Innholdsfortegnelse for 1710 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

Love is actually all around again for Liam Neeson and Thomas Brodie-Sangster! The pair, who played stepdad and stepson in the hit Christmas flick Love Actually, were spotted filming a sequel of sorts in London last week on the same bench they sat on as Daniel and Sam in 2003. While Thomas has certainly done some growing up since his breakout role nearly 14 years ago – he’s 26 and recently starred in Game of Thrones – Liam (64) is looking younger than he did more than a decade ago, if that’s possible! Also joining the duo was Olivia Olsen (24) who portrayed the love of young Sam’s life, Joanna, and Liam’s on-off girlfriend Freya St Johnston (42). The sequel – which features the movie’s original stars, Colin Firth, Hugh…

Former teen heart-throb David Cassidy has revealed he is suffering from dementia. After the 66-year-old singer struggled through a show in Los Angeles – slurring his speech, forgetting his words and falling over – fans feared the recovering alcoholic had started drinking again. But The Partridge Family star says he has dementia and will stop performing. His mother, actress Evelyn Ward, had the disease and David was scared his problems with his memory could be a sign he had it too. “I was in denial, but a part of me knew this was coming.” He says he now wants to “focus on what I am, who I am and how I’ve been without any distractions.”…

Film director Jack Nicol has travelled the length of the country in his quest to bring one of our most unconventional national sports – shearing – to the silver screen. His documentary, No 1 Stand, follows four women chasing their dreams to make it in the cut-throat world that is the Golden Shears. “I’m a born-and-bred Aucklander,” laughs Jack, whose previous work includes three years of post-production on The Hobbit. “So I’m a townie through and through, but I’d always been sort of fascinated by shearing, I’ve always thought it was pretty cool.” He spent most of 2015 researching the industry before approaching the NZ Film Commission last year for help with funding. Teaming up with Miss Conception Film’s Georgina Condor and Ainsley Gardiner (of Kombi Nation and Boy fame),…

EASY PARFAITS MAKES 6 300ml thickened cream 150g sweetened condensed milk 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped 8 shortbread biscuits 125g punnet raspberries ½ cup lemon curd 1 In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the cream, condensed milk and vanilla together for 4-5 minutes or until doubled in volume. 2 Place the biscuits in a resealable bag and seal. Wrap in a tea towel and place on a stable chopping board. Using a rolling pin, lightly crush the biscuits. 3 Arrange 6 dessert glasses on a tray. Reserve 2 tablespoons of biscuit crumbs, then sprinkle half the remaining crumbs among glasses. 4 Spoon half the cream mixture, half the berries and curd into the glasses. Repeat the layers, finishing with reserved biscuit crumbs. Chill, then serve.…

As we get ready to greet autumn, it’s time to soothe any negative effects of those long, hot summer days on your skin. Take on board these top tips and indulge in some moisture-boosting goodies. Cleansers When washing your face morning and night – and maybe more often in the heat – it makes sense to use a gentle, creamy formula. Avoid anything too foamy or soapy as these tend to dry out skin and disturb its natural pH balance. 1 Avène Tolerance Extreme Cleansing Lotion, $49.90. Less is more when it comes to ingredients in this cleanser so there’s no chance of stripping or irritating your skin. 2 Trilogy Cream Cleanser, $43.90. Massage this blend of evening primrose, jojoba and rosehip oils in a creamy base over damp skin…

To some of us, it comes naturally. But even if it doesn’t, there are ways to enhance your emotional intelligence (EQ) to help you manage your feelings and be a good friend. “When you tap into your EQ, you gain a better understanding of what makes people tick, so it’s easier to respond to challenging situations appropriately,” reveals life coach Domonique Bertolucci. Being in touch with your emotions also makes it easier to manage stress and be a more effective communicator, which can improve your relationships and likelihood of achieving goals. STEP 1 Tune in to your feelings Enhancing your own EQ starts by learning how to recognise your own emotions. Say, when the bus whizzes past your stop despite you flagging the driver. Ask yourself what you’re feeling at…

DIFFICULTY RATING YOU WILL NEED • .12 x 50g balls Bella Baby Marvel Soft Baby 4ply – main colour (M) • .1 x 50g ball Bella Baby Marvel Soft Baby 4ply – contrast colour (C) • .1 pair 5.00mm knitting needles, or size needed for correct tension • . Scissors • .Yarn needle • .Measuring tape SIZE Width: 92cm, length: 120cm (approx). Tension: 19 sts x 25 rows to 10cm over stocking st, using 5.00mm needles and 2 strands of yarn together. ABBREVIATIONS beg = begin/ing K = knit P = purl patt = pattern RS = right side sl = slip st/s = stitch/es tog = together WS = wrong side PANEL A (MAKE 1) Using 5.00mm needles and 2 strands each of M tog, cast on 29 sts.…

