Savvy August 2014

INSPIRED BY NORTHLAND AUGUST 2014

Libby

WEAVER puts us on the right road to health

Simone Gentil COOKS UP A NATIONAL WINNER

SOUTHERN COUNTRY LODGE,

nestled in the north

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1. LONGVIEW ESTATE WINES

WHITE DIAMOND 2014 – $28 A sweet, fragrant, fruity wine with an intense grape flavour. This wine tastes like nothing else – ask your friends – once tasted, never forgotten. Limited quantities available.

Longview Estate, 5 mins south of Whangarei on SH1 Ph 09 438 7227. www.longviewwines.co.nz

2. TUTUKAKA SURF BEACH SHOP

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WINTER HOURS Time for a break! We will be closed MIDWEEK (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) for the month of July but will still be OPEN Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday for all our lovely customers! Visit the unique Tutukaka Surf Beach Shop opposite Tutukaka Boat Ramp, packed with gifts, souvenirs, jewellery, home decor and swimwear, all top quality surf and beach related product.

Tutukaka Surf Beach Shop, Marina Road, Tutukaka. Ph 4344 135 www.tutukakasurf.co.nz TSbeachshop Find us on Facebook

3. RED RUBY

DRESSES FOR EVERY OCCASION Come in and discover how affordable luxury can be at Red Ruby. We stock a premium collection of high quality garments and dresses to ‘WOW’ your special day. If you are unsure of what to wear, don’t worry – our professional style consultant is in store to help youwith tips on colour, shape and size.

Red Ruby Luxury Fashion Boutique, 71 Cameron Street, Whangarei. Phone: 438 7770 Email: whangareiredruby@xtra.co.nz

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BRIGHTEN YOUR WINTER WITH WOODWICK Woodwick – possibly the best soy candles in the world with the loveliest scents!

Also check out our beeswax and natural plant wax candles in many shapes, colours and sizes.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.00pm, Sat 9am-2.00pm Sun 10am – 3pm Ph 430 2040 89 Cameron Street WHANGAREI www.himalayantradingpost.co.nz

5. STEVE HAYWOOD MASTER JEWELLER

STUNNING BRACELETS This Jae Black jewellery collection of fun, bold and sexy jewellery is not only incredibly striking, it makes a ‘stylish’ statement. The sleek silica wrist bands, and stainless steel magnetic clasp, combined with sterling silver and pave set CZ are the perfect choice for day wear, or evening glamour!

Shop 2 Quayside Marina, Town Basin, Whangarei 0110, New Zealand Ph: 09 438 2161 | steve@masterjeweller.co.nz

6. COMMUNITY EDUCATION WHANGAREI

CLASSES FOR ADULTS @ KAMO HIGH SCHOOL Unleash your creativity and explore the fun of digital art collage. Combine photos, textures, drawing and text to create a printable collage using Adobe Photoshop. For further information or to enrol online visit www.cew.ac.nz or contact Shona – email cew@kamohigh.school.nz or ph 09 435 0889

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things we love this month

Go Low Carb

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Rated New Zealand’s lowest-carb wrap, Gerry’s Go Low Carb Wraps are a tasty, healthy alternative to bread!

Perfect for diabetics and low-carb dieters. Also use as pizza bases, enchiladas. RRP $6.10. www.gerrys.co.nz.

4 Libby Weaver - on the right road to health 5 Simone Gentil cooks up a winner

Pantone Three Cup Coffee Maker

Fashion

7 European look hot for spring 9 Different takes on season’s style 14 & 15 Fashion Fiesta at the races

Need more colour in your life?

This Pantone three cup stove top coffee percolator is sure to do the trick.

Ideal for the stylish home or designer office. Available in green and hot pink.

RRP $52.90.www.ikoiko.co.nz.

Health & Beauty

Early-harvest raspberry body scrub

6 Get the Hollywood look of Julianne Moore 12 Honey a natural mask to remove dirt and grime 13 Eye care: Prevention is the best cure

Fruity, indulgent and deeply moisturising, The Body Shop’s new special edition EarlyHarvest Raspberry range offers a ‘special reserve’ of raspberries. The exfoliating body scrub contains raspberry extract and has a gorgeously jammy texture. It leaves skin feeling softer and smoother. RRP $34.75. www.thebodyshop.co.nz

Home trends

18 & 19 Southern country lodge nestled in the north 21 Kiwis are keeping their beds too long 22 In the garden

Whitestone Manuka smoked butter

by Al Brown

Giveaways

Freshly churned cultured butter, made with 100% natural ingredients including New Zealand manuka smoke, Whitestone’s manuka smoked butter tastes and looks like butter should. Smooth creamy flavour, with a rich yellow colour which reflects the quality of our North Otago cream. It adds a subtle manuka smokiness and delicious richness to all food it seduces. RRP $6.60. www.whitestonecheese.com.

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CONTACT US EDITORIAL: Leigh Bramwell, Philippa Mannagh, Colleen Thorpe. email savvy@northernadvocate.co.nz

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On the right road to health Philippa Mannagh talks to Dr Libby, a Holistic Nutrition Specialist, International Speaker and Author of five best-selling books.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR ‘ROAD TO SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS’ SEMINAR HERE IN WHANGAREI NEXT MONTH. WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS NZ TOUR? Every day I see the challenges and pain people put themselves through in the pursuit of weight loss. People who make enormous efforts with food and movement and don’t get the results they deserve. People either on diets not getting the nutrients they need to be well, energized, happy and/or slimmer, or not on the diets they think they are supposed to be on and feeling constantly guilty. People thinking they have to push themselves so hard with exercise and never feeling like they’ve done enough. It is an exhausting, miserable life when that is always in the back of your mind. I want to give people the opportunity to better understand their bodies and be free from dieting and the diet mentality, while still obtaining the health and body outcomes they desire.

WHAT PIECE OF INFORMATION DO YOU HOPE YOUR AUDIENCE WILL COME AWAY WITH AND APPLY TO THEIR LIVES ABOVE ALL ELSE? I want people to leave understanding that they need to be healthy to lose weight, and not that they need to lose weight to be healthy. I want to show people how to do this and feel a new-found freedom and enjoyment of food. The seminar is not just about weight loss though. It is about how to use body fat as a fuel and that is

information relevant to everyone for great health, energy, vitality, sleep, moods as well as how their clothes fit them.

YOU ARE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF 5 BOOKS WITH ANOTHER ON THE WAY. TELL US A BIT ABOUT THAT? My new book is called The Calorie Fallacy, it is due out August 11. In The Calorie Fallacy challenges the fundamentals of weight loss, and specifically the calorie equation.

For a long time now people have believed that burning more calories than they consume will lead to weight loss. However in this modern world that principle does not always work for everyone. I want people to understand that what their body needs is for them to stop counting calories and to start nourishing themselves with nutrients. My book includes part of my own personal health journey as well as case studies from my last 16 years in practice.

WHAT ARE THREE NUTRITIONAL OR LIFESTYLE TIPS THAT WE COULD ALL BE PRIORITISING IN OUR LIVES? DIaphragmatic breathing: Diaphragmatic breathing is so critical to good health. My book Rushing Woman’s Syndrome goes into detail on how exactly your breath can effect your health, but in short, long, slow belly breathing allows the nervous system to be able to fully relax. When the nervous system is relaxed the body can use fat as a fuel very efficiently.

Eat Real Food: When it comes to food, nature gets it right and it is potentially human intervention

that can get it so wrong.

Wholefoods have the nutrients necessary to sustain life and none of the “non-food” ingredients found in many processed foods that have the potential to take away from our health. The body has the equipment (digestive enzymes) to break down real food. The same cannot always be said for ingredients in processed foods.

Sleep: we can’t fight our biology.

Adults need 7 to 9 hours sleep per night yet too many people compromise this to get more done. In 2012, in a country of only 4.5 million people, 680,000 prescriptions for sleeping tablets were written, demonstrating sleep is a major challenge for too many people.

There are numerous reasons for this and finding yours and correcting it, can literally change your life.

IS THERE A PARTICULAR AREA OF HEALTH THAT YOU ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT OR THAT SPEAKS TO THE PUBLIC MORE THAN

OTHER ISSUES? I think more and more women relate to the Rushing Woman’s Syndrome concept. I also think people are done with dieting.

There is a whole other way to have the health and body you want that doesn’t involves counting calories and once people understand and apply that new knowledge, their whole life transforms. It is very special to witness that happen for people and I feel honoured to guide and support people on their heath journey.

