Blog | Stacey Banfield

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Oct 20, 2022
2 min

Our first home with Golden Homes - 5 years on.

This December it will be five years since we built our first home with Golden Homes and we can’t quite believe just how quick time has...

Feb 19, 2021
4 min

A Guide To Golden Bay/Abel Tasman

Probably one of the places I field messages for the most, and to be honest I don't blame you all. Abel Tasman is unlike anywhere else in...

Feb 11, 2021
4 min

Waterfalls You Need To Visit In The South Island

There's no denying that Regan and I are forever on the road following our next adventure,and every time we head away we try to find at...

Sep 28, 2020
2 min

Back Your Backyard - A Moody Stay At Milford Sound Lodge

Milford Sound is well and truly known for its unpredicatable moody weather. I had high hopes that our second visit would maybe mean we...

Apr 20, 2020
4 min

Walks And Hikes Within Canterbury

Currently at the moment we are in such crazy times, the worlds biggest event to happen globally since World War 2 - Insane that we are here

Jan 19, 2020
3 min

Hiking 20 NZ Summits In 2020

If you haven’t already noticed, Regs and I absolutely love being out in the great outdoors. There’s something about breathing in fresh air

Dec 12, 2019
2 min

Canopy Camping - Washpen Falls

This one was a little different, I ditched the Fiance and grabbed one of my fave gal pals Ellie and took her on her very first Canopy advent

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

Adore Beauty Launches Into NZ!

I am super excited to announce the recent arrival of Adore beauty into New Zealand! For a long time now Adore Beauty has been Australia’s

Nov 18, 2019
5 min

Christmas Gift Guide - Part One

And she’s back for another year, I can’t believe Christmas is so close yet again! I like to try and play Santa’s little helper by putting to

Nov 17, 2019
6 min

Planning A Destination Wedding

Regs and I have been officially planning our Destination wedding for over a year and half now. Luckily for us I have had quite some time

Sep 23, 2019
9 min

How To : New York In A Minute.. Well 6 Days To Be Exact

Take three because well my website decided to delete me re writing this, three times before I could actually post this lol! So anyway 4 days

Sep 4, 2019
4 min

New Season - New Scent!

As a self confessed Fragrance Connoisseur, I have picked out a few of the latest Fragrances on the market that I think are going to be a hug

Aug 23, 2019
4 min

MECCA Open Its New Doors

When Mecca Maxima landed in the Garden City I was over the moon. It meant no more buying online for brands that fast became so easily access

Aug 11, 2019
2 min

Base value - My steps to creating that dreamy base

When it comes to my daily makeup application the most complex part is actually my skincare routine.

Jul 14, 2019
2 min

Canopy Camping - Fox Hut

The West Coast has been a special place for us especially when it comes to our Canopy stays. Our first ever stay was at the breathtaking

Jun 30, 2019
2 min

Canopy Camping - Cattle Flat Hut

Just when I thought Canopy Camping couldn’t steal my heart any more than it already has - we took a night off to relax at the dreamy Cattle

Jun 13, 2019
4 min

How To Raro in 4 days!

A quick trip to the Islands never hurt nobody right?? …well you could actually get Dengue fever but thats another story.

May 6, 2019
3 min

NEW IN: Tom Ford Beauty

There’s a certain vibe about Tom Ford that is just so attractive, as someone who does everything in life with meaning working with a brand

Apr 29, 2019
2 min

With Love- Jo

I can’t actually believe how fast the time has gone since we got engaged - 8 months has flown by and now we are just over one year out from

Apr 29, 2019
1 min

Canopy Camping - Tawanui Farm

Located about 1hr 15mins from Christchurch or 10mins from Cheviot you will find Tawanui Farm. A beautiful glamping layout, set amongst