Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 38, 2025 i New Zealand Woman's Weekly

The Emmys often award the same shows over and over, but this year’s ceremony in Los Angeles saw a worthy group of newcomers take home gongs. After three decades in Hollywood, Katherine LaNasa, 58, beat out the women of The White Lotus to win Best Supporting Actress for her work as the formidable charge nurse Dana in The Pitt. The most talked about show of the year, Adolescence, swept the Limited Series category with eight wins – with breakout star Owen Cooper, 15, making history as the youngest male winner ever. No one had quite as much joy about winning as The Penguin’s Cristin Milioti, 40, whose excitement led to a tumble when arriving at an after-party. Luckily, her new golden friend was unscathed. And the winners are... Outstanding Drama…

As the frosty and fearsome Miranda Priestly, Meryl Streep was at her formidable best in The Devil Wears Prada. Her 2006 portrayal of the disdainful fashion magazine editor, whose withering gaze leaves her underlings quivering in her wake, managed to win Meryl a whole new cohort of fans who hadn’t even been born when she first rocketed to fame. Now 19 years later, the A-lister is doing it all over again – sliding into Miranda’s oh-so chic shoes, looking every bit as indifferent and in vogue as she did the first time around. Filming for The Devil Wears Prada 2 has been underway in New York since June – with a release date slated for May 1 next year – and hardly a day goes by when fans haven’t been…

Coronation Street’s Dame Maureen Lipman has officially tied the knot with fiancé David Turner after proposing to him as a joke! A wedding guest said the 79-year-old, who plays no-nonsense Evelyn Plummer on the long-running British soap, kept her sense of humour when an unexpected government emergency alert caused sirens to blare out from guests’ phones. Maureen was happily married to TV scriptwriter Jack Rosenthal for 30 years until his 2004 death. She then dated Italian businessman Guido Castro for 13 years, until he died in 2021. The actor began dating businessman David, also 79, in 2023 and last year, she revealed in a newspaper article they were engaged. “In truth, I had been rather against the ‘M’ word, but on a train coming back from Edinburgh, he mentioned that…

Sitting in her Auckland lounge, surrounded by a “disturbing collection” of Star Wars memorabilia, movie guru Kate Rodger surely deserves her own little gold statue for her contribution to film knowledge. More than 20 years ago, the 58-year-old stumbled into her dream job to boldly go (where some men had gone before) and become an entertainment reporter. Career highlights include co-hosting the live global broadcast of the premiere of The Hobbit in London’s Leicester Square, and being charmed on the red carpet by A-list actors like Robin Williams, Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie. Tell us what you’ve been up to since Newshub closed last year? Carol Hirschfeld [TVNZ’s GM of production operations] told me I’m not allowed to call myself a dirty freelancer, but rather that I have a “portfolio…

Fragrance meets skin love Glasshouse Fragrances has just launched a new line-up of skin-loving must-haves. The Make It Personal Body Collection stars five of the brand’s most-loved fragrances, enriched nourishing ingredients and formulas free from parabens, silicones and sulphates. The range includes Body Lotion ($44.95), Body Wash ($44.95), Body Bar ($23.95) and a Flow Resin Tray ($34.95) – the perfect vessel for your body bar or daily essentials. Using the camera on your phone, scan the QR code to shop now. Make it personal Get ready to feel the love with the return of Coca-Cola’s iconic Share a Coke offering. This year, there are almost 200 names and nicknames to choose from, including Olivia, Charlotte, Lucas, Joseph, Whānau, Aunty and An Egg. Choose from classic Coke or Coke Zero and…

Colour-wise, pink and romantic white are no-fail options. But this season, try branching out into yellow or buttermilk. COMPILED BY FIONA HAWTIN. Warmer days mean it’s time to put the heavy woollens away and slip into a pretty outfit. Spring and floral prints are the classic combination. Ruffles and floaty fabrics are also great for endorphin dressing. If romantic, diaphanous dressing isn't you, a crisp cotton shirt dress or tunic style is a fresh option.…