YOUR MISSION IS TO, “EDUCATE AND INSPIRE, ENHANCING PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND HAPPINESS, IGNITING A RIPPLE EFFECT THAT TRANSFORMS THE WORLD.” DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO ACHIEVING THIS OR IS THERE A LONG WAY TO GO FOR PERMANENT CHANGE

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OF MINDSET IN OUR SOCIETY? There are significant changes underway. Cafes that serve only whoelfoods have started to open in NZ. I see girls, in particular, in their 20’s drinking green smoothies and taking time to prepare home cooked meals.

Sure too many people are still consuming energy drinks and too much processed food but there is a growing trend among younger people to take better care of themselves. I want people to understand, that the way they feed themselves is the most basic, most fundamental way we take care of ourselves. What we eat becomes part of us, so choose wisely. It is however, what you do every day that impacts on your health, not what you do occasionally. Nourishing yourself well is not about being perfect. It is about what you consistently do.

Dr Libby’s New Zealand Tour – The Road to Sustainable Weight Loss will be held at the Old Library in Whangarei, Tuesday, September 2 at 7pm. Ticket Price: $29.95 (www.drlibby.com); Door Sales: $35 (if available)

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e see it on TV ... Kiwis on their OE are hankering after it.

Vogel’s bread is a New Zealand favourite and now, it seems, it’s more than just a sandwich or toast. A Toast of New Zealand Cafe´ toured the country recently to showcase the best Vogel’s masterpiece recipes Kiwis had to offer.

And among those recipes were two gourmet delights from Northland.

After calling for entries and a public vote, the top 12 were decided, including Simone Gentil’s Moroccan Spiced Pumpkin and Elizabeth Anne Denton’s Lizzy’s Fish Cakes.

We talked to Simone, a schoolteacher in Whangarei about her winning recipe ... and a little bit more.

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND YOUR VOGEL'S CREATION? Being vegetarian there often aren’t many options when you go out for lunch or dinner. I have a genuine love for food and creating new recipes. I wanted to create a vegetarian meal that was a bit more exciting than the usual salad or bowl of fries you see on a lot of cafe´ menus. My partner, Paul was really supportive and encouraged me to give it a go.

RECIPE MOROCCAN SPICED PUMPKIN INGREDIENTS 1 piece of Vogel's Sunflower and Red Quinoa bread Pumpkin (diced) Moroccan Seasoning 1 Tbsp diced red onion 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts 1 Tbsp of natural yoghurt Pumpkin seeds and extra chopped walnuts to garnish Plum sauce (optional) Olive oil for roasting

METHOD

Simone cooks up a Vogel’s winner

ARE YOU REALLY A VOGEL'S FAN?!

cooking and baking. Poppa is a pretty good cook too.

I often have Vogel’s for breakfast. My favourite bread is the Vogel’s Original Mixed Grain – very thin cut.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU COOKED?

WHO TAUGHT YOU TO COOK? Over the years I’ve self-taught myself by experimenting with new ideas and recipes.

WHO INFLUENCED YOUR LOVE OF COOKING? I’ve always loved my nana’s

My earliest memory of cooking is making animal shaped pikelets with my nana.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN A YEAR'S TIME? I’d either like to have built my first home in a rural area or be doing some more travel.

WHO IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO SIT DOWN TO DINNER WITH? Possibly Sir Ken Robinson.

He’s an author and an international speaker. I have a lot of respect for his views on creativity and innovation in education.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL? One of my favourite places to go out for dinner is to The Old

Sprinkle Moroccan Seasoning over diced pumpkin. Roast in a small amount of olive oil, at 200c for 30 minutes or until they start to brown. Lightly toast sunflower and quinoa bread. Pour a small amount of plum sauce onto the toast and spread with a knife (optional). Add pumpkin pieces. Sprinkle walnuts and red onion over pumpkin. Top with a spoonful of natural yoghurt. Garnish with pumpkin seeds and extra chopped walnuts. Serve.

Stone Butter Factory. I love their roast vegetable and feta pizza, ginger beer on tap and the warm, friendly atmosphere. Everyone there is really down to earth.

WHAT THREE THINGS CAN YOU NOT DO WITHOUT? Travel, the beach and my pets.

TELL US THREE THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT WOULD SURPRISE I’m a primary school teacher and spend my Saturday

mornings at the local growers market. I love exploring new countries, cultures and meeting new people. Travelling around the UK and Europe was the best adventure I’ve ever had.

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L’Ore´al Paris NZ Makeup Director Lisa Matson provides her tips on how to achieve Julianne Moore’s red carpet Cannes Festival look

get the look of

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After your normal skincare regime, apply L'Ore´al Paris Age Perfect Cell Renewal Serum.

Allow skin to absorb the serum for five minutes.

- Prep and prime the skin using L’Ore´al Paris Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer around the cheekbones as a base.

Apply L’Oreal Paris NutriLift Gold Foundation by starting at the centre of the face and working out wide.

To mask under-eye circles, dab L’Oreal Paris Lumi Magique Highlighter Pen under the eyes, on the bridge of the nose and along the cheekbones. Use a patting motion to blend into the skin. Be sure to use a tone that is one or two shades lighter than your foundation

Sweep L’Ore´al Paris True Match Blush in Sandalwood over the cheekbones towards the temples.

Conceal the eye lids with L’Oreal Paris True Match Concealer. The concealer can be a shade that matches the lid or slightly lighter. Dab the concealer gently, then blend into the skin. This will help to hold eyeshadow colour.

Using L’Oreal Paris Colour Riche Les Ombres in Incredible Grey, apply the grey shade lightly over the entire lid and into the top eye crease (the top of the eye socket). Smudge the outer edge of the eyeshadow to give a smoky effect. Lightly dust the grey shade again under the lower lash line.

YOU WILL NEED:

Take L’Ore´al Paris SuperLiner Gel Matic Eyeliner and create a thin line along the roots of the lower lashes.

Curl lashes then apply two coats of L’Ore´al Paris Volume Million Lashes Mascara.

Finish the look with a slick of L’Oreal Paris Colour Riche Lipstick in Blush in Plum.

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European look hot for spring

Clothing by Italian brand Elenora Amadei.

Spring is just around the corner — although it may not feel like it on these cold mornings — and with it comes the chance for some amazing spring/summer outfits.

The promise of fresh colour and patterns, in silks, linens, and cottons, straight from the runways of Europe are arriving in store now at Gaabo, including Elenora Amadei from Italy, Sandwhich from the Netherlands, and not forgetting Noa Noa from Denmark, plus 2 new labels to join our European family, Tara Vao from France, and gorgeous Italian Leather shoes made in Italy called Roberto Vita. These shoes are exclusive to Gaabo.

Navy is making a comeback in tops, skirts, and trousers, and look great teamed with crisp whites, yellows, and reds. Colours are fresh and exciting this season giving you the feeling of

being alive and energized. Neutrals have not been forgotten they also are in abundance, and are always elegant and classical.

Hemlines are above the knee, mid calf and long so there is something for everyone. Long graphical Tee’s teamed with slim ankle length trousers are showing big in Europe and here in New Zealand, it’s such an easy casual look that can take you from day to evening.

There are some beautiful floral cotton fabrics in this season great for social gatherings and all those events that come with the warmer weather.

Three-quarter and elbow-length sleeves give the illusion of a smaller waist, and V necklines make you look taller and leaner.

Remember trends come and go but classic is always in style.

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This stylish line of Italian shoes is for the woman who loves fashion, but wants to customize it with her taste and personality. Roberto Vita creates shoes with exquisite details and high quality materials, paying the right attention to comfort with the goal of combining elegance with the latest fashion trends.

Bringing a bit of the Scandinavian lifestyle to you right here in NZ

Garments achieving a perfectly glamorous style Denmark

Shoes by Italian brand Roberto Vita.

Netherlands Fashion to be worn everyday

Tara Vao has French flair chic, is inventive and quirky with asymmetric design… a brand for women that demand effortless style and comfort.

The new summer ranges spread right across the scope from the very colourful and bright to a more understated neutral palette.

With gorgeous shapes and soft textures ensuring the ultimate in casual and comfy chic, providing unique, boutique styles in extended sizes.

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CONSCIOUS LIVING

Supercharge your life with a wardrobe strategy with SHARON GIBSON

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o, you’re standing in front of your wardrobe staring at a blank space. The deadline to get out of the house is closing in on you; you’re struggling to choose something to wear when you should be in the final dressing stages. As you stand there, trying to create an outfit, insecurity creeps in. You see yourself changing in front of your very own eyes, from confident to self-conscious.

Gloominess sets in. Sound familiar?

I’m not ashamed to say that one of my favorite places to hang out is inside a wardrobe! It’s an interesting element of my job as a Stylist to assist people in transforming wardrobes into inspiring spaces. We all know that being surrounded by clutter is a giant energy vampire along with having a cluttered and disorganized wardrobe.

