Innholdsfortegnelse for 2044 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

She may have what seems a picture-perfect life as one of Hollywood’s most famous actresses, but when she’s not on camera, Nicole Kidman battles deep-seated fears of death after losing several close family members and friends. “I’ve been given death as a very sudden thing,” the mum of Sunday Rose, 12, and Faith, nine, shares. “I’ve not nursed someone through a slow death, I’ve just had people taken. “I’ve now had it happen repeatedly. I almost get scared saying it because I get terrified it’s going to happen again.” The star’s first loss came in 1999 after her Eyes Wide Shut director Stanley Kubrick died suddenly from a heart attack. Her friend Robert McCann followed in 2005 and her brother-in-law, Angus Hawley, in 2015. One of the most heartbreaking losses…

Women swooned over him and men wanted to be him when he played Maverick in the iconic eighties’ movie Top Gun, and now Tom Cruise has been hailed a hero by the US Navy. The Mission: Impossible star, 58, has been honoured for “promoting and supporting naval aviation” and named 35th Honorary Naval Aviator. The blockbuster movie’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer was also honoured. A spokesman for the Naval Air Forces said, “In the history of motion pictures, there is not a more iconic aviation movie… Its characters, dialogue and imagery are ingrained in the minds of an entire generation of Americans.” Tom is now entitled to wear the Navy’s wings of gold and enjoy other privileges afforded to Naval Aviators. The timing couldn’t be better as the sequel, Top Gun:…

As one of New Zealand’s most famous dancers, Candy Lane is used to being in the limelight. The former Dancing With the Stars judge has starred on London’s West End, won national and international titles and has taught hundreds of young performers. But this time it’s her mum Mary Lane who is taking centre stage. The mother of two, grandmother of four and great-grandmother of five has achieved an extraordinary milestone: turning 100 years old. “I’m looking forward to the next 100,” Mary jokes before revealing the best piece of advice she ever gave her daughter: “Never let a man know you can cook or you’ll be cooking for the rest of your life!” Both mother and daughter put “good genes” down to Mary’s longevity. “Her great-granny lived to 114!”…

One in six couples experience infertility in New Zealand and one in eight will need some form of medical help to conceive. Age mainly affects a woman’s fertility rather than men’s, although there is some evidence that the quality of men’s sperm does reduce with age. In a third of cases the problem is with the female, in a third of cases the problem is with the male, and in 25% of cases the problem is with both partners. About 3.5% of infertility is unexplained. Over the past 20 years, there have been huge advances in treatment for couples experiencing infertility. For more info, visit fertilitynz.org.nz.…

Mushrooms Mushrooms are the last-minute cook’s best friend. If you have a handful of them in the fridge, you can whip up a delicious brunch (think mushrooms on toast) or a quick hearty lunch (mushroom soup anyone?) in moments. Stuck for dinner ideas? Add mushrooms to a risotto or mix them with pasta and you have a flavoursome, nutritious dish the whole family will enjoy. While there are more than 250 varieties of edible mushrooms available worldwide, the main fresh types you’ll find in New Zealand are white button, Swiss brown and portobello. With an earthy, slightly nutty flavour that changes in intensity across different varieties, mushrooms are a versatile ingredient that can be eaten raw, as well as baked, grilled, stir-fried or stuffed. A great source of B group…

WILD THING Instead of a hat, try wearing a visor. The good news is there’s less hat hair to deal with afterwards! This particular visor can be rolled up to keep in your bag for when you need it. A swing skirt in a midi-length is ideal for the warmer months. As well as giving you coverage from the sun’s rays, the fullness near the hem looks cool and chic. BRIGHT CHOICE If you wear spectacles, try getting your next pair colour-tinted so you can wear them inside and outside easily without having to keep switching frames. A circle skirt sits high on your waistline, so pair with a slightly cropped top or opt for a partial tuck-in to show off the narrowest part of your torso for a flattering…

‘The rule I adhere to most is eat your mistakes!’ I know writing this could get me into all sorts of hot water whenever I go grocery shopping from now on. So, disclaimer, I’m pretty darn good on that front but occasionally the want for cheese gets the better of me, so don’t judge me if you see a wedge of blue cheese in the trolley! Here’s the thing: Grocery shopping is actually one of my favourite things. You should never go shopping when you’re hungry, but I break that rule all the time. However, the rule I adhere to most is ‘eat your mistakes’! That means avoiding food waste as much as humanly possible and shopping only for what you intend to consume. Since I discovered our local farmers’…