PISCES Feb 20 – Mar 20 You will have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. There are times when you just have to do it. At first there will be nobody around to help, however, within a couple of hours, you will have a work force that is ready, willing and able. There is a great deal of laughter, and what could have been a long and difficult job turns out quite the opposite. ARIES Mar 21 – Apr 20 Be a careful, your inhibitions are low at the moment and you could be tempted to do something outside your normal routine. Of course do be careful because it will also affect your love life. You might approach someone you would never have dreamed of before…

Celebrate our history with the fascinating and fun Te Radar’s Chequered Past. It’s a history show like no other and Te Radar, the host of the series, reveals he almost didn’t make it through filming. “I actually almost died!” Te Radar reveals. “I wrote this wonderful opening with me riding in on a horse, but the horse was bad-tempered and he ejected me from the saddle. The worst thing was, it wasn’t even on camera!” Despite the near miss, the Kiwi comedian is ecstatic about the new show. “For so long, people have said, ‘We don’t really have any history in New Zealand, it’s only a couple of hundred years old.’ But we have all the stories that they have overseas and this show proves it!” Te Radar’s Chequered Past,…

She is a former teacher who has been writing for more than 30 years and this is her twentieth novel. At 73, she has been married twice and now lives alone in London. On never having to retire... “The nice luxury about being a writer is that you can just go on and on. I wrote my first book when my youngest daughter was three; now she’s 43 and I’m still at it.” On why she believes writers create their best work after the age of 35... “You need to have got a lot of living under your belt and that includes the pain as well as the joy.” On her writing habits... “I often write at the kitchen table and haven’t yet succumbed to the computer, so everything is…

I have to confess – when it comes to sporting matters, I’m not exactly in my element. I’m more likely to duck when someone yells “catch!” (which Assistant Editor Kelly is quite fond of doing, though I’m just happy we have her around to be our resident expert in such matters). But I’m still getting pretty excited about a major sporting event that is heading our way in a mere 50 or so days. In case it’s flown under your radar , the World Masters Games is taking place in Auckland and its surrounds this April, and will see 25,000 athletes from New Zealand and around the globe compete in 28 sports. It’s the biggest sporting event we’ll see in our country in a decade. It’s a little different from…

‘My whole family have been through a difficult time. My focus is my children, our children’ She’s not given to outbursts of emotion in public. But Angelina Jolie struggled to hold back the tears when she talked about her divorce for the first time in an interview. The mum-of-six looked extremely upset as she referred to the end of her 12-year relationship with Brad Pitt as “a very difficult time”. “Many people find themselves in this situation,” she said during an interview with the BBC. “My whole family have been through a difficult time. My focus is my children, our children.” She added, “We are and forever will be a family and so that is how I am coping. I am coping with finding a way through to make sure…

‘If you have learned throughout your life what revives and replenishes your spirit, you keep it young’ If Ian could turn the clock back 50 years to when he was just starting his acting career, he would tell himself to trust his instincts. He would also remind his younger self to watch people who are good at what they do to learn from them. That’s a strategy he managed to figure out fairly quickly. “I’ve always been a magpie, picking things up from others. When we made Sleeping Dogs (the ground-breaking 1977 film Ian wrote and starred in), we were making it up as we went along, there was nobody to tell us. We found people who had done it before, employed them and learned from them.” When it came…

Just two months after the tragic early death of Carrie Fisher, Star Wars fans were left reeling when the news broke that her co-star Mark Hamill had died. Fortunately, the tweet announcing Mark’s death was debunked as a fake by Mark himself, who tweeted, “Don’t rush me, already!” The tweet that claimed Mark had passed away looked like it came from Sky News but was a fake account called @SkyNiews. His fans were furious, saying it was in bad taste, especially in light of Carrie’s recent death. Luckily, Mark (65) is very much alive and well. In 2015, he reprised his character Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and he also appears in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, which is due for release later this…

It’s a brave man who embarks on a Twitter battle with a woman who is so good with words she used them to create a billion-dollar empire. Or a not very bright one. Piers Morgan may have a background as a journalist, but he lost a social media war of words with Harry Potter author JK (Jo) Rowling after they found themselves at loggerheads over US President Donald Trump. The Brit pair’s Twitter spat began after ardent Trump supporter Piers refused to describe the president’s travel ruling as a Muslim ban during an appearance on a US talk show. One of the other guests, comedian Jim Jefferies, used expletives to lash out at Piers, which met with Jo’s approval. She tweeted, “Yes, watching Piers Morgan being told to f*** off…

