Good is the magazine for people who think and care about the everyday choices they make. Good is filled with inspirational stories, world-changing ideas and practical, down-to-earth advice on what to eat, grow, wear and more. Good is all about making better choices for your home, health, family and the community around you. It celebrates handcrafted, natural and simple pleasures and helps you to reconnect with things that really matter.
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BOH’S HOUSE and garden • Boh Runga on swapping shoes for plants, her new “Pick’n’Mix” jewellery line for the people and big birthday plans.
A bella life in WANAKA • Annabel Langbein shares her top tips for gardening – north and south – from her home in Wanaka.
GARDENING FOR wellbeing • Gardening offers a bit of fun for everyone from amateur herb-tenders to seasoned veggie-growers. But did you know it’s also good for your wellbeing? Maddie Ballard investigates.
Vital VERTICALS • Vertical gardens are easy to set up and a great way to get growing in any space.
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Handy CADDY • Make your own portable gardening tool organiser.
Herbal markers • Craft your own simple ceramic labels for your herbs.
For planet and POCKET • Making sustainability affordable for Kiwis.
Hello sunshine • It’s time to hang out in the sun and have some fun with fashion.
No mess eco LAUNDRY REVOLUTION • Introducing re·stor – a genius cleaning alternative for the modern home.
Life hacks facts • Tips, tricks and remedies that will change how you go about everyday tasks, for the better.
Book shelf • Reads to inform and inspire.
UNPLUGGING IN Mother Nature • When you’re feeling wound up, there’s nothing better than grounding yourself in nature to recharge. We’ve rounded up the Good team’s favourite ways to do just that.
Life after breast cancer • It’s well documented how difficult treatment for breast cancer can be, but Síana Clifford discovered that the period after is a tricky time too – and that connecting with your own cancer crew is the best medicine.
Healthy You, HEALTHY PLANET • Eat for personal and planetary wellness with Chantal Organics.
Financial wellbeing • New to investing? Meet ETFs.
Nutrition • Supporting declining hormones as we age.
Headcase • How to cope with feeling overwhelmed.
FINDING YOUR natural rhythm
IN HER OWN words • Jess Quinn is on a mission to normalise “different”. Since having her leg amputated just before her ninth birthday so she could survive an aggressive cancer, she has had to adapt and change the narrative. Her epic just-published book, Standing Still: What I’ve Learnt from a Life Lived Differently, is a must-read and Good is stoked to share an extract.
ROLE models • Ethical modelling is on the rise. But what is ethical modelling and who’s involved? Good investigates.
Skin booster TREATMENTS • Do they really work? Good asks the experts.
Beauty buzz • Skin and bodycare products we’re buzzing about.
A salad for every occasion • Good caught up with Cantabrians the Two Raw Sisters, Margo and Rosa Flanagan, to discuss all things green, including their latest cookbook SALAD.
Sensational SALADS • The Two Raw Sisters share some of their favourites from their latest...