Tauranga Home Show Liftout - 21 October 2022

Huge line-up for Tauranga Home Show

The Tauranga Home Show returns for its huge 23rd annual show at Trustpower Arena Baypark on October 28-30.

With more than 300 exhibitors spread over two halls plus outdoor and marquee stands, browse and compare and take advantage of exclusive show-only deals whether you’re building or renovating.

Explore the huge range of kitchens and bathrooms, furniture and beds, flooring and carpet, heating and ventilation and plenty more. Find innovative peel-and-stick DIY wallpaper with new exhibitor Stickr, plan your dream home with local architectural services Coform, admire the latest range of cars from Shorland Peugeot or kick off summer with an amazing pool from Statement Pools – there’s so much to discover for your home and lifestyle to build your dream in the Bay of Plenty.

See Kiwi food legend Jo Seagar in the Live Cooking Kitchen cooking at 11.30am and 2.30pm daily, with plenty of tips, tricks and tasters delivered with Jo’s signature sense of humour and easy breezy cooking style.

Jo is a proud patron and ambassador of Hospice, so you can take home her demonstration recipes when you make a donation to Waipuna Hospice.

Go in the draw to win with the fantastic door prize – a Samsung 50-inch Frame 4K smart television.

Every adult and SuperGold card entry ticket comes with an entry form – fill it in, pop it into the entry box in the foyer at the show, and you’re in the draw. Enjoy lunch with a range of delicious food trucks so you can grab a gourmet lunch, sweet treat, or your favourite caffeine fix.

Let the kids blow off steam with entertainment for children on Saturday and Sunday, including a bouncy castle and balloon twisting – all at no extra charge.

Take advantage of exclusive show specials and

Be in to win at this year’s Home Show

The Tauranga Home Show is proud to partner with Samsung for the 2022 show prize. Every adult and SuperGold Card entry into the Tauranga Home Show gives you a chance to win.

Up for grabs is a Samsung LS03B 50-inch Frame 4K smart television that offers not only excellent picture quality but puts great design front and centre – a completely new way to experience visual art.

The elegant modern design blends flawlessly to elevate your home décor, with a slim modern frame in a custom colour that the prize winner can choose to perfectly match their space.

With a matte display you can enjoy what’s on, not the reflections – and Quantum Dot technology displays every beautiful shade of colour in 100 per cent colour volume that stays true in any level of brightness.

Samsung’s new Smart Hub allows you to spend less time searching and more time streaming.

When the frame is off, the arts are displayed with Art Mode. Transform the frame into art when you’re not watching TV and bring world famous galleries or photos into your living room.

Banish the black screen and make your television part of your room’s aesthetic even when it’s on standby.

With a retail value of $3099.95 plus a custom bezel frame valued at $149.95, you don’t want to miss going in the draw for this fantastic prize. The lucky winner will be drawn the week following the show.

Fill in the entry form you receive with your Tauranga Home Show entry ticket, and pop it into the entry box at Trustpower Arena Baypark’s foyer during the show, and you’re in the draw to win this modern multi-tasking television with brilliant display and sound.

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This amazing Samsung TV could be yours!

Jo Seagar cooking up a storm

Jo Seagar is a household name in food, a passionate foodie and leader of culinary inspired group tours to Europe.

She continues to write best-selling cookbooks and magazine columns while making regular television and radio appearances.

The Tauranga Home Show is proud to host Jo Seagar in the Live Cooking Kitchen with her chatty live show featuring plenty of talk, tips and tricks for the budding home cook – plus plenty of tasters of course!

You can catch Jo twice-a-day on all three days of the show.

At her 11.30am sessions, she’ll be demonstrating how to make Brazilian Cheese Puffs; known as Pāo de Quiejo. These warm balls of delight look a bit like a cream puff but are garlicky and cheesy with a wonderful chewy centre – as well as Seeded Crackers, wonderfully crisp and rustic seed crackers with the nutty taste of seeds.

At 2.30pm she will be showing you how to make Feta and Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells, a flavourful way to feed a crowd, as well as Raspberry and Almond High Tea Cakes. Based on a classic Friand recipe, these are moist and buttery bites dotted with raspberries and adorned with almond flakes.

