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

I’m coveting

Haven

Behind the cover

EDIT Whakatika

Newtown MY HAVEN • A recent arrival to Wellington, communications consultant Jess Harkins loves getting to know her vibrant, multicultural suburb of Newtown.

NOTEWORTHY • Bright shiny things and stylish discoveries.

Easter-licious

TREND ALERT • Six bold looks that are adding style and drama to rooms right now.

The art of life • For multitalented artist Rachel Kiddie McClure, home is where the art is – and her home town is where it’s happening.

LIVE Te Oranga

Forever home • A charming new build and a woolshed conversion bring two fresh generations to a 150-year-old family farm near Gisborne.

FRESH & RUSTIC • Get Roanna and Jack’s light and natural country feel.

CAPITAL FIND • A couple of savvy serial DIYers bring subtle warmth and a touch of luxe into their stucco Wellington home.

A TOUCH OF LUXE • Invest in comfortable, understated glamour.

SLOW HAND • In a lush pocket of Auckland, two downsizers took their time to create a home inspired by its bushclad section, sea views and two unforgettable works of art.

MODERN COASTAL • Be inspired by Kiwi and international design classics.

TRANSFORM Whakahuri

KITCHEN MAKEOVER • A designer’s touch transforms a dark, poky Wellington kitchen into a functional sanctuary of light and space.

Renovation 101

Kitchen wishlist • From a quick kitchenware refresh to a major update, here’s our most-wanted list.

BRIGHT SPARK • Lighting is a key yet often overloooked element in kitchen design. The right solutions can bring your space to life.

Colour my kitchen • Calming neutrals, rustic elegance or whisky-den noir – here’s how to whip up the perfect palette for this busy space.

Designer’s guide to NZ-MADE

A fiesta of colour

MY COLOURFUL DOOR COMPETITION • Do you know how to make an entrance? If you have a Resene-painted door that pops, enter our competition and be in to win a fab Resene prize.

EAT Kaingia

IN A PICKLE! • I’ll tell you a secret… I never want to make preserves and sauces and such but, like with exercise, the rewards come later and they’re totally worth it! Enjoying a crunchy pickle or a flavourful sauce that you’ve made yourself is ALWAYS worth it – so go for it!

Eating out • For a perfect picnicking duo, pair a nourishing frittata with a zingy salad.

Kiwi homes with heart delivered to your haven

GROW Whakatupu

FINE ROMANCE • A productive and pretty English garden creates an olde-worlde storybook charm.

INTO THE WILD • Tidy gardeners, put down your weed whackers and lock up your lawnmowers. It’s time to let nature take over.

Tasks for April

Press to impress • The classic art of flower pressing is enjoying a resurrection. Here’s how to immortalise your greenery in a striking and thoroughly modern manner.

Work mate • Abandoned pup Cooper travelled the North Island to find his forever cottage.