Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2023 i Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

It’s about this time of year when the struggle of the juggle starts to kick in. That tug-of-war fight between the forces of home, work and other demands is very real, especially for parents and especially for mothers. Just recently, I had all the balls in the air! Having risen at 3.30am to make a flight to Sydney following a late night of washing uniforms, precooking meals, and organising pick-ups, drop-offs and the like, I found myself in a very serious six-hour strategy meeting at our HQ, racked with guilt that it was my son’s first day back at school after weeks of holiday and I wasn’t there for him. It’s hard to concentrate on corporate success when you feel like you’re failing your kid. The reality is he was…

A four-year-old boy who can count to 100 in Mandarin has become Britain’s youngest member of Mensa. Teddy Hobbs, of Somerset, was admitted to the organisation for the intellectually elite after acing an IQ test. Teddy taught himself to read as a toddler. Tiny, stripy and fierce, a trio of new arrivals have made their debut at Adelaide Zoo. Sumatran tigers are critically endangered with only 400 surviving in the wild.…

Following on from her successful in-person retreats, Gemma has now expanded her Sunday Series offerings online so anyone can access information on health, wellness and pressing pause. “So many people have New Year’s resolutions about diet and exercise, but by now it’s something like 86 per cent of people who have already given up, so I thought that this would be a great time to start the online sessions,” she says. In partnership with nutritionist Laura Bleyendaal, Gemma has developed a four-week course designed to instil good, simple nutrition habits with a focus on digestion, detoxification, energy and supporting hormone balance, with four interactive one-hour sessions on Sunday nights, where participants can come together to chat about progress and hurdles, and connect with like-minded people. “We wanted what we were saying…

Catherine Zeta-Jones is telling me about The One That Got Away. It still haunts her, even after all these years. If only the timing had been right. And no, we’re not talking about a man, but a role: the role she was born to play. “I had the chops to be a female Bond,” explains the Oscar-winning star of Chicago. “For many years I was Bond material. Actually, I used to dream of being a female spy when I was a kid – if I didn’t make it as an actress. Then, later, I had big aspirations, and this was before there was even a female Doctor Who.” Why the past tense? There’s a well-publicised 007 vacancy, and Catherine is on a professional roll. Netflix has premiered Tim Burton’s addition to…

Artists, rock stars, critics, even Mother Nature herself applauded The Rocky Horror Show when it opened in a tiny attic theatre in London 50 years ago, in June 1973. “Opening night was very The Tempest,” its then wunderkind Aussie director Jim Sharman recalls. “A massive storm broke over London. In a pause in the thunder came the downbeat.” A flash of lightning illuminated the gaunt features of Hollywood horror movie icon Vincent Price making his way to a seat in the audience. “And we were up and away,” Jim adds. “You rarely know whether the opening night is going to fly. We knew that one would, but we didn’t realise how high.” Jim had arrived in London just months earlier, following a giddy ascent that had begun when promoter Harry…

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• Type 1 diabetes: Insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed • Rheumatoid arthritis: Redness, stiff ness and deformity in joints • Psoriasis: Inflammation of the skin • Multiple sclerosis: Damage to the nervous system • Systemic lupus: The immune system attacks tissue in many parts of the body, commonly the kidneys • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: Inflammation in the digestive tract • Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s: Affects the thyroid gland, causing it to become under- or overactive.…

After several weeks of lounging in pyjamas or togs over the summer break, I see a stark change in my children: they are calmer, more in tune with their body’s natural rhythm, and have a renewed positive energy that I’d pay almost anything to bottle for when the return-to-school stress cranks up. By the end of the holidays, they are skilful masters in the art of doing nothing, something the luxury of time allows in childhood. But why should it stop there? Research shows that taking time out to wonder and ponder (or ‘lazing about’, if you will), can have a multitude of benefits at any age – we just have to consciously make it a priority as adults. “The 9-to-5 is a prison we are used to!” says Charlotte…

