Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 2012 i Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Baby she’s a firework! After her exciting pregnancy reveal last week, pop superstar Katy Perry took to the stage at the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne for a showstopping performance. The “Never Worn White” singer showed off her growing bump in a variety of colourful costumes, with her back-up dancers dressed as giant cricket bats! The 35-year-old then travelled to Bright, a small town in Victoria, and put on a concert for men and women who have been fighting the Australian bush fires. Katy wanted to show her support in person after seeing the “very apocalyptic” fire scenes in California. She shared with the crowd, “This is exactly what my hometown looks and feels like. (But) We don’t have any pies in the USA!”…

British body language expert Judi James says Harry’s “tension and sadness” was clear as he made his last appearance in the UK before beginning his new life in Canada. She explains, “His unsmiling facial expression was matched by his self-comfort rituals of a partial arm barrier and then the clutching of his wedding ring – suggesting where he now sees his support and comfort.” Judi said his lopsided smile as he entered the abbey suggested mixed emotions and high anxiety. His smile became thinner as he greeted William, and he was seen staring ahead reflectively with an “accelerated blink rate that can suggest holding back tears”. Another expert, Blanca Cobb, said William and Kate’s body language displayed negativity towards Harry and Meghan. She tells, “The greeting seems lacklustre among the…

‘It’s my destiny, having my children and marrying Kate’ It was a romantic moment on a boat trip on Rotorua’s Lake Tarawera when Shortland Street actor Ben Mitchell finally popped the question to Kate McMahon five years ago. Their lovely young daughters Mila and Sofia were with them, and after a day stopping at different bays, Ben told his long-term love there was one more surprise, before turning off the engine and pulling out a diamond ring. Then he asked her to marry him. “It was really special,” recalls Kate, who gave birth to their son Nico almost two years ago. “We’d just had the time of our life, picnicking and swimming in natural hot-spring pools on my favourite kind of day, with blue skies.” Fast forward to Saturday, March…

Secrets have a habit of getting out in Hollywood. But Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer managed to keep one for a gob-smacking 26 years! As fans across the globe prepare for the reunion of the century – a one-off HBO special of blockbuster show Friends – news has leaked that stars Jennifer and David had a passionate romance that lasted four years. And it was revealed by none other than the actors themselves! “They were practically living together for a while,” a source working on the much-awaited reunion tells Woman’s Day. The insider dishes that Jennifer, 51, and David, 53, spilled the beans during a drinks party following a production meeting to discuss the reunion special. “The cast and some members of the production crew went to the exclusive San…

For most people, seeing the odd speck of glitter showing up in random places wouldn’t mean much, but for Dr Catherine Stone, they are a message from beyond the grave. The Aucklander, who is affectionately known as Dr Cat, started noticing the sparkling flecks more and more often at the end of last year, and believes that her dear friend Helena McAlpine – who passed away after a courageous battle with breast cancer in September 2015, aged just 37 – was trying to get her attention. Dr Cat, who was super-close to the media personality, explains that at Helena’s funeral “we had an arts and crafts corner where there were bags of glitter. I’m highly caffeine-sensitive and someone gave me two or three espresso martinis and all of a sudden…

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How to tell if your child may have a hearing loss: • They do not respond when called • They speak much louder than usual • They become withdrawn, quiet and isolated • They turn up the volume to hear the TV or listen to music • They feel people around them are mumbling • They have unclear speech • They have difficulty in hearing high-frequency sounds such as doorbells or ringtones • They complain of a ringing sound in the ear (tinnitus) • They have a history of ear discharge. If you are worried about your child, seek medical advice. How to speak with someone who is hard of hearing: • Speak clearly and slowly. Don’t shout! • Stand so they can see your face when you speak •…

About 23 years ago, not that I’m counting, I was fired from a job where my performance reviews had been if not glowing then at least very shiny. As something of a girlie swot, it devastated me, not in the least because of how it was done. I’d bounced in to a regular meeting all smiles only to have my twerpy little boss inform me: “We’re here to talk about the future of (insert place of work here) and you’re not part of it.” Mediation was soul-destroying but with the small severance I squeezed out of those pecker heads, I had a beautiful ring made to remind me never to work for pecker heads again. Last week, when I was cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail (coming soon to a…

Are those people who are mindful really mindful and how come they are mindful when I can’t get my head around what being mindful means? We hear it all the time – we need to be present; we need to be mindful. I have done a fair bit of googling and watching YouTube videos regarding mindfulness. If I’m reading it correctly, it’s the conscious act of letting go of the past and the future, and living in the moment. Great. So to be mindful, I need to meditate or at least allow my mind to be empty. OK, this is where it gets tricky ... I’m sure some people have the magic ability to empty their minds. Maybe they have a plug they pull, like a bath plug? I’m pretty…