Beverley Aldridge sighs. She knows there are those who see her and her fellow Otamatea Grey Power members as a bunch of old hippies just wanting to get stoned legally. But it couldn’t be further from the truth, the 75-year-old and chapter president says. “None of us smoke cannabis and none of us want to,” the Northland grandmother and colitis sufferer stresses. The group were rapped over the knuckles by the Grey Power bosses last year after unanimously supporting a petition calling for Parliament to re-legalise cannabis, but Beverley says they aren’t backing down. “We are all passionate about being able to grow a few cannabis plants in our gardens, like broccoli or what have you, so we can alleviate the symptoms of ailments that we are now being subjected…

It’s getting a bit cooler in the morning and at night, so it is time to switch out the summery dresses and skirts for a pair of trousers, but which style suits you? Why not get shopping and find out. Harem style • Softly draping harem-style pants continue to trend for 2017 and can be easily dressed up or down. • Decjuba’s fine pleat harem pants are a style that works perfectly with a simple tee and denim jacket. Worn here with classic sneakers, the trousers look equally good with high heels. • Keep your tops short to give your waist definition if you are wearing this type of trouser. PANTS $119.90 from DECJUBA. JACKET $119.99 from MAX. BAG $54.90 from COLETTE BY COLETTE HAYMAN. TEE $19.99 and SHOES $49.99…

How to keep your toothbrush clean of germs, scent your linen with rose and make a lovely lemon pudding. I love the smell of roses and this year, I planted out 10 bushes so now I have a constant supply of beautifully fragrant roses in my house. In the winter, I plan to plant another ten, so I’ll be in rose heaven! ROSE-SCENTED LINEN We’ve all heard of scenting our linen with lavender, but why not try rose? Add a cup of rosewater to the final rinse of your sheets, then hang them on the line to air dry. You can also sprinkle rosewater over your sheets before ironing them. Add a cup of rosewater to your delicates when washing them or to your towels in the final rinse for…

It always surprises me that I can adamantly dislike something one year, then adore it the next. This applies to clothes, colours, music, cars, interior design and, of course, plants. While it’s disappointing to be so wishy-washy, it at least ensures variety in the house and garden. Chop and change! Waitangi Day came and went this year without me planting my usual token native to celebrate. At that time, there’d been no rain in the Far North for several weeks so planting anything was out of the question. Sadly, it didn’t seem to stop me from buying plants, which were corralled by the vegetable garden, a location that ensured they’d get watered by the tap until nature got back on the case. Amongst the collection were a few pseudopanax, leftovers…

Double the joy It was nice to read about “George and Amal’s sweet surprise” (27.02.17). The smiles on the couple’s faces show their excitement. And to have twins, their joy is doubled! Being a grandparent is an honour which, if you are fortunate, time bestows. It’s a magical thing that happens when a parent becomes a grandparent. Grandparents must be celebrated too as they fill their grandchildren’s world with so much love. Weekly Fan, Christchurch $100 WINNING LETTER A feather in her cap I was born in 1930 and by the time I was seven, I was not only reading my mother’s Weekly, but I was sending contributions to the Pixie Pages. Nothing was being printed, but I kept trying. Being an only child, I had no playmates, other than…

Early on in her long career, writer Joanna Trollope became known as the queen of the “Aga Saga”. An Aga is a posh, expensive cooker and she got the label because her novels tend to be domestic dramas set amongst middle-class English women. I bet it annoys the hell out of her, though, because it’s a patronising way of describing emotional, truthful stories about people most of us will relate to – friends, couples and families. And that, in a nutshell, is what City of Friends is all about. Stacey, Beth, Melissa and Gaby have been friends since university. Now they’re all high-flying women living in London, successful in their careers, with relationships and/ or children. Life isn’t perfect for any of them, but it certainly seems pretty good. Then…

‘When there is a lovely day, for instance, it seems like a precious gift, a thing you have to do something with’ We didn’t move to Wellington for the weather and it’s important we keep reminding ourselves of that. Well, that’s what we say as gales shake the house and the rain comes at us sideways, while we also try not to think about the fact that it’s high summer here. But it’s not the weather that’s the real challenge with Wellington, it’s the climate. “I think I can see something pink down in the bush,” I mentioned to my darling the other day. “That’ll be my new top,” she said. “I wondered where it was.” She’d hung it on the clothes line, but our clothes often blow away in…

