Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2022 i Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Principal ROLE Emma transformed Dame Emma Thompson is unrecognisable as one of the most terrifying characters in children’s literature, becoming the booming bully Miss Trunchbull in an adaptation of Matilda: The Musical for Netflix. Murdoch’s DIVORCE Mogul & model split The unexpected union of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and extroverted supermodel/actress Jerry Hall has reportedly ended. Jerry, whose previous partners include Bryan Ferry and Sir Mick Jagger, tied the knot with the head of News Corp in 2016. At the time, Rupert, now 91, tweeted, “Feel like the luckiest and happiest man in the world.” But after six years of marriage, the couple has called it quits, with rumours Rupert ended things via text.…

COMMONWEALTH GAMES PAUL COLL SQUASH PLAYER If any New Zealander is likely to top the podium in Birmingham, it’s Paul Coll. The squash star has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past 12 months, twice winning the British Open and making history as the first Kiwi male to be ranked number one in the world. Yet despite his huge success, the 30-year-old nicknamed “Superman” has kept his feet firmly on the ground, as demonstrated during a whirlwind trip back to the country last month. While accustomed to playing in the biggest tournaments on the globe, he happily took to the court for the Greymouth Open in his hometown, and relished the opportunity to catch up with friends and family – and indulge in the odd whitebait fritter. “The most important…

“This decision is about more than abortion, it’s about who has power over you, who has authority to make decisions for you, and who is going to control how your future turns out.” ALICIA KEYS “I’m outraged! … Guns have more rights than women. Stop this war on women & keep your laws off of our bodies.”HALLE BERRY “Let’s be loud and angry. A woman must have the right to decide on her own body! This decision of the Supreme Court is shocking.”LILY TOMLIN “And so it goes … Gutted. Now more than ever we have to use our voice and power! WE the people …”VIOLA DAVIS “It is truly unfathomable and disheartening to have to try to explain to my 11-year-old daughter why we live in a world where…

Paul Newman was photographed endlessly during his career, those famous blue eyes captivating all who drew their gaze. Amongst them was one of Hollywood’s most in-demand photographers, Milton H. Greene, who was asked to capture images of Paul for Look, Life and People magazines. Here, Milton’s son Joshua remembers their friendship and collaboration… “My father and Paul Newman shared a great love of Westport, Connecticut. Milton’s second home along the Aspetuck River was a mile north of the Newman compound. My father and Paul had similar personalities. They both were handsome, a bit quiet and usually reserved. They would rather view a situation than be the centre of attention. Paul and Milton also shared a fondness for fishing and the peace of the outdoors. Paul loved living in Connecticut and…

If you’ve been considering exploring the world of cosmetic injectables, the name Restylane will likely be a familiar one. That’s because Restylane has been around for over 25 years – and with over 50 million treatments administered worldwide*, chances are you know someone who has tried it. But did you know that the name Restylane encompasses a range of distinct products, tailored to address different beauty needs? Part of the Galderma Aesthetics Collection, the Restylane range recognises that it’s not “one-size-fits-all” when it comes to aesthetic treatments. Restylane offers the broadest range of fillers currently available†, with six different products – each possessing unique properties, for truly individualised results†. Whether you’re looking to create shape and contours through lifting and volumising, or filling lines and wrinkles, Restylane has an option…

The world is opening up again. You can see your friends, hug your family, go on holiday and yet … and yet … these prospects just don’t seem as joyous as you’d anticipated they would be. Significant events of the “I haven’t done this for two years!” type are happening all around you and yet you feel detached. Unmoved. Like someone playing the role of a person who cares. You’ve got friends who suffer from depression and it’s not that. Life isn’t a daily battle. It has just become … well, ‘meh’. Maybe, you tell yourself, this is simply what middle age feels like. You’ve been there, done that, got the T-shirt – you shouldn’t be expecting the highs to be as high as they once were. Before you resign…

Penne with broccoli & pancetta pangrattato SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES. 500g casarecce pasta1 large or 2 small heads broccoli, cut into small florets, stalk peeled and chopped½ cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve100g thinly sliced pancetta, chopped coarsely70g (1 cup) coarse fresh breadcrumbs3 garlic cloves, sliced thinly½ teaspoon dried chilli flakesfinely grated parmesan, to serve 1 Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water. Halfway through cooking time add the broccoli; cook until pasta is al dente. Drain. 2 Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add half the oil and the pancetta; cook, stirring, until browned lightly. Add the breadcrumbs and remaining oil; cook, stirring until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Add the garlic and chilli flakes…

