Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 6, 2022 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

And they called it puppy love! Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge beamed as she met trainee therapy dog Alfie at a British hospital recently. Together with her husband Prince William, Kate made a visit to Lancashire to support mental health services in the area, and the duchess was thrilled to be introduced to Alfie, who has just started training for his job as a four-legged support worker. Despite her obvious joy at being handed the caramel-coloured cockapoo, Kate, 40 – mum to George, eight, Charlotte, six, and three-year-old Louis – was quick to point out that her own family pooch would be jealous. “Our dog is going to be very upset!” she laughed as 10-week-old Alfie snuggled against her. “She’s going to be like, ‘Where have you been?’” The Cambridges were…

JUNE 2, 1953 Elizabeth was officially crowned at Westminster Abbey. The solemn coronation ceremony lasted three hours, with Her Majesty wearing the 2.25kg solid-gold St Edward’s Crown for much of that time. It was the first time a coronation had been televised, with 27 million British people (out of a population of 36 million) watching the 27-year-old become Queen. JUNE 14, 1953 The Queen faced her first constitutional crisis when a newspaper wrote about a romance between her sister Margaret and her father’s former equerry, Group Captain Peter Townsend. The couple wanted to marry but needed Her Majesty’s permission thanks to the Royal Marriages Act of 1772. The Queen wanted Margaret to be happy, but Peter, a divorced man, was considered unsuitable to marry the sister of the Head of…

It’s not unusual for Coronation Street to recast its young characters as they age. New actors have recently popped up as David Platt’s stepson Max Turner and Aadi Alahan, one of Dev’s twins. Peter Barlow has been played by seven actors since the ’60s, while his sister Tracy’s role has been filled by four actresses. There have been three Bethany Platts, Nick Tilsleys, Sophie Websters and Liam Connor Jrs. Despite kickstarting their careers on the prestigious cobbles, many of the child actors who have appeared on the show have not gone on to great success on either the large or the small screen after leaving. In fact, most of them are no longer in the entertainment business at all. Of the three actresses who played Tracy Barlow before incumbent Kate…

Lemongrass chicken with vermicelli salad SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 30 MINS 200g bundles bean thread vermicelli 1 tablespoon peanut oil 600g chicken thigh fillets, sliced thinly 2 x 10cm stalks (40g) fresh lemongrass, sliced thinly 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tablespoon fish sauce 2 cups (120g) shredded iceberg lettuce 1 medium (120g) carrot, cut into long, thin strips ½ Lebanese cucumber, deseeded, sliced thinly ¼ cup (35g) coarsely chopped roasted unsalted peanuts 4 radishes, sliced thinly ½ cup fresh mint leaves ½ cup fresh coriander leaves CHILLI DRESSING ¼ cup (75g) white sugar 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 small fresh red Thai chilli, chopped finely 1 Place vermicelli in a medium heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Stand until just tender. Drain. 2 To make the chilli…

Show your competitive streak by building this simple hockey-style board game. Score points by shooting wooden pucks through the slot in the middle of the board. Take turns, with the person getting the most through winning. Or create your own rules to make it more interesting! HERE’S HOW 1 Lay pine side pieces together on workbench with ends aligned. Use combination square to mark notches for elastic. Make notches 80mm from each end and 10mm deep. 2 Use tenon saw and mitre box to cut notches. Check that the elastic will fit inside the notch. 3 Mark out centre piece for the slot that will form the goal of the game. Make the slot 70mm-wide and 20mm-high. Clamp timber to bench, then use a coping saw to cut out the…

I want to own up to a minor crime committed 48 years ago. Maybe crime’s too strong a word. But my actions were likely damned annoying. And worse, damned annoying to one of the most loved individuals on the planet at the time – the late Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and soldier, Spike Milligan KBE. When I was on my OE in London as a 25-year-old rascal, I lived in a huge Victorian block of flats in Orme Court, Bayswater. Not far along, in the same block, was Spike’s office. Here he wrote some of the world’s most outlandish and entertaining scripts. I was later to read that he also went there when he was feeling down and didn’t want to be disturbed. One day, I was…

Healthcare hurts the wallet How times are changing! I have just rung up to get a quote before booking an appointment at the dentist. And as for the doctor, you need three weeks’ warning of an impending illness in order to get an appointment – never mind the cost! Kate A criminal cat and a dodgy dog! I am so pleased the Conversation page is back. The story about Floyd’s thievery in the January 17 issue of the Weekly reminded me of our puppy dog Woofie, who we had in 1942 during World War II. He became a real thief, bringing home socks, shoes, tea towels, aprons and all manner of children’s toys. We would hang the stolen items on the front fence so that the owners could retrieve them.…

