Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 3, 2021 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

New year, new love! Attending the intimate wedding of his manager, Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde made no attempt to hide their fledgling romance as they held hands arriving at the venue. The revelation comes mere months after the shocking news that Olivia, 36, and her fiancé Jason Sudeikis, 45, had split after eight years and two kids together. The pair have grown close while working on Olivia’s latest directorial feature Don’t Worry Darling, which the former One Direction singer stars in. And though the relationship is relatively new, it seems that it is quite serious, with Olivia staying with Harry both in Palm Springs while they film and at his home in Los Angeles. Her new beau has even met her children Otis, six, and Daisy, four. Up until…

For many members of the royal family, 2021 is destined to be a milestone year. There are babies due, a special wedding anniversary and several noteworthy birthdays. But it will also be a year of challenges for some members of the family, with upcoming court cases that could have a big impact on their lives. ‘Princess Anne is probably a bit more chilled about the fact she’s going to have another grandchild’ Baby joy There’s nothing like the birth of a baby to give people something to look forward to, and this year the royal family has two impending births – at least – to get excited about. Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, 34, announced in September last year that they are expecting their first child early in the year.…

AQUARIUS January 21– February 19 FINANCES/WORK Work and finances will be successful. There are opportunities throughout the year, but May/June/July are key months in making career and/or business changes. There will be some intense competition, but you will be successful because you know your job, and these competitors are not as skilled or experienced as you are. If you do decide to make a change mid-year, that will be a fantastic move – you will not regret it for a moment. LOVE/OTHER RELATIONSHIPS You are determined to be happy and intent on the people around you having all the love they need. You know that giving love means that you receive love; it is the way the world works. Your love life is going to be extremely good. If you…

Proscuitto & vege salad PREP + COOK TIME 55 MINUTES (+ COOLING) SERVES 6 Preheat oven to 220°C. Oil a large oven tray. Trim stalks and tails from 8 baby beetroot. Halve any large beetroot. Wrap in foil. Place beetroot on a second oven tray. Bake for 10 minutes. Place 8 trimmed baby carrots, 4 trimmed spring onions, halved lengthways, 170g mini capsicum and 1tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a medium bowl, tossing to coat. Place on oiled tray; season. Bake for 20 minutes or until veges are tender. Add 200g trimmed asparagus, halved lengthways, to tray with carrots. Bake for 5 minutes or until just tender. Cool beetroot for 10 minutes. Peel. To make horseradish dressing, whisk 1 garlic clove, 2 tsp each of Dijon and wholegrain mustards,…

RUCHE HOUR Swimsuits with ruching across the tummy are very flattering if you’re conscious of this area. This one also has a control insert to flatten out any bumps and an underwire for great support. TWO TONES A costume that features a print on top and a solid lower half will have a slimming effect. If, like this one, it also has a high neckline, it will work well for those with a small to medium bust. FRILLED TO BITS A frilled bikini top such as this is ideal for smaller-busted women as it adds volume to the area. It’s paired here with a high-waisted bottom designed to flatter any shape. FLIRTY SKIRT If you are pear-shaped, a skirted swimsuit is perfect for you. The fullness of the skirt draws…

IF YOU WORK IN A TEAM, ASK A COLLEAGUE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SMALL REPORT Perhaps it could be one or two paragraphs about what transpired during your break. “That stops you checking hundreds of emails to try to work out what’s happened while you’ve been away,” says Fiona. SET YOUR OUT-OF-OFFICE MESSAGE A DAY EARLY “And list the day after you’re back [as your return date], so you don’t get bombarded the day you’re back at work,” Fiona suggests. PUT LIMITS ON SMARTPHONE USE “If you have to take your phone with you, perhaps set a time for half an hour or one hour, maybe in the evenings, to check emails,” says Fiona. LEARN TO BE OKAY WITH BOREDOM It’s something you probably normally dodge by reaching for…

Whether it’s a stable platform for outdoor living, an area for lounging by the pool or an all-weather route to the compost bin, hard surfaces are essential in the modern garden. The options are numerous, so how do you decide what’s right for your place? Here are our suggestions for getting the most out of your outdoor floor. 1 MAKE A PLAN A paving plan is essential for all but the tiniest gardens. An accurate scaled plan of your site will help you work out how much paving is required for each element: terrace, footpaths or driveway. If budget constraints mean you need to develop the garden in stages, a plan will help you decide where and when the money is best spent. 2 SPREAD THE BUDGET It makes sense…