‘I’m not sure people understand the enormity of World Masters and the standard of the athletes’ Lady Raewyn Henry isn’t very keen on being in the limelight. In fact, she actively tries to shun it. “I’ve managed to avoid doing this for 10 years and now look at me,” she grumbles, inspecting a selection of clothes the Weekly’s stylist has brought for our exclusive photoshoot. But smiling, she declares herself ready. “Right, let’s get on with it!” As far as former teacher Raewyn’s concerned, her place is beside a netball court or in a classroom, not in the pages of a magazine. But if there’s one thing that can convince the coaching legend, and wife of former All Black coach Sir Graham Henry, to venture outside her comfort zone and…

As far as girls’ holidays go, it’ll be pretty hard to top Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling’s epic New Zealand escapade! The trio of Hollywood heavy-hitters has been making the most of their movie shoot in Aotearoa, where they’re filming scenes for Disney’s upcoming film A Wrinkle in Time. But while the ladies have been professing their wonder and love for our fair shores – and posting up a storm to social media during their stay – locals in Wanaka, where the flick has primarily been shot, say the feeling is mutual. Residents of the gorgeous Central Otago town say the superstars have been warm, engaging and happy to stop for a chat. The trio was spotted out and about last week along with 20 crew members at…

‘My son will never get to know someone I thought was the most special person’ As celebrity friendships go, this one seems particularly unusual. The late Carrie Fisher and crooner James Blunt were apparently great friends, and the British singer has paid an emotional tribute to the Star Wars actress and revealed she may have had an eerie foreboding about her own death. James (42) has opened up about staying with Carrie at her Los Angeles home in 2003 while he was recording his debut album Back to Bedlam. “She put a cardboard cut-out of herself as Leia outside my room with her date of birth and date of death on her forehead,” he says. He can’t remember the exact date she put for her death, but it was around…

Despite being born into music royalty as the beloved only child of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, and growing up to marry the Prince of Pop, Michael Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley has never really had a charmed life. Now all her dirty linen is being aired in public thanks to a bitter feud with her fourth ex-husband, musician Michael Lockwood. Lisa Marie (49) claims the couple’s eight-year-old twin girls, Finley and Harper, were taken into protective custody after she found hundreds of inappropriate and disturbing photographs of children on Michael’s computer. “I was shocked and horrified, and sick to my stomach,” says the mum-of-four in court papers filed as part of her divorce from Michael (55). However, her mother, Priscilla Presley (71), says the twins are with…

In the middle of winter, you’ll be pleased you spent a bit of time bottling or pickling some of summer’s fine bounty. Send your foodie thoughts and questions to Nici: nwickes@bauermedia.co.nz Peach & kaffir lime chutney MAKES 3-4 jars This chutney makes a great pairing for seafood, such as crumbed fish, or try it with sticky pork or other Asian-inspired dishes like soy chicken. 5kg peaches, peeled, destoned and diced 1 large onion, diced 200g brown sugar 250ml cider vinegar 1 tsp cardamon 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp turmeric 4 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded 1 In a large saucepan, gently bring all the ingredients to a simmer and cook until thickened – about 35-45 minutes. 2 Spoon into hot, sterilised jars and secure the lids. 3 Wipe jars…

Leaky gut syndrome is a disorder that many people struggle with but don’t know it. It’s linked to health concerns ranging from abdominal pain and mood changes to lowered immunity, however, the condition is not yet fully understood. “One of the biggest misconceptions about the gut is that we eat food and a few hours later we go to the toilet, but it’s actually more complex than that,” says gastroenterologist Dr Farzan Bahin.“The digestive system plays an important role in your body, particularly the small bowel, where most of your [nutrient] absorption takes place and where leaky gut has its effect.” By learning more about the causes of leaky gut, Dr Bahin says it’s possible to improve your digestion. “It’s about understanding that the gut has a far broader impact…

Paving is one of the best ways to transform an uninteresting outdoor area, as this design by homeowners Cynthia and Dave Hoban shows. Originally it was a 50 square metre area of metal adjoining their driveway, with a few stepping stones leading to the entrance. Cynthia wanted the area to be better defined, so she and Dave threw a few ideas around, collected some paving brochures and set about designing something that would give the space some style. “It was too big an area to do it all in paving and I wanted an oblong garden to avoid that ‘concrete jungle’ look,” Cynthia says. “The house is all square shapes so we did this area in keeping with that, staggering the paving to give it a more contemporary look. Dave…