My go-to chocolate fudge cake with malted buttercream MAKES A 20 CM LAYER CAKE You’ll find three choccy cakes in this book: the sponge (light as a feather), the mud (dense and rich) and this one, my go-to chocolate fudge cake. It’s a hybrid of a devil’s food cake and a sour cream cocoa cake and it makes the most perfect, fudgy chocolate cake. This is a one-bowl cake, easy as can be and will always produce the same glorious result. It’s perfect for a birthday party – a real crowd-pleaser. I’ve paired it with malt buttercream as a layer cake but think of this as a base chocolate cake and dress it up with dreamy ganache, dress it down with a simple dusting of cocoa, use it in trifles,…

Potato fritters MAKES 10-12 PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES 5 medium (1kg) potatoes, peeled 1 medium (150g) onion, chopped finely ½ cup (75g) self-raising flour 2 eggs, beaten lightly 2 teaspoons fresh thyme or rosemary 1 cup (250ml) extra virgin olive oil for frying, or as needed avocado wedges, hot sauce, sour cream, optional, to serve 1 Grate potatoes on the coarse side of a box grater. Immediately place into a large bowl of iced water as they will start to brown very quickly. Drain grated potatoes through a strainer and rinse until water is clear; drain well. 2 Add grated potato to a clean tea towel and squeeze to remove excess water (potato should be loose and dry). 3 Place grated potato into a large bowl, stir in onion, flour and egg; mix…

Jeepers creepers Looking for a way to disguise an unattractive wall or fence is to plant a fast-growing vine up it. Try the edible hyacinth bean, scarlet runner, sweet pea or morning glory. Slower-growing but still relatively fast climbers include roses, wisteria, clematis and hops. Just remember that some climbers need the likes of string, wire netting or trellis to give them a leg-up. Trending now If you want to know what will follow sage as the trendiest colour in kitchens (not counting white and almost-as-classic black), look to blue. Traditionally, interior design follows fashion, with catwalks giving the first hints of what we might see in our homes in the near future. Based on this, bright summer-sky blue is about to have a serious moment. Look for cerulean cabinetry, tiles…

Gothic FICTION The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell, Bloomsbury Swirling storytelling in the backstage machinations of the Mercury “tragic-play” Theatre Company. Jenny Wilcox’s theatre painter brother stole the family money and absconded with a “soubrette” (supporting actress) to America. She has a job interview with theatre owner’s wife Mrs Dyer, who says her job is “correspondent”: to keep an eye on lead actress Lilith, who Mrs Dyer believes is sleeping with her husband. The salary is £40 a year – our protagonist becomes a spy. But menacing superstitions hover behind the curtain. Bewitching Lilith has a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress ever to grace the stage. Besotted Jenny befriends her but commits a cardinal sin when she speaks the play’s name…

Pisces Feb 20 - Mar 20 The Sun, Mercury and Neptune are celebrating Pisces birthdays until March 20, making this is your most intuitive and psychic time of year, so stay tuned to your inner voice. Your subconscious is especially active now, so be aware of dreams downloading guidance as Captain Saturn boards the good ship Pisces to convert it all into practical action. As this month’s Pisces vibes ask everyone to lift their support game, if you’re volunteering, make water your cause: your sign is associated with the oceans and it’s no secret that they need our help. Aries Mar 21 - Apr 21 March is traditionally a month of closure for Aries before your sign kicks off the astrological new year, so you’ll benefit from dedicated time out…

Marking… … International Women’s Day on March 8. This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity, and the aim of the day is to get all of us to recognise how critical it is to understand the difference between equity and equality with the goal to get the world talking about why equal opportunities are no longer enough. For more information on how you can get involved, visit internationalwomensday.com Looking forward… … to making a return visit to the QT Auckland, where we photographed Gemma for our pages. The rain may have dampened our visit, but in March (and through April) the famous hotel is home to the Perrier-Jouët pop-up Flora & Fizz, which will transform the Rooftop into a magical garden of whimsical elegance. Who doesn’t love a glass of French Champagne…

“I have kind of given up on that.”Marie Kondo admits keeping clean with three kids is a challenge. “My life has been much more meaningful than a fluffy hat or a sex tape.”Pamela Anderson reclaims her narrative “It’s so important to remember there is no such thing as best in music.”Harry Styles after beating Beyoncé and Adele for Album of the Year at the Grammys. “I can’t change the world, but I am going to continue speaking up.”Jelena Dokic on her recent trolling experience.…

