Innholdsfortegnelse for 1806 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

Two young children at home, a packed schedule of royal engagements and a baby due in May – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is soldiering on! Kate (36), who was dressed from head-to-toe in blue, was at Roe Green Junior School in London to talk about child mental health. As well as speaking, the royal sat in on one of the lessons. Meanwhile, Prince William (35) looks to have grown a bit more hair at another appearance in London since debuting his buzz cut last week. The new look was such a shock to the British public that bookmakers are now taking bets on whether or not the hairstyle will remain for his brother Prince Harry’s upcoming nuptials, or even if he’ll get a hair transplant! #…

“OMG, look at my hair! What am I wearing? I’m so ridiculously young. Oh, do you remember that story?” That’s the chorus from Kevin Milne, Kerre McIvor and Liane Clarke as they glance through old photographs from their days on Fair Go, at our special reunion photoshoot. There’s lots of shrieking and laughter as they catch up and remember the way things were. Fair Go is one of this country’s most-beloved TV shows and now it’s celebrating 40 years of battling con artists and making sure Kiwis get what they pay for. Over that time, many well-known broadcasters have been part of the Fair Go team, among them a young Kerre. She was 21 and fresh from a stint presenting Video Dispatch, a 1980s current affairs slot for young people,…

It’s normally her recipes that have people raving. But of late, it’s Nigella Lawson’s remarkable transformation that’s got everyone talking. The food writer started losing weight a couple of years ago and is now a size 12, down from a 16. And after previously slamming fad diets and saying she eats what she wants, she has revealed that the key to her new shape is yoga and stretching. “I do yoga three times a week,” she says. “I have to do something I enjoy, otherwise I wouldn’t do it. The older I get, the more I realise I have got to do lots of stretching. So even if I’m not doing yoga, I make myself do lots of stretching.” Nigella (58) does Iyengar yoga, which she describes as “rather slow”…

“I did overhear them talking about stuff where, ‘Well, maybe we should take somebody out’’’ It was one of the biggest scandals in sporting history. In 1994, champion ice skater Nancy Kerrigan was bashed in a vicious attempt to kneecap her and the finger of blame was pointed at her rival Tonya Harding. Nearly 25 years later, the incident continues to make headlines. There has been a slew of TV programmes over the years and the feature film I, Tonya has reignited interest in the case. And after years of denying her involvement in planning the attack, Tonya recently admitted in an interview that she overheard a conversation among the men convicted – one of whom talked about “taking somebody out” – several months before Nancy was attacked with a…

‘You don’t have to be great, you just have to get out there and strut your stuff’ Anyone could be forgiven for wistfully glancing at figure skaters gliding around an ice rink and thinking, “Oh, there’s no way I could ever do that!” But meet two Cantabrians who might just change your mind. Jeanne Begej and John Gilmour are part of a club that shows anyone can get on the ice and age is no barrier! If you head along to the Canterbury Masters Figure Skating Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Alpine Ice, you’ll find a range of different people lacing up their boots and hitting the ice. Jeanne is the woman to thank for that. She’s been skating since she was a teenager and amazingly, at the…

POKE BOWL MAKES 2 ½ fresh pineapple 2 tbsp fresh coriander 1 tbsp white sesame seeds 2 cups cooked brown rice 300g fresh salmon fillet, cubed ¼ cup edamame beans 1 fresh chilli, sliced 1 avocado, halved and sliced 1 red capsicum, sliced into thin strips 2 spring onions, thinly sliced ½ cup seaweed salad TO SERVE Japanese mayonnaise (available from the international aisle in supermarkets) Pickled ginger Black and white sesame seeds, for garnishing Soy sauce 1 Cube the pineapple and place in a small bowl. Finely chop the coriander and add to the pineapple with the first measure of white sesame seeds. Stir together and set aside. 2 Evenly distribute the rice between two dinner bowls. On top, begin layering the ingredients in an orderly way, starting with…

Epilation exhilaration! Whether you want to spend just a few dollars at the supermarket for a quick fix or a lot more at a specialist clinic to get longer-lasting results, hair removal is one of those beauty chores we deal with in our own way. Here are some options to suit all budgets. Save  For just a few dollars, a razor is the most cost-effective way of getting rid of unwanted hair fast. The key to a smooth shave is to partner your razor with some sort of gel or cream that will soften the hairs, provide lubrication for the razor to glide over and keep the skin hydrated at the same time. Try (1) Bic Soleil Savvy Disposable Razor, $9.99 (four-pack), which has a moisturising strip to give a…

