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HOME covers the best New Zealand architecture, design and interiors. It features inspirational, ingenious and just plain breathtaking homes from all over the country – as well as new restaurants, exciting art and the latest furniture releases.

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Design, life, and culture • Art, books, events, people, and places of note.

Hour two • "I am an enthusiast, I run to extremes. Part show-off, part recluse," says designer Bee Snelling of Snelling Studio. In a bold continuation of her finely tuned world, where sculpture and fine art meet function, the studio's latest release is The Hour Collection Part II.

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Maximalism, refined • Maximalism is not a single look but a language of abundance — a layering of colour, pattern, and texture that favours bold expression. In New Zealand interiors, it has begun to emerge in new and intriguing ways, with spaces that feel deeply personal, richly atmospheric, and alluringly vibrant.

Thermal comfort • Reducing risks and improving the performance of homes, an energy modelling tool by the New Zealand Green Building Council allows architects, designers, and builders to test a home’s thermal comfort, energy, and carbon emissions — and now embodied carbon - from the early design stage.

The 25th vintage • We caught up with Jules Taylor as she celebrates a quarter of a century of winemaking in Marlborough — and a host of accolades along the way.

Interior canvas • We asked three award-winning interior designers to style the same piece of art in three very different spaces to explore how art can elevate and define an interior, shifting the mood and presenting diverse experiences of a singular work.

Colours of connection • Dulux has unveiled its highly anticipated 2026 Colour Forecast, and the message is clear: in an era marked by global uncertainty and digital overload, our homes, more than ever, are sanctuaries of calm, warmth, and reconnection.

Tactile poetry • Dual-toned coloured concrete gives this home an innately luxe aesthetic that draws on striking, converging forms and decadent detailing.

Light & legacy • As Artbay Gallery turns 20, we caught up with founder Pauline Bianchi about two decades of vision, resilience, and creative connection.

Clear expression • In this home of bold, intersecting geometries, timber plays a central role — enriching the play of light across expansive volumes in spaces that are as dramatic as they are inviting.

Pure porcelain • NZ Panels Group has released the next evolution in benchtop surfaces, a porcelain range designed specifically for New Zealand homes.

Glacial peaks • At the centre of a large rural home in Northland, the kitchen was always destined to be both the family hub and the heart of entertaining — the visual anchor for the wider design.

Alpine fresh • In Wānaka, this holiday home’s interior by Strutt Studios relies on a touch of Bauhaus and a lot of bravery for a refreshing and forward-thinking design.

Grandeur and glam • In arguably one of the finest examples of Spanish Revival architecture in Palmerston North, Annika Rowson has designed a showstopping kitchen of romantic glamour and artful detail.

Sensory immersion • Overlooking the gentle horseshoe of Ōmaha Bay, a substantial addition to a 25-year-old home introduces an intriguing narrative of nautical influences, organic forms, and enduring symmetry.

To be free • Fantini's Sailing tapware, with its precise lines and subtle maritime influences, anchors the 2025 Bathroom of the Year — a perfect foil to the room's softly sculpted, enveloping composition.

Japanese barn • Set among protected wetlands on the Kāpiti Coast, this rural home by Studio Pacific Architecture uses sculpture,...