Thrive Magazine

Do you ever have that little daydream – as per the Lotto ads on TV – where you wonder what you’d do if you won lots of money? I do, and I have conflicted feelings about it. On one hand, it feels shallow and materialistic. Who cares about money, right

Looking forward to: I’m appearing at a few books and arts festivals around the motu. Look for sessions on menopause at the Nelson Arts Festival (October 21), the Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival (October 28) and Verb Wellington (November 6).

EDITOR Niki Bezzant ART DIRECTOR Bronwyn Kayes MacKenzie SENIOR SUB-EDITOR Rosemary Barraclough SENIOR EDITOR Sharon Stephenson DESIGNER Marsha Smith DIGITAL ARTIST Andy Kirkup SUB-EDITOR Louise Adams FOOD Nici Wickes BEAUTY Amy Houlihan GARDENING Ra

Jane Iredale’s new mineral BB cream is ideal for women with sensitive skin who are short on time. It gives radiant, buildable coverage, some sun protection and revives, moisturises and rejuvenates skin as it works. Jane Iredale Glow Time Pro BB Cream

The worlds of high fashion and landfill-destined refuse don’t often collide. But a fashion show in Rotorua recently combined the two, and to stunning effect. At the Recycle the Runway fashion show local designers and dressmakers were given the challe

by Geraldine Brooks (Hachette, $37.99) Growing up with a father who liked the odd flutter put me off horse racing. So I came to this novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning Australian/American author Geraldine Brooks with unkind thoughts. But how wrong was I