If anyone has suffered from morning sickness, as I have, try drinking water from stewed raspberry leaves, assuming they are obtainable. – N.R. Those fan shells gathered from the beach make pretty moulds for setting odd scraps of soap, which have been melted down with a little water. Leave to harden for several weeks before turning out. – Novelty Bob Use leftover wool scraps to put a multi-coloured fringe on a mat that has begun to fray at the ends. Wool from unravelled garments is also suitable for this. – L.T. If you have a little bit of perfume left over that you’re not inclined to wear, keep the bottle in the bathroom and use a dab of the scent each time you clean the mirrors. It leaves a pleasant…

AQUARIUS Jan 21 – Feb 19 Sometimes we stand back and let others through the door first, and metaphorically that is what you’re doing over the next few days. It is all about seeing what other people are going to do first, then you can be different! The key to getting what you want is making sure you have the advantage to get the win. PISCES Feb 20 – Mar 20 You are fiercely independent and never more so than right now. You have a particular project/task that you want to complete. You will not want anyone to help you with it. Also, you wish to enjoy people not having a call on your time and energy. You will keep meetings and invitations to a minimum. ARIES Mar 21 –…

Wellington’s Lauren Keenan realised her life wasn’t working and she needed to change. So she made a resolution to try 52 new things in 52 weeks – not only fun things but challenges to take her out of her comfort zone. From having a beauty counter makeover, swimming with sharks, wrapping a giant lizard around her neck, going to a music festival alone and doing a freefall, Lauren embraced life and adventure. Along the way, she got her groove back. A fun book to inspire us all to break out and try something new. One thing is for sure, in the course of the next 12 months, something is bound to go wrong. Elizabeth Day reckons that our failures can teach us something meaningful about ourselves if we choose to…

Want to make Home Stretch your next book club read. Here are some talking points to kick off the discussion: • What did you like best - and least - about this novel? • Connor hides so much from his family. Can you understand why he doesn’t explain everything? • What do you think Graham Norton’s purpose was in writing this book? What ideas was he trying to get across? WEEKLY BOOK CLUB We’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions on Home Stretch. Let us know what you think by emailing nzww@aremedia.co.nz.…

The new year certainly began with a hiss and a r oar with massive clusters of lightning strikes, thunderstorms and flooding thr oughout pockets of the country , while other ar eas enjoyed endless sunshine. I hope that wher ever you were, you stayed safe and wer e able to relax. I spent a glorious 10 days travelling ar ound the East Cape in a campervan with my husband and it was lucky that we made the last-minute decision to bring our coats because they wer e certainly put to good use when the temperatur e plummeted to a chilly 12 degr ees! While some nights wer e spent in campgr ounds, most wer e ‘freedom camping’ wher e there were few – if any – facilities. There was something…

Bidding farewell as her eldest child, 18-year-old Charlie, jetted to remote Kure Atoll to do conservation work in March, Jeanette Thomas knew it was going to be an “odd year”, adjusting to her firstborn flying the nest. However, the 48-year-old radio host was oblivious to just how different 2020 would be, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic rocking the world, followed by a debilitating health curveball which left her mentally drained, unable to sleep and in excruciating pain. “It was horrendous. I would give birth six times in a row with no pain relief over that pain,” says Jeanette, who was eventually diagnosed with a frozen shoulder. “I’ve never known pain like that.” Having always been in good health, Jeanette, who co-hosts The Breeze’s breakfast show with Robert Rakete, wasn’t concerned…

The title for these two pages is “Watercooler Chat” because I hope that, now and then, you will find something here to talk about in whatever your version of a break-room is. But right now, I hope you are a long way from the usual run of things, enjoying a summer break from your daily routine. I like to picture you (I don’t think this is creepy) languid and liquid of limb, lazing about with a magazine (this one, obviously), and maybe a cocktail or cool soda with cucumber and mint, sporting a stylish sunhat and freshly painted toenails, making the place look good. I appreciate some of you, though, will be working through, staffing the places we need to keep open year round. Hospitals, restaurants, call centres, shops. In…

Barbecued prawns with chilli lime dressing PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINS SERVES 8 1.7kg uncooked large prawns, halved lengthways (see tip) 2 baby fennel bulbs, trimmed, thinly sliced 250g baby cucumbers (qukes), sliced into ribbons 6 red radishes, thinly sliced ¼ cup fresh coriander leaves, coarsely chopped CHILLI LIME DRESSING 1/3 cup (80ml) lime juice 1/3 cup (80ml) lemon juice ½ cup (125ml) olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tsp caster sugar 2 tsp sea salt flakes 1 fresh long green chilli, thinly sliced 1 To make the chilli lime dressing, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. 2 Place prawns in a large bowl with half the chilli lime dressing. Toss to coat. Cook prawns on a heated grill plate (or grill or barbecue) for 5…

