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Zara Tindall looked well rested when she and her daughter Mia stepped out to support Mike at the Celebrity Cup golf match in Wales. The trio enjoyed a day in the sun without new arrival Lena Elizabeth, who was born on June 18. Mike (39) has admitted things weren’t easy for him when Zara gave birth to their second child. “She almost ripped my head off, so it was difficult!” he joked. He also said that Zara (37) had been looking after the family in Lena’s first week while he was out at sporting events. “This is how amazing my wife is. I had a day off on Thursday, did a bit of feeding, and then played Friday, Saturday and Sunday.” And being dad to two little girls seems to…

Soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa shocked the opera world when she announced her retirement last year. The Kiwi star brought down the curtain on her glittering career at the age of 73, after deciding to focus on helping younger singers break into an ever-changing industry. A year on, Kiri says her greatest joy comes from seeing others succeed in the competitive world of opera. The celebrated soprano, who has not performed publicly for some time, admits, “I don’t want to hear my voice, it is in the past. When I’m teaching young singers and hearing beautiful young, fresh voices, I don’t want to put my voice next to theirs.“ Kiri was born Claire Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne and her recording of the Nuns’ Chorus from the Strauss operetta Casanova was…

It’s more than a month since Oprah Winfrey was a surprise guest at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but the television legend is still feeling the love from the romantic occasion. “It left me feeling that anything is possible through the power of love,” says Oprah. “What the Meghan and Harry moment symbolised for me are the possibilities that await us all when we choose love in any form. It gave us hope, that wedding. We all want to feel as radiant, joyful and alive as Meghan looked on her way down the aisle to meet Harry. Both of them were glowing with happiness.” The media mogul, who has been with longtime partner Stedman Graham (67) for 32 years, adds, “I can’t wait to see the goodness…

It looks as though sporty mum-to-be Pippa Middleton (34) has picked up a few maternity style tips from her sister Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (36). Pippa, who is expecting her first child with husband James Matthews (42), was spotted picking up groceries in London in a summery $107 white cotton dress from one of Kate’s favourite designers, Seraphine. It’s a busy time for Pippa, who recently had to move out of her $33 million London home due to extensive renovations she and James are undertaking. Their swanky pad already has a gym, an underground movie theatre and six bedrooms, but they have spent a further $2.3m on an extension. Pippa has made time to stay active throughout her pregnancy, though. In a recent column, she reasoned, “Take Serena Williams. She…

Tara Thorowgood saved her tears until dark in Thailand. When you see the devoted mum-of-three on Survivor New Zealand, she seems to be a calm, collected competitor, but the cameras didn’t catch her at night, when missing her kids hit her the most. “You get really cold at night. You’re shivering and that’s when you start to think, ‘I just want to be at home cuddling my kids in front of the fire.’ That for me was the hardest bit. I had a couple of sneaky cries all to myself, lying there thinking, ‘What am I doing?’” Having the confidence to apply for Survivor was a huge leap in the first place for Tara (45). She has struggled with depression on and off for the last 15 years. “I think,…

She’s known for her cutting one-liners as mean teen Lindsay McNamara on 800 Words, but when it comes to dishing out pain, Manon Blackman has just upped her game! The 21-year-old actress is playing New Zealand’s most infamous dominatrix Renée Chignell in TVNZ 1’s upcoming Sunday Theatre offering Mistress Mercy, and she smiles as she acknowledges she has some rather large, nine-inch leather boots to fill. “When I learnt I had an audition for the part, I did some research,” explains Manon, who wasn’t born in 1989 when the country was gripped by the murder case involving 18-year-old bondage and discipline mistress Renée, her 34-year-old lover Neville Walker and her client Peter Plumley-Walker (51), who died during a bondage session in their home dungeon in Auckland’s upmarket Remuera. “I thought,…

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Your immune system is supposed to keep diseases and infections at bay. But sometimes it gets carried away and doesn’t only attack invading organisms. Our immune systems are incredible things. They are made up of a network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect us from invading organisms, such as bacteria, viruses and parasites that can cause diseases and infections. As soon as they detect one of these foreign substances, they mount an attack to get rid of it. Unfortunately, some people’s immune systems get confused and think the body’s own tissue is one of those invaders. They then mistakenly attack healthy organs and tissues. This is known as an autoimmune disease and can affect many parts of our bodies. Here are some things you need to…

