Innholdsfortegnelse for 1907 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

The Queen can take children away from their parents. True. According to an ancient law, the monarch has guardianship of all infants and children suffering from certain mental disorders, and can remove them from their families if she sees fit. The Queen is the only person in Britain allowed to eat swans. True. It’s unlikely, but she is able to tuck into roast swan if she so desires. As the Queen, she owns all the swans in the UK and can do with them what she wants. The Queen has two passports – a royal one and a personal one. False. She doesn’t need a passport at all.…

Kiwi audiences already know Hermione Norris from her starring roles as Karen Marsden in Cold Feet and Ros Myers in Spooks, but now she’s joined the cast of another beloved British institution, Luther, as psychiatrist Dr Vivien Lake in season five. “It’s an exciting project to be a part of because Luther is fantastic,” exclaims Hermione. “The characters are such dark, complex creatures and the narrative is bold, edgy and risky too. It’s a great combination! Working with Idris [Elba] has been amazing, because he’s incredibly charismatic and genuinely lovely.” Despite her fervour, Hermione admits that appearing in Luther has been a daunting challenge and that she suffered from first-day jitters. “Yes, I did! But then I always have those. I get very nervous too,” she explains, blushing. “It’s terrible.…

When rom-com writer Jill Mansell turned 60 recently, she gave herself a birthday present with a difference. “I got my first tattoo,” she says, full of excitement. “It’s a picture of my fountain pen writing the words ‘The End’, because those are my favourite words. “I’ve never had a tattoo and I thought it would hurt, but I was absolutely thrilled with the whole process.” The British author has the ink on the inside of her left wrist so that she can see it all the time. “It’s in my own handwriting – my daughter Lydia recognised it as soon as she saw it.” At first, Lydia (26) wasn’t too sure about her mother getting a tattoo. “She said I’d better get it somewhere on my body where I can…

This week’s model Taryn shares her beauty secrets with us… When it comes to lipstick, do you prefer wearing neutral or bright colours? Always neutral and usually in a gloss or balm formula. I’ve got them in my car, in my handbag – everywhere! I find that if I use a long-lasting nude lip liner and colour it onto my lips before putting lipstick on in the morning, it makes the colour stay on a lot longer. Beauty wise, when do you feel your most romantic? When I’ve freshly exfoliated and moisturised my body, popped on some silky pyjamas and am cuddled up on the couch with my husband watching romantic-comedy movies and nibbling on Lindt chocolate. Did you make any New Year resolutions? I’m trying to eat cleaner, starting…

A beautiful smile can light up a room – and no-one knows this better than Seleisa Kolone, a Plunket nurse for B4 School Checks. Seleisa has worked as a Plunket nurse for six years and says the best part of her job is working alongside whanau to provide children with the support they need to ensure they have the best start possible at school. Plunket has worked in partnership with Colgate and the New Zealand Dental Association since 2007, with a collaborative aim to promote good oral health for all New Zealand children and establish healthy oral hygiene habits from an early age. “In my time as a Plunket nurse doing B4 School Checks, I’ve seen first-hand the positive impact of this partnership – I just look at the smiles…

DRINK UP! Recently my daughter and I volunteered at a local triathlon event and were in charge of giving out drinks to the athletes. We had water and electrolytes, and there were a few other adults and young girls helping at our drinks station too. One of the young girls helping kept asking competitors if they wanted some “electric lights” - so precious! Volunteer, Bay of Plenty SENSE VS CENTS My brother Craig went into the local post office recently and, much to the amusement of the teller, asked, “How much does a 45-cent stamp cost?” He’s never going to live that one down! SP, Opotiki, February 28, 1994 HIDE AND SEEK My grandson Toby asked me, out of the blue, if traffic police were scared of people. I was…

Call her captivated! Well, what a coincidence it was as I opened my copy of the latest Weekly (04.02.19) and read about the book prize, Call Me Evie. Just last week McLeods Booksellers, in Rotorua, hosted the book launch of Call Me Evie by JP Pomare, which I attended. Joshua had the large audience captivated as he talked about his younger days growing up in Rotorua and of his love for writing. He is such a delightful young man and the enthusiasm for having his novel published saw many copies being purchased. After the Q&A, the long queue to have copies signed didn’t faze Joshua one bit as he chatted while he wrote whatever was requested. How encouraging for other budding, young, local writers to see such a passion come…