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Darkly funny, dramatic and disturbing, this novel is set in the near future and presents an image of a New Zealand that none of us would want to live in. The world is being destroyed by climate change, but Aotearoa still remains relatively unscathed and so the rich are flocking here. These so-called “wealthugees” are enjoying luxury lifestyles, buying up land to retreat to and pushing up the price of everything in the process. Ordinary Kiwis are struggling to survive. Alice, our narrator, is one of those struggling Kiwis. She is an oddball, a near genius who has never fulfilled her potential and her relationships are fraught. She only has one real friend along with an imaginary one, called Simp, who follows her everywhere. And she lives with her mother,…

This week brings a very special issue as we celebrate the beginning of our Queen’s incredible 70-year reign. As our royal writer explains on page six, it was her husband Prince Philip who broke the news on February 6, 1952, that would change her life forever. Far away from her home, Princess Elizabeth, just 25 years old, was in Kenya when her father King George VI passed away and she moved into what one biographer says was “one of the loneliest jobs in the world”. Prince William agrees, “My grandmother becoming Queen at a very young age, in the days when it was a man’s world, it was very difficult for her to make a difference. And she’s done it. In her own very unique, distinct way.” The Weekly will…

As he neared death, just one question was preying on Meat Loaf’s mind – when was his youngest daughter going to tie the knot? “I said, ‘As soon as you’re out of here, we’ll go to the courthouse, if you want. We’ll do it right away,’” actress Amanda Aday, 41, recalled after her rock legend father passed away on January 20. “And he said, ‘No courthouses, but okay, let’s go!’” Meat Loaf – born Marvin Lee Aday – was 74 when he died, reportedly of Covid, in his hometown of Nashville. The leather-clad power singer – who rocketed to stardom in 1977 with his classic album Bat Out of Hell – had appeared in 65 movies, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wayne’s World and Fight Club, and sold more…

Taking inventory of the year that was, seasoned broadcaster Leah Panapa sums up her 2021 in one word: “brutal”. Deftly navigating three different radio slots – and dealing with the public backlash of replacing other announcers – all in the space of nine months, off-air the vivacious talkback host was also privately supporting husband Mike Nesbitt after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. ‘Hearing those words again – it’s cancer – brought back some horrific memories’ The encouraging news was that it had been caught early after Mike’s doctor encouraged him to start taking prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests in his late 40s. PSA is a protein produced by both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue in the prostate, a small gland that sits below the bladder in males. “I wasn’t particularly keen…

This month, for the first time in years, Kapiti Coast primary schooler Joshua Robinson will be able to hear birds chirping outside and the sound of rain on the roof. Unbeknown to his parents, the seven-year-old has spent most of his life lip reading, which came to light in October when he was diagnosed as moderately deaf. “My husband Pete and I always thought it was strange Josh never ran into our room like his older brother when there was a storm,” recalls Jess Robinson, 33, also mum to Jack, 11. “It turns out he couldn’t hear it or many other things around him and was lip reading to survive in a world of hearing.” For Jess, an offi ce manager, learning her son was hearing impaired wasn’t entirely unexpected…

Sesame tahini crackers PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINUTES MAKES 8 ½ cup (140g) hulled tahini, at room temperature 40g butter or coconut oil, melted 2 eggs, beaten lightly 1 tbsp gluten-free miso or wholegrain mustard 1/3 cup (50g) sesame seeds ½ cup (80g) coconut flour 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a baking tray with baking paper. 2 Place tahini in a medium bowl. Add butter, eggs, miso, sesame seeds, a pinch sea salt and flour. Stir until well combined. Gather mixture together with hands. 3 Roll mixture between sheets of baking paper until a 33cm x 23cm rectangle. Remove top sheet of paper. Trim edges to neaten to 32cm x 22cm. Cut dough into eight 11cm x 8cm rectangular crackers. Place on tray 2cm apart. 4…

1 What milestone event involving a New Zealander was celebrated on the same day as Her Majesty’s coronation in 1953? 2 Which UK prime minister was given a state funeral when he died in 1965? 3 Britain gave the island of Hong Kong back to China on July 1 of which year? A. 1979 B. 1984 C. 1991 D. 1997 4 What natural disaster occurred in New Zealand on Christmas Eve, 1953, while the Queen was visiting us? 5 What scandal, involving the Secretary of State for War and a woman called Christine Keeler, dominated headlines in 1963? 6 What did Scottish engineer James Goodfellow invent and patent in 1966? A. Pressure cooker B. Personal Identification Numbers and automated teller machine C. Lithium battery D. Hand-held calculator 7 What was…