A thousand years ago, when I was a young reporter for TVNZ, I used to travel round the country to report on stories and I would travel alone. Those were the days when there was a cameraman – and I say cameraman because they were always men – and a sound operator in just about every town and city in New Zealand. So I would fly in, stay one or two nights in a hotel or motel by myself and fly out again once the story was in the can. That was when I took up smoking. Staying in hotels by yourself meant eating by yourself and I was incredibly self-conscious back then. I felt that everyone was looking at me, and I didn’t know what to do with myself…

This year, more than most, we all need a reason to smile, and I hope this week’s issue does just that! Popular broadcaster Paul Henry shared his daughter Bella’s gorgeous Disney-themed wedding with the Weekly in March, and now he’s back to share his own. He wed entrepreneur Diane Foreman at their Auckland home just a week after Bella’s nuptials and then honeymooned there in our level 4 lockdown. “Just beautiful,” he says of married life, and we couldn’t be happier for the pair! Paul’s also penned his third book, I’m in a United State , and in next week’s issue we will be sharing an extract, so keep an eye out because you won’t want to miss it. And I hope you take inspiration this week fr om a…

Supermodel Naomi Campbell sent the internet into a spin when she wore a hazmat suit to catch a plane to New York in March – and now her statement outfit is to appear in a museum. The 50-year-old had worn the suit to protect herself from COVID and hadn’t expected a call from a museum, but said she’ll be happily donating it, along with the Burberry cape she wore over it. But she admits the suit wasn’t a hit on the plane, with other passengers trying to avoid her. “But that’s cool,” she says. “I didn’t want to be around them, either!”…

Developing bowel cancer is one of the most devastating things that has ever happened to British actress Julie Walters. And yet, the shocking diagnosis has come with a strange sense of relief because it means she can give up acting. The veteran film and TV star, who has been given the all-clear after treatment, believes her stressful job contributed to her getting sick, and says she had a “weird reaction” to learning she had cancer. “Part of me was going, ‘Oh my God, I’ve got cancer!’ And I’m dealing with the shock of that, and it’s all systems go to have it treated. “But there was also an element of, ‘I don’t have to do any more work. I can actually get off this treadmill.’ Once you get something like…

Kanoa Lloyd from Three’s current affairs TV show The Project first burst on to our screens 11 years ago as the fun-loving co-host of kids’ show Sticky TV, and has gone on to become one of Aotearoa’s most-loved broadcasters. The 33-year-old will always speak up for the underdog, championing causes she believes in such as greater use of te reo Maori on TV and raising awareness around mental health. Kanoa, how would you describe your childhood? It was a very eighties/nineties childhood, which meant a lot of going to the park after the morning cartoons on TV and coming home when you were hungry. I did most of my schooling between Cromwell and Dunedin. We lived in lovely, safe communities where you just ran around and hung out at bus…

This year was going to be a good one for Cynthia Nixon. In March, she was due to start filming The Gilded Age, the historic drama series developed by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, and there was talk of work possibly beginning on the second season of her new TV show, Ratched, after the first one began airing on Netflix in September. But like everyone else, the actress had not reckoned on COVID-19, and instead much of 2020 has involved staying at home, watching TV and baking. Being out of work has been something of a shock for Cynthia, 54, who first performed professionally when she was 12 and has worked fairly steadily since, including her six-year stint as Miranda on Sex and the City. She admits homeschooling her nine-year-old…

It was a welcome jolt of perspective as Cassandra Treadwell arrived in Africa last year and became the talk of a village. “I arrived to mothers screaming, ‘Hi Cass! You look so well – you got really fat!’” the 48-year-old Kiwi laughs. “There’s no phones, yet by the time I visited another family, they came out saying, ‘I heard you got fat!’ “It was a massive compliment as they celebrate the ability to feed yourself because that’s something they don’t have every day. They celebrate the present moment because they woke up alive, while their neighbour might not.” Cassandra’s not-for-profit, So They Can, works to empower African children living in poverty through education, and has the support of celebrities including Samantha Hayes. Caring for others is a trait she inherited…