Watermelon & cherries in mojito syrup PREP + COOK TIME 30 MINS (+ COOLING & REFRIGERATION) SERVES 4 2 medium limes ½ cup (125ml) light agave syrup (see tip) ¼ cup (60ml) white rum 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint leaves, plus fresh small leaves extra 2 cups (300g) fresh cherries, halved 400g seedless watermelon, coarsely chopped or thinly sliced, cut into 3cm stars Coconut ice cream, to serve CANDIED LIME PEPITA BRITTLE 1/3 cup (80ml) light agave syrup 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar 2 tsp finely grated lime rind 1/3 cup (65g) pepitas (pumpkin seed kernels) 1 Remove rind from 1 lime using a zester (or peel rind thinly from lime, avoiding the white pith. Cut rind into long thin strips). Squeeze juice from zested lime – you will…

CRACKED SKIN “Cracked skin is a result of dry, undernourished skin and most commonly occurs on rough or sensitive areas of the body like heels, lips and knuckles,” says Nivea skincare expert Robyn Hutch. Sadly, cracked skin doesn’t just disappear overnight, making it a common summer bugbear. Moisturise regularly with a heavy-duty moisturiser and drink plenty of water to keep yourself nice and hydrated from the inside-out. PSORIASIS Reality star Kim has openly talked about her struggles with Psoriasis. “Psoriasis is a condition that causes a greater than normal skin turnover, leading to thick, red, scaly plaques and patches developing on the skin and in the scalp,” explains dermatologist Dr Li-Chuen Wong. “It worsens in winter and in the colder weather. Therefore, sensible skin exposure to the sun can be…

You will need • 4 x 1.5m battens (drilled holes in each, one top and one bottom, to insert dowels) • 3 x 1.2m dowels • Resene testpots in your choice of colours. We used Resene Goldmine, Resene Frozen and Resene Smiles • Resene roller and tray • 2 potatoes • Knife • Calico (1.5m length; 1m width) • Sewing kit 1 Paint the battens and dowels using Resene Goldmine. Leave to dry. Use the knife to cut the potatoes in half and fashion a star shape from each. We used a felt tip pen to sketch out the shape before cutting. 2 Lay out the calico with cardboard or something sturdy underneath (that you don’t mind getting paint on). 3 Dip the potatoes into Resene paint and print the…

“90c WORTH PLEASE” When my 15-year-old son and five other boys in his class were told by their schoolmaster to go and get their hair cut, they immediately left the room and made their way to the barber’s shop. My son had no money on him, so borrowed a dollar from one of his companions. When he was sitting in the barber’s chair, he suddenly remembered that haircuts had risen to more than double the old price. When the barber came into the room, my son said, “I want only 90 cents worth of hair please.” The barber stared, laughed and cut his hair. “Why didn’t you give him the whole dollar?” I asked when I heard the boy’s story. “Well,” he explained, “to keep enough money for my bus…

‘I’ve seen him in action. He’s more Gordon Ramsay than he is Jamie Oliver’ We are all, each of us, filled with echoes, carrying within us bits and pieces of family past and present, some of these things half-forgotten till a piece of them pops up in one of your kids. Loudness, for instance. It’s something that’s popped up in several of my children. If we ever all get together, we’re a loud crowd. And there’s tallness, too. I have a 13-year-old grandson who’s taller than me and still sprouting, and there’s a daughter who finally stopped just short of my six feet, though she tells me I’ll probably start shrinking soon, as older people do, she adds. Charming child. That sort of cheek might run in the family as…

AGE: 31 ROLE: WRITER/ACTOR – GOOD GRIEF THE SONG I LISTEN TO WHEN I NEED A PICK-ME-UP IS… I used to lose sleep over trying to make everybody happy. Now, if I get into a people-pleasing spiral, I recite words from Salt-N-Pepa’s None of Your Business because they’re right – everybody has their own opinion. MY COMFORT FOOD IS… Cake. Always. Nadia Lim’s Parsnip, Pear, Ginger & Walnut Cake with Caramel Icing got me through lockdown. I can’t think of any occasion that isn’t made significantly more enjoyable by cake – birthdays, weddings, Christmases, Tuesdays... MY FAVOURITE BOOK EVER IS… The Power of Now. It’s about living in the present moment, which might sound too woo-woo for some people, but it genuinely changed my outlook on life. I’M CURRENTLY READING……