The doctor started talking to me suddenly in a serious tone. He seemed to be telling me off – and he had me at a terrible disadvantage. I was lying on my side looking at a large TV screen as he thrust a tiny camera up my fundamental. “From your doctor’s notes,” he said, “it appears you drink as many as three or four beers every evening.” It wasn’t a question. He continued in a stern tone, “Do you realise you are shortening your life?” That was definitely a question and I might have answered it, but he manoeuvred his awful device again and started telling me what we were now viewing on the giant screen before my startled eyes, live action from inside my bowel. It was certainly a…

GREEN BOOK RATING M Inspired by a true friendship, comedy-drama Green Book sees world-class pianist Dr Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) hire Italian-American Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) to be his driver through the Deep South in 1960s America. The superb acting of the two stars, who make a convincing transition from strangers to close friends, sustains the film. Together, the characters are confronted with segregation and racism, which they overcome during their tour of the South. Despite the film being set 50 years ago, viewers will find the theme of race relevant to America’s current cultural climate. The movie and its leads have earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. ★★★★☆…

Phew! It’s been a week for the record books – I do hope you’ve been able to escape the heat and sleep soundly! Normally I absolutely love the heat, but I decided not to test the limits of my SPF this week and stayed out of it as much as possible. Thankfully, on Monday I had the perfect excuse to stay inside – I’m a sucker for all the awards shows and the Screen Actors Guild A wards is always a good watch. If you turn to the back of this issue, you’ll find all the frocks and pics – just wait until you see Jane Fonda! And although we have the photos of Emily Blunt and her smitten husband John Krasinski, I highly recommend you look up the video…

After her 10-year marriage to Tom Cruise came to a shattering end in 2000, Nicole wondered if she would ever find love again. Despite it being a time of huge success in her career – with a slew of awards for her roles in Moulin Rouge!, The Others and The Hours – what she really craved was the security of a loving relationship. “When I was little, I hoped I would have children and have a partner – that’s always been my dream, I think because of the way I grew up,” reveals Nicole, who wanted to replicate the relationship of her parents, who were happily married for 50 years. “I’ve always had that deeply romantic heart, and I’ve always gone, ‘I want love, first and foremost.’ If I have…

Celine Dion has a strong message for people who think she’s too thin – “leave me alone!” The legendary singer, who has frequently been spotted on the arm of her back-up dancer Pepe Munoz (35), has been sporting a noticeably slimmer frame of late, leading to speculation surrounding her health. However, Celine (50) insists she’s fine and says she has no time for anyone who thinks otherwise. “If I like [how I look], I don’t want to talk about it,” she tells. “Don’t bother. Don’t take a picture. If you like it, I’ll be there. If you don’t, leave me alone.” Since her long-time husband René Angélil passed away in January 2016, Celine has reinvented herself as a style icon – turning up to red carpet events and awards shows…

It hasn’t been a great start to the year for Serendipity actress Kate Beckinsale. The star was admitted to hospital last week for a ruptured ovarian cyst and was left in severe pain. Posting a photo on Instagram, in which she’s huddled on a hospital gurney with breathing tubes in her nose, Kate (45) told fans she was feeling “wobbly”. “Turns out a ruptured ovarian cyst really hurts, and morphine makes me cry,” she wrote. “So thankful to everyone who looked after me.” Although she was inundated with support from famous friends – Isla Fisher, Sarah Silverman, David Spade and Courtney Love among them – some criticised Kate for posting photos of herself in hospital on her social media accounts. The famously quick-witted actress was quick to reply, explaining that…

A lifelong love affair with horses led Kiwi equestrienne Kelsey Rothery to find not only a soulmate but also a stable-mate in Irish jockey Finbarr Leahy. It just took a few years of hearing about the other while they were both working with horses in Cambridge before they finally introduced themselves at a harness-racing meeting. “We met in the clubhouse at the trots – not very romantic,” says Kelsey (30), laughing. “Somehow, we had never managed to cross tracks. But we got on like a house on fire and he put on the Irish charm…” “Ooh, well, I don’t know about that!” interjects Finbarr (46) in his thick accent. “I did send her a couple of cheeky text messages, probably not appropriate for publication, but we were inseparable from then…

Gardeners out there are no doubt drowning in a glut of courgettes, cucumbers and capsicums, or maybe the cherry tomatoes are ripening faster than they can be picked. Make the most of the abundance of the late summer harvest with these easy meal ideas. Freshen up! Send your foodie thoughts and questions to Nici: nwickes@bauermedia.co.nz Pork & fennel stuffed capsicums SERVES 4 Make a batch of these and enjoy them with a salad and Mum’s potatoes (overleaf) for a simple and delicious dinner. Plus, leftovers served cold make a great lunch. 3 capsicums, a mix of yellow orange and green 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1 onion, finely diced 500g pork mince 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered 1 tbsp fennel seeds 1 tsp paprika 1…

