Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 32, 2024 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

‘I can’t stand to hurt people or see anyone upset’ During her appearance on Three’s second series of The Traitors NZ, former UK police officer Jane Massey, 53, proved herself a force to be reckoned with. Over the course of her impressive 25-year career in law enforcement, Jane worked her way up the ranks, including five years at the helm of the Hampshire drug squad. “I joined the police when I was 20 and a bit lost, and it was the making of me,” she says. “I loved the camaraderie and made many lifelong friends.” Jane also enjoyed the buzz. “Targeting drug dealers, then seeing those cases go to court and the dealers given big sentences, that was very satisfying.” But all good things must come to an end and…

Inconsistent and at times rapidly dwindling or completely unavailable stocks of hormone replacement therapy [HRT] in New Zealand are deeply affecting Kiwi women as they scour pharmacies to fill prescriptions or need to cut patches in half. Meanwhile, those who cannot source the hormone replacement patches suffer often-debilitating symptoms, with GP Dr Samantha Newman telling the Weekly the HRT crisis is putting women’s lives at risk. In this special feature, three women candidly share their experiences with menopause and why HRT is so vital to them. Hawke’s Bay GP Dr Samantha Newman is sick of watching patients desperately struggling with menopause since the global supply of transdermal oestrogen patches began running out two years ago. “I’m deeply worried for the mental, emotional and physical health of HRT users,” says Samantha,…

With the date for their Hawke’s Bay wedding fast approaching, Aucklanders Bridget Hewitt and Kane Yee decided to take some of the stress out of their busy lives, signing up to My Food Bag’s Fresh Start. “We had a month until our wedding, and we really wanted to feel and look our best,” says Bridget, mum to two-year-old toddler Milo. “We had so much on with the planning, working and our young son,” she recalls. “So having healthy meals that were already calorie-counted was such an easy option to help support us at this time, keeping us on track and accountable.” Their weekly Fresh Start deliveries meant not having to think about what to have for dinner during that busy pre-wedding period. “The meals were refreshing and delicious, and the…

Classic hot chocolate PREP 10 MINUTES SERVES 6 Coarsely chop 100g milk chocolate. Place 3 cups milk and 1 cup cream in a medium, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. When mixture just begins to bubble around the edges, reduce heat to low. Whisk in 2 tablespoons sifted cocoa powder and the chopped chocolate. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring, or until chocolate mixture is smooth and creamy. Remove pan from heat and serve. Marshmallow & hazelnut PREP 10 MINUTES SERVES 6 Make Classic Hot Chocolate, adding ½ cup chocolate-hazelnut spread to the hot chocolate mixture once pan is removed from heat. Whisk until smooth and thick. To serve, divide hot chocolate among mugs. Top each with 2 white marshmallows and 2 tablespoons toasted chopped hazelnuts. Caramel wafer crunch PREP 10 MINUTES…

Skincare aficionados and celebrities such as Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow swear by peels for gorgeous red-carpet-ready skin. Although it’s adored by beauty-mad A-listers, the treatment doesn’t necessarily require a pricey trip to a professional! At-home peels are an excellent solution to achieving that soft, smooth and glowy look. WHAT ARE PEELS? Peels, also known as chemical peels, are designed to reveal the fresh, glowing skin beneath the surface. These treatments involve applying a solution to the skin that gently exfoliates the outermost layers, sloughs away dead skin cells, and promotes cell turnover and rejuvenation. Think of it as resurfacing your skin. You may feel a minor tingling sensation while the product works its magic, but it is a pain-free experience. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Whether you're dealing…

Winter can sometimes leave us yearning for the outdoors, which is why creating a terrarium is the perfect project to inject a dose of greenery into your home. Bottle gardens and terrariums can make all the difference to a stylish interior, with endless combinations of plant and accessories to choose from to make living art that is uniquely yours. Combining small plants that enjoy similar growing conditions is key – drought-tolerant cacti combined with other succulents is a good example. You can use virtually any glass vessel to plant into. Don’t worry if you can’t find what we’ve used – just look to charity shops, the internet, garden centres or kitchen cupboards for something that takes your fancy – there’s no need to break the bank. A humble glass jar,…