Pork and udon noodle stir-fry SERVES 1 PREP + COOK TIME 20 MINUTES 1 clove garlic, crushed1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger1 tablespoon rice cooking wine (shaoxing)150g minced pork½ teaspoon sesame oil1 tablespoon kecap manis2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce1 tablespoon vegetable oil100g green beans, trimmed, halved diagonally crossways60g baby corn, halved lengthways220g fresh udon noodles1 green onion, sliced thinly1 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves 1 Combine garlic, ginger, cooking wine and pork in a small bowl. 2 Combine sesame oil, kecap manis and sweet chilli sauce in a small jug. 3 Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat; stir-fry pork mixture for 5 minutes, breaking up lumps with a chan, or until browned. Add beans and corn; stir-fry for 2 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender. 4 Add…

Frizzled brussels sprouts with chilli honey SERVES 6 PREP + COOK TIME 20 MINUTES ¼ cup (90g) honey1 fresh long red chilli, sliced thinly600g brussels sprouts, trimmed, halved extra virgin olive oil, for shallow frying1¼ cups (300g) firm ricotta¼ cup (30g) coarsely grated mozzarella cheese 1 Place honey and chilli in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a gentle simmer. Remove from heat; set aside to infuse. 2 Meanwhile, cook brussels sprouts in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 1 minute. Drain; pat dry with paper towel. 3 Place enough oil in a large, deep frying pan to come a quarter of the way up the side; place over medium heat. Cook sprouts in hot oil, in three batches, turning occasionally, for 3 minutes or until…

There’s a bit of a running theme from the women featured in this issue – that wonderful lesson of how the older we get, the better we get. And when I say better, I don’t mean better in the way that we weren’t good before; more that the better comes from having experienced life with all its ups and downs, and we’ve learnt where we fit in the world. Better in the sense that the more years we’ve ticked off, the more confidence we have in our decisions and opinions, the more purposeful we are in our wants and needs, and the better we are at leaving behind the stuff that just doesn’t fill our cup. This month, I turn 45 and I can honestly say I feel like the…

It’s early afternoon on the first day of Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London and the Duchess of Cornwall has had a frenetic, thrilling and at times unexpected morning. Just a few hours ago she was seated with her stepdaughter-in-law Catherine and the rambunctious Cambridge trio – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – in a magnificent horse-drawn barouche, the royal children barely able to contain their excitement as they waved furiously at the tens of thousands lining the route from Buckingham Palace down The Mall. On horseback behind them were the husbands of these two future queen consorts, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge, resplendent in full military regalia. In the week leading up to the event, the two duchesses had also been together, this time…

Husband and wife judo sensations Jason Koster and Moira de Villiers have their eyes firmly on the podium. Having taken a break following the birth of their daughter Norah, Moira, 32, hopes to go one place better than she did in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. “I love my silver medal – but I’d love the gold more!” she says. Meanwhile, her 39-year-old husband has pledged Birmingham will be his final international event and he is determined to finish on a high. “The plan is to go out there and walk away with some silverware.” Swimmer Tupou Neiufihas been making waves ever since her debut on the New Zealand Paralympic team at the tender age of 15. The Aucklander, 21 – who has paralysis on the left side of her body…

Once upon a time, today’s photo shoot would have been pure torture for Magda Szubanski. The preening, the trying on of clothes and the posing – all anathema to someone who had long tried to hide her true self. But today, at 61 years of age, she’s having the time of her life. “As I get older, I give a little bit less of a stuff,” she says as she swirls and twirls for our cameras. “I’ve started to just be playful and have fun with it. And the stylist always brings some beautiful clothes, which I snap up, so it’s a replacement for schlepping around a shopping centre for me. I’ve really just relaxed into it a little bit more.” This attitude is something that was hard to come…

It’s late at night and The Weekly office is empty when a call from Paris comes through on an encrypted carrier. The face of a handsome Italian man in dark sunglasses flashes on the screen. Corrado Catesi started his career in the special unit of Italy’s Carabinieri, tasked with protecting art. After the 2009 earthquake, he was dispatched to the Abruzzo region where he swooped into damaged churches and cultural buildings to retrieve oil paintings and artefacts before they were buried in rubble forever. He now works for Interpol at the intersection where high art meets hard crime. “People think that it’s not a serious crime,” Corrado says. “Police and customs, if they [have to investigate] a drug crime or a cultural crime they will decide on the drug crime…

