
How are you impacted by the Covid-19 alert level 3 lockdown in Auckland?
Northland businesses are uniquely affected by Auckland's alert level 3 lockdown, as they are allowed to open but cannot have customers come out of or through Auckland. Has the lockdown impacted you or your business?


Do you have a great recipe for pears?
Kia ora neighbours. We give away free copies to readers whose recipes are used in our magazine, and we're still on the hunt for pear recipes! Send your family's favourite way to use up this delicious fruit, to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by the end of this week . If we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of the April issue.


From Antarctica to the Outback
For Rodnie and Bryan, retirement at Ryman’s Edmund Hillary Village is all about seizing every opportunity to explore. From trekking through Nepal and enduring the cold in Antarctica to immersing themselves in Aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback, their epic retirement proves that age is no barrier to discovery. Just as Sir Edmund Hillary pushed the limits of exploration, residents of his namesake village continue to chart their own extraordinary journeys.
“We’ll keep travelling for as long as we can,” says Rodnie.
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Our True Nature
Our true nature is endless well-being, so as soon as the small black pearl of self-cherishing disappears, we discover our true nature, which has no problems. Then we breathe out clear white light representing all our boundless wisdom, compassion, good health, good karma—everything good within us. This light is sent out with the breath, and we visualize it melting into the person, present or imagined. Visualize every cell of their body soaked in light and being healed, so that they are completely happy and at ease. With the in-breath, we take in the darkness; with the out-breath, we give out all our bright healing qualities as clear light. for more teachings contact us for timings .