TAKE SMALL STEPS “Everything counts,” says Gemma. “People think you have to run a marathon or do a full 60-minute workout to get the benefits, but you don’t. A 20-minute workout or a walk around the block can change my whole day. After my first pregnancy, I could barely walk down the street for the first few weeks and it made me see the other side of fitness. Don’t think that little bits aren’t worth it because they are. It’s the same with diet – people will say to me that they’re cutting out sugar, carbs and caffeine, and I’ll say, ‘No, let’s reduce. You have to be able to maintain this and it needs to work for you.’ Little changes make big impacts.” THE 80:20 RULE “We don’t have…

It all looks so perfect. So idyllic. As if Instagram was invented for India Hicks, aristocratic daughter of one of England’s grandest families. Her father, the famed British designer David Hicks, compiled a list of possible husbands for her, all dukes with vast estates. Instead, she had five children out of wedlock, a barefoot runaway to tiny Harbour Island in the Bahamas, a place with no doctor, no dentist, uncertain electricity and a three-month hurricane season. “So when a kid falls out of a tree and breaks an arm, you’re up shit creek,” she tells The Weekly with a laugh. “Nothing is ever as perfect as it looks. But I’m a big believer in the adventure of life.” It is here, with her beautiful children, on these pink-sand beaches in…

I was 50 years old, and on a precarious trek through the jungles of Rwanda, when I first glimpsed my true vocation. Until then, I hadn’t been sure. I’d left school at 14 and married my first husband at 21. I’d worked in advertising in the 1950s, which was a bit like Mad Men but far less sexy. Patriarchy ruled and sexism was rampant. One day we were divided into four groups to come up with campaign ideas. When my idea was chosen, the managing director said, “Jan, that’s a great idea. We’ll get one of the men to do it.” I did well, though, finally working in the exciting world of Hong Kong advertising, and building my own publishing company (and my second marriage) there. Even so, I think…

Honestly, make-up has never been just a cover-up. From the Elizabethans, who were prepared to paint their face with lethal lead to mark their affluent status, to 20th-century America, when a slick of red lippie first became a symbol of women’s independence, cosmetics are a peek into our cultural Zeitgeist. The current mood? We’re taking a high-tech leap from do no harm (to complexion or planet) to a new era of do good – make-up that improves your skin. “Demand is high for products that are easy to use, effective and transportable, which is a true reflection of our current ‘no rules’ attitude to make-up,” says Anne Salem, Clarins Head of Make-up Artistry. “Hybrid make-up isn’t just about make-up itself – it’s also about women’s attitudes to making themselves feel…

1 Advocate for yourself: You know your body better than anyone else. 2 Collate medical notes: Bring the binder to every appointment. You never know when a doctor may make a connection between various test results. 3 Create a ‘board of health’: It is a long road and you’ll need friends and family to raise you up when you are feeling low. 4 Community connection: Autoimmune diseases can be lonely. I’ve met incredible friends through social media who understand what you are going through firsthand. 5 Be kind to your body: Eat a healthy diet, get the proper amount of sleep and find outlets to manage your stress levels.…

Pan-roasted honey mustard pork fillet SERVES 2 Almost everyone loves a roast but they’re not always an option on a work night because they just take too long to cook. That’s why this recipe is so good: it’s a bit like a mini-version of a roast. ¼ cup (60ml) honey mustard or Dijon mustard sweetened with a little honey 3 teaspoons roughly chopped rosemary 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes 1-1½ teaspoons cracked black pepper 1 teaspoon black or yellow mustard seeds, optional 1½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large pork fillet extra olive oil, for cooking 250g medium-sized green beans, trimmed butter, for sautéing 1 clove garlic, finely chopped lemon juice, to taste extra sea salt flakes, to taste lemon cheeks or wedges, extra rosemary sprigs, for serving 1 In a dish that will hold the pork…

Easy oven-baked mushroom gnocchi parcels SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES 500g store-bought potato gnocchi 400g small button mushrooms, sliced thinly 2 cloves garlic, crushed 50g salted butter, melted ½ cup (125ml) chicken stock ¾ cup (180ml) thickened cream 1 tablespoon finely chopped sage 8 sage sprigs, extra 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil Finely grated parmesan, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Combine gnocchi, mushrooms, garlic, butter, stock, cream and chopped sage in a large bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and toss to combine. 2 Tear 4 large sheets of non-stick baking paper. Working with one sheet at a time, place baking paper in a small bowl. Spoon in a quarter of the gnocchi mixture, then gather up the edges to form a pouch. Tie securely with string and…