VIRGO Aug 24 – Sep 23 You’re going to notice details that others do not see, but they may not thank you for your observations. Consider if it’s really necessary to let them know what it is you’re noticing or if you should just keep it under your hat. Two people close to you think their budding romance is a secret – but you’re onto them! LIBRA Sep 24 – Oct 23 Do not allow yourself to be rushed or hurried up. Whatever it is you’re focusing on needs time, energy and thought. There are financial dealings to be sorted out with property and/or investments. It’s also a good time to diversify into something new and adventurous. LEO Jul 24 – Aug 23 If you’re starting work on a new…

Hi, I’m Jeremy Corbett, I’m 61 years old and I’m a videoholic. Yes, I like video games. I’m sure this colours your impression of me. I now seem a little less adult. I know this because I feel the same when anyone in my age group confesses something similar. Even though I play them myself, I regard other adults who waste their time in virtual worlds as suffering from some sort of arrested development. If I had started this column with “I love crosswords”, I would have gone up in your estimation – and my own. Crosswords speak to an adult who is fighting the good fight. Staving off mental degradation with good, solid, challenging brain food. Someone with a love of words and language. A pastime with the gold-standard…

August 19, 2024 The ability of women to triumph despite – and in some cases because of – life’s curveballs is always inspirational. As someone passionate about reading and its importance in the lives of children, I found Dame Wendy Pye’s story so fantastic. Meanwhile, we also chat with Maia Marshall-Amai, a Wheel Black, who has overcome so much. Both stories are well worth a read. Regular readers will know that I didn’t talk about my age until this year when I turned the big 5-0. And so, on that note, I wasn’t keen to talk about that other personal thing either – perimenopause. But given that the Weekly relies on people being vulnerable and open, I think it’s important I am too. This week, we highlight the hormone replacement…

Stone the crows! Sharon Stone, 66, had fans worried when she shared a photo of herself with a black eye. But the Basic Instinct star later explained she’s on holiday in Europe with her middle son, Laird, 19, and she walked into a slab of marble when she got up to pee in the middle of the night in an unfamiliar hotel room. “It’s really a good-looking shiner!” she joked. Sharon also shared a shot of herself with Laird, captioning it, “Last trip before college.”…

Brad Pitt was reportedly distraught to learn his 20-year-old son Pax was hospitalised and in intensive care following a road accident. Pax was knocked out after the e-bike he was riding without a helmet collided with a car on a busy LA street on July 29. Sources say the first witnesses at the scene believed Pax had died after finding him motionless on the ground, only regaining consciousness after paramedics arrived. He is now believed to be “on the mend” but suffered “complex trauma” and faces a long recovery. Pax’s Maleficent star mum Angelina Jolie, 49, and siblings Maddox, 23, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 16, were all able to give the young actor their support, but a source says Brad, 60, who is going through…

Although born in Western Australia, Dame Wendy Pye could be considered our national treasure. As a young woman, she moved to New Zealand to work as a journalist – and met her Kiwi husband – before embarking on her dream to teach the world to read. It came after she was made redundant from New Zealand News Limited in 1985 (then publisher of the Weekly). She started Sunshine Books, inspired by meeting a group of adolescent boys who couldn’t read. Her core belief at the heart of her publishing empire is that literacy is the way out of poverty. On her journey, Wendy, 81, has gone from attending book fairs with just a handful of books, to providing digital resources to refugee camps and working with world leaders. She’s now…

It takes a lot to ruffle chilled-out Auckland mother and health coach Roz Ryan’s feathers. But experiencing menopause at 38 years old changed that, as she felt like she had a completely new, unexpected and unwanted personality. “My boys were like, ‘Whoa, what’s happening, Mum?’ I was a lot more irritable. I could easily flip off the handle. I would get anxious and overwhelmed, which is just not me,” explains the mum to Ethan, 16, and Carter, 11. Added to that was persistent weight gain, despite maintaining good eating habits and fitness routines. “I’m quite an active person, so I couldn’t understand why I was constantly in pain and had inflammation and digestive issues,” she says. “I had physiological burnout. “The fatigue was really bad. I’d come home from work…