Jo is passionate about the work of Hospice and enjoys her role as patron and ambassador. You can help Jo in her support; after each session, you can take a copy of the recipes demonstrated in exchange for a donation to Waipuna Hospice.

Jo hosts cooking classes, where the money raised is donated back to hospice.

She was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community in the 2015 New Year Honours.

She has published 19 cookbooks that span a range of themes and years – with her first, ‘Jo Segar’s New Zealand Country Cookbook’ in 1993 to her latest, ‘Better Than a Bought One: Clever Recipes and Ideas for Home-Grown Celebrations’ in 2018.

In ‘Better Than a Bought One’ Jo shows ordinary Kiwis how they can put on great celebration events with minimum effort and maximum effect. That’s what Jo does best.

From a baby shower to a 21st, an office shout to a winter dinner party, from a high tea to a wedding, Jo gives great recipes and tips so you can celebrate in style, without breaking the bank.

There’s even a chapter on holding a winter bonfire party for Matariki, and no celebrations book would be complete without Christmas –but this one is a Kiwi Christmas at the beach!

Household name Jo Seagar will be at this year’s Tauranga Home Show.

New builds, budgets and benefits

A new build can feel daunting –with so many decisions to make and plenty of options to think about, the task of building a home might feel overwhelming.

But Matt Sale from Signature Homes says it’s not as scary as it might feel.

The very first step, says Matt, is thinking about how you’d like to live.

“Writing down what you like and don’t like about your current home is a good place to start. Couples sometimes have different opinions and priorities; it’s important to talk these through and get aligned!

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“You can also start researching online, find houses/kitchens/ bathrooms that you like. Save some images – Pinterest is good for this.

“This is really helpful when you start the process with the designer.”

Matt says part of the new build that can seem daunting is the budget –but there are a few ways to help your home stay on track money-wise.

“When deciding who to work with, make sure you meet more than just the sales person – who’s the designer? Who’s going to price the home? Will there be a project manager?

“A full service, collaborative team that demonstrates a strong track

record from design to build is more likely to be able to stay within budget.

“You should also ask for a fixed price contract, read the contract and seek legal advice – make sure you understand what the exclusions from that fixed price are.

The budget

“People often think in square metre rates and ask builders: ‘what’s your square metre rate?’ – it’s important to realise that the cost per square metre to build a home can vary hugely, depending on many different variables like the roof style, roof pitch, cladding type, ceiling heights, number and specification of bathrooms, kitchen size and spec… the list goes on.

“Some companies include earthworks, foundations and landscaping, others don’t.” When it comes to the budget, there tend to be a few ‘non-negotiables’, and Matt says Signature Homes works to help clients identify these and work them into the house plans.

“We like to really get to know our clients, help them understand their needs versus wants,” says Matt.

“That way, we can design for the needs first and then prioritise their ‘wants’ with them based on their investment level. Having said all of that, personally the first place I’d spend a little more time and money would be to ensure the home has

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A Signature Home built in Bethlehem, Tauranga.

“We like to really get to know our clients, help them understand their needs versus wants”

excellent thermal qualities, indoor/ outdoor flow and natural light –number, size and position of windows.”

If you’re looking to save a bit of money on your new build, Matt says there are a few things you can consider before getting started – such as the land.

“The first place to start is the section you plan to build on. Flatter is better, and understanding the suitability of existing ground is critical.

“Seek good advice – a good building company can help assess a site you own or are considering buying, and advise on what reports you need to

complete due diligence.

“In the build itself, if you have a limited budget keep things simple –brick cladding, hip roofline, standard ceiling and door heights throughout the home.”

And while this might seem like a lot to think about, there are benefits to a new build over buying an existing home. “There are several tax and other financial advantages, and of course with a new build, you get a home with exactly what you want, where and how you want it!

“Compared to older existing homes, a new build will be much more energy efficient and cost less to maintain.”

With Brooke van Velden, ACT Party Deputy Leader and ACT List MPs, Chris Baillie, Damien Smith, and Karen Chhour

Authorised by Brooke van Velden MP, ACT Party Deputy Leader, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

Brooke van Velden MP

A Signature Home built in The Lakes, Tauranga.

Mortgages de-mystified...

She says some first home buyers overlook the value of pre-approval, and advises that this is one of the first things to consider on your home buying journey. “Get a pre-approval first before you start looking. It might surprise you what it is that you can afford.”

