Febuary 2023

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

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Editor’s Letter
The past couple of years have taught us all several important life lessons. Whether that’s the ability to accept the unknown, the power of creative solutions, the level of our resilience or the importance of connection and togetherness, but perhaps o
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This Month I’m
… to Jacinda Ardern, who announced her resignation as Prime Minister as we were going to print. During her years in leadership, Jacinda talked extensively with The Weekly. She was generous with her time, insightful with her thoughts and dedicated to
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Australian Women's Weekly
Editor-at-Large Sarah Henry Editor Sebastian van der Zwan Art Director Mirella Monteiro Designers Béla Trussell-Cullen, Alice Bush, Anna Petursdottir Chief Sub-Editor Denise Bowden Beauty Editor Hélène Ravlich Photo & Editorial Coordinator Kellie Bli
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Glamour Of The Globes
The stars shone brightly when the Golden Globes returned this year, dazzling on the red carpet. Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie glowed in pink, while Hilary Swank not only looked great, but glowed for the traditional reasons – at 48, the actress
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Zara’s Magic Ride
A sun-kissed Zara Tindall was radiant as she cantered along the beach at Surfer’s Paradise, while in town for the Magic Millions thoroughbred racehorse auction. The King’s niece, 41, a former Olympic equestrian, and her husband, Mike, 44, have been a
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Barty’s Baby News
With a Grand Slam win and a wedding, 2022 would have been hard to beat, but Ash Barty (with husband Garry, right) started 2023 by revealing she’s pregnant. Ash shared a shot of her dog Origi and tiny tennis shoes. “We’re so excited for our next adven
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A Life Of Love And Music
Two days after Austin Butler’s Golden Globe win for his leading role in Elvis, the world was shocked to hear Lisa Marie Presley had died after suffering a heart attack. The only child of Elvis Presley released three albums, but it was her four childr
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Legacy Of A Punk Queen
Dame Vivienne Westwood was always drawn to fashion and as a child she’d imagine dresses she could never have. At 30, she and boyfriend Malcolm McLaren opened a London boutique, Let It Rock. Vivienne’s garments were provocative and political. She take
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First Female News Anchor Farewelled
Ahead of her death on December 30, aged 93, Barbara Walters blazed a trail for the female news anchors and reporters who would follow her. Having grilled everyone from Margaret Thatcher to Michael Jackson, Barbara created The View in 1997, providing
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Around The World
Buffalo, NY: A restaurant in Hamburg, Buffalo, is frozen in time after winter storm “Elliott” tore through New York, wreaking havoc on businesses and homes alike. The inauguration day of 39th President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva drew a throng of peopl
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HILARY BARRY “TRAUMA brought us CLOSER”
They say first impressions count, but in the case of Hilary Barry, she’s learned not to necessarily trust them. This year, she celebrates two very big milestones – her 25th wedding anniversary with husband Mike Barry and 30 years of being on televisi
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Harry THE AFTERSHOCK
“You never came to us! You never came to me!” According to Prince Harry, these were his brother’s impassioned words to him during a catastrophic encounter just hours after their grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April 2021. It’s a heartb
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My Mother, My Hero
Drifting off to sleep each night, a young Turia Pitt found comfort in the sound of her mother Celestine Vaite’s evening ritual. The French-speaking Tahitian native longed to tell the stories of her homeland. And so she had begun to write, in English;
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Royal Insider
While not on the same scale as the House of Windsor schisms, a dramatic stand-off inside the Danish royal family also hit the public domain in recent months and the ripples of discontent are still evident. This family infighting tarnished what had be
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Harry Connick Jr THE JAZZ SINGER
Harry Connick Jr and his eldest daughter, Georgia, are soaking up some early morning sun. The deep blue Indian Ocean rolls onto Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia as they stroll across the sand, chattering, laughing, taking a little father-daughter
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From The Farm To The FRONTLINE LISETTE’S LIFE LESSONS
I’m a lot braver in a war zone than I am in real life,” says Lisette Reymer. “I won’t even jump off a diving board. I’m a real baby.” To the rest of us, though, she is Newshub’s fearless Europe correspondent, bringing the visceral reality of the Ukra
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“It’s Not All About Perfect”
The house, with its soaring cathedral ceilings, sits on the road opposite the beach. On a good day, the location is peak Byron Bay. In the lingering golden hour in the evening, there are fires, kites, waves crashing, dogs running, the mountains in th
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The Sweet Science Of Soulmates
The idea that each of us is destined to find our soulmate was first introduced by one of the world’s greatest philosophers. In 385 BCE, Plato wrote that each human was one half of a whole being that had been split in two by the gods and longed to be
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RICH and DANGEROUS The Lord Lucan mystery
From the moment a distraught, blood-splattered woman screamed, “Help me – he’s killed the nanny!” and burst through the doors of the Plumbers Arms, a Victorian pub around the corner from Buckingham Palace, the case of Lord Lucan has never faded from
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“I’ve Freed My Voice”
Black, brown, navy, or grey were the only colours we girls were authorised to wear at school. The fundamentalists hid us, from the age of six, in a compulsory hijab. When we turned 12, we were expected to add a chador (a full body covering that left
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Aussie Rulee
Like so many young travellers “back then” the MOTH (The Man of the House) and I met in a London pub. Apparently his family had jokingly warned him about falling in love with a Pommie (Pommette?) but they hadn’t said anything about Canadians so his gu
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Sail Away
HAIR BY JOEL PHILLIPS. MAKE-UP BY SARAH TAMMER. MODELS: ERIN SHAE @ IMG. ROBYN LAWLEY @ BELLA MANAGEMENT. ■
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Summer beauty Toolkit
There are so many reasons to love summer, but the toll the blazing sun takes on our bodies isn’t one of them. To say nothing of what it might’ve taken to get you into your togs in the first place! Dryness, pigmentation, sunburn and wrinkles are the p
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ7 min readDiet & Nutrition
