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There’s nothing like a global pandemic turning life upside down to make people a little nostalgic. Lockdown life has meant we have a lot more time on our hands, and the light relief that comes from being sentimental about the past is really comfortin

SAYING OF THE DAY Ka puawai nga kowhai he tohu tena kua aroaromahana When the kōwhai is in flower, it’s a sign that it’s spring ■

According to The Crown, the Duchess of Cornwall delivered arguably one of the best chat-up lines in history when she first met Prince Charles, 50 years ago. It was in 1971 that the star-crossed lovers are thought to have initially clapped eyes on eac

a lot can change in the space of a few months. When Woman last spoke to Kiwi star Rebecca Gibney, she was relaxing in a Sydney hotel room, eating tempura prawns and treating herself to a glass of wine after a long day of media interviews. It was May,

Mrs Thatcher was in Downing St, Prince Charles was dating a 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer, and ABBA was enjoying the last of the band’s nine number-one hit records in the UK. Yet almost 41 years after ABBA’s last hit album Super Trouper topped the c

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It was March 15, 2019. The day a gunman opened fire on two Christchurch mosques, killing 51, injuring many more, and leaving New Zealand in a state of utter shock and despair. Ruby Jones responded in the only way she knew how: by taking out her penci

The biggest key to my happiness is living a simple life, in tune with the environment. My partner and I built a 16sqm tiny home on a trailer, which has become my recipe for wellness. It’s given me more awareness around what is really important: the w

They say that behind every good wine is a great woman. Actually, I made that up – they don’t say it, but they should. Especially in Aotearoa, where a 2019 survey by New Zealand Winegrowers indicated that around 48% of industry respondents were female

For reasons far too silly to waste my word count on (something about pig-headedness and not wanting to follow the crowd), years ago I decided not to sign up to social media. Who cares what so-and-so thinks about something, or what someone I met brief

When Anne Noble placed beehives in her garden about 10 years ago, she never expected two things would happen: she would fall in love with bees, and would spend the next chunk of her life photographing them. Now, the contemporary artist is about to la

A flip of the coin” is how scientists refer to Huntington’s Disease (HD). Because if one of your parents has the fatal neurodegenerative disease, then you have a 50% chance of inheriting it. Tails, you’re OK; heads, you face a progressive disease tha

With her new baby Pakotāiko safely in her arms, teacher, musician and social media star Jordyn Rapana is counting her blessings. The biggest ones? Being able to welcome her second son – brother to four-year-old Toa-Awanuiārangi – into the world, and

Nothing beats the smell of cinnamon buns in the morning, and these are perfect with a hot coffee after a morning walk. I’ll whip them up the day before I plan to treat friends and family. Leaving the cinnamon buns to have their second prove in the fr

Colour can do more than simply add to a room’s décor – it can create a particular vibe, make a space feel larger or smaller, and even raise your spirits. Warm, buttery walls can be uplifiting, while pale blue accessories might remind you of summer da

Early spring is the perfect time to start offyour kūmara tipu (also known as tupu, slips or shoots), as kāmara need a long, warm growing season. Starting them offindoors nice and early means they get the head start they need – this is important if yo

I’d rather be holidaying somewhere divine and tropical, and having massages in rooms that smell like bergamot and exotic somethingness, but right now I seem to be spending my time basking on the shores of a sea called Wallow. I’m hoping not to stay l

In 28 years of marriage, I’ve learnt one thing: if your husband wants to be the chief cook and bottle washer, let him. As a result, it’s been about 25 years since I really applied myself in the kitchen. But because this pain-in-the-proverbial pandemi

1 Tally-keeper (6) 4 Overacted, … it up (6) 7 Gecko or iguana (6) 10 Uselessly (2,4) 13 Puzzles with clues (10) 15 Sudden rainstorm (10) 17 Ammunition (4) 19 In need of scratching (5) 21 Per person (4) 23 Vine’s clinging arms (8) 25 Stone fruits (8)

It’s Maori Language Week every week in this column! But seriously, the value and power of Te Wiki o te Reo Maori is an extra push to normalise and revitalise the native language of Aotearoa. Thanks to the efforts of tireless advocates I’ve spoken abo

Rearrange the letters in each row to form country names. Write your answers into the blank grid. The first letter from each word, reading down, will spell a mystery country.

Use the clues to fill in the spaces in the numbered hexagons. Each answer runs clockwise but can start anywhere in the shape. Where hexagons touch, they have the same letter. We’ve given you a word to start with. The letters in the white hexagon reve

1 Prefer First Lady to leave flavour (6) 4 Initially Alexander Bell has misplaced zeal, but is still on fire (6) 9 Involved in fortunes in gin in the rainforest musical (6’, 2, 3, 4) 10 First Gilbert and Sullivan left gleaners with less fat (6) 11 Al

Solutions can be found in the next issue of Woman, on sale September 27.

Fill in the blank squares with the numbers 1 to 9, so that no number appears twice in each row, each column and each smaller 3x3 block.

Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Work out which number stands for which letter to complete the crossword. We’ve given you two letters to start. All words are from a dictionary and no proper nouns are used. All letters of the

If you’ve been missing Mare of Easttown, then American Rust may just be your next TV drama fix. JeffDaniels (The Newsroom) stars as Del Harris, an army veteran turned local police chief still recovering from PTSD. Del has the familiar wornout quality

Find all of the listed words relating to horse racing hidden in the grid. The leftover letters will reveal a famous UK steeplechase. THEME: AT THE RACES • Bet• Blinkers• Breeder• Champagne• Champion• Chariot• Contest• Cup• Dash• Distance• Driver• Equ

Holding out for the next season of Westworld? This intriguing sci-fiseries should fill the void in the meantime. Raised by Wolves follows two androids – Mother and Father – who are programmed to raise human children on an uninhabited planet, after a

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