Maximise money

When it comes to crunch-time – buying your home and servicing your mortgage – Margaret says there are a few ways to maximise how your money is spread.

“Set up a different account for the loan repayments, rates and insurance.

“Place the nominated amount in this account each payday to cover these three bills. This way you will always have funds available to pay your mortgage.”

When it comes to buying your first home, there are a number of obstacles you’ll face – one of the largest and most intimidating for most people is the funding.

If you’re looking at a mortgage, there’s a few things you might need to know – that you might not have known you needed to know.

Mortgage advisor Margaret Richardson from Majesty Mortgage and Insurance Advisors has a few tips and tricks for first-time mortgagors – and a few for those who already have a mortgage.

Margaret says the first thing first-time mortgagors should do is see a mortgage broker.

“See a mortgage advisor instead of going

straight to your bank; they can help you relay to the bank what it is that the bank is actually looking for. A mortgage advisor can first take you to your own bank for approval, as well as to other lenders should your own bank not approve you.”

Pre-approval

But if you’re not quite at that stage, Margaret says there are a few things you can start working on, even before seeing a mortgage advisor.

“Pay off as much debt as you can, lessen your spending so your bank statements look good –this includes the likes of Afterpay and Layby. “Don’t be late in paying your bills and credit cards or store cards as this shows up in your credit report and will be detrimental to your approval.”

For those who already have a mortgage, Margaret says current mortgage-holders should be wary of coming off a low-rate and going onto a higher rate.“Your repayments will be a lot higher so need to be budget conscious.

“If you’re soon to come off a lower interest rate than currently available in the market, you need to consider what the likely new repayments will be. We can lock a rate 60 days out from the expiry of the current fix rate so if interest rates are still going up then it’s a good idea to lock in early.”

Margaret says if you’re able to and you’ve been thinking about it, now might be a good time to really consider purchasing that second property.

“If you have the equity in your property it may be a good time to purchase a rental property while the house prices are down.”

Majesty Mortgage and Insurance Advisors mortgage advisor Margaret Richardson.

The team at Majesty Mortgage and Insurance Advisors.

Renovating the heart of your home

It’s an age-old saying – the kitchen is the heart of the home – and there’s a lot of truth behind it, if you really think about it.

The kitchen is where family meals are prepared, where people gather to chat in the mornings and catch up on the day’s happenings in the evenings.

So it’s important to have a kitchen that works for your family.

Chris Joblin from BespOak Kitchens has some tips for those looking to renovate their home’s heart. “Having your renovation project professionally managed may save you a world of pain in unanticipated delays and unplanned, avoidable costs,” says Chris.

“If your kitchen involves alterations to the existing room dimensions, first engage a competent carpenter or builder who will be doing the structural work.

Most common mistake

“My advice is to have the builder project manage the whole job and to arrange the other sub trades of plumbing, electrical, decorating, tiling, and flooring that will inevitably be required.”

And when it comes to the subject of the big ‘b’ word – the budget – Chris says planning is key.

“The most common mistake most people make is underestimating the cost.

“Keep at least 10 per cent, preferably 20 per cent, extra in reserve for contingencies, unforeseen expenses and ever-increasing inflation in all costs.

“Always get quotes for the work that needs doing, and where unseen extra work crops up, make sure you get a written variation to your original quote.

“That way you know what you are up for – remember that an estimate is not a quotation.”

The hub

Chris says the kitchen is an often underrated part of the home that needs just as much love as the living spaces, bedrooms, and even outdoor spaces.

“It may be a cliché, but the reality is that the kitchen is more and more becoming the hub and centre of the home. With our busy work and family lives, the open plan kitchen/living area has become the one space in the house where families all regularly connect, whether it be for preparing and eating meals, sharing a coffee with friends, an evening drink or helping children with homework. Kitchen layout and design are now pre-eminent considerations when looking at a new home.

“A well-designed, high-quality kitchen – think particularly solid wood and stone worktops – will create an immediate perception of the quality and value of the entire home. Conversely, a low- budget kitchen can serve to devalue the entire property.”

Bring out the best in your home with the

During the past few years, we’ve been spending much more time at home – and it’s become clearer than ever what an effect our decorating can have on our mood and psyche.