1 Lipstick always looks better on well-hydrated lips. Smear them with a moisturising balm while you’re doing the rest of your make-up and wipe it away just before applying lip colour. 2 If you have trouble with ‘bleeding’, lining lips first with a pencil and colouring onto the lip area a little will help to keep lipstick in place, as will priming the lip border with a bit of foundation 3 and powder first. The more on the mouth, the more goes south. Try not to apply too many layers unless you’re blotting with tissue in between. If you want the look of saturated colour, choose a highly pigmented formulation that will coat your lips in one swipe. 4 For a youthful, harmonised make-up look, blend a dot of your…

Make comfrey oil to help your skin heal, use basil to scare away insects and keep bugs out of your precious books with an easy fix. Bug out! Comfrey oil It isn’t hard to find comfrey growing somewhere as it thrives like a weed. I have some in my garden that I have to keep in check, but it makes a great addition to my compost tea and I recently made a terrific oil out of it, as comfrey is well known for its skin-healing abilities. When I’m gardening, I get a lot of scratches and sometimes insect bites, and this summer my oil proved to be a winner for making sure they healed quickly and didn’t get infected. In the olden days, comfrey was used in many healing concoctions…

• Gum disease may play a part in premature birth. A Czech study has found that 45% of new mums whose waters broke early had gum disease. Scientists suspect bacteria in plaque that builds up when you have gum disease may travel to the placenta, causing it to become inflamed. This may disrupt the amniotic sac that surrounds the foetus, leading it to rupture too soon. • Scientists are hoping they have found a way to restore memories to dementia patients. In a study carried out by the University of Buffalo in the US, rodents with the brain disease were injected with a new drug with researchers then noticing a dramatic shift in their recognition, spatial and working memories. They say this could have ground-breaking implications, potentially making it possible…

TWICE AS NICE Brush twice daily with fluoride toothpaste — the NZDA recommends all toothpastes, including ‘natural’ toothpastes, contain at least 1000ppm fluoride, in line with New Zealand Guidelines for the Use of Fluorides. FIVE STEPS TO GOOD ORAL HEALTH Tooth decay is easy to prevent by following these five steps to good oral health, says Plunket nurse Seleisa: • Brush twice a day • Use fluoride toothpaste • Have regular dental check-ups • Lift the lip every month to check for signs of tooth decay • Choose healthy foods and drinks…

Dear Jude, The school holidays have been a real challenge for me this summer. I have a (firstborn) teenage son who is, quite frankly, driving me mad. He’s become really unmotivated – sleeping in until early afternoon and now wondering why he should even bother with his last year of school. We’ve ended up in some blazing rows about it as he’s a smart kid. Although he hasn’t been the tidiest of individuals, these holidays, his room has just become horrific. It’s as if he’s given up on everything. I’m trying to be patient, but I go between feeling annoyed by him and feeling sorry for him. He’s a great young man and I don’t want to see him give up so close to the end of his school years.…

WHERE TO STAY: If money is no object, The Park Hyatt (which overlooks Plaza Independencia) is luxe to the max, offering a swimming pool, spa and onsite casino. For a more budget option, there are plenty of hostels (many with swimming pools). Hostel de Los Artistas is clean, central and safe. BEST DRINK: Malbec, of course. Or Fernet and Coca Cola, if you can handle it. WHEN TO GO: Mendoza gets hot during summer, so arrive in early November to mid December when the temperature is in the tolerable 20s. SURVIVAL GUIDE: As is the case in most South American cities, few people speak English in Mendoza, so it would be wise to take a class before arriving, or use a language learning app like Duolingo to help get the…

AQUARIUS Jan 21 – Feb 19 Being both passionate and affectionate is catching. Right now, people are attracted to your zest for life. Whatever you are doing in the moment will leave people wanting to be part of it. Embrace their help, support and enthusiasm. Have yourself a good time as this is what your week is all about! If you are single, there is an invitation from a new lover. PISCES Feb 20 – Mar 20 You are contemplating a potential career move. This is an important decision and should be based on your long-term goals, rather than a short-term financial fix. Your creative energies are strong and people love your ideas, especially a friend who is opening a new business or starting a new relationship. ARIES Mar 21…

Eden Johnston (1) proves you can be stylish and sun-smart all at once! Our Cute Kid wins a copy of The Room on the Broom Cookbook (MacMillan, RRP $24.99). It’s jam-packed with spellbindingly delicious treats, healthy snacks and simple meals, all inspired by the bestselling picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Email photos of your child to us at nzww@bauermedia.co.nz  with the subject line: Cute Kid. Please provide the full name and age of the child as well as your phone number and address.…