1 Charlie Bit My Finger (2007) Charlie, a baby boy, bites his brother’s finger, which sends him on a rollercoaster of emotions. This was one of the original videos to go viral on the web. 2 Rebecca Black – Friday (2011) Californian teenager Rebecca never thought she’d achieve recognition for her self-funded video, which later became an international hit. Warning: once you listen, you won’t be able to stop singing it! 3 Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That (2012) What starts out as a startling witness account of a fire at an apartment building soon turns wildly comical as a woman named Sweet Brown describes the moment she realised there was something going on after waking up to get herself a “cold pop”. 4 Sneezing Baby Panda (2007) You just…

Wow! I am completely blown away and impressed with the special feature “50 kickass women we love” (WD, Mar 9). I have been so engrossed reading all about the featured trailblazers – what a mammoth task narrowing the number down to just 50! I sincerely thank Sido and her team for bringing us such a cross-section of lovely ladies from all walks of life. These are real and normal women who readers can relate to and admire. What an issue! The contents sure have this old chick furthering her education. Lorraine, Whanganui…

As far as swansongs go, it was an absolute knockout. The Sussexes’ “victory lap” in the UK before their departure from duties as senior royals has created some of the most gorgeous pictures I’ve ever seen of the lovebirds. With coordinated designer clothes, handsome Prince Harry and his dazzling wife Meghan wowed fans all week. That photo of the pair grinning and gazing at each other under an umbrella is one of my all-time favourites. The final engagements have been a reminder of just what an amazing asset Harry and Meghan have been to the monarchy, and will give us all some lovely lasting memories. But photo ops aside, it was also a melancholy moment for the monarchy. Those of us who have followed Harry since he was a little…

Determined to show the world just what the monarchy will be missing out on, a glowing Meghan made sure she was looking her Hollywood best for her final royal outings. In addition to a vigorous exercise and diet regime, the former actress is believed to have undergone a string of cosmetic procedures in the lead-up to their farewell tour, reportedly checking in for weekly sessions with one of Vancouver’s top plastic surgeons, Dr Eric Pugash. As well as having eyelash extensions, permanent make-up and her eyebrows microbladed, Meghan is said to have had a series of micro-needling facials, otherwise known as “the vampire facial”. Meghan is also said to have had Botox around her forehead and eyes, and lip fillers for a fuller pout. The source says she’s thrilled with…

Angelina Jolie has reignited her child custody battle with Brad Pitt – and insiders say it’s all because of bitterness over his renewed friendship with Jennifer Aniston. After three years of ongoing wrangling, it seemed the worst of the couple’s divorce negotiations were behind them last year when it was revealed they were on the home straight, with just their financial matters to sort out. But following her ex-husband’s much-talked-about reunion with his first wife Jennifer, a source alleges that Angelina has relaunched her bid to get full custody of the couple’s five youngest children, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 13, and 11-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. “Angelina has privately demanded that Jen be banned from seeing her kids,” the well-placed source dishes to Woman’s Day. “And to add insult…

When The Bachelorette NZ contestant Liam Cochrane was booted off the show for potentially having a girlfriend back home in Perth, the question on everyone’s lips was if it was true. “It was so drastically blown out of proportion,” declares the production development manager, 28, who was asked to leave the mansion by Bachelorette Lily McManus. His shock departure followed contestant Aaron McNabb, 27, pulling the reality beauty aside to say he’d heard rumours Liam might not be as single as she believed, and that he’d told an Australian lady friend he was holidaying in Hawaii. “I didn’t have a girlfriend – I just had a bunch of girls messaging me before the show, like a bunch of f*** buddies,” he shrugs. “I was a single guy going on to…

It might look like any other family outing, with Lucy Jaine, fiancé Sharn Stewart and their three children walking into the deep Southland wilderness. But after hearing their two dogs bark up ahead, Lucy breaks into a run, darting through the scrubland in hot pursuit of a wild pig. Cornering it, she flips the pig over before plunging a knife in. “Sometimes it can get a bit gnarly, especially when the pig has big tusks, but I try to remember I’m killing it to feed my family,” Lucy says proudly. These days, Lucy’s seven-year-old stepdaughter Indie, son Kahu, four, and seven-month-old baby daughter Daisy rarely eat any meat that Lucy hasn’t hunted in the wild, before butchering and cooking it at their home in Wanaka. “There’s a sense of pride…