In fact, most people only wear 30 per cent of their wardrobe!

Staggering statistics sadly enough.

How much does this cost you emotionally, psychologically and financially? My bet is it’s more than you might imagine!

There are so many hidden costs

in not having an organized wardrobe. Be inspired. Get organized with these easy tips.

shoes or folded jeans.

START AT THE BEGINNING

Try everything on before you return it to the wardrobe, ensuring you are still inspired by these pieces and they still add value in your life. Make piles for repairs, dry-cleaning, charity and trade-me.

Remove everything from your wardrobe! Wipe down the walls, shelves and rails with warm soapy water and give the floor a good vacuum. Treat yourself to new coat hangers – wooden if possible to create a sense of order and visual clarity. Utilise your space well. Use shelving for

DOES IT FIT?

MAKE A LIST

Make a shopping list of the pieces you can add to your existing wardrobe to

compliment it, creating a variety of different combinations. E.g.

Take a white t-shirt, wear it 5 different ways. This will help your money go further & activate your enthusiasm for self-expression.

Voila! It really doesn’t have to have to be difficult. Just set aside a day or allocate some time over a few days but make it a priority.

I know how many lives have been totally transformed by detoxing the wardrobe.

Supercharge your life. Get organized!

Sharon Gibson is a LIFE & STYLE Coach based in Northland. Contact her on 0212 442 811 or sharon.fgibson@gmail.com

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eing twins and both owning Polwarth Design, our buying is always very interesting.

There is a bit of a Ying Yang when it comes to buying a range together.

Karen loves colour, pattern and texture, (it’s her artistic side coming through). I love ... tailored, structured, unusual design, quirky ... with lots of black, white, silver, grey, taupe, pink, lime and mango. (I've just started embracing some colour) Our different personal fashion ‘must haves' make for a very interesting and diverse combination of style and colour that Karen and l can now both embrace. It’s exciting to share and work with these new season’s styles from two different angles.

Different take on spring/summer teamed with black lace are world widely depicted. Did l say diversity plus or personality plus. They run together. Huge variety. it’s very exciting....

Cheryl’s take...

I am naturally casual. I love jeans. I want every woman I see to look the best they can in a pair of jeans. We live in Northland.

Jeans are part of our culture.

Whether it’s summer, winter, autumn, spring ... jeans, jeans, jeans. They speak a million languages and are always a part of every season’s fashion trends.

This summer the faded denim is huge in Europe ... and of course we follow. There is a skinny legging style that reeks comfort and sloppy sweater looks. Then there is the boyfriend jean, faded, less fitted. A 7/8th cuffed three quarter jean that suits every day wear and is fun. It has taken us from winter into spring. The cuff jean, the ankle boot, the white shirt, the fine wool sweater, the twill hunting jacket. The sloppy leather

Karen’s take...

handbag. Saturday morning here we come. It’s a great casual look that embraces every individual ‘take' to suit you. If you want help, we're very ready to help. Personality prompted.

It’s a great casual weekend look.

I also love weddings and occasion wear, so ladies hold on

for the ride because Karen and I have diversity plus here.. My take for event wear includes, sequins and lace. Tulip hems for great legs, strappy for perfect shoulders, and lace for elegance.

Event wear this season is sensational. Pastels are running strong. Nude and blush colours

Possibly a spin off from those early years dressed exactly the same right down to the knickers and hair ribbons! Then thanks to uniforms in high school enduring another five years of ‘sameness’ [along with every other student] so it wasn’t until we parted ways as shy 17 year olds that we were able to unleash our individuality.

I’m the colour girl. I love colour and what better season to experiment with it than summer. I love florals and bright block prints with snazzy contrasts especially in shift dresses and tops – anything that reminds me of summer and surf and tropical islands. And there’s heaps of strong colour around this spring, ‘must haves’ like fluro citrus and tangerine blended with white, mango,

multi shades of blue and green and dare I say it yellow – canary yellow.

Along with colour I have a passion for stripes — perhaps I was a sailor in a past life. Pin stripes in denim jeans, shorts and straight cotton skirts.

Dramatic black and white stripes, horizontal, diagonal or vertically striped wow jackets tossed over block tops of lime or turquoise. So sharp and such a great way to lift a mundane ‘separates’ look.

Tending to not want to ‘stand out’ in evening wear [until the third glass of wine], I opt for a less dramatic after five option than Cheryl. This summer I’m either going for the pants suit reminds me of my raw silk number in the 1987s, which I’ll wear with drop dead high shoes, so I look 5 kilos slimmer with a flowing over shirt to camouflage my derriere. Otherwise I’d go for the understated elegance of Joseph Ribkoff – he just knows how to design clothes. So from the colour, pattern, texture girl — roll on spring!

Let Be Your

Fantasy

The springtime is the best time to press the reset button on your wardrobe, and given the great new season collection that’s hitting in store right now, the team at Polwarth Design has rounded up the top must-have styles to reboot and refresh.

Have fun and look amazing this spring!

WHANGAREI Open 7 Days Okara Shopping Centre (Next to Bendon) Phone 09 438 9697 DARGAVILLE Open Mon-Sat 78 Victoria Street Phone 09 439 7341 www.polwarthdesign.co.nz

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A love affair with leather…

How to keep your leather looking debonair this winter

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ith the cold weather here, we have pulled out our leather coats, skirts, gloves and boots from hibernation. Whilst leather bears the brunt of winter weather, it’s important to care for these items just as much as your own skin.

Leather is ideal; it’s both fashionable and practical when colder temperatures, heavy rain and even snow start to set in.

Specialists in shoe repairs and leather care, Mister Minit understand caring for and conditioning will not only nourish your leather clothing, boots and bags but it will also extend the life of these wardrobe staples for many more winters to come!

“Some simple maintenance is the key to fabulous leather all year long. Mister Minit’s ‘Love Your Leather and YOU kits have everything you need from cleaning to nourishing. Then all you need to apply is water and stain protector to repel against moisture mud and dirt.” says Kylee Young, National Marketing Manager at Mister Minit.

To help your leather boots, clothes and bags make it through this season and beyond Mister Minit have pulled together their top ten leather tips:

can’t polish away any scuff marks. Use a Suede & Nubuck Brush ($13.50) to rub away small blemishes and to restore the nap or fuzz, of the leather ■ To revive faded suede, apply a pigmented product such as suede and nubuck reviver or redye with Suede and Nubuck dye $12.90 Mister Minit also understands women often have that favourite pair of boots that they just can’t part with. But after years of wear and tear Mister Minit has a few services that can get them back up and running for this winter: ■ As a cost effective option, broken boot zippers can be replaced on most boots. There is also an option to replace the runner with a clip on replacement called a Zlideon (available in Mister Minit stores from $24.90)

■ A regular buff and polish makes a huge difference to your favourite worn boots, try and clean boots weekly to maintain the leather (a leather care pack is available for $27.90 from Mister Minit) ■ If your boots become wet pack them with newspaper. This helps to draw out the moisture and maintain the shape. Then allow them to dry naturally in room temperature before applying leather conditioner ■ If patent leather has scuffs or

‘‘ If your boots become wet pack them with newspaper.

This helps to draw out the moisture and maintain the shape.

■ Waterproof boots, clothes and bags with Miss Minit Water and Stain Protector ($16.50) on a regular basis to protect from spills and stains

marks head to a Mister Minit stores to buy a thinner that can help to remove even tough marks

■ Leather boots require a day to dry out from natural perspiration; avoid wearing your shoes several days in a row

■ Always use a shoe horn when putting on your boots; this avoids damage to the heel area ($11.90 from Mister Minit stores)

■ To keep the shape of your boots insert a use a blow up booty shaper or a boot tree when you’re storing your boots. Boot

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■ Suede boots and jackets are in a category of their own, since you

■ Boots that are too tight can easily be widen by inserting an elastic gusset or zipper to increase the width of the calf area (starting from $49.90) ■ To avoid slipping and sliding in the winter weather apply an antislip rubber sole and also help prolong your shoes life (available in Mister Minit stores from $39.90) ■ For those of you who have neglected proper preparation of your shoes this winter, there’s still hope for a full restoration.

Mister Minit charges $14.90 stand alone or $9.90 with any other service for a Shoe Revival Package, which includes a clean, buff, polish, deodorise and waterproof Water & Stain Protector Suede & Nubuck Brush RRP – $16.50 RRP – $13.50 For repairs and advice, visit one of Mister Minit’s 36 stores nationally. All shoe repairs have a six month wear and workmanship guarantee. For more information and store information visit www.misterminit.co.nz

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What is

FREEDOM from shaving worth to you?