Parsnip noodles with spicy lamb meatball ragù PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINS SERVES 4 ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 600g thick lamb sausages 400g shallots, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp fennel seeds 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp harissa paste 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock 400g can diced tomatoes 6 large parsnips, trimmed 25g butter ¼ cup (20g) finely grated pecorino cheese ¼ cup loosely packed fresh oregano leaves 1 Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large deep frying pan over medium heat. Squeeze sausage meat from casings, separating it into small meatballs. Cook meatballs, shaking the pan occasionally, for 4 minutes or until browned…

Banana & coffee cake with caramel sauce PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 45 MINS SERVES 12 185g butter, softened, chopped 1 cup granulated stevia 3 free-range eggs 2¼ cups self-raising flour ¼ tsp salt ¾ tsp baking soda 1½ tsp ground cinnamon 2 cups mashed ripe banana (see tip) 2 tsp vanilla extract ¾ cup sour cream 1 cup walnut halves, roasted, chopped ¼ cup boiling water 3 tsp espresso coffee granules CARAMEL SAUCE 1/3 cup rice malt syrup 125g butter, softened, chopped 1/3 cup cream 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a deep 22cm round cake pan with baking paper. 2 Beat the butter and stevia in a small bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time,…

Have you ever stared longingly at Bella Hadid’s high brows, Kim Kardashian West’s creaseless under eyes, or Gemma Chan’s defined cheekbones and wondered, how the heck do they look like that?! So have we. And unfortunately, the answer is probably a mix of strong genetics and a lot of filler. But if injectables aren’t your thing, there are a few quick tricks you can try at home to tighten your skin, slim your face and give yourself that lifted look we all dream of. From hairstyles to make-up tricks, here are seven ways to make your face look slim and trim. Use make-up to make your eyes look bigger Whether you become a master at eyeliner, fall in love with false lashes or start experimenting with coloured shadows, making your…

Proteas are ideal for hot, rocky banks or west-facing raised beds. From midwinter to spring these South African shrubs produce dramatic flowers, up to 30cm across, that are great for picking. They are tolerant of dry and windy conditions, but drainage must be ideal. Protect young plants from frost and resist the temptation to feed proteas as they do best in poor soil. Prune after flowering to keep plants bushy. Grevillea, banksia, leucospermum and leucadendron are relatives and enjoy similar conditions.…

• Save any paper bags you use for shopping – they can be reused. • We’re good at remembering our shopping bags now, but don’t forget the containers! • Shop local, think old school. Rediscover the local butcher, grocer and baker. Find places that will refill your eggs and milk, and buy freshly baked bread. • Shop at your local farmers’ market. Sunday mornings are such a treat for me and my family now – fresh coffee, fresh bagels, fresh everything! • Make, grow and save!…

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 22 You’re suffering information overload! Everyone is explaining everything in detail. If you can use ‘record’ feature on your smart phone, do so, otherwise you are not going to remember it all. Also, ask people to email instructions, especially timelines and deadlines. Because you are a natural leader, people will look to you to set the pace. Make sure everyone can keep up. SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 – Dec 22 There is a temptation to have a new pet. Go out to the shelter and do some volunteer work and you will soon fall in love and not be able to resist. There is also a new love, or the potential of new love. Make sure they love animals. It will not work if they do…

TV GOLD! A man of many talents In honour of his milestone, Bradley Walsh: Happy 60th Birthday celebrates the illustrious career of the British entertainer, who has done everything from stand-up comedy and presenting to quiz shows and acting. The lovable larrikin has earned a cult following in his role as presenter of The Chase, and viewers are just as likely to tune in to see him collapse into giggles as they are to test their general knowledge. Some of the former professional footballer’s other TV appearances include Doctor Who and Coronation Street, in which he played Danny Baldwin. Viewers also get an endearing insight into his relationship with only son Barney in Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad, as the pair travel around America experiencing the best…