There are a couple of things about daylight saving that thrill me. First, it means spring’s on the doorstep – and not a moment too soon for these frozen bones. As much as I embrace a hot-water bottle or adore shutting myself in a small room and turning up the heater to sauna level, I’m pretty keen to feel real sun on my face, please and thank you. Secondly, I enjoy this collective agreement we’ve entered into which acknowledges that time is merely a social construct and if we want to call 9am a completely different time (like maybe 10am), then we shall do that and we all just have to pick a day. It makes me want to get quite giddy with it, this playing around with time. Like…

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Daddy date Channing Tatum, 45, hoped to win some dad points by bringing daughter Everly, 12, to the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle premiere in Los Angeles. She’s back! In her first major red carpet in almost a year, Margot Robbie, 35, reminded the world of her star power as she attended the London premiere of her new film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey with co-star Colin Farrell, 49. Hospital blues He’s still standing! Sir Elton John, 78, gave fans a scare when he posted a message on social media from a hospital bed, but perhaps the sparkly leg cast should have been a clue it was actually from his cameo in new movie Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Dance duo They may be…

September 29, 2025 Meryl Streep has long been one of my favourite actors, especially since 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada. Her portrayal of Miranda was unforgettable. But her brilliance stretches far wider, from Julie & Julia to Death Becomes Her and countless others that have cemented her reputation as one of the greatest living actors. At 76, she shows no sign of slowing down, which is remarkable when you consider she once thought every film after the age of 40 might be her last. I love seeing this shift in narrative. Women are not done and dusted once they reach a “certain” age – they’re only just beginning! Elsewhere, it’s particularly difficult to lose your job in your fifties. Yet what is heartening is how many reinvent themselves. Our Table…

When we last saw Deb Webber on our screens, she was helping families search for answers on the dark and suspenseful series Sensing Murder. Today, life for the psychic medium has taken on a very different rhythm. Deb, 62, is now a grandmother and says she’s embraced the role wholeheartedly, even though she admits she was reluctant to begin with. “When my daughter Jazz got married in 2016, everyone at the wedding was saying they couldn’t wait for her and her husband Tim to have babies. But I stood up and said in my speech they weren’t allowed yet because I wasn’t ready,” she laughs. “Then one day, I said to Jazz, ‘Okay, you can have children.’ Within a few days, she was pregnant. Amazing what can happen when you…

‘I don’t come from an activist background – I knew very little’ When Dianne Ludwig gets a message late at night, it’s often from Gaza. The words on her screen aren’t from strangers, but from people she now considers family. One of them, a young man named Mohammed, 24, even calls her Mum. “And I call him son,” shares Di, 62, who’s in daily contact with multiple Palestinian families she’s raising vital funds for. “There’s no doubt the relationship we have will be lifelong and that my life will never be the same. I’m inextricably linked with these people now.” Through selling pre-loved clothing on her Instagram account Welcome Back Slow Fashion and hosting community fundraisers, Di raises money every week for up to 20 Palestinian families. Every Sunday, the…

Kūmara & cashew korma rolls MAKES 18 PREP + COOK TIME 50 MINUTES (+ REFRIGERATION) 500g kūmara, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 small (100g) red onion, chopped finely 500g silverbeet, stems chopped finely, leaves shredded 2 tablespoons korma curry paste 1 cup (150g) roasted cashews, chopped coarsely ¾ cup (90g) grated plant-based tasty cheese (see note) ¼ cup coriander, finely chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season 3 sheets vegan puff pastry, slightly thawed, halved Sea salt flakes, cumin seeds, for sprinkling Mango chutney, to serve 1 Boil, steam or microwave kūmara until tender. Drain and roughly mash. Refrigerate until cool. 2 Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion and silverbeet…

The skincare space is bursting with bright, enticing packaging and viral trends that are catnip for teens. Most of it should be nowhere near your face. Your skin is going through enough as it is. Your teenage years are not the time to be worrying about lines, wrinkles, sagging or “youthfulness”. You literally are youthfulness! Your skin is still plump, bouncy and full of collagen and elastin. Vitamin A retinoids These are the holy grail of anti-ageing and for good reason: they’re incredibly effective for mature, ageing skin. But for teenage skin? Pointless unless you have acne. Retinoids work by increasing cell turnover, something that you do not need help with, and boosting collagen production, which you have a ton of. A hard no except under medical guidance for the…