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hese days we are more likely to try something new once our friend or family member has tried it. Maybe it’s the fear of the unknown, or the positive reinforcement from our friend that makes us believe.

How many of us have tried a diet because our friend recommended it? Research has proven that the trend of people undergoing cosmetic procedures with their friends and partners is increasing.

Caci Whangarei’s representative, Jolene is going to be at the Woodlands Motel and Conference centre Kerikeri on Thursday 21st August.

Jolene will be available for one on one consultations should you be interested in more information regarding Caci’s skin solutions, or the Freedom© 2 for 1 promotion. Contact Caci Whangarei today to reserve a space.

REMOVE TWICE THE HAIR FOR HALF THE PRICE Caci has a special Laser Hair Removal off this month, simply sign up to our Freedom© programme before August 31 2014, and receive 2 areas of unwanted hair removed for the price of 1. Or even better, you share the cost with a friend and each has an area of hair removed.

This is a great opportunity for you and your bestie to join forces and get sorted for summer.

Caci’s Laser hair removal programme Freedom© offers a 2 year guarantee*. We also have easy payment plans starting from just $15 a week, and Q card with 12 months interest free finance for any purchases over $200.

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The laser lamplight passes through the skin. It is then absorbed by the pigment (colour) within the hair shaft and hair follicle. This generates heat, which loosens the hair and disables the hair forming cells.

WHAT DOES THE TREATMENT INVOLVE? A light beam is pulsed through a gel applied onto the area with unwanted hair. The gel provides both protection, and conduction of the light to the targeted area. The light creates energy and heat within the pigmented hair and hair producing cells. The hair is then loosened and inhibited from growth.

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Men ‘feel’ as much as women do Men are more emotional than women, despite their protestations to the contrary, a British experiment has found.

Men experience greater levels of emotion than women when presented with heart-warming material, according to the study for Royal Mail, which has used the findings to produce a “definitive” list of phrases for a successful Father’s Day card.

A group of 15 fathers and 15 mothers were shown images and videos categorised as blissful, funny, exciting and heart-warming, such as a soldier returning from service and reuniting with his daughter, while their physiological reactions were measured using skin conductance electrodes.

Men demonstrated a marginally higher emotional reaction to the blissful, funny and exciting content compared to the women but responded twice as strongly to heart-warming content.

A questionnaire found that although men reported feeling less emotion than the women, their physiological changes showed they felt emotion more strongly.

Mindlab founder and chairman Dr David Lewis said: “Gender stereotypes about men being stoic and women being emotional are reinforced by our day-today consumption of media and our social interactions. We tend to oversimplify and exaggerate the perceived differences between men and women and are more likely to focus on evidence that supports our stereotypes.

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“This study suggests that men feel emotion just as much as women, sometimes more strongly, but are less willing to express these emotions openly due to expectations put on them by society.”

Royal Mail’s list of phrases for Father’s Day cards “that will tug at fathers’ heart strings” are “number one dad”, “you’re my favourite person in the whole world”, “I love you”, “you’re the best” and “thanks for everything you’ve done for me”.

A survey of 2000 men to support the experiment found 67 per cent thought they were more emotional than they appeared.

About 40 per cent of 18 to 24-year-old men said they had cried in the past week and 64 per cent of all those questioned said they were surprised at how much emotion they felt when their child was born. _ AAP

Gut flora balance helps relieve autism symptoms It is well known that stress can cause a stomach ache, but the relationship works both ways, says a pediatrician.

Researchers are starting to show that a bacterial imbalance in the gut can cause mental health problems, says Dr Leila Masson, who specialises in treating children on the autistic spectrum.

Although an imbalance does not cause autism, getting the balance right can help reduce some of the anguish.

“I have repeatedly seen autistic children become more settled and less anxious when this imbalance is resolved,” says the New Zealand pediatrician.“We are not talking about curing autism. It is about treating some of the problems that come with it.” She says that in the past, agitation was seen as a symptom of autism. “Now we know it is caused by painful inflammation of the

gut. If you reduce the pain, children sleep better and are calmer.

Getting the gut flora balance right will help all autistic children, no matter where they are on the spectrum, she says.

“In fact, it will help all children, whether or not they are autistic.”

Dr Masson believes one way of improving the balance is to eat traditional fermented foods such as sauerkraut. People can also take commercial probiotics or eat natural unsweetened yoghurt with a good count of probiotics.

“The other way of improving gut flora is to eat a diet of unprocessed food, whole grains and vegetables and fruit. The celluloids in fruit and vegetables are prebiotic, which is food for the probiotics. It helps them grow better.”

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Herbalist LES helps address health issues the natural way

My daughter aged 14 is suffering from dreadful acne and its making her life a misery. I don’t want her to have to start taking antibiotics and I don’t like the idea of putting chemicals on her young skin. Have you got any natural suggestions please.

Teenagers and young adults are the age group most commonly affected by acne.

Around one in eight (80 per cent) of 11 to 30-year-olds have acne at some point and in younger women about 25 per cent get acne around the time of their period Most teenagers have repeated episodes, or flare-ups, of acne for several years before finding that their symptoms gradually start to improve as they get older. The symptoms of acne usually disappear when a person is in their twenties..

Teenagers are particularly prone to acne because levels of hormones (known as androgens) increase at puberty. These hormones cause an increase in the size of the sebaceous glands and this in turn makes more sebum which then clogs the pores.

Physical appearance and attractiveness are closely linked to acceptance in teenagers, so anything that affects how you look can be particularly difficult to cope with during the teenage years and can cause much distress even if, to us, it just looks like a little pimple. To an overemotional teenager it’s a disaster.

Certain vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, C, E and zinc, along with the essential fatty acid, Omega 3, may help improve the appearance the skin and minimize the eruption of acne.

Don’t forget that the skin breathes.

Dust, grime, oils and pollutants can clog the skin’s pores and exacerbate existing acne. Teens should wash their faces thoroughly, but gently, twice a day. Over washing, or excessive scrubbing can make acne worse. Using a natural soap containing sulphur can be very beneficial

– try Oriental sulphur soap from www.mynaturalhealth.co.nz Honey contains enzymes that rejuvenate the skin and act as an antimicrobial agent. A thin layer of raw manuka honey applied to the face and left in place for a few minutes can serve as a natural mask to remove dirt and grime from the pores.

A good combination for treating acne is Themba herbal skin cream and tea tree oil. Themba (containing extract from the Kigelia Africana fruit, African lavender, calendula, aloe, wheatgerm oil and Vitamin E) is a great natural skin healing cream and tea tree oil is a natural antibiotic and antiseptic. Dilute a few drops of tea tree oil in warm water and apply to the spots using cotton buds. Then apply Themba cream sparingly over the top. Persevere with this regime and you should see some good results.

All supplements mentioned are available from Hardys in Kerikeri, Greenworld in Kaikohe and all good health stores. Or on line at www.healthpost.co.nz If you have any questions for Les please e mail her herbalist@little herbalcompany.co.nz

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EYE CARE

Prevention is the best cure

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pon entering Visualeyez Boutique Optometrists on the corner of Cameron and Bank St, you may be surprised. Not by the friendly, personal welcome you’ll receive, and not by the modern, fresh de´cor, the quiet, peaceful atmosphere, or the immediate sense of professionalism conveyed by the staff – but by the curious sensation that you have just stepped onto the cover of a glossy magazine. Surrounding you on every side are names you wouldn’t associate with an average shopping experience: Boss, Christian Dior, Gucci, Joop, Sass & Bide; even u ¨ ber hip

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For people over 40, a full eye health test every two years can provide early detection of conditions

brand Superdry — the Visualeyez smorgasbord of style is truly something to behold.

Boutique frame selections are only the tip of the service iceberg with this local business however, as owner Craig Robertson explains. ‘‘Our primary focus is on providing optimal care for our patients,’’ says Craig of his boutique optometry practice. ‘‘We understand that many Whangarei residents are tired of having sub-standard customer service experiences; in our

profession it just isn’t good enough. Eye care is a serious issue, and our entire approach revolves around providing premium care to every one of our patients, and state-of-the-art progressive lenses, with comfortable vision at every distance.’’

The Visualeyez commitment to excellence is evidenced in their extremely knowledgeable team; where an eye exam is an educational experience that can last up to an hour. ‘‘We don’t rush these exams,’’

explains Craig. ‘‘Our goal is to educate, ultimately hoping to prevent eye disease before it can occur. In New Zealand for example, we have very high exposure to harmful UV rays – but the risk of irreparable damage to your eyes from these rays can be significantly reduced through the simple act of wearing sunglasses.’’