Q Are feature walls still a thing? What colours make good feature walls? Absolutely! Statement walls can be coloured any way you like and are an easy way to introduce colour to your home. Shades such as Resene Wishlist and Resene Norway are great behind your bed head, and will create a relaxing feeling in your bedroom. Q I always end up with either too much paint or not enough to finish. How do I calculate exactly how much I need to complete a room? To determine how much paint you need for your project, you will have to find out how many square metres you’re painting, the spreading rate of the paint being used and the number of coats needed. To discover the spreading rate of the paint and…

The dingoes had howled across the mountains, and the possum who ruled the ceiling and the lemon tree had indulged in his nightly growling battle with any intruder into his kingdom, but this morning Wombat Hills seemed peaceful, the only sound the thud of the wallabies once again failing to get through the fence to the rose garden. Mrs Douglas Mulberry (née Agnes Glock) opened her eyes in her late mother-in-law’s bed while across the room her late mother-in-law’s maid, Trout, added more wood to the bedroom fire. To Agnes’s relief her husband was not lying beside her. Douglas must have had a good night again. The curtains were open, as usual, as were the windows. The air smelled of chilled gum tree from yesterday’s late spring snow. Douglas did…

What is your greatest achievement in life? My daughters [right]. They are everything I dreamed of and more. They’re kind, cool and compassionate human beings with big hearts. But hey, one is now a teenager, so maybe ask me again in five years. How much do you worry about what others think? Too much and I hate it. Like, I really want to not care what you think about me, but also why do you think that about me? Why, why, why? LOL. What in life gets you really excited? My children’s future. My daughters are incredible humans and I can’t wait to see who they become. How do you know you’re in love? After 14 years together, I still think my husband is the most handsomest, kindest and coolest…

When it comes to the film industry, people are always surprised to know… all the bells and whistles in the world don’t make a good film. A good script and great performances are the only things that matter in the end. And good coffee. You can’t make a good film without it! If I wasn’t a filmmaker, I’d be… a private investigator. I have a real skill in cyber-stalking and I can find just about anyone anywhere. I’ve developed this skill trying to track down props, actors or finance, but I could apply it to cheating spouses or missing persons. Life is too short for… bad dumplings, toxic masculinity and saying yes to projects that don’t excite me. The last message I sent on my phone was… “What are your…

Beaming through the computer screen for a Zoom interview ahead of our exclusive photoshoot, former athlete and current wellness guru Gemma McCaw has that kind of vitality you only get from a whole lot of green food – you know, the healthy aura most of us try to get through vitamins, the odd jog and even the occasional prayer. Stark white walls frame her as she settles back into a desk chair. There’s no make-up, her hair is undone and she’s in a plain black t-shirt, having come straight from Pilates. There are no knick-knacks or framed photographs of the family in sight – just Gemma, her big grin and her glow. Oh, and a 36-week baby bump. She’s protective of her privacy, having been thrown into a harsh, sometimes-unforgiving…

While 2023 will certainly be dominated by the pizazz of May’s coronation – the new sovereign in bejewelled crowns, donning a cloth of gold and anointed in secret-recipe holy oil – this year is also vitally important for the monarchy as a whole. The future starts now and the new slimmed-down House of Windsor is already setting in train its manifesto. Now it may feel like business as usual with community and military engagements filling the court circular in the UK, and reports of a busy overseas programme to support the government on the agenda. Yet already I have noted a deliberate concentration on often-complex social issues coming to the fore and a definite lifting of the mystical royal curtain, resulting in a more touchy-feely people’s monarchy out and about…

Arthur Edwards is the veteran newspaper photographer who has spent his life capturing on- and off-duty portraits of the Windsors. In an exclusive interview he talks to The Weekly about his passion for the job, what the royals are really like and shares his favourite shots. Arthur Edwards is an original Eastender, raised in Stepney, East London, his dad a lorry driver – also called Arthur – his beloved mum Dorothy running the family home. He left school at 15 and when Arthur senior died a year later and Dorothy went to work as an office cleaner to put food on the table, she made an inspired purchase that would transform her son’s life. “She didn’t want me to end up working in the docks like most of my schoolmates,…