The Vitamin Verdict
We need vitamins. Our very existence depends on them. While science says that most of us can get what we need from a healthy wholefood diet, statistics show that few of us are convinced that’s actually true: one third of New Zealanders take supplemen
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Essential Minerals
According to Samantha Light, taking magnesium in glycinate form helps improve activity-induced muscle pain, period cramps and sleep. “Magnesium is also required for the conversion of vitamin D and to enhance calcium absorption,” says Samantha. Profes
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How To Eat Intuitively
We all know there is a big difference between fashion and personal style. Fashion is about keeping up with the trends; following what everyone else is doing and constantly trying to keep up. It is short-term, a huge contributor to landfill and will p
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The FIVE BASICS
The right amount of food to eat depends on your hunger, not a set portion size. Suddenly, you transform thinking from ‘How much am I allowed to eat?’ to ‘How much do I feel like eating?’ It goes from consulting an external ‘expert’ to returning to yo
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Health News
Fitness TIP From the age of 40, we lose up to eight per cent of our muscle every decade, which can affect everything from metabolism to balance. Research shows resistance training, particularly Pilates, is the best antidote. More than 55 New Zealand
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Warm-up Exercises
Stand tall then put your left foot behind you. Bend your left knee as low as you can, then push back to the start position. Do 10 on this leg. Swap to the other and repeat. Stand tall, holding on to something for balance if needed. From here, lift yo
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(Power) Walk This Way
Most of us do it every single day. And it’s one of the ultimate ways to stay fit and healthy without much effort – or cost. Putting one foot in front of the other and hitting your 10,000 steps really does do wonders for your wellbeing, but now power
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All The Gear
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8 Hormones Every Woman Should Know About
Melatonin plays an important role in your ability to get to sleep and stay asleep, advises ResMed sleep expert Dr Carmel Harrington. If you’re not producing enough melatonin, it can impact your overall energy levels. Bright lights and watching screen
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The Brain Workout: How To Keep Yours Sharp
As soon as we wake, our brains are bombarded with information from news platforms and social media, which has a negative impact on our focus, concentration and productivity. Add lack of sleep, a poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle, and it’s hardly su
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Italian Summer Lunch!
SERVES 4 PREP TIME 20 MINUTES With only a handful of ingredients, these two legendary starters prove that when good ingredients are used, simple is best. Choose perfectly ripe summer tomatoes that haven’t been refrigerated and a perfumed rockmelon. g
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Happy Talk
There’s an international day to celebrate happiness and a global Happiness Research Institute dedicated to investigating why some societies are happier than others. For the record, the Institute’s 2022 World Happiness Report found that Finland, Denma
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In Season Cberries
SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES 4 x 500g racks pork ribs1 tablespoon smoked paprika1 tablespoon ground coriander SMOKY BARBECUE SAUCE 400g fresh cherries, pitted, chopped1 tablespoon smoked paprika2 teaspoons ground coriander4 cloves gar
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Light Lunch
Slice 1 red onion and place in a bowl with 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; set aside. Combine 1 cup (200g) couscous, ¾ cup (180ml) boiling water, 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind and ¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice in a heatproof serving bowl. Cover; stand for
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Cooking For One
SERVES 1 PREP TIME 15 MINUTES ¼ store-bought cooked chicken½ small green mango, grated coarsely (use a julienne peeler for long thin strips)1 tablespoon roasted salted peanuts, chopped coarsely100g shredded vegetablesalad mix50g baby Asian salad mix2
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Side Kicks
SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 30 MINUTES 1kg potatoes, washed, scrubbed and chopped¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind1 tablespoon lemon juice1 small (100g) red onion, sliced thinly1 cup fl
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Home Sweet Home Wath Wendy Moore
Good storage not only creates an organised house, it creates a happier home. When everything has a place, a home feels less cluttered, calmer and is way easier to clean. It also means that every member of the household is more likely to put things aw
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Home News
Say cheers to drinking in style. SAVE: Colour pop martini glasses, $22 (set of four), from kmart.co.nz SPLURGE: Wine glass tulipe, $76 (set of two), from tutuhome.shop. Trend ALERT Introduce coastal, rustic New England style to your life. Now’s the t
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Great Read
The Heroines by Laura Shepperson, Little, Brown In the literary world it feels as if Greek mythology is having a moment, with authors lining up to rework these classical tales of gods, wrath and thunder. But in truth the legends have always burned br
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Storytime
Family DRAMA Louisiana, 1953, nurse Vivian begged husband Ellis to leave the warmth for cold San Fran after a Klansman with a shotgun dragged her father to his death. When Ellis dies, leaving Vivian with three young daughters, she makes the journey o
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In The Stars
With no eclipses, and not a retrograde planet in sight, February rolls out a rosy, cosy, coherent scenario for your birthday month. Aquarius rules the human circulatory system, and the worldly work of the zodiac’s waterpourers is to circulate informa
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Puzzles
Win 5 x $50 We've hidden a selection of romantic movie titles in the grid. These words can be spelt horizontally, vertically, diagonally, backwards and forwards, but always in a straight line. When you have found all the words listed below you should
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“Apparently Life Goes On …”
“Grace, please come away from the window!” Ensconced in the window seat with a glass of sav blanc in hand, she’s brazenly gawking at the guy moving in across the road. Charlie’s been playing something other than Minecraft for more than 10 minutes, an
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5-minute Philosopher
What does love look like to you? Love is being with the same person for 40 years and still wanting to wake up beside them every day. Love is sharing that feeling with your four beautiful children and marvelling how we did that together. What do you s

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