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Lush Places

The Good Life: Welcome to the resurrection

Finally, the news you've all been waiting for. At least, we hope so.

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The Good Life: Kim, Kanye and Boris

Of talking cats and Kim Kardashian on a horse.

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The Good Life: Whistle while they work

The joys of watching Miles the sheep farmer dig a hole.

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The Good Life: Mustn’t Grumble

On the importance of being a hippopotamus.

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The Good Life: Hip to be square

Could Lush Places finally be fashionable?

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The Good Life: Call the cops!

A bad egg is accused of stealing a bad egg.

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The Good Life: Profiles in courage

A big wuss makes an embarrassing confession.

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The Good Life: Springtime in Paris

Of Peonies and tiny bowls of perfect potato chips.

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The Good Life: Four Angry Chickens

A high profile court case uncovers fowl deeds.

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The Good Life: Open Gate-gate

Any fool knows the first rule of farming. Remembering it, is the trick.

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Lifelong townies Michele and Greg moved to the country in 2017. For three years they wrote the much-loved The Good Life column in the dearly-departed NZ Listener magazine.