We must be doing something right when it comes to living younger longer. The statistics are dramatic when you compare today’s chances of dying to 50 years ago. If you’re 50 years old today, your chances of dying at that age are the equivalent of someone in their late thirties 50 years ago. If you’re 80 today, your chances of dying at that age are the equivalent of someone in their late sixties 50 years ago. If you’re 90 years of age today, your chances of dying at that age are the equivalent of someone in their early eighties 50 years ago. Put another way, in 1950, the risk of death in the following 12 months for an 85-year-old woman in Sweden was 17 per cent. Today it’s 7 per…

“Wearing sustainable, ethical fashion is a vote for a healthy environment. Knowing where your clothing comes from, who made it, the impact they have on the environment and how they can be disposed of empowers you to create a better future”Laura well Model / Marine Science Communicator / Presenter “Our recent B Corp certification is a huge milestone for bassike, this reflects the many commitments we have made over the years to make better choices and foster systems and processes to sustain our people, the planet and prosperity for all.”Deborah Sams & Mary Lou Ryan BASSIKE Co-Founders “Sustainability is not something we talk about enough, but something we work on quietly and consistently in the background. It informs everything we do in our day-to-day operations; rather than using sustainability as…

Rising interest rates and spiralling household bills, fears of a looming recession, fires, floods, the tragedy of the war in Ukraine … a new day brings a new round of bad news and anxiety-inducing headlines. So perhaps it’s not surprising that more and more of us are operating in ‘threat brain’ mode. Feeling besieged by situations that we believe are threatening our way of life, and over which we feel we have little control, our brain constantly operates on high alert. We are primed to be ready to respond to danger, and fight or flight becomes our default. “Our threat brain is important – it’s part of our survival mechanism and kicks in when we face danger and need to be ready to react,” says Dr Jodie Lowinger, author of…

Don’t beat yourself up Anhedonia is not a sign you’re a bad parent, partner or friend – you can counteract it by becoming more conscious of how you feel. Jayne Morris, author of Burnout to Brilliance, recommends thinking of joy as a dimmer switch you can dial up or down. “If you find yourself feeling ‘meh’, intentionally do things to raise your happiness levels. Plan something fun, perhaps something you haven’t done since childhood, like going to a theme park. When you start to bring laughter back, it spills into every area of life.” Share your feelings Rather than feeling embarrassed by muted emotions, share that there may be physiological causes for them with your partner. Then ask them to help you find activities that allow you both to enjoy…

This gorgeous, golden egg-shaped pie is a joy to make for wintery picnics. The pastry recipe is super forgiving, and easy to bring together and shape without any special equipment. Plus, the base filling can take all kinds of variations according to what you have handy, and just the sight of that pie poking out of a picnic basket with a jar of pickles on the side is good for the soul! Picnics have always been our family’s favourite way to gather. When we were little, we’d ride our horses to a designated spot on the farm, and Mum and Dad would meet us there with an esky of chops and sausages, crackers and cheese to start, and a slice or cake to finish. Now I have my own children,…

Grapefruit curd tart with orange cream SERVES 6 PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR (+ REFRIGERATION + COOLING TIME) 150g butter, softened1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind½ cup (110g) caster sugar3 egg yolks¾ cup (110g) self-raising flour⅔ cup (100g) plain flourcitrus fruit slices (see TestKitchen tips), to serve GRAPEFRUIT CURD 1 cup (250ml) freshlysqueezed grapefruit juice1 cup (220g) caster sugar1 egg3 egg yolks1½ tablespoons cornflour100g butter, chopped ORANGE CREAM 300ml thickened cream1 tablespoon icing sugar1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind 1 GRAPEFRUIT CURD Place juice, sugar, whole egg, egg yolks and cornflour in a medium heavy-based saucepan over medium heat; whisk for 7 minutes or until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove pan from heat. Add butter, one piece at a time, whisking until…

In the early days with their long-awaited baby boy Asher William, who arrived on January 2, 2021, Simon Pryce and Lauren Hannaford were captivated by his eyes blinking back at them. “What does he see?” they wondered aloud. “At the moment it’s black and white,” the nurses told them. “Or a shadow, it’s not super clear.” Naturally curious, this piqued the pair’s interest. And in the coming days and weeks they began to research just how a child’s eyesight develops. First, they learned, it would be black and white geometric shapes. But eventually colour would come along. “The first colours they see are red and green,” Lauren explains. “So, he saw me first,” laughs Simon, who has been donning the Red Wiggle skivvy since 2013. “Well, me and Dorothy the…