Visualeyez are also able to offer an impressive range of services outside of their in-depth eye testing; including prescription sunglasses, driver’s

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Craig Robertson and his team at Visualeyez Boutique Optometrists on the corner of Cameron and Bank St.

licence testing, expert frame repair and restoration services, certified safety glasses and children’s eyewear.

For Craig, his focus has always been on promoting community eye health. ‘‘The World Health Organisation suggests 75 per cent of blindness is preventable,’’ he explains. ‘‘For people over 40, a full eye health test every two years can provide early detection of conditions such as macular degeneration and glaucoma; which can be asymptomatic: you may not know you have it until it’s too late. ‘‘Your eyesight is precious; let us help you protect it.’’

Corner of Bank & Cameron streets (Fishers the Jewellers are next to us)

Ph: 4389984 www.visualeyez.co.nz

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Fashion fiesta shaping up to be better than ever One of Northland’s largest fashion events is on it’s way.

Premier racing, high fashion and all day entertainment is on offer at The Whangarei Racing Club’s Fashion Fiesta. This year it has a fresh new look, a new major sponsor and is shaping up to be better than ever. Be on course at Ruakaka racetrack Saturday September 13, first race approximately midday.

Whangarei Racing Club are thrilled to welcome Spire Chartered Accountants as the major sponsor. The total prize pool is approximately $10,000, with Steve Hayward Master Jeweller donating $1500 of jewellery to the supreme winner, who will also gain automatic entry into the Prix De Fashion on TV3 Derby Day at Ellerslie Races in late February. Envy on Vine are donating hair and beauty products, and Split bar vouchers are up

for grabs for the guys, plus goodie bags for all the entrants including the children, and its free to enter. So grab your glad rags and glam up for the day even if you are not competing the Savvy spies will be on course picking the best race day headwear so don’t be afraid to stand out in the crowd - you might win a fantastic prize basket.

Tickets for exclusive seating in the Spire Marquee are $100 per person, this includes drink and nibbles on arrival, a fully catered luncheon, private bar and betting facilities and of course all day racing and fashion excitement, spot prizes and a celebrity tipster definitely a day not to be missed.

For further information or bookings email info@ruakakaracing.co.nz or phone Nicci 021715198

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What’s in season and what to wear FOR THE GIRLS : From PHOTOS years’ s u previo Fiestas.

Fashion raphers Photog in and Ron BurgStone.

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Remember when putting your outfit together everything should complement each other. Think a little bit formal and very lady-like.

■ Dress to Impress: The cooler months call for a bit more coverage, opt for a sleeve and keep hemlines at the knee, pantsuits are hot this season.

■ Hats: leave the fascinators for summer, ladies. Autumn is all about hats and hairpieces.

■ Shoes: Swap summers strappy wedges for closed toe pumps or cute ankle boots.

■ Accessorise: Your handbag or clutch should be an elegant extension of your outfit. Choose jewellery that compliments.

Gloves add a touch of glamour and sunglasses are a must if the sun is shining.

■ Makeup: A bit of bronzer is fine but leave the tropical island look on the beach and go for fresh, dewy natural skin and a tangerine or deep plum (colours of this season) to finish your look.

■ Add the final touches: Immaculate grooming is as essential as what you wear, well manicured hands,

perfect make up and opt for a hairstyle that compliment your hat – a low chignon or ponytail are popular options. Remember with hair and makeup simple and less is the best motto.

Okay now you look stunning. Keep a tailored jacket or chic pashmina on hand to keep the goosebumps at bay, eat a good breakfast and stay hydrated through the day (champagne doesn’t count as hydration!)

FOR THE GUYS

■ Take time to pick a great shirt and tie combo.

■ Shoes should be clean and polished and compliment your outfit.

■ Suits are not mandatory, but if you invest in a suit be daring and step away from traditional black.

■ Accessories aren’t just for the ladies, stylish hats, sunglasses, pocketsquares and cufflinks are all great ways to help you stand out as a stallion amongst the colts.

■ Make sure you are well groomed, splash on some aftershave and go for it.

Have fun, organise a safe ride home and don’t forget to post a photo on facebook

■ Whangarei Racing Club’s Fashion Fiesta.

Ruakaka racetrack Saturday September 13 ■ For further information or bookings email info@ruakakaracing.co.nz or phone Nicci 021715198

THE RACES Get ready to experience a day of high fashion, high energy and high horses!

If you fancy a flutter, join us for a day of entertainment at the Spire Fashion Fiesta on 13 September 2014.

ENTER THE SHOW Entries are now open for this year’s Spire Fashion Fiesta!

AWARD CATEGORIES Women 35 + (Polwarth Design) Women 18 to 34 (Envy on Vine) Men 18+ (Split Bar) Teens 13 to 18 (The Surf Emporium) Children 5 to 12 (10 Pin Bowling) Local Design Award (Ocean’s Resort)

Judged by fashion’s industry leaders, this year’s competition prize pool is worth over $10,000!

Best Headwear Award (The Northern Advocate) Supreme Award (Steve Hayward)

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Entry for contestants is FREE. Terms and Conditions apply.

WHAT TO WEAR Raceday attire is all about style, sophistication, glamour and elegance think couture not cocktail – this is the day to dress in your finery!

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Roll up, roll up... Northland Family Day approaches and have we got a fantastic day lined up for you! Join us at Whangarei Central Library and the Old Library Arts Centre on Saturday 30th August from 10am – 2pm, for a funfilled day of authors, illustrators, performers and plenty more book – based delights galore!

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The illustrations in this book are so awesome you could almost see it as a coffee table book. The illustrations are quite moving, the tale itself is moving.

It’s the story of a Kauri tree, from sappling through many many years, watching all that goes on around him — good and bad, to the end of his days. A book that will make you think.

Doggy Ditties from A to Z

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A to Z ditties about different breeds of dogs. And yes there is a dog under every letter including a xoloitzcuintli, xolo for short ... or probably better know as the mexicn hairless! the illustrations make these the dogs easy recognisable, even if you didnt know their names. just beware ... your little one might be asking for a puppy for christmas.

I am not a Worm

by Scott Tulloch, Scholastic ...................................................

This read aloud book for 3 to 7 years olds is colourful, quick moving ... and suprising. ‘‘Hello, little worm.’’ ‘‘I am not a worm.’’

And indeed he isn’t a worm.

What he is is delightful, until the

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last page. This book had me until then; I’m just hoping all little five years olds have the same sense of humour as the wee lad who read this with me. If that’s the case they’ll be quite happy with the last page.

Punctuation Mark

by Belinda Ellis Scholastic ...................................................

I am sure we have a generation of youngsters who have totally missed out on punctuation.

Belinda Ellis’ fun book will put it right for the next lot of 5- to 10-year-olds coming through. It’s a funky wee book with cool illustrations and some cheeky humour. A little lad aptly named Mark takes us through all the signs: question marks, brackets, asterisks ...

You can’t help but laugh out loud at the example of where a comma should go: “Let’s eat, Grandma!” as opposed to “Let’s eat Grandma!”

Hairy Maclary and Friends 123; Hairy Maclary and Friends ABC

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Who doesn’t love Hairy Maclary and his ragamuffin troop of friends? In these two books our youngest readers will learn their ABCs and 123s with the help of one of New Zealand’s most mischievous dogs. Both books are padded hard back and the perfect size for little hands; the pages are sturdy — thus difficult to tear. Each book has a pull-out spread at the back with a full 1-10 chart and A-Z chart.

Marmaduke Duck on the Wide Blue Seas

by Juliette MacIver, illustrations

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Marmaduke Duck is a jam chef and a lot of fun, juggling jars and walking tightropes. He works in a shop with Bernadette Bear. But he wanted more. He wanted adventure. So he heads for the wide blue seas. As in all tales, Marmaduke gets more than he bargained for but, never fear, his friend Bernadette is not far behind. This is written in a lively rhyming style and your little one will have you reading it over and over again.

Don’t forget to look out for the marmoset monkeys — all 52 of them.

NZ Shore and Sea; NZ Plants

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Two fabulous New Zealand board books for out littlies. NZ Shore and Sea includes birds, shellfish, slugs, whales and sharks, all with English and Maori names. NZ Plants is our native flowers, trees and shrubs.

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Hummus — Shlomo’s love for life B

ustling markets filled with exotic aromas, raucous stall-holders calling to each other across colourful mounds of dried fruits and spices, morning crowds jostling for space in front of their favourite merchants while laughing children chase each other through the narrow streets... It was in this environment that Shlomo Elisar, owner of the Fat Camel Cafe´ in Quality Street, first learnt to make his own hummus.