RASPBERRY SWIRLED CHEESECAKE SERVES 12 PREP & COOK 1 HOUR (PLUS COOLING & REFRIGERATION) 155g packet gluten-free gingernut biscuits 50g butter, melted 60g raspberries, plus extra to serve (optional) 1 tbsp gluten-free icing sugar 4 eggs ¾ cup caster sugar 500g cream cheese, softened 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 1 Process biscuits to fine crumbs, then add butter and process until combined. Spoon mixture evenly over base of a greased 20cm springform pan, pressing down firmly with a straight-sided glass or bottle. Place pan on an oven tray and refrigerate until required. 2 Preheat oven to 160°C. 3 Blend or process raspberries and icing sugar until smooth. Push purée through a fine sieve over a small bowl to remove seeds; discard seeds. 4 Beat eggs and sugar in a small…

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She’s graced our screens for six years as DI Kristin Sims on acclaimed Prime show The Brokenwood Mysteries, garnering a large local and international fan base. The gorgeous Fern Sutherland sits down with Woman’s Day to talk about the importance she places on her morning ritual, her favourite skincare brands and her biggest beauty regret. Run us through your morning and evening skincare routine ... I really love my whole morning routine. It’s extremely important to me, and my skincare regime is part of that. I use Janesce products. So that means filling the basin, adding the soaking drops, pressing the muslin cloth to your skin and inhaling the rose scent. Then a gentle cleanse with the Rose Petal Cleanser, followed by the mist and moisturiser. I also use the…

With Black Sticks training in full swing, a 14-month-old baby at home and a hectic travel schedule at the moment, I’m more aware than ever about the value of each minute of the day. And like most people, I can sometimes feel overwhelmed with the busyness. But it’s important that even in your most hectic periods, whether that’s with work, family or other commitments, you continue to prioritise health and wellbeing. While it might be quicker and easier to get takeaways or ditch exercise until things settle down, the truth is, it’s very hard to perform well if we’re not taking care of ourselves. Follow these easy tips to ensure you stay on track even when it feels like life is going off the rails! Choose the right shortcuts Don’t…

I need advice from other parents – those who’ve gone before me – on the “kids have left home” front. You see, it seems to happen in stages. They plan their exit, you support their independence and excitement, the exit arrives, you help them execute it (and loan out the applicable sums of money to facilitate it), then you have the empty nest. You can go two ways here. Either freak out and cry every day while sniffing the old socks they left behind, or refresh the room and appreciate the increased space. (I’m in the latter camp, FYI). But then, there’s another stage, when they come back and keep asking for stuff. It would appear to me, they want it both ways –to leave and be independent, but also…

In Beth Morrey’s Saving Missy (HarperCollins, rrp $32.99), Missy Carmichael’s life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost (or lost touch with), she is haunted by the echoes of her footsteps, the sound of the radio in the dark and the ticking of the clock. Prickly yet fragile, Missy knows that her loneliness is all her own fault. She deserves no more than this – not after what she’s done. But a chance encounter in the park with two very different women opens the door to something new.…

One year, nine months and 19 days after their lavish Windsor Castle wedding, Prince Harry took his final bow on the royal stage before turning his back on his family and title for a new life in Canada with Meghan and baby Archie. Solemnly taking his seat alongside his beaming wife at Westminster Abbey for the annual Commonwealth Day Service, the 35-year-old seemed barely able to muster a smile – his sadness mirrored on the faces of his royal relatives, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and his grandmother, the Queen. If royal watchers had expected a show of family unity at the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes’ final outing, they were surely left disappointed. “There was a feeling of real sadness to the…

Prince Harry was said to be left red-faced last week after it emerged he’d been the victim of a hoax. The sixth-in-line to the throne allegedly accepted phone calls from Russian pranksters posing as teen activist Greta Thunberg and her father, and spoke at length about his decision to leave the royal family. “I can assure you, marrying a prince or princess is not all it’s made out to be,” a man reported to be Harry is heard saying on one of the calls. “But sometimes the right decision isn’t always the easy one, and this decision certainly wasn’t the easy one, but it was the right decision for our family, the right decision to be able to protect my son.” In two phone calls, lasting 45 minutes, the man…

When Ben Affleck and new girlfriend Ana de Armas strolled along a beach in Costa Rica last week, they couldn’t have looked more smitten. Throwing caution to the wind and revealing their new couple status, they’ve already set tongues wagging among their friends that 31-year-old Ana may be pregnant. Wearing a figure-hugging rust-colour halter dress, the Cuban-born actress appeared to show the beginnings of a baby bump. Their romantic walk comes a week after the pair – who met as on-screen loves on the New Orleans set of erotic thriller Deep Water – spent time in her hometown Havana, where they visited shops and restaurants, happily posing with fans. “Everyone wondered why she brought him home to meet her family and tour her homeland so soon, but now it makes…