If you’re ever tempted to turn a casual garden into a formal one, go to bed at night repeating the word “edges” to yourself. Formal gardens have lots – and if you can’t cope with them, you’ll be repeating other, less innocuous words to yourself in bed at night. The thing I love most about display gardens at garden shows is that they are contained. They have walls on three sides and an edge at the front, and because in reality they only exist for a few days, everything remains in its allotted space and the words “out of control” need never be uttered. In a real garden, like ours, it’s a different story. For a kick-off, most of our grassed areas were created by mowing the kikuyu that carpeted…

BEST COFFEE: Coffee lovers rejoice, this tropical island not only grows the beans, but it has a thriving café culture. Any café here will fill your order nicely. Revolver in Seminyak and Betelnut in Canggu are two of my favourites. LOCAL FLAVOUR: A Balinese cooking class with Hujan Locale is more like a whole-day adventure, including a market visit, a cycle tour through rice paddies followed by getting your chef on and then scoffing it all up for lunch. SHOPPING DESTINATION: Spend a day perusing the many and varied fashion and craft boutiques in Petitenget, at the northern end of Seminyak.…

CANCER Jun 22 – Jul 23 Someone will ask to stay. It must be made clear how long they can and how far your hospitality stretches. Don’t say ‘however long you need’ because their vision is more like 10 weeks! There is a very demanding work or study colleague who thinks you have all the answers; well, yes, that is true. But to share them? Not this time – you did the work, you get the praise. LEO Jul 24 – Aug 23 You have an image and worked hard to develop your reputation. There is someone close to you who is envious and will question your integrity in a very loud and public voice. It is important to stop this as soon as you hear it. Be fierce, be…

New Zealand’s number-one drama Westside is back for an impressive fourth season. The prequel to the hit series Outrageous Fortune follows the fates of the infamous West family. Antonia Prebble plays Rita, the matriarch of the West clan, and says fans won’t want to miss a moment of this new season. “Audiences can expect a rollercoaster of the highest of highs - both literal and figurative!” she teases. “It’s going to be the biggest, best and the most epic season we have ever done.” This week’s premiere episode picks up with the Wests’ fight to get Wolf out of jail so he can be with a heavily pregnant Cheryl.…

A thriller ought to hook you in from the very first sentence and this one certainly does that. It begins with a young woman called Kim Leamy who is taking a break between teaching photography evening classes. A stranger approaches her. He is investigating the disappearance of a little girl, Sammy Went, 28 years earlier from her home in Kentucky and tells Kim he believes she is that girl. Kim is highly sceptical. She’s had a happy childhood in Melbourne and is absolutely certain her late mother was not the kind of woman who would kidnap a toddler. Besides, she has no memories of a different place and life. But even Kim thinks it is a little odd that there are no photographs of her before the age of two…

I am aware I might not see the value my daughters see in certain activities. This allows me to be an awesome dad. Instead of dodging my parental responsibilities because I am bored beyond belief, I can invest time to show respect and support for my children’s choices. Take, for example, a recent weekend market we visited. In addition to squashed glass bottles fashioned into clocks and painted rocks, there was free face painting. Our youngest daughter was keen. I explained there was a long wait, but she would not be dissuaded. I drew the short straw and Mum skipped off with Nana and our other daughter to enjoy wine or some such luxury. No face painting is ever free – the cheaper the face painting, the longer the queue.…

Sir Elton John (71) and his husband David Furnish (55) hosted a ball for the musician’s Aids Foundation’s 25th birthday. The party was held in the gardens of the singer’s lavish Old Windsor mansion and attended by his pals, including Victoria Beckham (44) and Elizabeth Hurley (53). The pair upped the star power of the evening, which was attended by some big names in sport and entertainment. The event raised $8.2 million for Elton’s charity, no doubt helped by selling a donated bespoke McLaren 570S Spider and a custom-made copy of the slim-fitting black gown Victoria wore to the gala. The auction proceeds went towards tackling the rising incidences of HIV diagnoses in adolescents. THAT’S NOT A PUG, ACTUALLY Good news, sweetie darlings! Jennifer Saunders (59) is back on the…

This week, I read Donna Fleming’s health pages with great interest. You see, a few years back I was quite worried that perhaps I was just a bit weak and pathetic. I was exhausted all the time, sleeping away my spare time, constantly getting sick and, despite the fact I was only in my thirties, my body was creaking and aching like the body of someone closer to 100. I was a regular at the doctors, where they’d ask me what I did for a living, smile, then write me a prescription for antibiotics and say , “Sounds like nothing to worry about.” Hence giving myself a tough time for far too long, thinking I just couldn’t hack it! It wasn’t until I woke up one day and literally couldn’t…

