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.

Editor’s note

Haven

Behind the cover

Contributors

EDIT Whakatika • Home is where the handcrafts are. We peek inside a Wellington ceramicist’s studio with a view, tour a textile artist’s cosy cottage, discover the artisanal delights of the Tasman District, and swoon over the latest homewares inspired by nature.

Upper Moutere MY HAVEN • Artist Fleur Woods and her family rent a farm cottage surrounded by flowers, vineyards, orchards, hops and creative, community-minded stores and stalls.

NOTEWORTHY • Bright, shiny things and stylish discoveries.

CURRENT CRUSH… • The Dairy Private Hotel, Queenstown

Take it home

Boho rhapsody • Aspire to new levels of chill with an eclectic mix of retro homewares.

Settle, petal • Add a touch of romance and a sense of serenity to your home with soft, feminine and earthy decor.

TAKING SHAPE • Attending a night class at a local pottery club was the catalyst that led fashion designer Deborah Sweeney to embark on a new career as a ceramicist

LIVE Te Oranga • From sculpture to skateboards, crocheted art to cookbooks, we visit three colourful and creative havens that are vibrant expressions of their inhabitants’ passions and pursuits

ABOVE THE SHOP • A gallery owner’s Ponsonby flat makes up in spark what it lacks in square metres.

SWIPE the STYLE

Breeze on in • After years of shared flats, a hospitable Auckland couple find a cosy home for two.

SWIPE the STYLE

COLOUR KARMA • A people-loving villa in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, was a dream come true for a creative couple looking for a home that embodies manaakitanga.

SWIPE the STYLE

TRANSFORM Whakahuri • Step into a sanctuary of a church and schoolroom conversion in a rural Manawatū village, get tips on decorating when you live in a shared house, catch up on the latest rules and rights for renters, and meet the enterprising Kiwi women working for a better gender balance in the trades

True believers • A couple on a mission have transformed a church and Sunday school near Palmerston North into a heavenly home and retreat.

STYLE for rent • Renting shouldn’t prevent you from stamping your home with your personal style, even if you have flatmates. Follow these house rules for creating an uplifting shared space.

RENTAL RELIEF • New laws will provide tenants with more rights and warmer, healthier homes.

Balance of TRADES • Construction and the trades are crying out for trained professionals, yet on any work site there’s barely a woman to be seen. Haven talks to three tradies who are smashing down the walls.

Trading up

EAT Kaingia • This month we're all about casual staples that are perfect for sharing. First up, Nici Wickes hosts a buonissimo pizza party, and then we move on to family and friend favourites, plus our round-up of the latest foodie goodies.

Pizza party • Here at Haven we love entertaining – and throwing a pizza party is perfect if you’re looking to keep it casual, affordable and, most of all, fun! Everyone can pitch in to put their own spin on a favourite pizza while you provide the building blocks – a super-hot oven (no need for a fancy pizza oven, just get your regular oven nice and hot), homemade pizza dough for the bases, and sauces and cheese. Go wild with prepping other toppings or get guests to bring their own and you’ll all be churning out...