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Editor’s Letter
It’s about this time of year when the struggle of the juggle starts to kick in. That tug-of-war fight between the forces of home, work and other demands is very real, especially for parents and especially for mothers. Just recently, I had all the bal
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This Month I’m
… International Women’s Day on March 8. This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity, and the aim of the day is to get all of us to recognise how critical it is to understand the difference between equity and equality with the goal to get the world talking ab
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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
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min readPopular Culture & Media Studies
Turning Style On Its Head
Avant-garde luxury fashion house Viktor & Rolf put a new spin on a catwalk show with their “Late Stage Capitalism Waltz” collection. Sparkling, embellished bodices created with 3D printers and voluminous mille-feuille skirts were turned on their head
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Finish This Sentence …
When it comes to the film industry, people are always surprised to know… all the bells and whistles in the world don’t make a good film. A good script and great performances are the only things that matter in the end. And good coffee. You can’t make
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Princess’ Baby Joy
A new royal baby is on the way. Princess Eugenie has announced that she is expecting a little sibling for her son August, posting, “We’re so excited to share that there will be a new addition to our family this summer.” ■
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Child Prodigy Joins Mensa
A four-year-old boy who can count to 100 in Mandarin has become Britain’s youngest member of Mensa. Teddy Hobbs, of Somerset, was admitted to the organisation for the intellectually elite after acing an IQ test. Teddy taught himself to read as a todd
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Watts A Transformation!
A brunette Naomi Watts was unrecognisable when spotted filming the upcoming series of Feud, which follows the story of Truman Capote and his “swans”. Naomi (above left) plays socialite Babe Paley. ■
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Truth Staring Us In The Face
New facial-recognition technology has been used to deduce a work previously listed as “artist unknown” is actually by master Renaissance painter Raphael. The AI tech found a 97 per cent similarity between the Madonna in the unknown painting and anoth
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They Said What?
SPLASH. GETTY IMAGES. CHLOE PAUL. DEBRÈCY TRUST. JANE THOMSON. JUNIOR PHOTO. DANIELA SCHMID. DALIA FINCHMANN. ALANA LANDSBERRY/ARESYNDICATION.COM.AU ■
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Pooch Portraits
A dedicated rescue dog ploughs through snow drifts, a perfect puppy nestles in his owner’s palms, an agile working dog leaps over an obstacle at a competition in Italy… A paw-some bunch of photogenic pups have been featured in the 2022 Dog Photograph
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Music Lovers Mourn The Loss Of A Legend
He wrote for Aretha Franklin and Tom Jones, and created some of the most beloved and enduring songs of the 20th century. After decades of music magic, legendary composer Burt Bacharach has died aged 9 4. Tributes flowed from greats, including Dionne
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Gemma McCaw There Is A Difference Between Surviving & Thriving
Beaming through the computer screen for a Zoom interview ahead of our exclusive photoshoot, former athlete and current wellness guru Gemma McCaw has that kind of vitality you only get from a whole lot of green food – you know, the healthy aura most o
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Around The World
China: The tea garden in Longyan is the largest of its kind in the country. From January to March it becomes a heavenly riot of pinks, blushes, fuchsia and rose as the cherry blossoms bloom. A man using his metal detector in a friend’s backyard uncov
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min readDiet & Nutrition
How You Can Get On Track
Following on from her successful in-person retreats, Gemma has now expanded her Sunday Series offerings online so anyone can access information on health, wellness and pressing pause. “So many people have New Year’s resolutions about diet and exercis
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ2 min readDiet & Nutrition