This is the novel I’m telling all my friends to read right now. It’s spiky, smart and sad, a story about the difficulties of loving and being loved, about family and friendship, most of all about one woman’s mental illness and the ripples it sends through other people’s lives. Martha’s husband Patrick has been one of the constants in her life. She has known him since childhood, and he has always loved her. But Sorrow and Bliss begins as Martha turns 40 and her marriage to Patrick ends. So what has gone wrong for this couple? To find out we retrace Martha’s life back to her bohemian childhood in London with her artistic parents and a sister who is her best friend. Martha is doing fine until, at the age…

These best-selling kids’ authors have some exciting new offerings for their fans – in fact, these sequels are so good, the young at heart may be just as captivated! The Forever Horse by Stacy Gregg (Harper Collins, $24.99) The latest horsey adventure from one of New Zealand’s most popular authors. This children’s novel is set in France and is inspired by the real-life story of 19th-century horse artist Rosa Bonheur. Maisie is studying in Paris. There she finds both the childhood diary of a famous artist and a beautiful black stallion. As the dual stories unfold, Maisie realises that she can’t imagine life without her forever horse. Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Hachette, $19.99) The third book in the award-winning Nevermoor series is spookily topical. As…

‘It was just so obvious that it would be a waste of our lives not to marry’ It has been a big year for Paul Henry. Not only did he pen his third book, I’m in a United State, and launch his third vintage wine; he also gave away his youngest daughter Bella, who married in March, then a week later wed his fiancé, Auckland entrepreneur Diane Foreman. Married life is “just beautiful”, the retired broadcaster says with unexpected softness. “We’ve just got a very, very lovely relationship.” Adds Diane, “We’re both just incredibly happy, and we feel privileged and blessed to have each other.” Paul and Diane, both 60, first met 15 years ago and became firm friends, with their families also becoming interconnected. At one point, the pair…

She’s had a great life, which is why Dame Angela Lansbury felt lucky to celebrate her 95th birthday this month. “What a fortunate life I’ve had the pleasure to be part of, doing the thing I most enjoy – acting and entertaining great audiences all over the world,” she enthused. The Murder, She Wrote star celebrated her big day with close family in California, but acknowledges that others might be having a hard time, saying, “My heart goes out to all those who are suffering or have lost loved ones.” And, while she may have some regrets about not spending more time with her family in the past, the mother of Anthony and Deidre, who she shared with her late husband Peter Shaw, remains as passionate about life as ever.…

When Diana first joined the royal family, she felt they had little understanding of what she was like – and she was right – but as time passed, she felt able to admit they had tried to be fair with her. She had a great respect for the Queen and admired her for giving her whole life to duty, sacrificing personal pleasures and even her family life to fulfil what was required of her. Diana admitted she would have never been able to do the same, but had she been older and more experienced, she felt she would have been better equipped to face the problems she encountered. In the early days of her courtship, such as it was, she opened up her heart to Prince Charles, telling him in…

She doesn’t scare easily, but Tilda Cobham-Hervey admits meeting her idol, the late singer, author, actress and activist Helen Reddy, was one of the most terrifying times of her life. The young Australian talent plays Helen in the new movie, I Am Woman, but didn’t meet her until after filming was completed. “It was at the G’Day USA gala where Helen was being honoured, and right before I met her I’d had to go on stage and give a speech about her,” the 26-year-old tells the Weekly. “I was terrified. I’d fallen in love with her and she was my hero. I just spent the whole time thinking, ‘Oh, you do hold your hand like that’, or, ‘You do put your shoulder like that’, and it was like I was…

Not every parent can swap work stories with their child – especially when they’re just five years old. But for Mean Mums star Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, it’s part of the dinner conversation because he’s on set with his daughter every day. Cori plays Freddy, the caretaker of Kate Sheppard School on TV3’s Mean Mums. And his character is father of his actual daughter Freddie, who plays Year One student Freddy Junior. “It’s the best thing in the world,” says Cori, 38, of acting alongside the apple of his eye. “We get to hang out together every day. I feel pretty lucky to be able to do that.” Freddie started school this year in July, only a few months after she took on the role of a Year One student on the…

