Reminder for Life
With the sun now showing more it might be time to think about where your life and desires are at. With more and more challenges in life have you considered what tomorrow brings? None of us know exactly what it will bring as the only guarantee in life is that eventually death will catch us up so are you prepared for that if it catches you out or will common law apply instead of a long delay into dividing evenly into all family associated with you. Today this probably won't be the desired intention as I know of lots of families that don't like each other or a change of partners where you don't want your ex-partner having a share or anything else which might be undesired happening on your passing. Everyday we get out in our cars, trucks, buses etc we all run the risk it may be our last or anything else that nature and the rest may throw our way it pays to be prepared so this makes your plans easy and what you would have desired.
Make sure you have a Will set up as this is the only way to make your desire sorted upon you passing as even young children unfortunately die by nature or accident and it can hit at any time thus be prepared regardless of how much or little you have acquired.
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Poll: Would you help your kids out with buying a home?
OPINION: Over the past year, I’ve had the same conversation with many Waikato families again and again.
A child has found a house. The market feels like it’s moving. There’s pressure to act quickly. And before anyone has really had time to think it through, parents are being asked to step in with cash, guarantees, or equity from their own home.
Would you help your kids out with buying a home? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% I already have.
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100% Yes.
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0% No
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