It’s not that often that people share X-rays on social media, let alone X-rays of a royal spine. But that’s just what Princess Eugenie has done on Instagram, to help raise $29m for a new wing at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in the UK. She is patron of the appeal. The shot shows two rods next to her spine, inserted when she was 12 to correct a severe curvature, or scoliosis. “I can still vividly remember how nervous I felt in the days and weeks before the operation,” she says. “During my operation, which took eight hours, my surgeons inserted eight-inch titanium rods into each side of my spine and one-and-a-half inch screws at the top of my neck. After three days in intensive care, I spent a…

These days, Coronation Street star Beverley Callard appears to yet again be riding a love rollercoaster, largely thanks to her character Liz McDonald’s romance with Johnny Connor. But off screen, the veteran actress certainly has something to grin about. Beverley (61), who has played Liz on and off for nearly 30 years, has been through some very tough times over the last decade, due to an ongoing battle with severe depression. Following a relapse a couple of years ago that led to her taking extended leave from the hit soap opera, Beverley says she’s now in a very good place. “I can’t remember being this happy,” she says. “The last few years have been ones of coming through problems. Now I am enjoying life on Corrie and the future’s so…

Barbra Streisand and her husband James Brolin have been celebrating a rather rare event in Hollywood – their long and happy marriage. The couple have just marked the 20th anniversary of their wedding, which came two years after they were set up by friends. In honour of the occasion, Barbra (76) tweeted, “Has it really been 22 years since our blind date? Married for 20 years. Happy anniversary honey. Bee X.” The Memory singer, who was previously married to actor Elliott Gould, was introduced to James (77) at a party by friends, and they went on their first date on July 1, 1996. It went so well that they talked until 3am, but it took Barbra a couple of months to decide James was “the one”. They married at a…

Dame Helen Mirren never slows down and she just keeps getting better, like fine wine. She is stunning, dramatic and intriguing. Now, she is starring in The Leisure Seeker, about a runaway couple, co-starring Donald Sutherland (82), who embark on a cross-country journey from Boston to the Florida Keys in their vintage campervan to escape from the suffocating care of their doctors and grown children. The 72-year-old dame sat down with us to discuss her latest film, her surprising fears and dream road trips… HOW DID YOU RELATE TO THE MOVIE? I’ve never had a campervan, but I’ve always wanted one. My sister has a caravan she goes to every weekend. I’ve always had a hankering to get in a van and have a little place to make a cup…

You might think that at 63, Kelsey Grammer would be exhausted from having three children under the age of six at home. But the opposite is true. “It’s fantastic – the energy is magnificent,” he gushes to the Weekly. “I’m as young as they are.” Given the difficult times he’s been through in his life, it’s no surprise the Frasier star is revelling in his current bliss. “Kayte has a pristine and extraordinary ability to love,” he raves of his fourth wife, whom he wed in 2011 (they’ve renewed their vows since). “She loves being pregnant and being a mum.” Kelsey’s equally psyched about being a father, especially now that he’s older. “When you reach a certain age, you don’t worry about your career the same way,” says the star,…

When she was a teenager, Lana Doublet’s father often talked about a young man at the local country music bar whose amazing voice filled the smoky venue and turned heads, despite his tender age. Lana, whose father pushed her to meet the then 19-year-old country singing sensation, ended up marrying him 22 years later, basing her entire life around the musical genre. “It turns out I would meet Phil, but not through my dad,” says Lana (39). “I met him while listening to country songs with some friends at that same pub.” Quickly falling for the young gentleman with the powerful voice, Lana confessed she too loved country singing but was far too shy to perform. “Two years later, though, I was standing on stage entering a country music competition…

Roasted root vegetables & citrus SERVES 4-5 340g carrots, peeled, cut lengthwise 340g parsnips, peeled, cut lengthwise 1 lemon, unpeeled, cut into 8 pieces 1 orange, unpeeled, cut into 8 pieces 1 small red onion, cut fajitastyle (see below) ½ cup kalamata olives, chopped Handful fresh thyme, roughly chopped 2 tbsp melted coconut oil 1 tsp fine sea salt 1 Place the oven rack in the middle position and preheat oven to 200ºC. 2 Combine the carrots, parsnips, lemon wedges, orange wedges and red onion on a shallow-rimmed roasting pan. 3 Scatter the olives and thyme on top. Drizzle with the coconut oil and season with the sea salt. 4 Roast until the vegetables are tender – about 45 minutes – stirring halfway through. 5 When the vegetables are done,…

