Thrive Magazine

I ’ve been living full time in the country for two years now. Before that I spent six years coming and going to our house in the Hokianga. During these past two years of full-time occupation, I’ve learnt a bit about how to behave. It’s not that there

HE WHENUA TAURIKURA EDITOR Wendyl Nissen EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Jessica Ault ART DIRECTOR Bronwyn Kayes MacKenzie DESIGNER Marsha Smith SENIOR SUB-EDITOR Bronwyn Sell SENIOR SUB-EDITOR Rosemary Barraclough SUB-EDITOR & WRITER Rachel Clare FEATURES EDITO

• You don’t need to be an experienced swimmer to enjoy outdoor swimming. You can just go for a dip, if you like. • If you’re swimming out of your depth, go with a group or ask someone on the beach to watch you. • Wear a bright swim cap to increase yo

• Swim by Annette Lees (Potton & Burton). A beautifully written social history of swimming in New Zealand, which also describes the author’s quest to swim every day for a year and features first-person accounts from other Kiwi outdoor swimmers. • Pho

• WHITE BREAD Heavily processed to ensure a white colour and heavily fortified to replace lost nutrients. • WHEAT BREAD Usually bread made with refined white flour, but with slightly more nutrients added. • MULTIGRAIN Not the same as wholegrain. Brea

1 GET TO KNOW YOUR TEAM A key way to help improve wellbeing is to have some genuine face-to-face conversations in person or on video calls. Authentic discussion about who people are and what makes them tick goes a long way to creating an environment

I think I am probably like most women who work – you have a work wardrobe but you also have some quick fixes around that. I like to wear heels at work. There’s a particular height that is comfortable for me and I’m all good with them. That’s me. I’m

Come March, the family home that was full of summer chatter can fall deathly silent. The departure of young adult children to university, whether as new students or returners, has been reported to have a devastating impact on their parents’ wellbeing

Harvest herbs for drying in the morning, after the dew has dried. Any excess moisture on the foliage can lead to mould. You can dry herbs in small batches laid flat in a microwave, fruit dehydrator or oven set to a low heat, but slow air-drying maxim

by Julia Baird (HarperCollins $36.99) I found out about this book from Thrive writer and subeditor Rachel Clare, who suggested I read it, as it has quite a bit in it about ocean swimming. Rachel then wrote me a lovely story about ocean swimming in th