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News of Prince William’s birthday endeavour leaked early when a member of the public snapped the royal on the streets of London with a homeless man selling copies of The Big Issue. A few days later, the magazine, which provides employment to the homeless, released its prized exclusive – an interview and photo shoot with William and the very man he had been spied with, 60-year-old Dave Martin. “I wanted to experience the other side and see what it was like to be a Big Issue vendor,” William explains. “My time was truly eye-opening.” He joined Dave for an afternoon just a few days after the Platinum Jubilee and the duo sold 32 copies. “While I may seem like one of the most unlikely advocates for this cause, I’ve always…

The first make-up lesson I learnt was … How to cover a spot. I feel at my most beautiful when … I’m listening to music in the car with my daughter, feeling incredibly relaxed as we’re driving around. My motto in life is … You never know what is behind a closed door. My friends would say I am … Loyal, energetic and loving. In the movie of my life, I’d like to be played by … Myself! My guilty pleasure is … Frozen yoghurt with chocolate chips. Every night at the moment. It’s a really bad addiction. The last time I cried was … The Ukraine invasion. The first person on my speed dial is … My daughter Lyla. If I was an emoji, I’d be … A lemon…

“I used to be not only a glass-half-empty person but ‘the glass is half empty and the liquid isn’t right’.” I first met Nigella Lawson back in 2018. She wandered barefoot down the tiled hallway of an old manor and, just momentarily, a hush settled on the room. It was as if she’d cast the gentlest of spells. Photographers, stylists, caterers and journalists were all, for a minute, caught up in her glamour. “Absolutely,” says Manu Feildel, her co-host on the new season of MKR Australia (formerly My Kitchen Rules). “She walks through the door and the light goes on. She sparkles.” Glamour. It’s an old Scottish word, originally intended to convey a supernatural, spellbinding beauty – the quality possessed by sirens in Greek myth or the girls from Beauxbatons…

Even though the ruling was widely anticipated, it came with the shock of a punch to the gut and, for many, the wrench of a family bereavement. Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that for almost 50 years had guaranteed American women’s right to terminate a pregnancy, had been overturned. In an instant, millions of American women had control of what happens to their own bodies taken away from them. And while abortion has not been made illegal across America; individual states will now decide whether women can terminate their pregnancies. And about half the US states will legislate or already have to deny them that right. When the ruling was handed down in June, protesters immediately converged on the Supreme Court in Washington, the temple-like building which has…

Maria Trogolo grew up in a community where everyone was scared. Born in Argentina in the mid ’70s, her homeland was in the iron grip of a succession of ruthless military dictators. Two of her mother’s cousins were among the “disappeared” and babies were regularly stolen from their mums to be given to childless government supporters. It’s a story reminiscent of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid’s Tale. But this is no fiction. “I grew up in an environment of constant fear – fear that your children would not come home from school,” says Maria, the new programmes director at ChildFund New Zealand. “Fear informed who I was and what I wanted to be.” It’s no surprise then that Maria, 46, would choose to become a humanitarian lawyer. She continues,…

I didn’t start sailing until I was 25. It was my last year at Southern Cross University. I got a job as the cook and the cleaner on a charter yacht in the Whitsundays and started sailing from there. Within a few weeks I was looking at how I could do more sailing, not really realising that it could become a career path or that I would end up as an adventurer. I ended up getting a position as a crew on a friend’s boat. We spent three months sailing to Hawaii on a little 40-foot steel boat. It was my first standing watch while the boat was sailing through the night-time, and we had whales near the boat. You’ve just got stars above you. It’s like this magic world…

My sister and I have an agreement that we will always watch out for whiskers on one another. “There is a huge one on your neck,” she pointed out matter-of-factly just last week. And blow me down, I had missed an inch-long black one emerging from a mole. She then helpfully pointed out another on my jawline. Oh, the irony that while our collagen and elastin is in sharp decline, we find hairs in abundance right where we do not want them. Now, there is a strong argument for not caring. First, it’s free. Second, it’s painless. Third, are whiskers even that offensive? The amount of facial hair removal you embrace is personal and by no means essential. Plus, there’s something deliciously rebellious about deciding to not give a hoot.…

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Potato & octopus salad SERVES 4-6 1kg waxy potatoes, peeled and left whole2 tablespoons salted capers, rinsed, drainedlarge handful of parsley, roughly chopped2 shallots, finely diced80ml (⅓ cup) extra-virgin olive oil2 tablespoons red wine vinegar OCTOPUS 1kg octopus tentacles1 dried red chilli3 strips of lemon peel4 parsley stalks1 shallot, halved 1 To prepare the octopus, place the tentacles, chilli, lemon peel, parsley stalks and shallot in a large saucepan with a good pinch of salt. Cover with cold water, bring to the boil over high heat, then reduce to a gentle simmer. Cook for 45–60 minutes, until the octopus is very tender. Allow the octopus to cool in the cooking water, then drain and cut into 2cm pieces. Place in a large bowl. 2 Meanwhile, place the potatoes in a…