This week’s model Cindy shares her beauty secrets with us… During winter, how do you feel your skin changes in the cooler months? It definitely feels drier due to the indoor heating, I guess, so I find I have to moisturise more. On the whole, though, I feel like my skin actually looks better over winter. It’s more even-toned with fewer freckles because I’m spending less time in the sun. Do you tend to change your make-up with the seasons? No, it doesn’t change a lot. I stick to the old tried and true, which is natural-looking warm tones of eyeliner, blush, lip gloss and mascara. I never leave the house without mascara and lip gloss on! Have you got any new favourite product finds? I’ve discovered a beautiful hand…

Nana’s RETRO RECIPES I grew up eating paua fritters, yet over the years they have declined in popularity and are hard to find. Recently , I discovered some paua ravioli on a restaurant menu so I figur e paua must be back in vogue and easy to get at a fish shop. So I bought some and dug up this recipe for the classic Kiwi paua fritter from pauafritters.co.nz (Paua Fritters is also actually a band from Auckland and this is their website). Don’t let the green colour put you of f – they are delicious. GRANDMA’S PAUA FRITTERS 1 onion, chopped 6 paua, without shells and cut into cubes 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 egg Parsley, finely chopped 1 cup milk 1…

Catching autoimmune diseases early is the best way to slow their progression. Unfortunately, many people suffer with their symptoms for years and don’t get help soon enough. Here are five of the most common autoimmune disorders and how to recognise them. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS This is often confused with osteoarthritis, which is a degenerative condition that leads to wear and tear on joints. Rheumatoid arthritis causes pain in the hands, fingers, elbows, knees and hips due to inflammation. As well as joint pain, other symptoms include fatigue, fever, weight loss and loss of appetite. The symptoms can come on quickly and worsen over just a few weeks, rather than developing over time. Treatment includes anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen to reduce pain and swelling, and prescription drugs that stop…

Every time I’m doing something glorious in the garden, I think of these... “Science, or para-science, tells us that geraniums bloom better if they are spoken to. But a kind word every now and then is really quite enough. Too much attention, like too much feeding, and weeding and hoeing, inhibits and embarrasses them.” – Victoria Glendinning (British broadcaster and novelist) “There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling.” – Mirabel Osler (English writer and garden designer) And when I’m doing something back-breaking... “What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it. “ – Charles Dudley Warner My Summer in a Garden, 1871…

Rae sure can play! It was a pleasant surprise to read about talented musician Rae de Lisle in the Weekly (18.06.18). My late father-in-law instilled in me a love of classical music. He spoke of Rae’s wonderful playing when I grew up. Thank you for an update about Rae, her broadcaster husband Bill McCarthy and their family. J Kosmala, Whangarei NOTICEBOARD REUNION Geraldine High School’s class of 1969 celebrates 50 years on Feburary 1-3, 2019 in Geraldine. Get-together for a mix and mingle at the Village Inn, plus a day at StoneBridge. Margy Ineson, miggsmo@gmail.com. Send notices to: nzww@bauermedia.co.nz THIS MAGAZINE IS SUBJECT TO NZ PRESS COUNCIL PROCEDURES. A COMPLAINT MUST FIRST BE DIRECTED IN WRITING TO THE EDITOR’S EMAIL ADDRESS. IF THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT SATISFIED WITH…

THE AFFAIR SEASON FOUR: PREMIERES SUNDAYS FROM JULY 15 ON SOHO ON SKY What begins as the fascination of watching two people drawn into an affair soon becomes much more. Noah (played by Dominic West) is happily married with four children when he meets Alison (Ruth Wilson), who is trying to put her life and marriage back together after the tragic death of her four-year-old son. There are always two sides to every story. And in The Affair season one, each episode is divided into two stories. The perspectives of both Alison and Noah are explored, including their memory bias, leading to very different perceptions of events – and of the relationship itself. And for every two sides of the story, there are always more. Seasons two and three expand…

Entertainer Jackie Clarke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours. My favourite book ever is… A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. It’s heartbreakingly tragic, but also funny and totally uplifting when its bleakness should have you on the floor in a puddle of tears, and that’s no mean feat. My book of the moment is… I’m currently re-reading Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood. I decided to get my Atwood back on after watching The Handmaid’s Tale and Alias Grace on TV. I wanted to remind myself what a great novel can do that the screen can’t and that’s really live inside a character’s head. I’m loving it. Go the novel!…