From a young age Shlomo was a regular at one of Israel’s best hummus houses; “Caf HaZahav” which translates to “The Golden Spoon”. Returning again and again he was fascinated to watch the hummus being made in front of him. “I learnt from the best” he says.

For Shlomo hummus is a tradition. It is his mother, his childhood, his home country, his love for life. It is Israel, it is his heritage – and sharing this love is what prompted his first foray into the Auckland restaurant scene, back in 1989. Today, with his lovely wife Nomi and their three kiwi-born kids, Shlomo is happy to call Waipu his home: and his popular eatery The Fat Camel, superbly managed by the

LEFT: Shlomo’s famous hummus

ever hospitable Idan Ben Ze’ev, showcases his passion for that queen of foods: hummus.

Shlomo shares his famous hummus with you.

KEEP IT SIMPLE There aren’t many ingredients in hummus, and it’s that way for a reason: don’t start adding millions of flavours until you have mastered the original!

Then you can experiment...

CHOOSE THE RIGHT TAHINI! You must use hulled tahini (without the skin) – like rice, tahini can come with skin or without – check the label; non hulled will taste more like peanut butter than hummus!

INGREDIENTS (Serving for 4-5 guests) 200g dried chickpeas (will swell once soaked) 200g Tahini 200ml water 70ml Olive Oil 1 Lemon 1⁄2 tspn Salt

CHICKPEAS (or hummus in Hebrew) Soak chickpeas overnight in

plenty of water. When you are ready, drain and rinse well, then pop them into a pot covering them with plenty of water as they will still be absorbing more as they cook. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cooking on low until chickpeas are nice and soft.

This may take about 1.5 hours.

When cooked, drain and rinse.

MAKE HUMMUS Mash the chickpeas, I like to use a potato masher and mash it by hand, but a blender or food processor will do a great job too.

Add to mash, 200gm of hulled Tahini and mix. Slowly add the water as you mix, until you have a nice firm paste.

Add lemon juice, olive oil and salt to taste and mix until you have a nice creamy hummus paste!

Traditionally, we keep aside a couple of spoonfuls of the whole cooked chickpeas to place on top of the plated hummus, with a garnish of parsley, a sprinkle of paprika and a splash of olive oil.

Traditionally served with Pita Bread.

Now you are ready to eat! bon appetite, or as we say in Israel, bite´ avon!

Hummus keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Love to see you at the Fat Camel. Shlomo Elisar

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LEIGH BRAMWELL visits a real southern country lodge — write in the heart of Matakana

Grant’s passion for hunting is on display in the study, above right; Treasured pieces of colonial furniture and comfortable leather seating sit beneath timber sarking, timber beams, and an antler chandelier, left and right; The stone pillars and chimneys are features both inside and outside the house, left bottom; timber is a big feature of the house, and virtually all of it came from the couple’s Taranaki farm, far left.

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Slice of south in north

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atch a glimpse of Grant and Jan Tipling’s home at Matakana, and you could be forgiven for thinking you were in Central Otago.

Of course the subtropical garden and the proximity to the coast give it away, but the house itself has all the hallmarks of a southern country lodge.

Lots of stone, schist, timber and red corrugated iron outside, and massive fireplaces, deer heads and antlers inside, mark this as the home of an enthusiastic hunter whose stamping ground has been the best hunting spots in the south island.

And that’s where Grant and Jan are off to next, even though leaving the house will be a wrench. If they could pick it up the house and relocate it to Central Otago, they would.

When they’d finished the build, Grant found himself at more of a loose end than he liked, so after some travel, the subject of whether they might sell the property and move south came up for discussion. But having put so much into the house, it took three years of soulsearching to decide.

It was a big decision because Grant was brought up in Matakana and had owned the land for 15 years before deciding to build on it. “We were farming in Taranaki but it had always been my plan to retire here,” he says.

The plan was advanced when he saw a design in an architecture magazine of a

Riparian rights to the river make the jetty a good fishing spot, above.

The imposing entranceway, right, with its stone and timber detailing are an apt introduction to the lodge-style house.

The concrete floors and stone chimneys and walls all contribute to the home’s passive solar heating, while the open fire adds both heat and charm, above.

The four bedrooms feature beautiful saligna floors; the sleek, contemporary kitchen is tied into the country style de´cor by the warm stones of the concrete floors and stone benches.

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house designed by Noel Lane at Snells Beach. It crystallised what he wanted.

“It was much bigger and grander than what we had in mind so we worked out our own, downsized version,” he says.

The design appealed because it had the feeling of a tent fly and having spent a lot of time in tents when he was a professional hunter, Grant was attracted to the concept. “But we still wanted big spaces, hence the 9m stud.”

They had a Northland architect to draw up their design, and Grant took on the role of project manager, so he knows the house inside out.

It has links to Taranaki in that much of the timber was milled on the couple’s farm there and brought up to Matakana. They also collected some old jarrah power poles to use in the design. “Every piece of timber was milled for a specific purpose,” Grant says.

Thoughtfully, the house was designed to accommodate the ever- changing needs of family.

It has separate living spaces to cater firstly a family with teenagers, and later the possibility of a family with elderly parents. The main living area is open plan and incorporates a sleek, contemporary kitchen with

marble benches and twin ovens.

The warm tones of the floor and benches, as well as country touches like the old-fashioned clock, give it a touch of country.

And there’s no mistaking the country style in the main living area, where colonial timber furniture shares space with tan leather sofas, under a spectacular antler chandelier hanging from the pitched timber ceiling.

Polished concrete floors downstairs and the interior stonework of the chimneys and an internal stone wall have a twin purpose. As well as contributing to the lodge theme, they provide passive solar heating and Grant says the underfloor heating is very rarely turned on. Clever design keeps the midsummer sun out but lets the winter sun in so it’s comfortable all year round.

Upstairs, beautiful saligna flooring and sarked ceilings add a feeling of warmth to the bedrooms.

Yet this is also the perfect summer house, built right on the river with riparian rights. The landscaped garden is flat and planted in palms, cycads and natives. Sweeping lawns stretch down to the river, where the jetty provides the perfect spot from which to fish, jump into the river, launch kayaks, or just relax into the view.

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Kiwis are keeping their beds too long O

ver the course of a lifetime, the average person will spend one third of it in bed sleeping. Good healthy sleep is vital to heal and re-vitalise your body. However, research shows that most adult New Zealanders are sleeping for just seven hours a night, an hour less than needed.

Good sleep is one of the forgotten factors for great health. As our lives get busier, we're pushing our days out longer and setting our alarm clocks earlier to cram more into our lives. Something has to give and every day I see people's health and energy levels suffering due to poor sleep.

Sleep deprivation can have profound effects on your general wellbeing. It can contribute to stress, reduced mental and physical performance, mood swings, aches and pains, and premature aging along with a number of health risks including obesity. Sleep plays a vital role in restoring and healing the body, so when you are not sleeping well - your health takes a huge hit.

Holistic Nutritionist Dr Libby Weaver has teamed up with Sleepyhead to remind people how crucial good quality sleep is to keep your body's essential systems running.

BEDS DO HAVE USE BY DATES A really big issue currently in New Zealand is that too many Kiwis are keeping their beds for far too long. As a guide we should be replacing our beds every seven to ten years, but too many of us are failing to do that because we are not aware of the impact an old bed can have on your health.

An old bed can directly affect our health and wellbeing. Over time, your bed can harbour significant amount of dust and moisture build-up which can really mess with your body, breathing sleep and health.

It is important to acknowledge that if you suffer from asthma or allergies you are so much more sensitive to dust mites and the dampness that the moisture potentially creates in your bed.

BODY ACHES AND PAINS It is important to recognise that sleeping on a mattress that is not suited to your body can cause or increase body aches and pains. A mattress that does not support you correctly can create bad sleep posture, strained muscles or unnatural

‘‘ Good sleep is one of the forgotten factors for great health.

spinal alignment, all of which contribute to body aches and pains.

A good mattress that is correctly fitted to our body shape will maintain the same natural spinal alignment we have when we are standing while at the same time evenly balancing out the weight of the body, eliminating pressure points.

SLEEP AND WEIGHT LOSS Sleep is the forgotten factor when it comes to body fat loss.

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TOP TIPS: DON’T Don’t drink caffeinated drinks — coffee, tea, soft drinks.

Don’t eat spicy or fatty foods before bed, these are likely to give you indigestion Don’t drink too much alcohol before bed. You’ll drop off into a deep sleep for an hour but that’s it ... tossing and turning for the rest of the night.

Don’t clock watch, in fact turn it around. If you wake and look at the time you;re going to spend the next half hour doing the maths about how sleep you;re not going to get.