During that sweet spot between Delta and Omicron, I considered it our job not only to scan in, mask up and get boosted, but also to get out and enjoy each other’s company – very carefully – while we still could. And so after staying put since last August – the first time in decades I’ve spent that many months without travelling – I scooted out of Auckland on a little comedy tour to some of our best beachside towns. The first leg involved a plane – a plane! – which delivered us to a regional airport. Airports are good at planes, but less good at ground transport in smaller places where economies of scale mean taxi stands are mostly empty and you can wait as long as your original…

WONDERFUL WENDY • Winning letter I was delighted to read the article on Wendy Petrie and was pleased to see that she has doors opening for her. I could never understand TVNZ not keeping her on screen with Simon Dallow as I, along with many other New Zealanders, felt the two of them were a class act and far better than other announcers we have had in the past. Wendy is so articulate and comes across as every Kiwi’s friend. Go for it, Wendy, we love you and know you will be successful in anything that you take on. Margaret…

My son and daughter-in-law called their little girl Olive because all of us in the family had started calling her that before she was born. It started after an early scan of her, in utero, described her as being the size of an olive. After that, she might have grown into a plum and then an avocado, but neither of those names caught, though Plum had some appeal. Anyway, Olive is nearly two now and cute as a pea. Well, cuter actually and peas are my favourite vegetable. I’ve been to a few beautiful baby contests in my time and I know cuteness when I see it. She lives on Waiheke Island with her mum and dad, which means we don’t get to see each other quite as much as…

She lives in Wellington and works in book publishing, as well as writing fiction and non-fiction. This is her third novel. This novel was inspired by… My rage at the inaction of governments and large organisations to undertake the changes required to tackle the climate emergency. Rage is a great motivator for art, but it’s tiring for the writer and reader, so you need other things to carry you through. In She’s a Killer those things are humour and action-based drama. The most challenging thing about writing it was… Getting the ending and the beginning right. I wrote the bulk of the book in about four months, but worked on its ending and beginning for about a year, adding and subtracting text until I felt I had a satisfying shape.…

She might be a new mum, but that hasn’t stopped Naomi Campbell from wowing the crowds at Paris Fashion Week! The supermodel, 51, dazzled fans when she arrived at the Louis Vuitton menswear show in a multi-layered, floor-length coat complete with gold-chain necklace and diamond earrings. The catwalk queen posed for front-row pics before sneaking backstage for an outfit change and strutting the runway in honour of designer Virgil Abloh, who died of cancer late last year. A day after the Louis Vuitton event, the iconic model, who welcomed her first-born – a daughter – in May last year, turned heads in a sheer sparkling blouse at the Dior Homme show, flashing a glimpse of her seriously fab abs!…

Her husband Prince Philip was the one to break the news that would change Princess Elizabeth’s life forever. It was early afternoon of February 6, 1952, and the couple were in Kenya on the first stop of the Commonwealth tour they’d undertaken in place of her father, George VI, who had been unwell. They’d spent the previous night at an exclusive hotel, Treetops, built into the branches of a giant tree and famed for letting guests see wildlife up close as the animals used the watering hole below. An excited Elizabeth, 25, hardly got any sleep because she kept getting up to observe the nocturnal visitors, and that morning she delighted in photographing elephants and rhinos. Then she and Philip travelled 32km to Sagana Lodge, a private fishing lodge that…

She’s played her fair share of alluring vixens, but stepping into the shoes – and red swimsuit – of one of the world’s most famous sex symbols was almost impossible to bear for Lily James. The British actress – most well known for her award-winning turn as Lady Rose in Downton Abbey – is portraying ’90s Baywatch star Pamela Anderson in the upcoming Disney+ series Pam and Tommy. And the responsibility of doing right by blonde bombshell Pamela weighed heavily on the actress. “I really wanted to pull out of this a week before shooting began,” Lily, 32, laughs. “I felt, ‘I can’t do it.’ It just felt too frightening. But I think that’s a good place to work from because it keeps you growing and getting better, I hope.”…

For young wannabe stars, you’d think landing a role on Coronation Street would set them up in a performing career for life. Unfortunately, that’s usually not the case. With a few notable exceptions, most of the child actors who’ve landed plum roles on the popular TV soap have ended up being replaced as their character has aged. And throughout the show’s 61-year run, some roles have been recast numerous times. But one young star who looks like he won’t be going anywhere in a hurry is Jude Riordan, who plays Sam Blakeman. Jude has been stealing scenes – and hearts –with his poignant portrayal of a youngster suffering terrible grief after his mum Natasha (Rachel Leskovac) was accidentally shot and killed. And even before the heartbreaking storyline aired, the young…