Sachie Nomura is a force to be reckoned with. At 41, she’s one of New Zealand’s most successful chefs, her award-winning Asian cooking school Sachie’s Kitchen is the largest in Australasia and her TV cooking show has been syndicated around the world. But while career success has come easily to the mother of one, parenthood has not. Sachie and husband Nick Siu, 38, underwent eight rounds of IVF over a 10-year period to conceive their son, Zach, now three, and their fertility journey has been nothing short of gruelling. “It was an emotional roller-coaster,” Sachie tells the Weekly from her Auckland home. “And if I had not had my business to keep me going and provide a distraction, I think the ups and downs would have been bigger. “When we…

MONDAY Five-spice pork cutlets with Asian slaw PREP + COOK TIME 30 MINS + CHILLING SERVES 4 4 x 230g pork cutlets 1 tbsp Shaoxing Chinese cooking wine 1 tsp five-spice powder 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground white pepper 1 tbsp peanut oil 1/3 cup basmati rice 250g white cabbage, finely shredded 300g red cabbage, finely shredded 2 carrots, cut into thin matchsticks 4 red radishes, thinly sliced 80g snow peas, thinly sliced 4 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally ¼ cup chopped coriander 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced 1 tbsp black sesame seeds (optional) RICE WINE DRESSING 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar 1 tbsp peanut oil 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp mirin 1 Preheat oven to 165°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. 2 Place…

Try cutting shorter or longer lengths or adding more ‘levels’; and vary the flowers, too. Also great for drying flowers! You will need 3 x lengths 10mm dowel Ruler or tape measure and pencil Hand saw Sandpaper Interior wood stain Foam brush Wool and scissors Eucalyptus or flowers of your choice Small picture hook or nail and hammer 1 Measure 60cm from the end of each dowel, mark with pencil and cut with a saw. You now have 3 x 60cm lengths. 2 Roughly sand dowels and smooth ends, then paint with interior wood stain using the foam brush. If necessary, apply a couple of coats, leaving to dry in between coats. 3 Once dry, lay dowels on the floor, spaced roughly 20cm apart. Take the end…

It’s gone too far. I opened the door of the fridge this week to find, alongside the full-fat milk, the low-fat milk and the almond milk, a pretty pink-top bottle of Lewis Road Jersey Milk with Collagen. What’s that all about? If you drink it straight from the bottle, do you get gorgeous pouty lips? Lewis Road says, among other things, that the milk, made with a bovine collagen supplement, aids joint health and mobility. The company withdrew some of its statements about the product when it was pointed out no health claims for collagen in milk had been approved by Food Standards Australia & New Zealand. Lewis Road stands by its claims but admitted, “We missed a bit of the permission process.” But that’s not the point I want…

I’ve just done a head count on the house plants living at our place and there are 11 of them so far when, not very long ago, there were none at all. Something happened during New Zealand’s first lockdown that turned the darling wife’s mind to indoor shrubbery and I fear that soon we’ll be living in a jungle. And it’s not that I have a fear of inside plants, though some people actually do. The condition is known as botanophobia and it will be on the rise as a fashion for bringing the garden indoors sweeps the country, brought on, it is said, by the confinement of that level 4 lockdown. This trend will be putting a smile on the faces behind the counters at plant shops and also,…

She grew up in the Manawatu and now lives in Sydney with her husband and two daughters and works as a journalist. This is her second novel. This novel was inspired by… the heartbreak of spending the previous year on a different manuscript, only to realise a few days before it was due that it was awful and couldn’t be saved. Being a novelist is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do and I felt like I had come to the end. But my wonderfully kind publisher told me to have a little break and, she said, if I started again in a few months, I would rediscover the joy in writing. I didn’t believe her at the time, but that is what happened – one day I edged…

Jewels in the crown Hollywood royalty Dame Joan Collins, 87, looks every bit the queen alongside co-star Jane Seymour, 69, in a new medieval TV series they’re filming about the French royals, Glow and Darkness. PUPPY LOVE Who can resist this cute face? Not Margot Robbie! The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star, 30, grabbed the pooch for a cuddle during a recent stroll in the park. TOUCH OF PARADIS! Thousands of miles from the court battle her dad Johnny Depp is embroiled in with his ex Amber Heard, Lily-Rose Depp, 21, owned the runway at Chanel’s recent spring-summer show in France. The actress/model happily posed for the cameras with her proud mum Vanessa Paradis, 47, after the event, too. Paw-fect pals Isla Fisher stays sun-smart in a cap…