Mowing
Long Read: Immaculate
5 Aug 2023
By Dave Hansford: Meet New Zealand's lawn addicts, who can be found in the weekend perfecting their 'outdoor carpet'. Audio
To mow or let it grow?
3 Feb 2022
Are you planning to mow the lawn over Waitangi weekend? You might want to rethink your plans after listening Dr Bruce Burns, a plant ecologist at the University of Auckland. He says it's time to… Audio
The best lawnmower ever?
22 Oct 2016
A buyer's guide to lawnmowers with George Block of consumer.org.nz. And for the first time in 55 years an electric rechargeable mower tops the list, but it will cost you an arm and a leg! Audio, Gallery
Botany - don't mow the lawn, grow a meadow!
6 Nov 2014
Plant ecologist Bec Stanley from Auckland Botanical Gardens on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... don't mow the lawn, grow a meadow! Audio