I’ve spent the summer rediscovering the glory of a good bran muffin. I seem to remember eating a lot of them in my childhood, then they went out of fashion. But I thoroughly recommend making these again. They freeze well for kids’ lunchboxes and I take one out of the freezer every morning for my lunch. The bran is great added fibre but you must also serve them with lashings of butter! I can thank Kiwi chef Al Brown for my summer of bran muffins as I found this recipe in his new book Eat Up New Zealand. MAKES 12 1 cup plain flour 2 cups bran ½ cup sugar ¾ cup sultanas 1 egg 1 cup milk ½ cup golden syrup 2 tbsp butter, plus extra for greasing and…

The first cruise I went on was a disaster. Cruising around French Polynesia, we endured 10 days of very average weather, two days of very rough seas in a very pokey cabin and a scary screeching siren at 5am one day when a passenger died onboard. I wasn’t keen to go on another. That was until I won an eight-day Seine River, France cruise playing The AM Show’s 9 in 10 game on Radio Live. River cruising, I very quickly discovered, is much more relaxing than ocean cruising. I felt the stress and strain of a long-haul flight melt away as we sailed gently away from Paris towards Normandy in our beautiful panoramic suite on Avalon Waterways’ Tapestry II. Sated from the first of many fine dinners and copious amounts…

HAIR, HAIR! Our youngest granddaughter was sitting beside her grandpa when she peered upwards and asked, “Poppy, how come you’ve got no hair on your head?” Teasing, he replied, “When I was young, I got in a fight with some naughty boys and they pulled it out!” Bella Rosie remarked, “And then they poked it up your nose?” J Costello, Auckland A LITTLE ARITHMETIC My niece came to visit and I asked how old she was. “I’m 11,” she replied. “But you were only five last year,” I said. Her reply? “Five last year and six this year – that makes 11!” R Antwell, November 23, 1981 BONE-HEADED I called into a new supermarket to buy some bones and have a look around. But, like many others, I also bought…

After travelling the world for work, Tammy settled back home in New Zealand and now lives in Otorohanga with her dairy farmer husband and three children. She self-published six novels through the website Amazon before landing an international book deal. This novel was inspired by... “ As with all my books, I get inspiration from a character first. They tend to pop into my head and beg for their story to be told. In this case, it was Maddy. I had the idea of this troubled young woman whose life was effectively on hold due to her being a carer.” The most challenging thing about writing the book was... “Making sure I was as authentic as possible. When I started writing, I had no idea of the scope of teenagers…

It’s a dreadful feeling, realising you have misplaced something precious. It happened to me last weekend. The husband and I were getting ready to go kayaking. We had to get a wriggle on as the tide was about to turn and we were taking the kayak on the harbour. If we left it too late, we would end up stranded, forced to wade through stinking mud back to shore, carrying a 30kg kayak on our shoulders. Although I love my husband very much, I doubt our marriage could survive such a trial. So, hence the need for haste. Tom was lashing the kayak onto the roof of the car, while I raced around collecting towels, water, sunscreen and sunglasses. I wrenched my engagement ring off my finger and put it…

For those of you who r ead my editorial last week, you’ll know I had my own Ever est to climb over the weekend in the form of a thr ee-door kit-set wardrobe. To say I wasn’t looking forwar d to assembling it is an understatement and I very nearly caved when our sub-editor Michelle kindly told me about a local service you can hire to do the job for you. I had their number in my hand when I sat down, alr eady exhausted fr om just unpacking every single piece of the darn thing, when I had a very sideways thought. Stick with me – I thought of our PM! See, the news of Jacinda Ar dern’s pregnancy was less than 24 hours old at that stage and…

When Anna Thomas landed her job presenting Fair Go alongside Kevin Milne in the mid-1990s, the head honchos at the TV network suggested she could do with losing a few kilos. The producer at the time wasn’t having a bar of it and Anna and fellow Fair Go star Raewyn Rasch ended up starring on a Weekly cover that read: “Damn the dieting”. “We were size 14 and proud of it,” recalls Anna. She describes her eight-year stint on the show as a wonderful time of her life. “It was such a privilege being able to go into people’s homes and help solve their problems.” There were lots of complaints about ACC back then and Anna helped people campaign for payouts. “I even managed to get a law change through…

He’s nearing 80, but you’d be forgiven for thinking Neil Diamond is invincible as he continues to rock stages and lead huge singalongs across the globe – at least, until now. Neil shocked fans last week as he announced with “great reluctance and disappointment” his immediate retirement from concert touring, while on his 50 Year Anniversary World Tour bound for Australia and New Zealand. Making the statement one day before his 77th birthday, the crooner revealed doctors advised him to stop touring after diagnosing him with Parkinson’s disease. “I have been so honoured to bring my shows to the public for the past 50 years,” he said. “I plan to remain active for a long time to come. My thanks goes out to my loyal and devoted audiences around the…