Several years of destructive weather, mounting hybrid workloads, shrinking job stability, housing insecurity and cost-of-living pressures, and it’s little wonder so many of us feel like we haven’t a lot left in the tank. The stats confirm that “I’m so tired” is the catch-cry for a nation feeling weary. A survey by Massey Business School found 57 percent of employees fell into the high-risk category for burnout, more than double the previous number. Globally things don’t look so flash either. A Deloitte study that sampled 22,000 people across 44 countries found stress levels were rising for young people. More than half of Gen Z and Millennials reported they felt burned out, prompting a viral “quiet quitting” boom on social media. It begs the question: Has our hustle culture finally caught…

LIBRA Sept 24 – Oct 23 Partnerships take centre stage, both personally and professionally. Collaboration will feel rewarding and should result in success. By showing some patience, your love life should flourish. Money matters may require a calm discussion to get you back on track. It’s a strong week for harmony, reminding you what you gain through connection. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! She’s more a Darling Bud of September than May, as Catherine Zeta-Jones celebrates her 56th birthday on September 25. The Wednesday actor will no doubt have a spook-tacular time! Elsewhere, acing life is tennis star Serena Williams, who’ll be smashing out another celebration. She’s 44 on September 26. SCORPIO Oct 24 – Nov 22 Feeling under the weather? Focus on your health as small adjustments make a big difference. Colleagues…

I’d like to extend my appreciation to teachers. I’m certain I’m joined by the vast majority of parents in thanking the hard-working, underpaid custodians of our darlings for their mentoring, educating and, most importantly, caring of our offspring. I don’t think I need make any argument as to why they’re so deserving of our gratitude and although I’ve heard money doesn’t grow on trees, I fully support felling a few forests to give them the compensation they deserve. If I had the option of ticking a box to whom my tax dollars go, they would be up there with nurses, police and TV hosts. As for the tired argument regarding the number of holidays they get: firstly, I don’t think they’re quite the holiday we might imagine and secondly, I…

Though all eyes are usually on the runway, some stars at New York Fashion Week couldn’t help but steal the spotlight. Katie Holmes, 46, had her fellow front-row friends seeing red when she arrived at the Fforme show. While Cyndi Lauper, 72, looked like she could have been one of the models for Libertine’s colourful collection. Oprah Winfrey, 71, and Gayle King, 70, made a new friend at the Ralph Lauren show when they were seated next to singer Usher, 46. Oprah already had her eye on a new look, exclaiming, “I love three outfits and I’m going to see if I can get ’em.” Turn the page to see when fashion week went to the dogs!…

Robert Redford 1936-2025 He wasn’t just a Hollywood heart-throb. Robert Redford may have first found fame as a charismatic leading man, but he went on to become an Oscar-winning director, the founder of a festival that changed the film industry and a passionate environmental campaigner. Yet when asked recently what he hoped his legacy would be, the movie legend, who died last week aged 89, said, “I have no idea. I just am who I am.” Who he was, according to those who knew him, was a man who was not only talented both in front of and behind the camera, but a force for good who put his weight behind the indie film industry by starting the Sundance Film Festival and spoke out about environmental issues. The Way We…

Taylor Swift’s thrilled she will no longer be dragged into the legal dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. A federal judge has denied actor/director Justin’s last-minute bid to depose Taylor over Blake’s claims she was sexually harassed by Justin during the filming of the movie It Ends With Us. In his court filings, Justin claimed the pop megastar, who is friends with Blake, was possibly party to Blake’s edits to the movie script. One of his counterclaims against Blake, 38, is that she tried to take over the movie, including changing the script, and that Blake threatened to unleash her “dragons” on Justin, which he understood was a reference to her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, and Taylor. In his recent court ruling, US District Judge Lewis Liman has ruled…

When 17-year-old author Rutendo Shadaya learned she had made Time magazine’s first-ever Girls of the Year list, she was in total disbelief – and her parents worried it was a scam. Shares the Tokoroa teen, “To this day, we have no idea how they found me. I was surprised because it’s Time magazine.” Rutendo, the only Kiwi to make the list, has written and self-published three fantasy novels, the first of which she started writing at just nine years old. She is being recognised as “part of a generation that’s reshaping what leadership looks like today”. And while Rutendo admits to feeling an element of imposter syndrome, she’s also confidently reminding herself, “I have done a lot, I do deserve it and I’m so proud that it inspires young girls…

