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.

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Haven

EDIT Whakatika • A laidback local shows us around her beachy Bay of Plenty neighbourhood, our design team finds the latest in vibrant homewares, and we share six innovative interior design secrets to add colour to your home.

MY HAVEN • For Lucy Burke, Tauranga is the perfect place to nurture a young family, a busy events company and a laidback, beachy lifestyle.

NOTEWORTHY • Heart-warming homewares and clever design.

CURRENT CRUSH… Fable Dunedin

KALEIDOSCOPE • Sometimes all you need is a splash of colour.

Clever use of COLOUR • Six inspiring ways to update your home using the latest textures and tones.

LIVE Te Oranga • Pop, lock and drop it at Kiwi choreographer Parris Goebel’s prismatic LA pad, chillax at a Hawke’s Bay holiday house where a writer and her husband have settled for good, and be inspired by the cosy and modern home of a Clevedon family who rebuilt after a devastating house fire.

EXPRESS YOURSELF • World-renowned choreographer and music-video director Parris Goebel is inspired by the joyful, soulful interiors of her LA home.

BOLD MOVE • Inspired by the simple life of lockdown, Wellington writer Catherine Robertson turns a new page with a move to her Hawke’s Bay holiday home.

Starting over • After a disaster destroyed their dream home, a determined East Auckland family rebuilt their lives from the foundations up.

TRANSFORM Whakahuri • It’s the season to press refresh. Spring is the time to breathe new life into interiors, whether you want to change up your colour scheme, transform your rooms with wallpaper, or renovate your kitchen or bathroom. Plus, check out two homes, old and new, that are in perfect harmony with their owners’ distinctive styles.

Modern love • A Wellington couple have ushered colour and warmth into their cosy contemporary home.

FUN HOUSE • Super historical, slightly witchy and a bit like a doll’s house is how bespoke designer Faith Walmsley describes the house she and her husband relocated to rural Waipipi, complete with its resident ghost.

ART THERAPY • A series of setbacks tested the resilience of painter Zana Renton but also set her on a path to a creative career that’s helped her to heal.

Smart living • It turns out that there are three things you should ask about specifically before signing on the dotted line.

Hula hoop bar cart • Add some mid-century glamour to your home with this ingenious DIY drinks trolley.

Designer’s guide to WALLPAPER

Subscribe & save! • Cosy up this winter with a great read! Treat yourself or someone you love to a Haven magazine subscription. Enjoy great savings on any 3, 6 or 12 month term.

KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS

FINAL COUNTDOWN • Our columnist bids farewell as she prepares to take on a renovation ahead of a rather tight deadline

EAT Kaingia • Eat the rainbow with Nici Wickes’s colourful Mediterranean-inspired feast for sharing, and fill your pantry with the latest tasty foodie offerings.

Full of flavour • Picture a table laden with dishes of gorgeous seasonal vegetables, colourful condiments, and meats adorned with herbs and jewellike fruits. I could be describing a scene from any number of cultures where family-style shared-dish dining is the norm rather than the rather strict format of each person having a plated-up meal....