New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

The Weekly shares stories of real New Zealand women as well as in-depth royal news and celebrity features from abroad. The magazine also inspires with relevant and aspirational content covering all things food, style, home and entertaining.

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The Spice Of Life!
Victoria and David Beckham recently announced they were entering a new phase in their lives, with only one of their four kids now living at home. But does that mean they’ve decided to change their lives completely? Not on your nelly! Just as they do
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This week in... New Zealand Woman’s Weekly
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. Meanwhil
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The best medicine! Wills Whisks Kate Away
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 a
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Meghan’s Ready To Tell All Again
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, says she has only just “scraped the surface” when it comes to discussing the suicidal thoughts she had shortly after marrying into the royal family. Meghan was talking about her mental health struggles in a TV interview to
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Eye-opener
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
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Boys There For Justin
Justin Timberlake was far from crying himself a river when he appeared in court on drink driving charges. The SexyBack singer, 43, who is on tour in Europe, made a virtual court appearance and appeared stoic as the New York judge suspended his driver
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Bennifer Break up
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 m
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Accident blindsides Brad
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
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Suzy’s Wake-up Call ‘I’m Cherishing Things More’
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
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Good Cop, Bad Cop Jane’s Big Dilemma
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 r
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Bringing A Little Sunshine The Amazing Life Of Pye!
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
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Influential Duos Hollywood’s ‘It Couples’
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 c
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Childhood Trauma To Triumph Mighty Maia’s Paralympics Dream
Maia Marshall-Amai is almost certainly the toughest female wheelchair rugby player in the world. Until last year, she was the only woman in the New Zealand team, the Wheel Blacks, and she’s built a name for herself as a trailblazer for women in the s
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Celebrate Each Ordinary Day!
Authors Hira Nathan and Jessie Eyre know first-hand how meaningful a written record of memories with family can be. The close friends both lost parents at a young age and for Jessie, a box of letters her dad wrote continues to be one of her most trea
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Jenni’s Lifesaver: ‘It’s Like A Miracle Drug’
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
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New Zealand’s Hrt crisis What All Women Should Know
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
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‘Constantly In Pain’
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, ‘W
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Finding A Solution: ‘I Had Become A Shell’
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.
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Comfort Cuisine
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
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Prepare For Your Special Day With Fresh Start
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 reall
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Slow cooker Delights
Poached beef needs to be cooked on LOW to achieve the optimum result. 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 pepp
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4 Ways With 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 c
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What’s hot Right Now
Transform your home with the Resene V & A Wallpaper Collection, full of carefully crafted, reimagined designs that bring the best of the past in a range of colourways to elevate your interior. Winter is the perfect time to wallpaper – you have more t
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Trail Blazer
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 chun
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Smooth Talker The Magic Of Peels
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
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Hands-On Prescriptions Creative First Aid
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 a
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The Three Stages Of Menopause
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 th
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Terrific Terrariums
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 endle
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Picture Imperfect
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 Galler
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Getting In The Zone
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 so
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It’s In The Stars
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 y
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Join The Weekly Conversation
● 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 benefite
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Masthead
WEEKLY STAFF EDITOR Marilynn McLachlan LIFESTYLE & BEAUTY EDITOR Anna Lee SENIOR WRITER Catherine Milford CHIEF SUB-EDITOR Denise Bowden SUB-EDITOR Darren Bevan ART DIRECTOR Mirella Monteiro DESIGNERS Anna Pétursdóttir, Béla Trussell-Cullen, Debby We
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Console Captive
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 s
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The museum & A Mare!
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
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Weekly Entertainment
FROM FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, APPLE TV+ Based on the New York Times bestseller by Min Jin Lee, and starring Emmy-nominated, Kiwi-born actor Anna Sawai as Naomi, the second season of this sweeping saga continues the story of a Korean immigrant family as th
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Five minutes with... Rima Te Wiata
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. The process and journey of it and being on the same wavelength as the director
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Reading Corner
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 st
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Star Weekly
Elizabeth Hurley, 59, has added a kaftan range to her beachwear collection. The actor has a net worth of $84 million. Adele, 36, has announced plans to take a break next year to spend time with her son Angelo, 11, and fiancé Paul Rich. It was a dou
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Murder Club
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 sa

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