someone you love to a Haven magazine subscription.

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Haven

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EDIT Whakatika • We’re all about creative inspiration this month, with a tour of arty Titirangi, dramatic finds for the home, the hottest new place for vintage foraging, a quenching collection of accessories for sunny days, and an artist who paints a path to happiness.

MY HAVEN • Claudia Zinzan, interior designer and co-founder of homeware store Father Rabbit, shows that west is best in her bush-clad Auckland suburb.

NOTEWORTHY • Bright, shiny things and stylish discoveries.

Shop social • Interiors journalist Jo Bates has found a home in Instagram’s thriving vintage community. She tells us why old is the new new.

LINE UP • Get dramatic in geometric black and white, off set by blue brilliance.

Undercover agents • Get down to shady business beneath a statement sun umbrella.

Good hydrations • Make a cool change with a stylish new vessel for H20 on the go.

SCOUT Summer sale • Spend the year discovering our beautiful country. Treat yourself or someone you love to a Scout magazine subscription.

Uncut GEM • Artist Alice Berry lives and creates by the theory that art doesn’t need to be perfect to be interesting and beautiful.

LIVE Te Oranga • Open up the doors and let the sun shine in. Golden rays transform our featured homes this month: a stunning new build in Central Otago, a breezy Auckland bungalow, and a revamped family home high above Wellington City.

Harbour hideaway • A couple of seasoned renovators have transformed a dark and dreary bungalow into a light-filled family home.

TRADE SECRET • Behind the counter of a Central Otago shop, a new build brings a down-to-earth balance to its owners’ lives.

SO FAR, SO GOOD • A globetrotting young Kiwi family restored their grand old Wellington house from halfway across the world.

TRANSFORM Whakahuri • Whether you’re on the hunt for ideas to refresh your kitchen or bathroom, looking to add colour and texture to your outdoor living space, or interested in sustainable building options, the following pages are packed with tips and tricks to update your place this summer.

Room to glow • With their first baby on the way, an Auckland couple maximised space and style within the footprint of their 1940s charmer.

CHIC bathroom updates • These blissful spaces prove that bathrooms don’t have to be a bore. Look at it as an extension of your personal style and create a bathroom with serious chemistry.

Be my guest • Treat your visitors to a bathroom with personality.

Outdoor ROOMS • From refined to rustic, create an alfresco space to kick back in.

CODE GREEN • Ask the right questions to ensure you find a builder who takes sustainability seriously.

EAT Kaingia • Satisfy your palate and the planet with Nici’s wholesome spread of plant-packed goodness. Best eaten alfresco – simply add sunshine, some sweet tunes and a hearty scoop of homemade icecream.

Nature’s bounty • Celebrate the rich pickings of the season with this gorgeous plant-based feast! I hear a lot of people saying they’d love to eat less meat, and at this time of year it’s so easy with all the sumptuous produce around. So...