Lamb steaks with quince & carrot top salsa SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 3 HOURS 15 MINUTES FIVE INGREDIENTS 2 bunches (800g) baby carrots1kg lamb rump steaks200g quince paste, mashed2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh rosemary4 cloves garlic PANTRY STAPLES 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1½ tablespoons balsamic vinegarsea salt flakes freshly ground black pepper 1 Preheat a 5-litre (20-cup) slowcooker on ‘sear’ (HIGH) setting. 2 Peel and trim carrots, leaving 2cm of green tops intact. Reserve ½ cup carrot tops; wash well and pat dry. 3 Trim half the fat from steaks; discard. Place steaks and quince paste in a large bowl; mix to coat lamb. 4 Remove rosemary leaves from stalks; finely chop leaves to yield 2 tablespoons. Crush garlic; add half the rosemary and the garlic to…

Prawn, pea & broad bean frittata SERVES 4 PREP & COOK TIME 1 HOUR ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves⅓ cup fresh dill6 eggs½ cup (125ml) buttermilk2 tablespoons packaged dry breadcrumbs1½ cups (225g) frozen broad beans2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil2 medium (240g) zucchini, halved lengthways, sliced thinly3 green onions, sliced thinly2 cloves garlic, crushed2 cups (240g) frozen peas, thawed500g cooked medium king prawns, shelled, deveined⅓ cup (80g) firm ricottalemon halves, to serve 1 Coarsely chop half the herbs; reserve remaining herbs. Whisk chopped herbs, eggs, buttermilk and breadcrumbs in a large bowl; season. 2 Place broad beans in a large heatproof bowl; cover with boiling water. Stand for 5 minutes; drain. Refresh under cold running water, drain well. Remove grey skins. 3 Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Heat…

The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton, Macmillan It is 1705 and we are back in the Amsterdam of Jessie Burton’s 2014 novel The Miniaturist, only a generation later. While this is a standalone, if you haven’t read the first novel, now is the perfect opportunity. The power of Burton’s writing is in the lush three-dimensional world she creates – it’s as if the paintings of the Dutch masters have sprung to life, the damp streets and elegant houses of the waterside city alive with dark, complex characters. Nella Brandt, the heart of the first novel, is now a widow grappling with the disgrace heaped on her house following the death of her husband Johannes at the end of the first book, and the prurient fascination with her niece Thea,…

Cyrus Monday morning, at a quarter to 10, and I’m sitting in the reception area of Rampton Secure Hospital, an hour’s drive north of Nottingham. In 15 minutes, a panel of three people – a judge, a consultant psychiatrist and a layperson – will hear an application from my brother to be released. It has been 20 years since my parents and sisters died. I am now 33. Elias is 38. The boy is a man. The brother wants to come home. For years I have told people that I want what’s best for Elias, without knowing exactly what that means and whether it extends to setting him free. As a forensic psychologist, I understand mental illness. I should be able to separate the person from the act – to…

Leo Jul 24 - Aug 23 Happy birthday, majesties! August’s stage curtains open on the sun and Mercury taking a glamorous sashay down the astral catwalk in your royal sign. With diva Venus in Leo restoring your roar, taking second place won’t appeal – but ego is not your amigo this month, so set your thermostat to simmer and engage others simply by being your warm, authentic self. While razzle-dazzle Jupiter in a fellow fire sign has you thinking big and planning plenty, six planets retrograde suggest inevitable setbacks. But don’t let these delays diminish your enthusiasm – celebrate each small victory. Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 23 Mental-as-anything Mercury in Virgo for much of this month can be a recipe for stress, so keep things simple. Steer clear of…

Can you share a pic on your phone that makes you smile? I have a folder on my phone, but this is one of them (right). Happy memories in Gisborne at Christmastime with friends and family. Nothing beats it! How do you start your day? I open up the curtains to help me wake up naturally, then I do a series of breathing in a form of meditation – my partner absolutely loves this! – check my HRV [heart rate variability], then enjoy a hot chocolate. After this, I prep for whatever training lies ahead for that day. The three words your friends and family would use to describe you are… Dedicated, determined, and “a mixture between hippy and freak”, thanks to my older brothers! What does success mean to…