Making their way home from school with endless possibilities for the afternoon stretching ahead.
In Franklin, winter means prepping fields for planting.
Morning sun casting long shadows onto the wharf near Maraetai. Photography credit: Dom Thomas
Standing proudly on the tip of the Āwhitu Peninsula, the Manukau Heads Lighthouse has guided ships safely into the harbour since 1874. One of New Zealand’s few remaining timber lighthouses, it marks both a historic and emotional point on Franklin’s rugged west coast....
New Zealand's only locally produced buffalo cheese is made right here in Franklin. Helen and Richard Dorresteyne, founders of the Clevedon Farmers Market, are not you every-day run of the mill kind of people. To achieve what they have with the farmers market, and then...
From the kitchen of Origine, Ben Bayly's French onion soup recipe is a rich, flavourful broth that celebrates Franklin's world-famous longkeeper onion. Serves 4 Prep time 20 mins Cook time 1 hour 500 g oxtail 1 onion, sliced 1 carrot, grated 1/3 cup of celery, chopped...