Crispy onion & saffron lemon rice PREP + COOK TIME 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES SERVES 4 ½ teaspoon saffron threads (see tip) 2 medium lemons 1½ cups (300g) white basmati rice 2¼ cups (560ml) chicken or vegetable stock ¹⁄³ cup (80ml) olive oil 5 pickling onions, sliced thinly ½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped coarsely ¼ cup dill, chopped coarsely ½ cup (40g) flaked almonds, toasted Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season Salad greens, to serve (optional) 1 Combine saffron (or turmeric) and 2 teaspoons boiling water in a small cup. Set aside for 10 minutes. 2 Cut 1 lemon into 5mm slices. Finely grate rind from remaining lemon, then squeeze – you need 1 tablespoon rind and 2 tablespoons juice. 3 Rinse rice in a sieve under…

Like a muscle, creativity can grow stronger the more we use it. This is your invitation to gently begin flexing your imagination and explore this for yourself. Making and moving can help shift your mood and shape your nervous system. When practised as a tool for wellbeing, creativity is a powerful, affordable and accessible way to cultivate care for yourself. The wonderful thing about practising creativity is that it doesn’t involve waiting lists or filling out forms. It doesn’t even need to cost you money. Finding a creative habit, whether it’s drawing or making biscuits, that fills you up with warm fuzzies might not be the only answer to improving mental health, but it can help. Here are three creative prescriptions to try. Draw yourself as a dwelling TIME NEEDED…

I do “companion” work with Mary Potter Hospice. Part of that is we take the terminally ill on trips around town to give them a change from the four walls of home. It gives their carers a break. Last week, I took my man to the National Portrait Gallery in Wellington. He maintains a keen interest in art and the visit turned out to be extremely rewarding for both of us. The winners and finalists in the 2024 Adam Portraiture Award were on show. It must be 15 years since I’d been to the Portrait Gallery. I’d forgotten how remarkable top-class portraiture is. The images really draw you in. It seems impossible that such astonishing detail can be conveyed onto canvas. It’s why, when you go to a portrait exhibition,…

Letters to the Editor FRIENDLY ADVICE ● Winning letter I read with interest the two parallel articles – one giving advice on how to “leave a friendship and move on” and the other, offering “13 ways to be a fabulous friend”. (NZWW, August 12) . There was a time when I could have benefited from the advice on calling time on a relationship that had gone sour. I agreed to share a flat with a girl who had been a school friend. However, when the friendship became toxic, I was too immature to know how to bring closure to it. Instead, we became “frenemies”, gradually drifting further and further apart. Your expert has sound advice for anyone experiencing the struggle to unfriend someone. These days, I have several fabulous friends…

It was a cold and dreary winter’s Saturday. I hadn’t seen Mum for a few days as I’d been out of town for work, so I wanted to do something interesting with her. Neither of us were keen on the movies that were on and we’d visited the art gallery only recently – what to do? Then I remembered the Crown Lynn Musuem. I love Crown Lynn and have a couple of their iconic swans, who give me joy every time I gaze upon them, but I’d never visited the museum. Neither had Mum, so we decided that would be our Saturday afternoon destination. A knowledgeable young woman was on duty and told us some wonderful stories about the area, the families who owned the factories and how they all…

The song I listen to when I need a pick-me-up is.... The Only Living Boy in New York by Simon and Garfunkel. I listened to it again a few weeks ago and then played it 15 times in a row. It’s such a beautifully realised song. My favourite part about filming We Were Dangerous was... The process and journey of it and being on the same wavelength as the director, and feeling in flow with the project as a whole. It was an exceptionally cold shoot – absolutely extreme! My secret from the set of We Were Dangerous is… I had this undergarment that was vintage, from the 1950s, and it had these hooks. I had to get somebody to do them up again every time I went to the…