Raspberry & banana bread PREP + COOK TIME 1 ¾ HOURS (+ COOLING) SERVES 8 1 ½ cups (350g) mashed banana ½ cup (125ml) vegetable oil ½ cup (125ml) soy milk 2 ½ cups (335g) self-raising flour 1 ¼ cups (275g) firmly packed brown sugar ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup (80g) desiccated coconut 1 cup (150g) frozen raspberries 20g butter 1 large banana, sliced thickly diagonally 1/3 cup (100g) golden syrup 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 10cm x 20cm loaf pan. Line base and long sides with baking paper, extending paper 5cm over the sides. 2 Combine mashed banana, oil and milk in a small bowl. 3 Combine sifted flour, sugar and baking soda with coconut in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Pour…

Top tip Don’t think you need to be spendy to have healthy, happy skin. Your skin doesn’t give a toss how much something costs. Your teenage years obviously cover ages 13 to 19, a time when skin can need – and tolerate – very different things. For tweens getting into skincare early, it’s important to know you need very little, especially pre-puberty. These are the absolute basics for each age group: TWEENS (pre-puberty, roughly nine-12) ● Cleanser ● Moisturiser ● Sun protection TEENS (puberty onwards, roughly 13-16) ● Cleanser ● Moisturiser ● Sun protection ● Spot stickers (as required) ● Acne treatments (if advised by your GP/dermatologist) ● A gentle acid toner (if you suffer with acne or regular breakouts) You do not need to use this every day! LATE…

When there’s a job to be done at home, the youngest children are usually the first to volunteer. For parents, their help might not always be, well, that helpful, but including them is crucial. Though the work may get done more slowly, and you may feel as if you’re taking one step forward and two steps back, involving young kids gives them a sense of accomplishment, while also helping to develop their gross and fine motor skills. Just as importantly, by accepting and encouraging help from little ones, we can foster a spirit of shared responsibility that will last through their tween and teen years. Here’s a short list of tasks to encourage even the littlest of kids to become active participants in the family home. BEDROOM ❍ Gather up…

Linda and I enthuse over trying new dishes in foreign countries. On our way back from London, we stayed a couple of nights in Hong Kong in a fabulous boutique hotel called The Fleming. Around the corner was a celebrated local eatery, Kam’s Roast Goose. It was one of those restaurants where the food’s so revered, service isn’t so sharp. The diner had, according to the publicity, won a Michelin Star every year for the past seven years. Which is why we decided to eat there. The guidebooks warned we’d likely have to queue for an hour to get in. We made it through the doors after just 40 minutes. We were told to share a table with the people next to us in the queue. That was fine by…

Wattie’s announced last week that it’s cutting back on buying local peaches for its tinned fruit and put the blame on New Zealand shoppers. There has been a decline in demand for homegrown peaches, the company said, with consumers choosing cheaper, imported alternatives. Accordingly, they say they’ve had to adjust the volumes of peaches they take from Hawke’s Bay orchards. When you look at the difference in the price of a can of peaches, you can’t really blame Kiwi shoppers. If you’re watching the pennies, you’re going to go with a can of Pams peaches at 99 cents over a can of Wattie’s peaches at $3.99 every time. And let’s face it, Wattie’s hasn’t been a local business since it was taken over in 1992 and became Heinz Wattie’s. One…

Where there’s a will... Four siblings and an inheritance make a perfect storm Super-rich people behaving badly, a glamorous location and a slick enemies-to-lovers storyline – no wonder this fizzy inheritance drama is a huge hit. It’s filled with secrets, wry wit and steamy sex. Plus, the heroine, Alice Storm, despite being a tech billionaire’s daughter, is surprisingly relatable. The story opens with grief and a reunion. Alice’s father Franklin has died in a gliding accident and she is heading back to his private island to be with the family she has been estranged from for the past five years. There she has to deal with her ice-queen mother Elisabeth, her people-pleasing older sister Greta, her arrogant brother Sam and her hippy dippy youngest sister Emily. If navigating complex family…