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The hairdressers is one of my favourite places. There’s the obvious reason, in that I always leave looking and feeling better than when I first walked in – and then there is the other reason. If you ever want to know what people really think about th

Sarah Ferguson has provided an update on the Queen’s adored corgis, Sandy and Muick, a year after they lost their beloved owner. “I am delighted to say they are thriving,” Fergie said. She has shared frequent reports on the dogs since adopting the pa

Greece: A rare blue supermoon is captured rising above the Temple of Apollo in Ancient Corinth. The next blue supermoon will be in 2037. Mexico’s congress was presented with two figures self-proclaimed “UFOlogist” Jaime Maussan says are alien mummie

After years of being overlooked and undervalued, women’s sport is finally enjoying the recognition and respect it has always deserved here in Aotearoa. The huge crowds, thrilling matches and moments of pure, unbridled joy on display when we hosted th

In the past month, while reflecting on a tumultuous year for the House of Windsor, I have been repeatedly asked about the future of the monarchy and how things will change in a post-Elizabethan age. While we have yet to see the new King in the flesh

There are scientific rules when it comes to style, says Trinny Woodall. But it’s important to know which resonate with you – and when to break them if they don’t serve – not just when it comes to fashion and beauty, but in all areas of our life. Cert

There is a sense, meeting Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton for the first time, of stepping into history. She was the central character in a real-life courtroom drama that defined us as a nation – and not in a positive way. There’s something still uncomfor

Ingrid Hipkiss is living the dream. “I pinch myself all the time,” she grins. “I wouldn’t have had the audacity to think I might do this job. It’s ridiculously improbable – so far from anything I wanted to be that I didn’t consider it to be possible.

Rachel Ward is making coffee, preparing a shoulder of lamb for dinner and washing up. At the same time, she’s checking that her cows are settling on the banks of the dam behind the house – their gentle mooing a soothing soundtrack – and disappears ev

“I remember travelling through the streets of Cannes in a limo with a police escort and feeling like royalty. I remember stepping onto the red carpet and seeing more camera lenses than I have ever seen in one place in my life,” Deborah Mailman recall

At the front door of an old stone house, a faded fabric mobile swings from a lemon tree. Hanging from it are a few bedraggled camels, hinting at the occupant inside, but the warm, smiling woman who emerges seems nothing like the fierce, haughty 20-so

When she was a little girl, all Shanelle Dawson had of her mother were a couple of photos in a shoebox that had been shoved to the back of a cupboard. There were no photos around the house, she was never mentioned. It was as if she had never existed.

One of the first pieces of advice Dr Mike Rucker gives in his book about fun is to throw away your iron. Ironing, he contends, is “agonising”. It’s a needless, thankless task that monopolises time that could be better spent enjoying exuberant, uplift

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Retinoids are the Barbie of the beauty world. Youthful perfection in spades but somewhat divisive because, while they’re joyful to play with for some, they’re plain irritating to others. On the face of it, retinoids are full of shiny, sparkly promise

If sitting really is the new smoking then I am a sitting duck. On the scale of daily activity I’m inching towards inert. I sit on my 90-minute commute to write emails. I sit through meetings. I sit to research. I sit to write (in my defence, standing

Many perimenopausal women report lack of interest in sex. But lots say they’re interested all right, but the sex they used to like is no fun anymore due to a dry vagina situation. Or they’re too busy, too annoyed and too tired. One thing that many Au

We used a dark eating chocolate with 45% cocoa solids giving a rich chocolate flavour without being too bitter. If you don’t want to use liqueur in the cake, substitute 60ml of strong black coffee. For the best flavour and freshness, roast the haze

Cauliflower’s mild, sweet flavour lends itself to myriad different cuisines, with a creamy curd and juicy stalk that’s happy to sponge up aromats, and a sculpturesque otherworldliness that loves to be oiled up and roasted whole. That’s why I like to

One of the things that shocked me the most was how minimal most organisers are when it comes to the quantity of linens they own. We’re talking one to two sets per bed max. Owning less means less to launder, fold and store. If you’re short on storage

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The sultry Sun, expressive Mercury and magnetic Mars all working the law of attraction in Scorpio have November drawing even more moths than usual to your seductive flame. However, impetuous Mercury and impulsive Mars riding tandem in your incisive s

Long summer days with my brother and cousins at Onetangi Beach, Waiheke. A necklace from my parents before I left for London to be TVNZ’s Europe correspondent. It’s been under my clothes through most big stories. I still wear it whenever I fly. Phot