Beach-witched Elizabeth Hurley, 59, has added a kaftan range to her beachwear collection. The actor has a net worth of $84 million. Hello, goodbye! Adele, 36, has announced plans to take a break next year to spend time with her son Angelo, 11, and fiancé Paul Rich. SEEING RED It was a double date night for Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher, 59, and her daughter, Coraline star Emerson Tennery, 26, in Palma de Mallorca in Spain. The pair regularly coordinate their red carpet looks. Scaredy-Dogg Snoop Dogg, 52, enlisted best mate Martha Stewart, 83 for help at the Paris Olympics equestrian dressage events. “Snoop knows I love horses,” says Martha. “He’s a little fearful of them.” Cindy-rella’s ball “All dressed up with somewhere to go,” quipped supermodel Cindy Crawford, 58,…

The Princess of Wales has stayed close to home since being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. But although she still has a few more months of treatment to complete, Kate is now well enough to have ventured north to Scotland to enjoy a holiday at Balmoral Castle. Members of the royal family traditionally head to the Scottish estate for their summer break once it closes its doors to the public at the beginning of August. It was feared Kate might not be up to making the 800 kilometre journey from her home in Windsor to Balmoral, which is where the Queen died two years ago. But the princess has been able to accompany husband Prince William and their children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six,…

It’s a case of new house, new haircut, new life for Ben Affleck! As the curtains come down on the short-lived marriage between the Argo star and Jennifer Lopez, Ben is wasting no time moving on. The Hollywood A-lister recently purchased his own $34 million mansion in Los Angeles, with insiders saying he’s looking forward to moving in and starting life afresh after the “unsalvageable” breakdown of his two-year marriage to the Ain’t Your Mama hitmaker. The actor, who shares children Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52, also revealed a radical new look earlier this month, heading out on a motorbike ride through LA with a super-short, faux-hawk hairdo. Relations between Ben, 51, and J.Lo have been strained since May, when it was revealed…

She’s beloved for her cheery outlook and uplifting storytelling. But behind the smile, children’s entertainer Suzy Cato has been on an emotional rollercoaster following a health scare which led to a nerve-wracking series of medical tests. “Around my 56th birthday in June, one of my breasts became sore,” she recalls. “I had been doing some heavy lifting, moving furniture around our house, so I put it down to muscle strain. I then had three days of rectal bleeding, which was harder to ignore.” She booked a specialist appointment, but realised her mammogram was also due, so decided it was time for a full warrant of fitness. “I’m not a racy little Corvette any more – I want to know my oil’s been changed and my tyres are fully pumped!” Suzy…

Kaia Gerber & Austin Butler These two are being hailed as America’s sweethearts. Kaia, 22 – the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford, 58 – and Elvis star Austin, 32, have been dating for two years. They’re known for their “super-chill” approach to fame but nevertheless, they cause a sensation wherever they go. Kaia, with a net worth of $10 million, is on the verge of making it big in Hollywood with a lead role in Apple+ drama Palm Royale. Since his success as Elvis Presley, Austin has landed parts in Dune: Part Two, Bikeriders and Masters of the Air, and is currently worth around $6.5 million. “They are the definition of Hollywood sex appeal,” says an insider. “Both stunningly beautiful and talented too.” Bradley Cooper & Gigi Hadid He’s a…

Sleep deprivation, Jenni Giblin points out, is an effective torture technique. So when she started having sleepless nights due to perimenopause, she consulted her girlfriends, who encouraged her to start HRT. “I’m a mum of five,” says the 52-year-old Waipukurau businesswoman. “I work 50 to 60 hours a week, with a huge amount of travel. I was tired and scratchy, and had night sweats. You wake and your mind is totally in overdrive. If you have a bad sleep, it’s really hard to face the world the next day. “Usually I’m high-energy, but the ability to function is so hard. I’ve piled on weight in the past two years, but I haven’t changed my diet or exercise regimen.” Jenni feels fortunate for an understanding husband, and that her marriage and…

Married to her best friend Tim, with three beautiful children, Jenna Scullin should have been in the prime of her life at 33 years old. Instead, she was constantly anxious and on-edge, battling with confusing symptoms that had started to consume her. “I didn’t recognise myself,” says Jenna, who struggled for a year before learning she had premature ovarian insufficiency and at 34 was postmenopausal. “I’d lost my energy and my zest for life.” Explaining the condition, Jenna shares, “It’s also referred to as ‘spontaneous menopause’ because your ovaries fail. It came from leftfield, there was no family history. “I’ve experienced trauma and lost loved ones. I’ve fractured my leg and couldn’t walk while my youngest was a baby. But this was the hardest thing I’ve had to deal with.…

