Thrive Magazine

Free to call the tune,Free to say if you’re gonna work or playYou can have the moonBut you don’t have to have it night and day These are lyrics from a song by Stephen Sondheim, famously performed by Liza Minnelli. They’re also a rallying cry for thos

Niki Bezzant ART DIRECTOR Bronwyn Kayes MacKenzie SENIOR SUB-EDITOR Rosemary Barraclough SENIOR EDITOR Sharon Stephenson DESIGNER Marsha Smith DIGITAL ARTISTS Andy Kirkup, Harry Burgess SUB-EDITOR Louise Adams FOOD Nici Wickes BEAUTY Amy Houlihan CRA

• If you’re making bolognese, swap half your mince for lentils; it’s good for the budget as well as for you and the planet. • Aim for variety in the plant foods you eat, not just volume. Can you eat 30 different plants a week? It’s not as hard as it

• VISIT Add a wetland to your itinerary when you’re travelling around New Zealand, so you can fully appreciate the great diversity of scenery, wetland types, plants and animals our wetlands have to offer. Find a wetland near you by visiting the Natio

GOOD SLEEP HYGIENE INCLUDES BEHAVIOURS THAT PROMOTE GOOD SLEEP, SAYS DAN FORD. One of those key behaviours is to maintain a regular wake-up routine. “Go to bed when you’re sleepy, but wake up at the same time each day. Napping during the day can decr

When we learn a new skill it is likely to be uncomfortable at the start, and it will take time to turn that behaviour into habit. Here’s how to get started. • SET AN INTENTION What do you want to achieve from your solo time? A chance to reflect, enga

“My days almost always start and end with knitting,” says Frances Paki. “There is generally more creating in between, be it more knitting, sewing, soap-making or baking.” “My life is very much centred around creativity,” she says, and her career also

A vegetable garden is hungry. In order to churn out crop after crop we need to keep it fed with compost or fertiliser or we can tap into a bit of plant magic and recharge our hard-working soils with a greencrop. A bag of seed plus 10 minutes’ effort

by Amy Odell (Allen & Unwin, $39.99) If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind Anna Wintour’s enormous dark sunglasses and blunt bob, then you’ve come to the right place. Amy Odell, a fashion journalist and author of Tales from the Back Row: An Out