Not content with being a fabulously successful chat-show host, the Irish TV star has turned bestselling novelist. This is his third book and, he says, it is his most personal story so far. On wanting to be a novelist: “In the back of my head, when I was much younger, I wanted to write novels. But you know, when I was much younger, I was out. Who’s at home writing a novel? When you find writers who are 22 or 23, you’re like, really? You sat home long enough to write a novel? It wasn’t until my 50s that I was home long enough to write a novel.” On writing from personal experience: “If a book works at all it’s because it somehow reflects things in you. If emotions are…

Emma Stone is the latest star to debut a lockdown baby bump! The 32-year-old was spotted with a growing tummy on a walk with a friend near her home in Los Angeles. The news comes after Emma and her beau Dave McCary, 35, secretly tied the knot last year after having to cancel their nuptials due to the global pandemic. The pair met when the La La Land star hosted Saturday Night Live in 2016, where Dave works as a writer and segment director, but they didn’t go public until late 2017 when they were seen leaving the premiere of his film Brigsby Bear together. While the pair are notoriously private about their relationship, they did share a snap showing off Emma’s stunning ring announcing their engagement in December 2019.…

MELISSA CHAN-GREEN Newshub presenter ‘I can’t wait until the world is a safe place to explore again’ Last summer, Melissa Chan-Green was adjusting to being a new mum. This year, the Newshub presenter is looking forward to enjoying lots of new adventures with her son Busby Green, 13 months. “Busby is becoming a real little chatterbox with lots of new words every day, ” Melissa tells. “So I’m really looking forward to being able to learn lots and have new experiences with him.” The journalist will bring Kiwis the news over the holiday break, but when there’s time later in January, she’ll show “her boys” – Busby and English husband Caspar Green, 40 – around as much of New Zealand as she can. “Caspar still hasn’t seen a whole lot…

‘We’ve gone into 2021 feeling really proud of the way we came out of last year, and we’re really excited about the future of the school’ At the end of 2019, celebrity cook Michael Van de Elzen announced he’d had the worst year of his life. He’d been diagnosed with cancer, badly injured in a motocross bike accident, and both his best friend and stepfather-in-law had passed away. But the celebrity chef was determined to make the most of 2020. The Weekly catches up with him a year after he opened the Good From Scratch Cookery School on his farm in west Auckland. Michael, congratulations on your cooking school. How was the first year, in light of the fact you opened it at a time that was challenging for so…

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‘The perfect shelfie takes time, so don’t be afraid to play around with items. Maybe leave it for a day, then go back and play!’ Check out the social media channels of any interiors fanatic and you’ll find shelfies – photos taken to show off carefully arranged displays of books and objects. Shelfies show us that bookshelves don’t have to only display books – with a little bit of creativity, you can use them to showcase a variety of your favourite things. Whatever your style or shelf size, we have some hints to help you create a bookshelf worthy of a shelfie. GETTING STARTED It’s always good practice when styling any room or surface to start with a clear, consistent colour palette. For a shelf display to really shine, it…

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‘This year, I’m reclaiming my strength, fitness and suppleness. I’ll need it as I get older’ Right then. Time to take stock and begin 2021 as I mean to go on. Last year, I let myself go completely. My wonderful trainer, who was my one link with the planet fitness-wise, left to pursue another career and instead of finding another trainer, I took that as permission to go to the pack completely. I drank far too much throughout the year – that was my way of coping with leaving a 22-year relationship, COVID and being homeless. And I have ballooned. When people talk about personal growth, I don’t think they mean putting on 10 kilos. I haven’t worn anything with a waist since 2015, and I now cover myself in…

There have been a few famous people who have tried their hands at producing novels and generally the results are just okay. Graham Norton, though, is really great. He is sensitive, thoughtful and truly can write. All of his stories so far are poignant and Home Stretch especially so. It opens in 1987 with a tragedy in a small Irish town. A car crash kills three young people, among them a couple that was about to get married. The community is shattered by the loss and for the survivors, life will never be the same. The person no one can forgive is Connor, the local publican’s son. With the blame for the crash sitting squarely on his shoulders, he has no choice but to leave town and escape the guilt…