Ididn’t go away for the summer holiday this year but it seemed as if I had, thanks to this book. What You Wish For is set in a small New Zealand coastal town and reading it feels like becoming a part of the place, meeting all the local characters, getting caught up in their dilemmas and love lives, learning all their secrets. It is actually a sequel – the first instalment, Gabriel’s Bay, was on the bestseller list for much of last year – but I think this is even better than the first book. I was absorbed from start to finish and sorry when it was over. The author deftly juggles a huge cast of characters – a whole town’s worth, basically. So I was glad to find a…

Actor Nicola Kawana appears in the charming and hilarious play Astroman at Auckland’s ASB Theatre, starting on March 16. For more details, go to atc.co. nz. My favourite book ever is… an impossible ask, so I’m going with the first book that spoke truths to my seven-year-old self, Charlotte’s Web by EB White. This appealed to my rebellious Aquarian soul. It’s also the reason I am always moving spiders out of harm’s way. My book of the moment is… The Terrible by Yrsa Daley-Ward. This memoir is part-prose, part-verse. Yrsa is a brilliant wordsmith, weaving the extraordinary events that make up her life into an un-putdownable book. Owning up to your whole self – the terrible and the sublime – is at the…

Oh dear, Gwyneth! Ms Paltrow is no stranger to a bit of controversy, but the newlywed may be facing her biggest challenge yet – and certainly her biggest lawsuit! Gwyneth is being sued for $4.5 million by an American doctor, who claims the actress seriously injured him in a hit-and-run skiing accident on the slopes of a Utah mountain in 2016. In a complaint filed last week, optometrist Terry Sanderson (72) alleges that Gwyneth (46) was skiing with an instructor when she lost control and crashed into him from behind, causing him to lose conciousness, then got up and skied away without uttering a single word or checking to see that Terry was okay. “I heard this hysterical scream and instantly I got hit in the back,” he says, adding…

She has an Oscar, gorgeous kids and has just started dating Brad Pitt (55), but in a revealing new interview, Charlize Theron admits she’s experienced very bleak times indeed. Never afraid to alter her appearance – who can forget her turn in Monster? – Charlize (43) says her role as a struggling mum in last year’s film Tully, for which she gained 10kg, pushed her to the brink. “I had a really hard time on that shoot,” she says. “I experienced depression for the first time in my life and I think it was just from the amount of sugar I was eating to gain the weight. I was working with four kids on the set and then going home to my own kids. It was tough. I was so…

Hollywood is known for producing heart-warming, romantic movies, but one of the sweetest tales to emerge from Tinseltown is the true-life love story of Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges and his wife Susan. When Jeff (69) won the Cecil B DeMille Award for outstanding contribution to entertainment at the Golden Globes last month, he was quick to thank Susan for her love and support. “I love my wife so much – even more now than ever. My marriage just gets better and better every year.” Yet their relationship didn’t get off to the best of starts. The Big Lebowski star admits that before he met Susan (65), he feared marriage. “I thought it was a giant step towards death, so I did everything in my power to resist it. The idea…

Wedding date: January 19, 2019 Celebrant: Fiona McNamara Wedding dress: Grace Loves Lace “Dominga” dress Bridesmaids’ dresses: Carly Harris “Singapore Sling” dress in Emerald Green Engagement ring: Naveya & Sloane “Avior” setting Caterer and menu: Beat Kitchen (food truck from Petone) Cake: Seven tiers of cheese from On Trays in Petone Flowers: Gloriosa lilies, dahlias, roses and lisianthus by Kim McMillan at Lushka Wedding venue: Black Barn Vineyard…

As Jane Donnelly lay in her hospital bed overlooking a world she came perilously close to slipping away from, her body bearing fresh scars from emergency transplant surgery, Auckland’s iconic Rangitoto Island beckoned. It had been less than a fortnight since the then 58-year-old Christchurch nurse collapsed from liver failure and plunged into a potentially deadly coma. The life-threatening health scare struck out of the blue while she was visiting a relative. “I just fell into a self-induced coma for end-stage liver disease. It was a full emergency that just came out of nowhere,” she explains. Then, just as dramatically, the critically ill Jane opened her eyes after three days. “I was unwakeable but somehow after 72 hours, I woke,” she tells the Weekly. “Because I went into a coma…