Twelve years ago, when Edith Gibson spotted a cherubic-looking baby doll sitting for sale in a Whangaparāoa op shop, she bought it thinking it’d simply make a lovely Christmas present for some little girl. But the vintage doll never left Edith’s home and, in fact, it marked the accidental start of a 3000-strong doll collection that has turned the former teacher into a documentary star. “I wasn’t looking for a doll, yet when I saw this one, who I’ve called Carley, I realised she was something special,” tells the quick-witted 82-year-old. “So I brought her home and got on the computer and identified her as a Mattel baby ‘Cheerful Tearful’. If you pull her arm down, she cries real tears and she’ll wet her pants, then when her arm goes…

SERVES 10 PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 1kg cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature 1 ½ cups (330g) caster sugar ¼ teaspoon sea salt flakes 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste 6 eggs, at room temperature, beaten lightly ¼ cup (35g) cornflour 1 cup (280g) Greek-style yoghurt 1 cup (250ml) cream 2 blood oranges, 2 Valencia oranges, peeled, sliced (or 4 Valencia oranges if blood oranges are unavailable) ¼ cup (80g) orange marmalade, warmed 1 Preheat oven to 220°C. Cut 2 x 40cm sheets of baking paper. Grease a 24cm springform pan. Lay the sheets of baking paper slightly overlapping, extending about 3cm above the edge of the pan. Use a 22cm plate to hold down the paper while making the filling. 2 Using a stand mixer, beat cream cheese,…

It’s a glorious living work of art one day, a sad remnant the next. But there’s no need to call yourself a plant killer – and indoor plants are not really all that delicate. Here’s how to unravel the mysteries around ensuring your indoor plants survive. Top tip Clustering plants together raises the humidity around them. It’s handy these three – Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa), peace lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) and rubber plant (Ficus elastica) – all love a warm and shady corner. Too much water or not enough READ THE SIGNS When your plant is thirsty, leaves wilt, growth slows, lower leaves curl, lose colour or fall prematurely, leaf edges turn brown and dry, and flowers fade and fall. When your plant is drowning, leaves develop soft, rotten patches,…

• Disneyland Paris opens and Rainbow’s End in Auckland celebrates its 10th anniversary. • Former NZ Prime Minister Robert Muldoon dies, as does actress Marlene Dietrich. Miley Cyrus and Sam Smith are born. • TV’s Absolutely Fabulous screens for the first time, as does Shortland Street. • Violence erupts in Los Angeles after four police officers are acquitted of beating Rodney King. • The Silence of the Lambs wins the Best Picture Oscar, and its stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins take home top acting awards. • John Major is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Bill Clinton wins the US presidential election. • The 25th Olympic Games are held in Barcelona. • Scandal rocks the royal family when a recently separated Sarah, Duchess of York, is photographed…

AQUARIUS Jan 21 – Feb 19 You are in battle mode. Guns are blazing and you are taking no prisoners. You are on a mission and you will succeed, no matter what. How awesome is that? Energies are high and if this is to do with sport – especially a team effort – then the sky is the limit. You will be a driving force and the win will be because of your efforts. If it is an individual sport, you will more than surpass your personal best and pick up the trophy at the end of the day. Whatever area in your life you are focusing on, you are a winner. PISCES Feb 20 – Mar 20 A friend may be having a drama and ask for your help.…

No match It was at the football match – local district versus British team. My husband and I and two friends had been debating whether we could afford the 30 shillings it would cost us to get in the gate. Saying that it would be the chance of a lifetime to see good football, the two menfolk over-ruled our thrifty opinions, so off we went. When we arrived at the gate nearest to us, we found that it was being used to admit parties of school children, so we had to wait. A large gap between two parties presenting itself, we went in, only to find no gatekeeper or ticket collector. Evidently the children’s money had been collected beforehand, so who were we to look a gift horse in the…

There’s an old saying that everyone has a book in them. Journalist Christopher Hitchens adapted the adage to one that is probably more apt: Everyone has a book in them and that, in most cases, is where it should stay. I have written three – two on marathon running and one on getting older – and it really is a thrill seeing your very own name on an actual book. And even more exciting having people choose to buy that book, and then be kind enough to tell me they enjoyed reading it. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being a published author, but I also felt the tiniest bit of a fraud. Yes, I have written books, but they are more accounts of things that happened than actual creative…