Choose Vitality
“Everything counts,” says Gemma. “People think you have to run a marathon or do a full 60-minute workout to get the benefits, but you don’t. A 20-minute workout or a walk around the block can change my whole day. After my first pregnancy, I could bar
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Royal Insider
While 2023 will certainly be dominated by the pizazz of May’s coronation – the new sovereign in bejewelled crowns, donning a cloth of gold and anointed in secret-recipe holy oil – this year is also vitally important for the monarchy as a whole. The f
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Delta The View From The Top
I still remember the first time I met Delta Goodrem in 2002. To be honest, I’d turned up not expecting terribly much. Earlier that week a Sony Music publicist had rung, asking for something of a favour. The label would be launching a talented 16-year
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Just Call Me Cath
Catherine Zeta-Jones is telling me about The One That Got Away. It still haunts her, even after all these years. If only the timing had been right. And no, we’re not talking about a man, but a role: the role she was born to play. “I had the chops to
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45 YEARS PHOTOGRAPHING the ROYALS
Arthur Edwards is an original Eastender, raised in Stepney, East London, his dad a lorry driver – also called Arthur – his beloved mum Dorothy running the family home. He left school at 15 and when Arthur senior died a year later and Dorothy went to
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ELEANOR CATTON ‘Why I had To Rebel’
The ending will catch you unaware. Eleanor Catton, the Kiwi author of Booker Prize-winning fame, has a new novel on the shelves and it’s very readable. It’s a contemporary thriller, but certainly not your run-of-the-mill potboiler. Although she’s par
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ9 min read
MARRIED To The CULT
In the summer of 1993, while other teenagers were making plans for the six-week school holidays, 14-year-old Stefanie Hinrichs sat alone in her bedroom wanting to die. For months her cries for help had gone unnoticed in her deeply religious community
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Let’s Do The Time Warp Again …
Artists, rock stars, critics, even Mother Nature herself applauded The Rocky Horror Show when it opened in a tiny attic theatre in London 50 years ago, in June 1973. “Opening night was very The Tempest,” its then wunderkind Aussie director Jim Sharma
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THE Barefoot ARISTOCRAT
It all looks so perfect. So idyllic. As if Instagram was invented for India Hicks, aristocratic daughter of one of England’s grandest families. Her father, the famed British designer David Hicks, compiled a list of possible husbands for her, all duke
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My Life Among The Lions
I was 50 years old, and on a precarious trek through the jungles of Rwanda, when I first glimpsed my true vocation. Until then, I hadn’t been sure. I’d left school at 14 and married my first husband at 21. I’d worked in advertising in the 1950s, whic
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Best In Class
The day came, a few years ago, when five kids growing fast meant we needed a bigger refrigerator. At least I thought we needed a bigger refrigerator. The MOTH (The Man of the House) thinks long and hard about buying anything he can’t find at the chem
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Into The Weekend
HAIR & MAKE-UP BY CANDICE SEPTEMBER. MODEL: ABIGAIL O’NEILL @ IMG. ■
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Most Wanted
These lock in moisture and serve as a carrier vehicle for botanical actives. For free radical protection and to brighten the complexion. To fortify the skin barrier’s function and smooth the texture. Helps skin retain moisture for visibly improved de
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Hybrid Heroes
Honestly, make-up has never been just a cover-up. From the Elizabethans, who were prepared to paint their face with lethal lead to mark their affluent status, to 20th-century America, when a slick of red lippie first became a symbol of women’s indepe
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Under Attack
What would you do if you were told you had just six months left to live? For Indie Lee, mother of two young children at the time, there had long been signs that something was amiss, including an autoimmune diagnosis (rheumatoid arthritis), early meno
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Did You Know?