What would you do if you were told you had just six months left to live? For Indie Lee, mother of two young children at the time, there had long been signs that something was amiss, including an autoimmune diagnosis (rheumatoid arthritis), early menopause at 36, and a sudden loss of peripheral vision in her left eye. But that life-changing call from her doctor came while she was in the car on an everyday errand: Her MRI had revealed a fatal brain tumour. “That drive was the most impactful 15 minutes of my life,” says Indie. “I realised I had spent the entirety of my adult life as a passenger and not the driver. I was going through the motions, doing what I thought was expected of me. It was…

Take a brain break Health tech has come a long way and one of the latest innovations is Wander120, a mind-wandering app developed by a Kiwi, which helps encourage creativity, boost problem-solving ability and improve mood. Apparently, it works by allowing your mind to flow freely for a while, which fires up a certain part of the brain called the Default-mode Network. This world-first app is available for Apple and Android. Child’s play Turns out the humble hula hoop is a powerful low-intensity exercise tool. Research by Finnish and US scientists has found that 13 minutes of hula hooping a day for six weeks can shrink your waistline, increase core strength, and reduce body fat and bad cholesterol. And it’s easy on joints. Get hooping! Hangry is real If you…

Spicy peanut butter ramen SERVES 1 PREP + COOK TIME 10 MINUTES 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter 1 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce 2 teaspoons gochugaru (see tip) 1 small garlic clove, crushed 1 green onion, sliced thinly 1 teaspoon sesame oil 2 x 70g instant noodle cakes fried egg, fresh coriander leaves, toasted sesame seeds and chunks of sliced cucumber, to serve crispy chilli oil, optional, for serving 1 Place peanut butter, soy sauce, gochugaru, garlic, green onion and sesame oil in a serving bowl; stir to combine. 2 Cook instant noodle cakes following packet instructions. Using tongs, remove the noodles from the water and place directly into the serving bowl with the peanut butter mixture; toss to combine. 3 Serve noodles topped with a fried egg, fresh coriander leaves, toasted sesame seeds and cucumber. Accompany…

Zucchini Greek salad SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 15 MINUTES 1 small red onion (100g), sliced thinly 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 4 medium (480g) zucchini 200g fetta 400g heirloom tomatoes, sliced thickly 250g marinated olives ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 Combine onion and vinegar in a small bowl. Stand for 5 minutes to pickle. 2 Meanwhile, using a spiraliser or julienne peeler, cut zucchini into long noodles. Cut fetta into 1cm slices, then cut into triangles. 3 Drain onion, reserving the pickling liquid. Arrange the zucchini, tomatoes, onion, fetta and olives in layers on a large platter. 4 Whisk oil and reserved pickling liquid in a small jug until combined; season to taste. Drizzle dressing over salad just before serving; season with pepper. Not suitable to freeze.…

“I always introduce myself as a multi-hyphen creative,” says Gemma Pranita, a photographer, podcaster and business educator who relished the opportunity to create something unique for the holiday rental market. “My husband and I call it an enjoyable investment. We wanted a business that generates revenue, but with the purpose to enjoy it. We block out a few weeks a year for our family.” Creating something magical on a budget was no small feat – especially with a tight renovation timeline. “I knew I didn’t want to do an all-white Hamptons inspired beach house. I wanted an explosion of colour.” And that’s a goal she has most certainly achieved. To create this point of difference, Gemma simply followed her heart, manifesting a spectacular home that was planned to the tiniest…

Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith, A&U The “Saint’s Staircase” hangs from the volcanic rock cliffs of the once thriving town of Valetto, the last remnant of a house where a disciple of Francis of Assisi lived until an earthquake hit in 1695. “The spiral staircase appears to float, a twist of wrought iron eerily suspended between the chestnut groves below and the twelfth-century spire above”, writes author Dominic Smith. This engrossing novel is packed with such evocative descriptions that immediately pull us into seductive Umbria. Here, centuries of history are layered not just into the buildings and landscape, but the people. As the novel opens, we are in 2011 in Valetto, where just 10 residents remain in a town that once boasted 3000. In WWII it was a haven…

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