As the golden girl of New Zealand swimming, Lauren Boyle enjoyed a long and fruitful career winning a glut of championship medals on the international stage. Known for her relentless pursuit of excellence and tough-as-teak work ethic, few swimmers could match the incredible record of the freestyle specialist. Yet after retiring from the sport in August following surgery on a long-standing hip injury, the Aucklander – who was inspired to pursue her Olympic goals watching Kiwi swim hero Danyon Loader land two gold medals at the 1996 Games in Atlanta – faced the familiar question of, “What next?” “To go from thinking about swimming every day to doing something entirely different has been a big change,” admits the three-time Olympian (30), who took up a role in institutional banking with…

1 With a tightening, firming, moisture-boosting formula and a rolling applicator to apply it with, Elizabeth Arden ’s new Ceramide Lift and Firm Sculpting Gel, $151, is hot on our list of things to try. Roll it along the jawline, neck and under cheekbones in an upwards motion, morning and night. 3 Dr LeWinn’s has three new products joining its Eternal Youth Range. A Foaming Mousse Cleanser, $34.99, a Skin Polishing Exfoliant (with activated charcoal), $34.99, and an Overnight Recovery Complex, $79.99. They are all formulated with rejuvenating ingredients that will help illuminate your skin and make it look younger. 2 A little bit of eye definition can help turn back the clock and there’s plenty to play with in Revlon’s new ColorStay Eye Collection. Fill and groom brows with…

I know, I know, I’ve said I hate agaves. But that was before climate change. Now I’m beginning to see the advantages of something that doesn’t want to drink the entire contents of the water tank in a few weeks over summer. Even better, you can’t tell when it’s thirsty. Agave means “noble” and the ones we tend to grow in New Zealand like full sun, a frost-free environment, well-drained soil, a bit of compost and the occasional feed of low nitrogen fertiliser. Pests are not an issue, although in the US, they’re attacked by the agave snout weevil, which is actually an insect, not an animal. A warning, though: don’t buy an agave on the strength of how they look when they’re babies. Agaves may seem adorable when they…

AQUARIUS 21 Jan – 19 Feb You’d like some extra cash and, being resourceful, you will easily achieve it. You will use a certain creative talent you possess and before you know it, you will have exactly the right amount in your pocket. People will love what you make or present – in fact, there may be a new business here. Think about whether you’d like to work for yourself. If you already do, it might be time to diversify. PISCES Feb 20 – Mar 20 Your family think you’d rather be off on another adventure than spending time with them and that is absolutely the case. Yes, you’d love to be out there experiencing new things, but it doesn’t mean you love them any less. Remind them of this…

FILM MOLLY’S GAME RATING R13  In a movie about the life of Molly Bloom – a woman who ran exclusive poker games for the rich and famous – one might think the story would be ruled by her celebrity clients, who once included Ben Affleck and Leonardo DiCaprio. But this gripping film refreshingly leaves out the Hollywood names to instead chart Molly’s fascinating rise from being an Olympic skiing hopeful bound for Harvard Law School to America’s “poker princess”. This film is so engrossing, you won’t want it to end and it’s hard to believe it’s based on a true story. Jessica Chastain puts in a stellar performance as Molly that rightly earnt her a Golden Globe nomination. Ellen Mackenzie…

Colin Hogg is an author and a New Zealand Woman’s Weekly columnist. His latest book is Take the High Road. My favourite book ever is... The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations by Ned Sherrin. It’s timeless (as favourite books need to be) and brilliant for a quick laugh. In the Housework chapter, for instance, here’s Joan Rivers on the subject: “I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes – and six months later, you have to start all over again.” My book of the moment is... The Vanity Fair Diaries 1983-1992 by Tina Brown is a name-dropping diary-style romp through the years that expat Brit Tina Brown edited the great US glossy mag. She’s never nasty, but she does dish lots…

He was known as Fair Go’s most dogged investigator. In fact, reporter Carol Hirschfeld used to call him Secret Squirrel because he’d disappear to quietly dig for the facts. Philip Alpers, now 69, still remembers what made a good story. “If I opened a letter and felt annoyed at what seemed to have been done to a person, then I’d chase it. I had to have that feeling that I wanted to do something about it. Philip was there for the early days of the show when it was filmed live down at Wellington’s Avalon Studios, and that involved some long days. “I was an early riser, so I’d be in the office at 5am or 6am to start putting the script together. At lunchtime I’d go to the dressing…

This is the story of a princess and a barman. For their engagement pictures, the princess donned a pre-worn Erden dress and a ring that experts speculate cost a mere $13,000. The barman, who grew up to become a wine merchant, wore a broad smile. Of course, Eugenie (27) – daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson – is a very modern princess, who holds down a job in the art world. Her fiancé, Jack Brooksbank (31), comes from a well-established and wealthy family, and went to the $66,000-a-year school attended by Harry’s ex-girlfriends Chelsy Davy and Florence Brudenell-Bruce. Their wedding, taking place later this year at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, will be a romantic confection of royalty, show business and old friends but, insists one of her…

