GIFT GUIDE

Meal planner

Start thenewyear off right and get organised with this 52-page magnetised meal planner with a tear-off shopping list. With enough space for a year of planned meals, it’s the perfect gift for the foodie, the busy family or the health-conscious.

❏ Costs $16 from www.myfoodiefamily. co.nz. Use the discount codebopfor an extra 10 per cent off.

Bubbles

Get your hands on a case of one-off Tarnished Frocks and Divas-themed bubbles to see you through the silly season.

Six bottles of NonVintage Methode Traditionnelle from Leveret and Mills Reef Winery, with uniquely themed Tarnished Frocks and Divas labels. For every case sold, $33 goes back to the Tarnished Frocks and Divas Trust.

❏ Costs $120 via online order form, from www.tarnishedfrocksanddivas.co.nz

Christmas day outfit

Spoil yourself with a new outfit for Christmas Day or Newyear’s Eve. ❏ Foil block print dress $159.90, Stella + Gemma earrings, $39, Tassel necklace, $39 and Stella + Gemmablair bag, $79.90 from Apt

Collections, 1283 Tutanekai St, Rotorua.

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Pepper& Me

Get your barbecue cranking with Tauranga-based Pepper& Me cooking products. With fun names likemanrub, Rock out with your wok out, and Hakuna mytatas, all of their delicious pastes, rubs, grinds and salt blends are gluten-, palm oil

and MSGfree, as well as vegan.

❏ From$7.95 at pepperandme.co.nz

Frank& Flo

Keep Dad’s beard looking dapper with Frank& Flo’s natural grooming products, the brainchild of Tauranga barber Frankie Hutchings. Take your pick of a natural tattoo balm, beard oils and balms, and moustachewaxes that not only condition and nourish the skin, but improve the smell and feel. ❏ All products are $25, apart from the mo’wax which is $20. Fromwww.frankandflo.co

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Goodiebox

Stuck for a gift for the host with the most? Kitchen Takeover has teamed up with Best of Bay of Plenty to offer two delectable gift boxes that showcase someof the best artisan makers and producers our plentiful region has to offer. Choose between the Brave Foodie and the Handmade Hamper. Each comes with recipe cards from the Kitchen Takeover team. ❏ They are $99 and $129 from www.kitchentakeover.co.nz/shop.

Handcraftedpounamutoki

Your loved one will adore this one-of-a-kind pendant, carved by Rotorua artist Akapita Scally. The toki design represents strength, courage and determination, and the etched koru running through the centre symbolises growth and newbeginnings. Mountain Jade ishometo the largest collection of greenstone carvings innew Zealand.

❏ Costs $248 from Mountain Jade Rotorua, 1288 Fenton St.

Gangland

Since his firstweekendherald front-page story in 2009, award-winning Tauranga investigative reporter Jared Savage has been addicted to writing about the criminal underworld. His first book, Gangland, isa fascinating read for those wanting to learn about aworld invisible tomany of us: aworld of drugs, organised crime and violence.

❏ It is $37.99 from all goodbookstores.

As far as Kiwi authors go, you don’t get muchbetter than master storyteller Witi Ihimaera. He’s written a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditionalma¯ori myths for the 21st century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of thema¯ori people through their creation myths.

❏ The book is $39.99 from Mcleods Booksellers, 1148 Pukuatua St, Rotorua.

The holidaysmean travelling and using WiFi from hotels, airports, cafes and restaurants. Help protect your family’s privacy and personal information with Norton 360. The internet security suite protects your devices with security features that include anti-virus, parental controls, darkweb monitoring, a password manager, a securevpnwith bank-grade encryption, Safecam for PC and more.

❏ It is $114.99 for a 12-month subscription. Visit nz.norton. comor your local electronics retailer.

Get the shopping done for all your holiday guests with THEGATHERBAG System. This eight or 10-piece organiser system ensures you are well equipped to collect fruit and vegetables, pack general groceries and keep your items chilled, while also carrying bottles. Hang, there’s even dedicated space for your keys, wallet and phone. Available in four colours.

❏ Costs $34.95 at www.shopgather.co.nz

Knives

Homecooks, chefs, fishermen, hunting and outdoor enthusiasts will all find something at Tauranga’s Knife Shop. As well as offering awide range of kitchen and outdoor knives, they sell knife accessories and provide an in-store knife sharpening service. Our pick is the stunning Eaglecut20cmdamascus Steel Japanese Chef Knife.

❏ It is $275 from The Knife Shop, in the Piccadilly Arcade 43Devonport Rd, Tauranga or knifeshop.co.nz