Don’t overstimulate your brain on computer games or TV. Like babies, if we get overstimulated we can’t get off to sleep and get grumpy.

Don’t rely on sleeping pills.

They will only work for so long.

DO Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning.

This routine helps maintain a healthy sleep cycle.

Reserve your bedroom for sleep .. no TVs or computers.

Get a new pillow. If you have had your old one for a while there are sure to be dust mites. Also your pillow is likely to have squashed flat. Get something fluffy and fancy!

Grab some sun if you can.

Not only does it give our bodies mood-boosting vitamin D, it also helps us sleep better.

Exercise daily so so your muscles will be able to relax more easily at night.

Ensure a dark room for sleeping, and draw the curtains back as soon as you wake in the morning.

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Photinia ‘Red Robin’ – this tree makes a wonderful colourful hedge and can be kept trimmed to 1-3m tall. It has nice glossy dark green leaves, and after it is trimmed all the new growth comes through a lovely bright red.

It looks stunning. It is quite quick growing with up to 1m a year growth in good conditions. It is reasonably hardy and colours up best in full sun.

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trims to a nice hedge of about 2-3m. As it is so quick growing you may need to trim this up to 3 times a year to keep it tidy. As the leaves are quite small it should be grown as a wide hedge, at least 1-1.5m, this will be enough for privacy and as a wind break.

Syzigium australe Variegated or variegated lilly pilly — this tree is very quick growing yet trims well to form a compact hedge. The leaves are variegated, with the new growth coming through pink and then red, changing to dark glossy green and white as it ages. .

Hedges 2-3m tall and less than 1m wide can be achieved with regular trimming. Reasonably hardy.

Lophomyrtus ‘Red Dragon’ and Lophomyrtus ‘Kathryn’ – These native shrubs have a beautiful burgundy red colour to them.

They are slower growing than those previously mentioned and only reach 2 – 2.5m in height so are good if you don’t want to be trimming as often. They prefer sunny, average to dry conditions.

Macadamia nuts have a sweet taste and are a rich source of energy. They contain a number of health-benefiting minerals, vitamins, antioxidants and nutrients.

100 gms of macadamia will give you 23% of your dailyrecommended levels of dietary fibre and being gluten free it is one of the popular ingredients in gluten free products.

The nuts are a rich source of mono-unsaturated fat, lowering the bad cholesterol while increasing the good cholesterol.

Macadamias are an excellent source of minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese and zinc.

They are rich in many important B-complex vitamins. Vitamin B-6 for example helps reduce symptoms of forgetfulness, moodiness, irritability, bloating and anxiety.

They contain small amounts of vitamin A, and vitamin E. Macadamia trees are available at Alter-Natives Nursery. The varieties we have are Maroochy and Beaumont and are best planted together, as Beaumont is partially self fertile but will crop heavier when crossed with Maroochy.

One of the great things about New Zealand native shrubs is that they can be used in a number of different ways. From revegetation of wetland river sides and unproductive land, using species like manuka (Leptospermum scoparium), mirror plant (Coprosma repens), and five finger (Pseudopanax arboreus). To using native plants in the home garden, with each species having varieties that add colour and texture.

Manuka have many varieties differing in size, colour of leaves, and the colour of their flowers.

With flowers ranging from pale pink to deep red, green and burgundy foliage, single and double blooms and some that are prolific flowerers (trees covered trunk to tip), they are a perfect addition to your garden.

Mirror plants do not have the

fancy flowers but their foliage is a lovely texture with round glossy green leaves. These are a large shrub and there is a prostrate variety as well called Coprosma ‘Poor Knights’.

Leptospermum ‘Coral Candy’, above; and Coprosma repens, left.

Then we have five finger or Pseudopanax arboreus. The unique hand- like leaves of this plant add a lush, almost tropical feel. There are plenty of hybrids in this family with all sorts of different coloured and shaped leaves.

Many more of our natives go well in the garden so come in and have a look at what we've got.

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need to know Price: Mazda3 SP25 Ltd sedan, $47,495.

Dimensions: Length, 4580mm; width, 1795mm; height, 1450mm.

Configuration: Four-cylinder transverse, front-wheel-drive, 2488cc, 138kW, 250Nm, sixspeed automatic.

Performance: 0-100km/h, 7.9sec.

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rior to its release, Mazda New Zealand sent out a raft of information on the new Mazda3.

While I was well prepared for its concept and style, nothing could have prepared me for its presence when I first saw it, especially in the test car’s case, which was painted in a colour Mazda labels soul red. It is a $250 option but it really looks the part.

The new Mazda3 is sleek, sporty and is a shape that is well distant to the raft of mid-size sedans and hatchbacks which ply the mainstream market. If you envisage the new Mazda6 and take stock of its shape, the smaller Mazda3 looks similar, they are both elegant designs which stand out for their flair.

As before, the Mazda3 is available here in two body styles – hatch and sedan – and there is a choice of two Skyactive engines, 2-litre and 2.5-litre. The ninemodel range lists from $32,795 to $47,495 for the SP25 Limited.

I’m scheduled for three Mazda3 drives, the first off the rank was the SP25 Ltd sedan and it made a major impression on me, it borders on the sports sedan category along with the practicality we have come to expect from the Mazda3.

I’ve long rated Mazda highly as a car maker, its attention to detail and engineering prowess is something I’ve often commented upon over the years and the SP25 is a stunning car, it endears itself with an involving driving feel and high comfort for all on board.

And it is also a state-of-the-art car with comprehensive control systems and displays which you ordinarily wouldn’t find on a car of this class. A centre console dial navigates the infotainment and communication systems, along with GPS and the view from a reversing camera.

The information is screened on a large central display and it, along with other facia displays, provides the driver with a raft of readouts to make each journey controlled and safe.

Which brings me to another point, the SP25 is jam-packed with safety kit.

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Sleek, sporty and with real soul information material it gets what Mazda describe as i-Activsense. Put simply, it is a range of electronic and mechanical components which are engineered to mitigate collisions, some are active such as smart brake support and city brake support which applies braking pressure if a collision appears imminent, while other features such as rear cross traffic alert and blind spot monitoring are essentially

warning devices.

Together the driver can quickly build confidence in the car, it is clever but such are the chassis dynamics that the electronics aren’t relied

upon.

Mazda hasn’t lost sight of the engineering elements which go the distance in terms of refinement and sophistication; the rear suspension, especially, is a fully independent multiplelink type which promotes an unrestricted handling feel and control over the bumps doesn’t upset in-cabin comfort.

I delighted in the SP25’s ability in both tight and open flowing corners. It has control

and balance in a corner which other so-called sports sedans should be envious of.

Providing the grip in the first instance are sport specification Dunlop tyres (215/45 x 18in) and they send positive information back to the driver, the steering is sharp, directional and accurate.

Turn-in is precise and composure and control into a corner is a handling strong point.

Under the bonnet sits an engine which is pretty much a carryover from the last series.

I’ve written a lot about Mazda’s Skyactive engine technology, it is a programme developed to enhance fuel economy along with performance akin to vehicle type, Skyactive also includes i-Stop which shuts the engine off at idle.

The SP25 is rated with a sixlitre per 100km (47mpg) combined cycle average and it

also gets high power outputs of 138kW and 250Nm both at a good point in the rev band – 5700rpm and 3250rpm respectively.

A Queen’s Birthday weekend with the test car listed fuel usage figures not that far distant to Mazda’s claim with 7.2l/100km (39mpg) consistently on display along with a 6l/100km figure at 100km/h on the highway (engine speed just 2000rpm).

And, the SP25 is quick, that strong torque figure provides instant acceleration and surge through the mid-range, it will reach 100km/h from a standstill in 7.8sec and lunge through a highway overtake in 5.1sec.

The test car was fitted with automatic transmission, I’m hoping for an SP25 manual drive later but the six-speed auto is a honey in terms of shift quality and ratio selection. There are manual paddles if you like taking control of your own shifts, but I found that when left to its own devices the electronic mapping systems never left me at a point when the gearing was too tall or too low.

Along with the safety and control items I mentioned earlier, the SP25 also gets specification features such as head-up display, radar cruise control and electric sunroof.

It is a car where you get a lot for your money, and even though it sits a little more expensive than some other models in this sector, there is a high value aspect, not to mention the wonderful driving experience and the looks which go with it.

The SP25 provided me with one of the great drives so far for 2014, it is a class act. But if you look at Mazda as a company and what they have produced over the years in terms of performance cars, it’s no wonder the new ‘3’ is a standout, I’m not at all surprised.