‘Cruelty might be very human and it might be very cultural, but it’s not acceptable’ With all the horror stories coming out of Hollywood lately, it’s nice to hear a star say something positive about the film industry for a change. “It’s very hard for me to not also see the good in the movie business,” admits Jodie Foster. “It raised me to be an ethical person.” That might seem surprising, given that Jodie’s breakthrough role was as a child prostitute in 1976’s Taxi Driver. “Everybody was concerned that maybe my morals would be corrupted, but they really couldn’t have been more interested in my welfare,” Jodie says of co-starring with Robert De Niro in director Martin Scorsese’s dark drama. “I was raised by these wonderful brothers and fathers who…

As the summer goes on and the evenings continue to be warm and balmy, I find myself wanting meals that are more of a throw-together – no fuss, no bother, barely any dishes to wash up afterwards and, most importantly, still super-tasty. Mix it up! Send your foodie thoughts and questions to Nici: nwickes@bauermedia.co.nz Smoked fish on bruschetta SERVES 2 A friend gave me a smoked fish the other day. I was reminded of a beautiful dish I’d had in which smoked fish was paired with lightly-cooked onions, steeped in a fruity vinegar, then served with a handful of plumped-up currants, pickled cucumber and lemon zest. This is heaven on a plate. ¼ cup white wine or fruity vinegar ¼ cup water 2 tbsp caster sugar 1 onion, thinly sliced…

Take a break! Heading away for the long weekend and you don’t know what to pack? Opt for bright and bold prints in man-made textiles for ease. Here are my must-haves to keep you ready for anything. A RELAXED JACKET • Travelling with a jacket is hard as you want to be able to unpack and wear it immediately without pulling out the ironing board! • This stunning drape-belted blazer from EziBuy is unstructured and won’t crumple. It can be worn with and without the belt and it’s perfect for dressing up denim – just add some soft gold accessories and you’re ready to go anywhere. CROPPED PANTS •A flowing, floral pair of culottes can take you anywhere and these ones from Portmans are simply perfect. Worn here with a…

Back to the classics! Rediscover the classic Kiwi bran muffin, how to clean up your pots and give your roses a treat after the long hot summer. READER LETTER OF THE WEEK Dear Wendyl I would really like to stop using commercial shampoo. Do you have a recipe for shampoo I can make myself? Many thanks, Ruth Dear Ruth, I always get letters and emails fr om people wanting to know how to make their own shampoo. Not so long ago, women used to wash their hair with a bit of soap, not the luxurious concoctions that ar e available now. I’m a great believer in “simple is best” and if you wash your hair as naturally as possible, then there isn’t any need for conditioner or treatments because it…

Respect yourself There has been a lot of outrage in the news recently about men’s treatment of women. I am 70 years old and when I was young, there were many unpleasant incidents, but we learned not to put ourselves in situations where serious problems could occur, such as accepting rides from strangers or walking in secluded areas. My father told me when I was a teenager that it was up to women to set the standards and I can remember thinking everyone should be responsible for their own behaviour. So come on girls, behave respectfully and responsibly. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge always looks very attractive and is modest, and look who she attracted! V Campbell, Northland Do you agree with V Campbell’s opinions? Have your say and share your…

Make way for a hot new Kiwi writing talent! Actually, Tammy Robinson isn’t all that new because she’s been self-publishing her stories for years, but now they’ve gone mainstream. Differently Normal will be on sale in bookshops in the UK and Australia, as well as here in New Zealand. Tammy is a natural storyteller who writes the kind of books that make you laugh, cry and everything in between. She’s sort of a Kiwi answer to romance novelist Nicholas Sparks. Differently Normal is about a young woman named Maddy. She’s coping with a charming but irresponsible mother, caring for her autistic younger sister and working in a dead-end job to help pay the bills. She can’t seem to have a “normal” life – whether that means going for after-work drinks…

For a while back there, it was a contest between which would end first, the holidays or my marriage. No, don’t panic – I’m exaggerating, but only slightly. It’s just that the two of us aren’t entirely used to being home alone together for days on end and sometimes the adjustment gets a little bumpy. Not unlike landing at Wellington Airport. At one point, my dearly beloved wife was driven to shout, “You’re driving me crazy with all your cleaning up after me,” which rather hurt my feelings. Though I might be exaggerating there a bit too about my feelings. But all I’d done was pull the plug out of the kitchen sink. I might also have washed a pot, which turned out to have contained some sauce she’d made…