• Type 1 diabetes: Insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed • Rheumatoid arthritis: Redness, stiff ness and deformity in joints • Psoriasis: Inflammation of the skin • Multiple sclerosis: Damage to the nervous system • Systemic lupus: Th
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Action Plan
1 Advocate for yourself: You know your body better than anyone else. 2 Collate medical notes: Bring the binder to every appointment. You never know when a doctor may make a connection between various test results. 3 Create a ‘board of health’: It is
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min readMental Health
Health News
Health tech has come a long way and one of the latest innovations is Wander120, a mind-wandering app developed by a Kiwi, which helps encourage creativity, boost problem-solving ability and improve mood. Apparently, it works by allowing your mind to
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ5 min read
Why Being Lazy Is Good For Your Health
After several weeks of lounging in pyjamas or togs over the summer break, I see a stark change in my children: they are calmer, more in tune with their body’s natural rhythm, and have a renewed positive energy that I’d pay almost anything to bottle f
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Cooking For One
SERVES 1 PREP + COOK TIME 10 MINUTES 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter 1 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce 2 teaspoons gochugaru (see tip) 1 small garlic clove, crushed 1 green onion, sliced thinly 1 teaspoon sesame oil 2 x 70g instant noodle cakes
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Belinda’s Simple Fancy Dinners
SERVES 2 Almost everyone loves a roast but they’re not always an option on a work night because they just take too long to cook. That’s why this recipe is so good: it’s a bit like a mini-version of a roast. ¼ cup (60ml) honey mustard or Dijon mustard
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For The Love Of Cake
MAKES A 20 CM LAYER CAKE You’ll find three choccy cakes in this book: the sponge (light as a feather), the mud (dense and rich) and this one, my go-to chocolate fudge cake. It’s a hybrid of a devil’s food cake and a sour cream cocoa cake and it makes
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Store Bought Is Fine! Gnocchi
SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES 500g store-bought potato gnocchi 400g small button mushrooms, sliced thinly 2 cloves garlic, crushed 50g salted butter, melted ½ cup (125ml) chicken stock ¾ cup (180ml) thickened cream 1 tablespoon finely chopped
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Side Kicks
SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 15 MINUTES 1 small red onion (100g), sliced thinly 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 4 medium (480g) zucchini 200g fetta 400g heirloom tomatoes, sliced thickly 250g marinated olives ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 Combine
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Cooking Class Crisp & Crunchy
MAKES 10-12 PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES 5 medium (1kg) potatoes, peeled 1 medium (150g) onion, chopped finely ½ cup (75g) self-raising flour 2 eggs, beaten lightly 2 teaspoons fresh thyme or rosemary 1 cup (250ml) extra virgin olive oil for frying, o
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Home News
Looking for a way to disguise an unattractive wall or fence is to plant a fast-growing vine up it. Try the edible hyacinth bean, scarlet runner, sweet pea or morning glory. Slower-growing but still relatively fast climbers include roses, wisteria, cl
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Home Sweet Home
“I always introduce myself as a multi-hyphen creative,” says Gemma Pranita, a photographer, podcaster and business educator who relished the opportunity to create something unique for the holiday rental market. “My husband and I call it an enjoyable
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Light Lunch
MAKES 8-10 PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINUTES 2 cups (300g) self-raising flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup (120g) coarsely grated cheddar ½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan cheese ⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk 1 egg ½ cup (60g) grat
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Ask The Expert
Q Are feature walls still a thing? What colours make good feature walls? Absolutely! Statement walls can be coloured any way you like and are an easy way to introduce colour to your home. Shades such as Resene Wishlist and Resene Norway are great beh
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Great Read
Return to Valetto by Dominic Smith, A&U The “Saint’s Staircase” hangs from the volcanic rock cliffs of the once thriving town of Valetto, the last remnant of a house where a disciple of Francis of Assisi lived until an earthquake hit in 1695. “The sp
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Storytime
The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell, Bloomsbury Swirling storytelling in the backstage machinations of the Mercury “tragic-play” Theatre Company. Jenny Wilcox’s theatre painter brother stole the family money and absconded with a “soubrette” (support
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ8 min read
