Simple ideas are often the best ideas and 15-year-old Taranaki girl Ayla Hutchinson’s Kindling Cracker is no exception. Ayla, who invented and patented the Kindling Cracker, has received numerous ...

Would you rather risk hitting your hand with something sharp or something blunt? If you answered "blunt" – and you have some big pieces of wood to split into kindling – then you might be interested in ...

Which kindling splitter is best? If you want to burn wood, it needs to be cut down and split into a manageable size so it fits in your fireplace or fire pit. Using an axe is one way to create kindling ...

Tariki teen Ayla Hutchinson's Kindling Cracker is fast making her a house-hold name but she says she'll always be a country girl at heart. Photo: ANDY JACKSON / Fairfax NZ Taranaki award winning ...