Picnicking in a car park, going naked in the jungle, ditching make-up or just hitting the road? Here are the top ten features about New Zealanders doing their own thing.
New Zealand's Wild Twins push the limits
Amber and Serena Shine, aka The Wild Twins, survived the African wilderness on the TV show Naked and Afraid - and now add being stalked by a leopard to their already impressive list of adventures.
The Wild Twins, aka Amber and Serena Shine, star on Discovery's new season of Naked and Afraid. Photo: Supplied /Discovery Communications, LLC
Teardrop caravans soar in popularity
Classic 'teardrop' caravans have experienced a huge revival in New Zealand recently. Don and Marilyn Jessen have written a book documenting all the various models on New Zealand roads - My Mini Could Tow That.
Photo: Bateman Books
Why are some Wellingtonians eating their lunch in car parks?
Alex Dyer is part of the grassroots movement Picnics In Parks which is about encouraging a rethink of how much public space is used for car parking in cities.
Photo: RNZ /Dom Thomas
Mittens: a friendly Wellington cat with 50,000 fans
If you live in central Wellington, you've probably seen or heard of Mittens – the Turkish Angora cat with over 50,000 Facebook followers.
Wellington celebrity cat Mittens in a stranger's car Photo: Supplied
How would it feel to ditch the makeup?
Journalist Tess Nichol has a proposal New Zealand women – when it comes to makeup, you don't have to adhere to social pressure.
Photo: 123RF
Westport man makes kit-set bamboo bikes
Glenn Irving first bought a kit-set bamboo bike online and built it. He now sources materials locally and spends up to sixty hours creating unique bicycles for other people.
Photo: Nigel Irving
Cardboard caskets: cheaper and better for the environment
Designer Becs Bartells saw a gap in the death industry – the lack of eco-friendly caskets. Now she's launched a cardboard casket business called Outside the Box.
Photo: http://www.outsidetheboxcaskets.nz/
A South Island road trip like no other
'The South Island' is a dismal name for a place as exciting as Te Waipounamu, says veteran writer and farmer Bruce Ansley.
Bruce Ansley Photo: Jane Ussher
Wellington startup aims to make 'world's most sustainable shoe'
Algae, pineapple leaves, ocean plastic and bamboo might sound like unlikely bedfellows, but Wellington-based company YY Nation is using them all to create shoes.
YY Nation Photo: Facebook
Wanaka cafes lead BYO cup revolution
Cafe owners in Wanaka want to ditch all single-use coffee cups by 2022, and three of the town's cafes already refuse to sell disposable cups.
Photo: AgainAgain/SUC Free Wanaka