The Fortunes Of War
The dingoes had howled across the mountains, and the possum who ruled the ceiling and the lemon tree had indulged in his nightly growling battle with any intruder into his kingdom, but this morning Wombat Hills seemed peaceful, the only sound the thu
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Puzzles
Win 5 x $50 We’ve hidden the names of a paintbox full of blue-related words and shades 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 word
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In The Stars
Feb 20 - Mar 20 The Sun, Mercury and Neptune are celebrating Pisces birthdays until March 20, making this is your most intuitive and psychic time of year, so stay tuned to your inner voice. Your subconscious is especially active now, so be aware of d
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5-minute Philosopher
What is your greatest achievement in life? My daughters [right]. They are everything I dreamed of and more. They’re kind, cool and compassionate human beings with big hearts. But hey, one is now a teenager, so maybe ask me again in five years. How mu
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Editor’s Letter
It’s about this time of year when the struggle of the juggle starts to kick in. That tug-of-war fight between the forces of home, work and other demands is very real, especially for parents and especially for mothers. Just recently, I had all the bal
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ10 min read
Gemma McCaw There Is A Difference Between Surviving & Thriving
Beaming through the computer screen for a Zoom interview ahead of our exclusive photoshoot, former athlete and current wellness guru Gemma McCaw has that kind of vitality you only get from a whole lot of green food – you know, the healthy aura most o
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min read
Around The World
China: The tea garden in Longyan is the largest of its kind in the country. From January to March it becomes a heavenly riot of pinks, blushes, fuchsia and rose as the cherry blossoms bloom. A man using his metal detector in a friend’s backyard uncov
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min readDiet & Nutrition
How You Can Get On Track
Following on from her successful in-person retreats, Gemma has now expanded her Sunday Series offerings online so anyone can access information on health, wellness and pressing pause. “So many people have New Year’s resolutions about diet and exercis
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ2 min readDiet & Nutrition
Choose Vitality
“Everything counts,” says Gemma. “People think you have to run a marathon or do a full 60-minute workout to get the benefits, but you don’t. A 20-minute workout or a walk around the block can change my whole day. After my first pregnancy, I could bar
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ10 min read
Just Call Me Cath
Catherine Zeta-Jones is telling me about The One That Got Away. It still haunts her, even after all these years. If only the timing had been right. And no, we’re not talking about a man, but a role: the role she was born to play. “I had the chops to
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ4 min read
Royal Insider
While 2023 will certainly be dominated by the pizazz of May’s coronation – the new sovereign in bejewelled crowns, donning a cloth of gold and anointed in secret-recipe holy oil – this year is also vitally important for the monarchy as a whole. The f
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ9 min read
Delta The View From The Top
I still remember the first time I met Delta Goodrem in 2002. To be honest, I’d turned up not expecting terribly much. Earlier that week a Sony Music publicist had rung, asking for something of a favour. The label would be launching a talented 16-year
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ5 min read
45 YEARS PHOTOGRAPHING the ROYALS
Arthur Edwards is an original Eastender, raised in Stepney, East London, his dad a lorry driver – also called Arthur – his beloved mum Dorothy running the family home. He left school at 15 and when Arthur senior died a year later and Dorothy went to
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ7 min read
ELEANOR CATTON ‘Why I had To Rebel’
The ending will catch you unaware. Eleanor Catton, the Kiwi author of Booker Prize-winning fame, has a new novel on the shelves and it’s very readable. It’s a contemporary thriller, but certainly not your run-of-the-mill potboiler. Although she’s par
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ10 min read
THE Barefoot ARISTOCRAT
It all looks so perfect. So idyllic. As if Instagram was invented for India Hicks, aristocratic daughter of one of England’s grandest families. Her father, the famed British designer David Hicks, compiled a list of possible husbands for her, all duke
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ9 min read
MARRIED To The CULT
In the summer of 1993, while other teenagers were making plans for the six-week school holidays, 14-year-old Stefanie Hinrichs sat alone in her bedroom wanting to die. For months her cries for help had gone unnoticed in her deeply religious community
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ8 min read
Let’s Do The Time Warp Again …
