Kiwi writer and photographer Melanie Dower has been living in Helsinki with her husband Jonathan and son Miko since 2014. Verve caught up with her to find out about the things she most loves about life in the Finnish capital, and the impact of the pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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A few words with three leading women from architect builders, Box.
Verve sat down with Rickie Dee, co-founder of Superette, to chat about the brand’s 20-year anniversary and what’s on her radar this winter.
Mila here, founder of V on Wheels, NZ’s first vegan meal delivery service. Today I’ll share a day in the life of one happy Argentinian living in Aotearoa!
She's progressed from being a 15-year-old dishwasher in her native Northern Ireland to working under Gordon Ramsay to the opening of her triple Michelin-star restaurant, Core. Clare Smyth opens up about this most tasteful evolution of dining excellence and explains why simplicity is making a comeback.