The Great Irish Heatwave of 2018 will go down in history. And for very good reason. The mercury has soared this past week. Twenty-eight degrees Celsius. Twenty nine. On a couple of occasions, it even nudged past 30 degrees. The good folk of Ireland don’t quite know what’s happened. They’re so used to apologising for their damp, rainy climate, they don’t quite know what to do with clear blue skies and scorching temperatures. A common phrase in Ireland is “Sure, and if you put a roof on the country now, we’d be perfect.” But there was none of that this week. The weather was all anyone was talking about and the newspapers were full of heatwave-related stories. People were being urged to keep up their fluids and check on their…

Life’s a beach for Rupert Murdoch and his lady love Jerry Hall. The happy pair soaked up the sun in St Tropez and enjoyed lunch at the exclusive, very expensive Club 55 to celebrate Jerry’s 62nd birthday. They were joined by her model daughter Georgia May Jagger (26), who looked stunning in a white sundress, and her eldest daughter Lizzie Jagger (34). The media mogul (87) showed no signs of any health woes – he had been in hospital in January after suffering a back injury on board his son’s yacht. He strolled along the sand with fourth wife Jerry, who appeared to be holding a bag stuffed with gifts. It looked like the tall Texan was pretty pleased with her birthday loot!…

It’s No Secret! Aussie singer Kylie Minogue (50) has confirmed her new romance with Paul Solomons (43). The pop princess took to Instagram to post a picture of the couple getting cuddly in New York City on Monday. Not only did they take in the sights from the rooftops, but they also took in Springsteen on Broadway, meeting The Boss himself. It is believed the couple have been together since February this year. They were introduced to each other by mutual friends and have been “quietly dating”, according to a source. However, people only became aware of Paul after Kylie posted a photo of herself kissing a mystery man at her birthday party in May. When she was interviewed about turning 50, the Can’t Get You Out of My Head…

She’s in such remarkably good health that it’s sometimes easy to forget that the Queen is in her 10th decade. But given her advanced years, the 92-year-old is now suffering from knee pain and struggles to stand up after she’s been sitting down. However, even though her busy schedule is taking a toll on her joints, the hard-working monarch doesn’t want to have surgery to ease the pain because it’ll mean missing engagements. The Queen was overheard telling friends at the recent Chelsea Flower Show that her knees were playing up, but she wasn’t keen on knee replacement surgery because of the time it would take to recover. She had an operation on her right knee back in 2003 after damaging cartilage when she fell over at a racecourse, followed…

The rumours have sadly been proven right. British singer Cheryl has split from One Direction star Liam Payne, the father of her one-year-old son Bear. There were whispers that the two-year relationship was in trouble earlier this year, which the couple denied, before putting put on a united front at the Brit Awards in February. However, last week they called time on their romance in a joint tweet. “It’s been a tough decision for us to make,” they said. “We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world.” Naysayers said from the start the relationship would never work because of their age difference – Cheryl has just turned 35, while Liam is 24. They first met on British TV show The X Factor,…

When Cheers ended its run in 1993, we were treated to the spin-off show Frasier, which centred around Dr Frasier Crane. The series, which ran for 11 seasons, saw Frasier move from Boston to Seattle, where he took in his father Martin (the late John Mahoney) and was frequently visited by his brother Niles (David Hyde Pierce). Frasier won more than 130 awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Comedy. But whatever happened to the stellar cast? JOHN MAHONEY The veteran star gained notoriety for playing Frasier’s cantankerous father Martin but already had a long list of TV and movie credits to his name. After Frasier, he regularly appeared on Hot in Cleveland, Burn Notice and ER. John passed away in February this year, aged 77. DAVID HYDE PIERCE Playing…

“ I’ve always loved working out how things work and solving puzzles. The whole time I went through school, I was good at science and got excited about it. Maybe the person who really persuaded me into thinking it was the career for me was my old chemistry teacher Mr Parrot. He had a particular way of presenting scientific ideas. I vividly remember the first chemistry class we had with him at Wintringham School in Grimsby. He heated up some lead nitrate and all this brown gas came out. He hadn’t given us any information at all and asked how would you work out what was happening. That sparked something – the scientific method. I realised science means you get to be creative. You have an idea and a hunch,…