Note Poached beef needs to be cooked on LOW to achieve the optimum result. Poached beef fillet with fennel salad & horseradish cream PREP + COOK TIME 2 HOURS 25 MINUTES (+ RESTING TIME) SERVES 6 1.2kg piece beef scotch fillet, trimmed 2½ tablespoons olive oil 1 bunch thyme Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season 1 tablespoon honey 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind 1 medium fennel bulb, shaved 1/3 cup microgreens HORSERADISH CREAM 1 tablespoon olive oil ¼ cup (65g) horseradish sauce ¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice 1 cup (240g) crème fraîche 1 Pat beef fillet dry with a paper towel. Place on a 60cm piece of cling film. Fold thinner end of the fillet beneath itself to…

This luxurious, wool and viscose blend blazer (below) is the definition of contemporary style, with its timeless heritage check and oversized silhouette. For daytime wear, style with an on-trend camel mini skirt, a sleek off-theshoulder knit and chunky-soled loafers, or layer up with a slinky satin slip dress, ribbed merino knit and the blazer cinched in with a belt over the top. Embrace your inner cowgirl with some western style by pairing a frill-trimmed denim blouse with wide-legged jeans, along with touches of cherry-hued accessories. And for a head-turning combo, wear with a pinkand-purple palette. COMPILED BY LEIGH MATHESON…

Women’s health has traditionally been under researched, but as the focus begins to shift, we’re starting to realise that the change of life is much more complicated than many thought. For one thing, menopause doesn’t happen in just one act, but in three. Knowing exactly what each phase can bring will help give you peace of mind. Here we take you through each of them... 1 Perimenopause As our ovaries wind down, our sex hormones also begin to peter out – but not before taking us on one last rollercoaster ride. This is known as perimenopause and while it lasts an average of fi ve years, it can range from just a few months to a decade. This can be a turbulent time, although it may take a while to…

Last weekend on Waiheke Island, I watched a group of young women at a training session with their outrigger canoe. After a bit of faffing around on shore, and before wading out to the boat, they stopped still for a moment in a circle. I could hear someone speaking quietly in te reo Māori and then all of them joined in at the end with, “Haumi e, hui e, tāiki e”. As I watched, I realised how much this has become a recognisable chant in New Zealand – as familiar to many of us as “Amen” is in Jewish, Christian and Muslim practice. At various events, someone will take a moment to draw everyone together, and finish with “Haumi e, hui e…” and there is an irresistible “tāiki e” drawn…

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Traitors just got real! A reality TV contestant has a secret to kill for On the crime novel in a Survivor-style show, shelves there are but the reality is far crueller. many, many police Each contestant is hiding a procedurals and they can secret and the show will force start to get a bit samey. So them to expose one another Detective Ffion Morgan is a live on air. breath of fresh air. Her first Inevitably, things go wrong outing in The Last Party and very soon Ffion finds made for a great read and herself investigating a murder. the second in the series The problem is, everyone is even more twisty, pacy seems to have a motive and gripping. and an alibi. Ffion is a young woman Ffion is…

Is it The Queen Part Two? Not exactly! Dame Helen Mirren fans could be forgiven for doing a double take when they spotted their favourite septuagenarian decked out in a green headscarf and oversized glasses recently. It was, after all, exactly the same look the beloved star adopted in 2006 for her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II. Instead of The Queen sequel, however, Helen’s new role is that of an old-age pensioner, who sets about solving a murder with three pals from her retirement village in upcoming film The Thursday Murder Club. The movie, based on Richard Osman’s bestselling novels, sees Helen, 79, team up with former Calendar Girls co-star Celia Imrie, 72, Sir Ben Kingsley, 80, Pierce Brosnan, 71, Richard E. Grant, 67, and David Tennant, 53.…