Fortune favours the bold

As a remedy to boring walls (and something fun to do to pass the time), spaces with bold and graphic painted elements surfaced as a significant trend during lockdowns. But even as restrictions have loosened, decorators are continuing to uniquely express themselves through creative and customised decorating. Whether you’re dreaming of a statement wall in an eye-catching colour and design, want to build up a richly layered patternon-pattern look or feel like even just a little more character would go a long way, putting your personality on display has never been more in vogue.

If you’ve decided your white walls are boring, that things are starting to feel stale or your design no longer meets you and your family’s needs or priorities, it’s time for a new look.

But what if you’re not sure where to start? Resene has rounded up some of the latest paint and decorating ideas to help inspire your next project.

Glamour and darks

Don’t be afraid of the dark. Used with some thought, dark colours can create spaces that are inviting, sumptuous and luxe without being overbearing or stuffy. The key is balance. Try bold, dark, colour-saturated shades like smoky Resene Nocturnal, charcoal Resene Invincible and sumptuous blue Resene Ocean Waves paired with contrasting metallics like Resene Silver Aluminium for extra opulence, or with milky neutrals like Resene Friar Greystone, Resene Stepping Stone or Resene Courtyard for freshness and light that ensures the space stays modern and elegant.

Chit chat

For design elements that are immediate, eye-catching conversation-starters, it’s hard to go past Resene wallpaper. Whether you want to go for bold drama in a whole room or a simple statement wall, the latest wallpaper designs are a good place to start.

A few drops of the right Resene wallpaper design can instantly change a room but to really get people talking think about designs that are unique, unexpected or even outrageous. Playful and colourful options will let you experiment with complementary Resene paint colours in other parts of the room. Try out on-trend neutrals and textures or embrace the trend for flamboyant jungle and botanical designs. That’s a great feature of wallpaperstheir versatility. You can experiment with different design and colour trends at once, whether it’s tonal neutrals, bold nature designs, glamorous geometrics or simple stripes.

Stripes are a simple but e ective way to make a statement.

Stormy blues and charcoals create classy comfort that invites you to come and relax.

Invoke a sense of adventure or an exotic hotel retreat with jungle-themed Resene Wallpaper Collection 91102.

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Beautiful brushstrokes

One trend that’s big right now is the brushstroke look where you can add bold strokes of paint in a different shade over your base wall colour. It can be a really fun, creative way to add texture and interest to large stretches of wall, and some complexity and interest to your colour palette.

Try a subtle neutral base colour like the soft pink of Resene Wax Flower and add edginess by overlaying it with strokes of deeper Resene Cab Sav. Add a layer of wispier white with Resene FX Paint Effects medium mixed with Resene Scotch Mist. Or go for a more monochrome look with Resene Half New Denim Blue, then add brushstrokes in Resene Half Athens Grey. Using Resene FX Paint Effects helps give your brushstrokes that textured, slightly worn effect.

Experiment on a spare piece of cardboard, plasterboard or wood, trying different types of brushstrokes to get the desired effect. Go random and sweeping, or try more considered shapes and patterns.

Framed

The plainest of walls can be easily dressed up with battens, which continues to be a popular trend. But there’s another option to create interesting walls without needing any building skills – simply add frames!

Upcycle or buy new inexpensive frames depending on the style and look you are after. Op shops are a great place to find these. Remove the glass and backings – you can put them aside for another project. Paint the frames inside and out with your chosen Resene colour. Use masking tape to decide where you will place the frames on the wall or lay your frames out on the floor and get the combination right before you start hanging the frames. For a fun alternative look, add a mirror, a piece of art or paint the framed area in Resene FX Chalkboard Paint.

While it is most common to paint the frames in the same Resene paint and colour as the wall, you can opt for a contrasting sheen, using Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss to give your frames a subtle visual contrast to low sheen walls.

Abstract whimsy and self-expression are the modern way to really embed your personality and design vision into your interiors.

Choosing a bold, but versatile colour will give your frame design some extra impact.

Getting outside your comfort zone

We’re throwing off the shackles of conformity. The ‘rules’ haven’t just been rewritten; they have been erased. Embrace ‘free to be me’ and throw colour caution to the wind. Don’t choose a trend or a colour just because it is trendy. Choose it because it sings to you. Choose it because it brightens your day and lifts your mood. Choose it because you truly love it. Happy decorating!