What happens when the livestock next door enters your property and causes significant damage? What are the laws regarding this situation – and can you seek reimbursement? Creating boundaries! You’ve just moved to a new property in a rural area. Three deer escaped from a nearby farm and caused significant damage to newly planted trees and flowers in your garden. Is the deer farmer liable for your losses? Do you have to prove the farmer’s fencing was inadequate? Farmers are responsible for any of their livestock that wanders on private land and causes damage. It is the farmer’s duty to ensure their paddocks are adequately fenced. The fact the deer made a break for it either suggests the fences weren’t adequate or the farmer was careless in letting them escape…

CURDLED & WHEY I usually have a pottle of yoghurt with fruit for dessert. On a chilly day, I didn’t fancy a cold dessert so I popped the yoghurt in the oven to heat up. When I took the bowl out of the oven, I was faced with a bowl of curdled yoghurt. Some mothers do have them! I Ferguson, Dunedin SWEET ENDING He was looking at the bags of sweets at the supermarket. They were all 20c and more. Then wistfully to the attendant, he asked, “How much do I get for four cents?” She left the queue waiting while she filled a small but generous bag and handed it to her customer. He gave her four hot cents. We all felt that life was good. Mrs M Armstrong,…

British actress Emma Thompson has boldly embraced her new film Alone in Berlin set in 1940s Germany. Gone is the usual glamorous hair and make-up you might expect for a flick, and instead, we are treated to a raw and stripped back Emma in the historical drama based on Hans Fallada’s 1947 best-selling book. “This is not a story I was told while growing up,” says the Love Actually star. The movie is based on the real experiences of working-class German couple Otto (Brendan Gleeson) and Anna Quangel (Emma), who begin a resistance campaign against the Third Reich during World War II after the death of their son. “I realised I was completely brainwashed about Germany until I started reading about how many Germans felt as though they’d been invaded…

Matty McLean is the Breakfast weather presenter on TVNZ 1. My favourite book ever is… The Harry Potter series. It has brought me pure joy for close to 20 years now. I started reading the first book as a teenager and I still revisit them as a 30-year-old. I’m a proud Hufflepuff to this day and am not ashamed to admit I have a replica wand on hand. My book of the moment is… The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. It was recommended to me by someone on Twitter and instantly became the book I would suggest to anyone else who’d listen. It’s one of those incredibly brilliant stories you cannot put down and then all of a sudden, it’s 2am and you’re still turning the pages. You know…

‘When everyone has made an effort and dressed up, you feel foolish being the odd one out’ I love fancy dress. There’s something about putting on a costume and assuming another persona that appeals to the actress in me. Over the years, I’ve dressed up as all sorts of characters – Marie Antoinette, the Goodnight Kiwi, a delinquent schoolgirl for my friend Di’s “D” party – and I’ve revelled in playing the parts. Although I did have an uncharacteristic fail for my friend’s K party. My radio offsider Mark has a party at his family’s bach in Kuaotona every year to mark the end of summer holidays and the return to work. This year, everyone was to dress up as a K. The costume hire place used to be just…

QUEEN LATIFAH The Valentine’s Day actress was red-hot! While there’s a lot of crimson going on, the star pulled off her sexy look perfectly. And those earrings were a fun and flirty complement to her frock. LISA KUDROW We love this dress with the orange detail on the Friends star, but had she ditched the tights and added a necklace, this look would have been a winner. DANNII MINOGUE The lesser-known Minogue sister wowed in this off-the-shoulder teal gown. The cut highlighted the talent-show judge’s figure perfectly and we adore the sleeves! Gorgeous hair too. MELISSA RIVERS Can she see anything from behind that fringe? Sorry, Melissa – aside from her wrap dress being made of four different textiles that should never be paired together, it’s a hideous fit too.…

Well, this might be as close as we’ll ever get to seeing Her Majesty in slippers! Filming for the second season of the critically-acclaimed series The Crown is underway, with stars Claire Foy (32) and Matt Smith (34) spotted in character last week. Set in the ‘50s, Claire – who has won a Golden Globe and a SAG award for her portrayal of the Queen – worked her terracotta two-piece despite her Ugg boots, while Matt looked as dapper as ever in character as Prince Philip. A six-season story arc has been planned for The Crown, with show creator Peter Morgan (53) already looking to recast the series’ main roles, as the characters are ageing faster than the actors. “I feel that when we reach 1963-4, we’ve gone as far…