Vietnamese vermicelli noodle salad 1 tbsp salted roasted peanuts, chopped 80g cooked vermicelli noodles, cooled under running water, drained Large handful of shredded carrot 1 spring onion, thinly sliced 50g snow peas, sliced 1 small Lebanese cucumber, diced Small handful each of coriander and mint leaves, roughly chopped NUOC CHAM DRESSING 1 tbsp fish sauce 1½ tbsp lime juice 2 tsp rice wine vinegar 1 tsp caster sugar ½ red bird’s eye chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced ½ tsp minced garlic 1 Place the peanuts in a small, airtight container. 2 Toss the remaining salad ingredients together, then tip into your lunchbox. 3 Combine the dressing ingredients in a small jar or container with a tight-fitting lid. 4 Pour the dressing and peanuts over the salad just before serving, tossing…

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, and warm dusky rose-coloured pieces flooding the stores right now, it’s time to prepare yourself for a special outing with your admirer. Love your outfit! Casually cool • If you want to keep things relaxed, you can’t go wrong with this stretch, tube skirt from Leo + Be, which is both functional and fun. • Pair it with this simple floral blouse from Jacqui E and a wedge sneaker from Number One Shoes, and you’re ready for a walk through the domain or a picnic in the park. Urban chic • This luscious Portmans blazer, with its military buttons, can be dressed up or down thanks to its jersey textile. • Add this lace trim camisole from Max and slim-fit pants, plus some nude…

This week’s letter comes from a reader who has a simple tip for keeping bugs out of your precious books. Dear Wendyl, There is a much easier way to keep bugs away from books than wrapping them in tissue and freezing them, and to help keep the pantry bug-free – use fresh bay leaves. I‘ve been doing it for years. Scatter the leaves behind the books so they are hidden from view and you should have no more bug problems. Refresh every couple of months. Barbara Do you have a question or a tip for Wendyl? Email her at nzww@bauermedia.co.nz  with the subject line “Wendyl”.…

Bullying in any shape or form is unacceptable and if your child is being picked on, it’s important to take immediate steps to put an end to it. It’s even more crucial to act quickly if you suspect your child is the one bullying others. Sometimes they may not think what they’re doing is bullying – they might see it as just teasing. They might even justify their actions by saying the other kid is “asking for it”. But they need to understand that they’re inflicting hurt. In other cases, a child may know full well that they’re making life a misery for someone else. They have to be made to realise this is wrong and has to stop. Signs your child could be bullying others include: • Getting into…

In New Zealand, is it illegal for water to be pumped into meat, and how can one tell if it’s been done? Also, is it important for an Airbnb house to have a carbon monoxide detector? Detect the truth! Looking through Airbnb listings, you notice the advisory, “This property hasn’t recorded a carbon monoxide detector.” What does this mean and how important is it? A carbon monoxide detector is a device that detects the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) gas in order to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. As CO is virtually undetectable by humans without using technology, elevated levels of CO in a home can be dangerous. Sources of leaking CO include open flames, space heaters, water heaters or running a car inside a garage. Most CO detectors are designed…

A graceful choice Kerre McIvor’s column, Paying Lip Service (21.01.19), made me smile. Writing about her vow to age gracefully, she said: “It helps that I have never in my life been a great beauty.” This brought to mind the Robert Burns quote: “O wad some Power the giftie gie us, To see ourselves as others see us.” I remember Kerre as a young reporter on Fair Go. Her vivacious personality shone through, but her physical features were also appealing – blonde curls, big, expressive eyes and a gorgeous smile. For a person who is often called upon as a presenter at literary and other events, it makes sense that she would want to preserve her appearance. Good on Kerre for taking the initiative to have some cosmetic work done…

When I cleared out my wardrobe the weekend before I went back to work, ruthlessly divesting myself of clothes and shoes I would never wear again, I had no idea that I was part of the zeitgeist. I just thought I was being sensible about getting rid of ancient down-at-heel shoes and dresses that might have been special back in the day but were now irrevocably stained or had holes that really couldn’t be darned. It felt good. And it felt even better when I discovered old friends that I hadn’t seen in ages because they were concealed beneath the clutter. “Hello!” I cried joyfully when I found a pair of beautiful studded and embroidered sandals that I would never have been able to afford had I not snapped them…

She may be 73, but Dame Helen Mirren is clearly still a Calendar Girl! The English actress dazzled in a sea-blue sequinned gown as she hosted the Academy of Music Concert and Ball in the US last week. An avid champion of arts education, Helen encouraged the young people in the audience to never give up. “We believe in you, we have faith in you, help us out.” The Academy, Olivier, Tony, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy award-winner has previously admitted she’s plagued by insecurities. “I have never felt beautiful. For me, still now, it’s to do with wit and intelligence rather than the way I look. I don’t feel clever or funny enough.” We disagree, Helen – we wholeheartedly disagree.…