Artists, rock stars, critics, even Mother Nature herself applauded The Rocky Horror Show when it opened in a tiny attic theatre in London 50 years ago, in June 1973. “Opening night was very The Tempest,” its then wunderkind Aussie director Jim Sharma
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ5 min read
My Life Among The Lions
I was 50 years old, and on a precarious trek through the jungles of Rwanda, when I first glimpsed my true vocation. Until then, I hadn’t been sure. I’d left school at 14 and married my first husband at 21. I’d worked in advertising in the 1950s, whic
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ3 min read
Best In Class
The day came, a few years ago, when five kids growing fast meant we needed a bigger refrigerator. At least I thought we needed a bigger refrigerator. The MOTH (The Man of the House) thinks long and hard about buying anything he can’t find at the chem
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min read
Subscribe To Your Favourite Magazine
& receive 8 bonus issues of • 13 issues of The Australian Women’s Weekly NZ Edition for $73.49 plus a bonus 8 issues of Woman’s Day! • Save 58% off the retail price • FREE DELIVERY of the magazines to your home each month • Intelligent features and i
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ4 min read
Hybrid Heroes
Honestly, make-up has never been just a cover-up. From the Elizabethans, who were prepared to paint their face with lethal lead to mark their affluent status, to 20th-century America, when a slick of red lippie first became a symbol of women’s indepe
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ6 min read
Under Attack
What would you do if you were told you had just six months left to live? For Indie Lee, mother of two young children at the time, there had long been signs that something was amiss, including an autoimmune diagnosis (rheumatoid arthritis), early meno
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min readMental Health
Health News
Health tech has come a long way and one of the latest innovations is Wander120, a mind-wandering app developed by a Kiwi, which helps encourage creativity, boost problem-solving ability and improve mood. Apparently, it works by allowing your mind to
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ5 min read
Why Being Lazy Is Good For Your Health
After several weeks of lounging in pyjamas or togs over the summer break, I see a stark change in my children: they are calmer, more in tune with their body’s natural rhythm, and have a renewed positive energy that I’d pay almost anything to bottle f
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ7 min read
Belinda’s Simple Fancy Dinners
SERVES 2 Almost everyone loves a roast but they’re not always an option on a work night because they just take too long to cook. That’s why this recipe is so good: it’s a bit like a mini-version of a roast. ¼ cup (60ml) honey mustard or Dijon mustard
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ3 min read
Store Bought Is Fine! Gnocchi
SERVES 4 PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES 500g store-bought potato gnocchi 400g small button mushrooms, sliced thinly 2 cloves garlic, crushed 50g salted butter, melted ½ cup (125ml) chicken stock ¾ cup (180ml) thickened cream 1 tablespoon finely chopped
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ4 min read
For The Love Of Cake
MAKES A 20 CM LAYER CAKE You’ll find three choccy cakes in this book: the sponge (light as a feather), the mud (dense and rich) and this one, my go-to chocolate fudge cake. It’s a hybrid of a devil’s food cake and a sour cream cocoa cake and it makes
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ2 min read
Cooking Class Crisp & Crunchy
MAKES 10-12 PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES 5 medium (1kg) potatoes, peeled 1 medium (150g) onion, chopped finely ½ cup (75g) self-raising flour 2 eggs, beaten lightly 2 teaspoons fresh thyme or rosemary 1 cup (250ml) extra virgin olive oil for frying, o
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ2 min read
Light Lunch
MAKES 8-10 PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINUTES 2 cups (300g) self-raising flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup (120g) coarsely grated cheddar ½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan cheese ⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk 1 egg ½ cup (60g) grat
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ2 min read
Home Sweet Home
“I always introduce myself as a multi-hyphen creative,” says Gemma Pranita, a photographer, podcaster and business educator who relished the opportunity to create something unique for the holiday rental market. “My husband and I call it an enjoyable
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ3 min read
Storytime
The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell, Bloomsbury Swirling storytelling in the backstage machinations of the Mercury “tragic-play” Theatre Company. Jenny Wilcox’s theatre painter brother stole the family money and absconded with a “soubrette” (support
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ8 min read
The Fortunes Of War
The dingoes had howled across the mountains, and the possum who ruled the ceiling and the lemon tree had indulged in his nightly growling battle with any intruder into his kingdom, but this morning Wombat Hills seemed peaceful, the only sound the thu

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