Pumpkin and ginger soup
This delicious soup will warm you from the inside. Using sweet butternut pumpkin balances out the fresh ginger. It's a great tummy filler.
The Effects Of A Cold Home On Your Family’s Health
A reported 1600 deaths every winter are attributed to New Zealand's notoriously cold and damp housing.
Keep The Cold Out – Ways To Insulate Your Home
Insulation is the best way to keep your home warm and reduce your energy bills. Find out how you can insulate your home and if you may be eligible for a grant.
How to Prepare Your Home for Winter
Is your home ready for the wild, wet and windy New Zealand winter? Tick off our checklist to ensure that you're ready for any inclement weather.
10 Ways To Brighten Up Your Home In Winter
Don't let the dark and dreary days of winter bring down your mood. We show you 10 ways you can brighten up your home.
Are overseas school trips out of control?
More and more schools are embarking on expensive overseas educational trips but are children of families who are unable to afford these trips missing out?
Slow cooker beef and barley soup
This slow cooker beef and barley soup is packed with delicious vegetables and makes a really satisfying broth for a winters day.
Slow cooker taco soup
This slow cooker taco soup is a great winter tummy filler and so easy to make even the kids can help. It's full of beef, corn, beans and little bit of Tabasco for a little kick!
Chocolate bread and butter pudding
This is chocolate bread and butter pudding is a twist on the more traditional dish. Just spread the bread with chocolate hazelnut spread and add some cocoa.
Raspberry chocolate bread and butter pudding
Raspberry chocolate bread and butter pudding is a great twist on the original winter comfort dessert.
Cherry crumble
This cherry crumble has sweet juicy cherries hiding under a golden crunchy top. Grab your spoon and some ice-cream and you are set.
Mini apple pies
Apple pies are a popular dessert - especially when served with cream or ice-cream! This mini apple pies recipe use a pastry recipe that's easy to make.
Pear and berry crumble
This healthy pears and mixed berry crumble makes a great winter dessert as it is full of antioxidants from the berries and fibre from the pears.
Rainy Day Activities
Don't feel trapped by the rainy days - just follow our 10 easy tips for keeping the kids entertained and you'll beat the rainy-day blues!
Essential Cold And Flu Kit For Parents
Colds and flu occur in children every year. Find out the essentials parents need to know about colds and flu in kids and which treatments to use when kids are sick.
How to Soothe a Sore Throat
Sore throats are not uncommon, but they can be unpleasant and can also lead to serious illness. Find out what you need to know about sore throats.
Tiny Teddy cars
Get these Tiny Teddies on the grid for your next birthday party and you will be super popular with the little ones. Serve them on their own or use them as cars on racetrack birthday cake!
Deli-style antipasto platter
This easy recipe serves a colourful mix of antipasto favourites. Buy cold meats from a deli and combine bought produce with fresh fruit and vegetables.
Tic toc tea cups
These adorable little tea cups are perfect party food and everyone will think they taste great.
Top Tips For A Drier (And Healthier) Home
A damp home is often cold, difficult and expensive to heat, susceptible to mould and mildew and worst of all, bad for your family's health. However, it is something that can be remedied.
Reducing asthma and allergy triggers in children
With an estimated up to 90% of our total time now spent inside, it’s important to use alternative, natural cleaners and reduce irritating chemicals in indoor spaces.
Allsort slice
Get the kids in the kitchen! They'll love helping to make this colourful Allsort slice.
ChildLife Essentials® Liquid Calcium with Magnesium
We gave 30 registered trialists the opportunity to review ChildLife Essentials® LiquidCalcium with Magnesium in natural orange flavour.
Tiny solution for premature babies
Tiny premature babies in New Zealand now have access to the tiniest nappies!
ChildLife Essentials® Organic Gripe Water
We gave 20 registered trialists the opportunity to review ChildLife Essentials® Organic Gripe Water. Read their reviews here.
Mini Somerset apple cakes
Apple cake is an easy healthy snack you can make for lunch boxes. Try this gluten-free recipe for apple cupcakes that uses almond meal and granny smith apples.
Fluffy egg-free marshmallow cones
Try this egg-free marshmallow cones recipe for a sweet treat full of marshmallows that is also nut-free and gluten-free. Perfect for fetes and cake stalls!
Portuguese custard tarts
These Portuguese custard tarts are just like the ones you buy in the shops, but are so much better when you can eat them warm from the oven.
3 ingredient pineapple cake
Can you believe this pineapple cake has only 3 ingredients? Well it has and it is a moist and delicious afternoon tea treat.
How concussion has affected my child
The rough and tumble of play and sports means that kids can suffer the odd knock. But when Rachel's daughter suffered a concussion, she never envisioned years of continuing symptoms.