THE TOP • Try a fabulous mohair knit like this sherbet pink one from Country Road. It is perfect for layering, which makes it the ideal wardrobe solution piece this winter. • It’s paired here with a dark floral pencil skirt from Decjuba and some sleek black accessories for a contemporary look that is flirty and feminine. KNIT $199 from COUNTRY ROAD. SKIRT $89.90 from DECJUBA. EARRINGS $44.90 from WITCHERY. BAG $59.90 from NOVO. TIGHTS $20 from MAX. ISABELLA ANSELMI BOOTS $369.90 from MERCHANT 1948. THE DRESS • In winter, the ease of throwing on a warm knit dress takes all the hard work out of deciding what to wear. •This ribbed one from Max skims the figure and isn’t too tight. By adding a longline faux fur vest, you’re…

It seems that sponges are the new brushes for make-up application and they’re particularly handy when they’re of the built-in variety! Here are three of the latest… For colour correcting: The sponge applicators on the Maybelline Master Camo Color Correcting Sticks, $19.99, make it easy to get into tricky places where we often have discolouration, such as the corners of the eyes or around the nose. They come in a range of colours – the green one is for counteracting redness. For concealing: We love how the velvety tip of the Natio Under Eye Cushion Concealer, $21.50, doesn’t drag the skin around this delicate area. This formula definitely leaves the under-eye area looking more soft-focused and luminous. For defining brows: Wind up the cushion end of the Shiseido Eyebrow Styling…

How exactly is the environment impacted by the use of both plastic and paper bags? Is one much better than the other? Also, why is it that the price a house is bought for is public information? All this angst about supermarkets and their non-reusable plastic bags! Why don’t supermarkets simply use paper bags like they did back in the old days? They wouldn’t clog up the oceans. Perhaps we ought to bring the Green Goddess in on this one. This is such a simple, straightforward question but with many opposing answers. Let me give you my response. Supermarkets have been using plastic rather than paper bags mainly because paper bags cost them much more than the plastic. You might ask, “So what?” if our environment is at stake. The…

PROBLEM SOLVED A friend and I were chatting about getting old and dying. I said I wasn’t afraid of dying – it was simply getting there that has me worried. My five-year-old grandson, who was playing on the mat nearby, seemingly solved the problem for us quite easily, “Get a taxi,” he remarked. Stumped, Gore A STITCH-UP A sign on a craft shop window read, “Wanted: Customers. Apply within.” Jean Ruddenklau, Christchurch, July 5, 1993 ALL AT SEA Said a television announcer about the Sunday film: “We will see Gregory Peck in the title role of Moby Dick.” BD, Tauranga, March 8, 1971 SHOP PINCHING It was very hot and the shop was packed with Christmas shoppers. Near me, a harassed young father was trying to control his wayward daughter,…

But wait, there’s more I thoroughly enjoyed your article about Suzanne Paul (25.06.18) and dealt with her on a business basis, many years ago. Back then, she was a joy to talk to. However, I strongly object to her reference to Prestige Marketing, saying it “sounded like some crappy old make-up made in Otahuhu”. I lived and worked in Otahuhu for the best part of 40 years and, at one time, worked for a firm that was contracted to manufactur e and pack cosmetics. I’m sure the workers would have been outraged to hear the product and the work they were doing being called “crappy”. You obviously never dealt with us, Suzanne! S Howie, Papamoa Beach The writer of the winning letter receives $100. The other letter wins a copy…

THE INCREDIBLES 2 When The Incredibles debuted in 2004, it quickly became one of the most popular family movies. It struck a perfect harmony between entertaining the little ones as well as getting adults laughing too. But can The Incredibles 2 ever live up to its predecessor’s popularity? The answer is yes! The Parr family returns for more adventures and laughs with Helen (aka Elastagirl) heading out to fight crime, leaving Dad to look after the kids and baby Jack-Jack, who’s developing some interesting superpowers. This is perfect for the next family day and definitely won’t put parents to sleep.…

He’s Australian, lives in Melbourne with his wife and their greyhound, and has written a lot for television and film. This is his first novel. This novel was inspired by... ”A conversation with my nan, who is in her late nineties and has dementia. I started to wonder if her memories were truly gone or if they were in her head and she just couldn’t reach them any more. It made me think about all the memories I might have already lost. I was listening to an unhealthy amount of true crime podcasts at the time, so an idea quickly formed: what if someone said you were kidnapped as a child and you simply can’t remember it?” My writing routine is... ”I get up early and write for an hour…