They’ve called it quits! Married at First Sight Australia’s groom Josh Pihlak has gone rogue in an explosive spoiler rant on social media where he slammed the show and all but admitted he and Kiwi bride Cathy Evans have split. And Woman’s Day can reveal they won’t even stay friends! While she didn’t give away any secrets, Cathy, who was born in Thailand and raised in Taupo, was in New Zealand last week for a whirlwind visit. She declared, “I actually said to Josh that it’s really hard for me to be friends with an ex-partner. For me, it’s not something that will happen. “I told him, ‘We can be acquaintances and I can be civil, but just calling each other? Nah … I want to forget about you.’ “He…

You’ll remember Trinny Woodall from when she and co-host Susannah Constantine were telling us What Not to Wear in the 00s – dominating our TV screens with brutally honest fashion advice and jaw-dropping transformations. Fast forward to now and she’s turned her eye from flattering fashion to make-up, launching her own range, Trinny London, in the UK in October 2017 and now shipping worldwide. Her little pots of easy-to-wear, finger-applied pigments have been causing big waves, so we were happy to sit down for a chinwag about her unique beauty approach and her golden advice for make-up application. Trinny tip #1: Do less with bronzer and more with blusher In terms of make-up overall, Trinny believes “less is more”. One thing she thinks we’re all overusing? Bronzer. She tells, “I…

Does your child appear to have selective hearing? Do they miss parts of the conversation or do you wonder if they’re ignoring you on purpose? Perhaps they have undetected hearing loss. The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss from noise. That’s one in five teenagers who are hard of hearing – a number expected to double in the next three decades. “Our initial hearing screenings at three secondary schools in New Zealand last year indicated that our youth hearing loss rates could be mirroring global trends,” says Natasha Gallardo, chief executive of the National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NFDHH). March is Hearing Awareness month, recognising the more than 880,000 New Zealanders who live with hearing loss. The term…

Q We are short of money at the moment (like a lot of people!) and I have been scrimping and saving, being careful with meal plans, not buying coffee, etc. Only trouble is my husband went out with his mates and had a big blowout, spending a couple of hundred dollars. I know he is stressed too, but I am furious. Any advice? Cash Strapped, via email POLLY SAYS Well, I know it’s hard, babe, but maybe try and speak to him calmly about it and try not to lose your rag. Can you afford to both put aside some “blowout” money for these sorts of times? Even if it’s just a few dollars a week, it might mean you both let off steam in a controlled way, rather than…

She was looking for love as a bride on last year’s Married at First Sight NZ, but what Anna Saxton endured was consistent and horrific online abuse. Now, five months later, the 26-year-old singer has released an emotional pop anthem to inspire others to unapologetically just be themselves. “I read one comment that said I needed to get off screens before I gave everyone rabies,” says Anna, adding that she also received death threats. “I tried to keep it together for quite a while, and I think I did a good job of that, but after the show I completely lost it.” Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, Anna and her TV husband Jordan Dare announced they had split on October 18 – which the songstress describes as her “darkest…

Standing together As we remember the horrifying Christchurch mosque attacks, I thank you Woman’s Day for sharing the stories of two families who are still struggling to come to terms with the events of that fateful day (WD, Mar 16). Although a year has passed, the event is still raw to whanau of the victims – a tragedy that will be in their hearts forever. But in the wake of what took place, our country has come together to reach out and give support to the families of those who were killed and injured. That makes me so proud to be a Kiwi. F Havord, Otago Street appeal! When I received the most recent issue of Woman’s Day and saw Toni Street’s gorgeous cover photo (WD, Mar 16), my heart…

Pisces FEB 20 – MAR 20 Feel like a master juggler? Scheduling everything in won’t be easy, but as Mercury transits your sign that social streak will need satisfying. Meetings, parties, reunions – and that’s just for starters. If you’re running short on outfits, organise a clothes swap. Save money while you have a chat! Aries MAR 21 – APR 20 Buckle in, Aries! Your learning curve may be getting steeper, but knowledge gained through autumn should prove invaluable. As your passion shines through, like-minded souls will be drawn towards you, not just at work but socially. Pay attention to any random ideas that pop up – they may be worth pursuing. Taurus APR 21 – MAY 21 Ready for some celestial magic? Negotiations could swing in your favour this…