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John Foster, Country Calender Mural, 1980-84, oil on hardboard, private collection

Mural Magic and Epic Modernism T here has long been a tradition of muralmaking across Northland. And in the central North Island, the rural town of KatiKati has even branded itself the mural capital of New Zealand!

However, this is a tradition that reaches back only a couple of generations, at least in terms of Western Art history in Aotearoa. Indeed, Maori have a much longer history of making huge narrative and human scale art in their wharenui, never emulated in our colonial or modernist art. New Zealand art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (until Colin McCahon’s seminal ‘Northland Panels’ in 1958) was decidedly domestic in scale. Some colonial artists, of course created large histrionic, prestige paintings in the tradition of the European arts academies Annual Exhibitions. But even these were hardly cinematic in scope in the way we now expect. Huge

‘drive by paintings’ in smalltown New Zealand and the metropolitan centres, are now just part of the cultural landscape we have come to accept.

Mural history stretches back to Minoan culture in Crete, and Etruscan and of course Roman murals are justly famous. Think of Pompeii and we instantly think – murals and human disaster. This tradition didn’t survive the next thousand years, and it is not until the midtwentieth century that Manhattan modernism and Mexican modernism made murals powerful statements of political unrest and activism.

Diego Rivera, Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock repositioned the scale of art and took it out of its framework – literally.

Here in Northland, I have recently discovered one of the most unheralded, yet prolific muralists of our time. John Foster was a farmer and obsessively dedicated artist

throughout his life. I recently met one of his daughters, Kath, who is patiently cataloguing her late father’s entire opus of work stored in the District. Foster created massive murals, some up to 20 metres in length, and there remain 15 of these still in storage, and very rarely seen. He was a masterful printmaker, and the family has catalogued over 13,000 woodcuts, lithographs and etchings so far! Yes 13,000! Yet we know so little about his work.

While a young John Foster was finishing High School, Colin McCahon was in Northland too.

He had visited the United States on an arts study grant to see American expressionist painting and was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the new idiom and its power to connect, by freeing the art from frames and ‘oversizing’ the imagery.

There was a new sense of almost being able to walk right into a painting. On returning, his first attempt at a New Zealand genre was the now-famous ‘Northland

Panels’. This iconic mural work of three canvas panels is now in the Te Papa Tongarewa collection and on display for the first time in many, many years at the Auckland Art Gallery this month. They were to change our art history - such was McCahon’s impact.

I am currently negotiating for these panels to finally come home, to visit Northland in the very near future, as part of the Te Papa Wall project at WAM. John Foster was later to study art at Elam, with Colin McCahon, and Sir Toss Woollaston and he was admired as an artist by many contemporary New Zealand artists like Michael Illingworth.

The influence of these artists can be seen in Foster’s work, but what is exciting about this wonderful trove of art for me, is the vivacity and freshness of his ‘open-skies’ but introspective vision of the world. The really are something special and unique to Northland art history.

Foster was not only daily working and toiling the landscape McCahon canonized, he was painting it too, with raw and very real insight. One of the murals for instance is ‘Cattle Sale Mural, Kauri’ 1978 a massive 9.6m ( 32 feet) oil on hardboard mural which took years to create, and archives the activities of the Kauri Sale Yards, north of Whangarei.

Some of these farming life woodcuts and another huge mural created on his farm near Te Hana were published by the Department of Education in 1985 as a Schools Journal. The art museum will be re-creating this schools journal ‘Four Seasons on the Farm’ as an exhibition with the mural (illustrated) and 32 of the original prints from the book. This will be a stunning exhibition in March 2015, designed specially for school children (with an education resource pack) and adults alike.

— Scott Pothan

A Symphony of Culture: Treasures from the Heart of Taiwan Open 13 July – 21 September 2014 A major exhibition from Taichung City, showcasing the vibrant arts and cultural treasures from Taiwanese artists and indigenous communities.

Exhibition Open One of New Zealand’s best-loved painters, Rita Angus is the third artist to feature at the Whangarei Art Museum as part of a rotating programme of art from the Museum of Te Papa Tongarewa, featuring her remarkable painting Fay and Jane Birkinshaw (1938). A different art work from the national collection will be displayed every three months in a dedicated space at the art museum.

Exhibition developed by the Cultural Affairs Bureau Taichung City Government and co-organised by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Auckland.

Mei-Ru Fan, Yearning for Autumn, 2001, ink wash

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Hibernation is a big belly and pink pjs Wife, mother, journalist .. and pregnant.

PHILIPPA MANNAGH reveals the highs, the lows, and the challenges in life

The best part about experiencing the third trimester during winter, is the hibernation. Baggy pyjama pants (I swore I wouldn’t), toasty fires, comfort food, cosy movie nights and hot cups of tea. I carried my last two babies over the spring and summer months and I have to say, this is a right treat.

I get to hide my ever growing belly with coats and scarves while time ticks by and my movements start to slow. I don’t feel like I am missing out on a social life, as everyone else is staying put this time of year also. Days are short and savoured, this is when I go into my ‘creative cave’

every year and pump out some soul writing.

This winter, it is working in advance to prepare business to tick over just nicely for those times when my eye balls may be falling out of my head and my coffee is going cold. With some forward planning I am feeling confident this will not be as hard to juggle as I first thought… it is nice to embrace some positive thinking.

Recently, Debbie Mayo- Smith taught me about the importance of out-sourcing.

I hold onto this tightly and see it as my light at the end of the three-monthnewborn tunnel.

I have created a ‘when baby here’ folder filled with family events, reviews and opinions to share, my training notes are also coming along nicely to get some

wine) is lists.

The baby’s room is roughly planned out (if I was one of ‘those’ people it would be painted, set up and perfected by now…)

The next school holiday roster is drafted up, diary blocked out, small trips planned and running shoes ready to be dusted off… you would think I was at the end of this pregnancy.

I still have another semester to go and I am counting down every week of it.

As I hear the rain pelting down outside, it is time to stoke the fire…warm the soup that has been on the oven all day and prep the sushi (homemade of course) for tea.

And yes you caught me, I am in my pink pjs… and it is only 4pm.

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Hunting and gathering — one of life’s lessons

To be honest, fishing is not this mum’s cup of tea. However, when the family date requests came in thick and fast each week to go fishing, at some stage I had to follow through.

Dad and daughter set off to buy some squid for the bait and soon we were on our way to the Onerahi wharf.

Other fishermen sat and quietly waited for the fish to bite, patiently letting the time pass by as they hoped for just one tug on the line.

Kids ran up and down the wharf as they waited for their fathers and coats were promptly gathered as the weather changed her mind on what she wanted to

provide for the day.

After setting up on our side of the wharf, the line was in and the wait was on. I wondered how long this date would remain exciting until it turned to food requests and boredom.

Miss seven was first. She waited, waited and waited…not one tug. Master five, with ants in his pants today, finally offered to give it a go.

Someone else beside us packed up and headed off, sharing that he had been waiting an hour for nothing.

The littlest Mannagh threw in his line. No more than 10 seconds later the line started to pull!

It gave little time for him to experience the patience of the fishing game, as dad helped reel them in. The line revealed three

sprats jumping all over the place much to Miss seven’s surprise and a little bit of horror.

The kids watched excitedly as they observed the fish and chose their ‘favourites’.

“Big eyes is my fish,” claimed Miss seven.

A true fishing class doesn’t stop there.

We drove home where dad showed them the ins and outs so to speak of gutting a fish and preparing it to eat… Jamie Oliver styles.

From ocean to plate, accompanied by chips, this was a fun life lesson to share on the weekend.

Again, mum not a fan of fish served up this way (still looking at me) but I pretended to be impressed and amazed. I did however, watch with delight as my children indulged in what they had gathered themselves and now knew a bit more on the circle of life.

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Stormy surprises

Kids lunches: Tasty, nutritious and cheap DIANNE HARRIS is a budget advisor for the Anglican Care Centre

JO DANILO escaped to Northland from wintry England three years ago and finds the Kiwi way of life refreshingly different. She shares with SAVVY readers the things that make her stop and smile.

In 1992, in a raging storm, a container filled with 28,000 rubber ducks fell into the Pacific Ocean. Even now, rubber ducks are still washing up on beaches all over the world, as far away as Scotland , Alaska and South America. The study of their epic travels has apparently revolutionised our understanding of the world’s currents.

I love visiting beaches after a storm has blown through. The maelstrom of rolling waves pulls up all sorts of strange things and throws them out onto the sand.

You never know what you’re going to find. Here are a few of my favourite discoveries...

A summer storm brought millions of tiny jelly balls to the shore at Matauri Bay, and made the beach glisten. When you swam, you could feel the little, round globules against your hands with every stroke. It seems these jelly balls, otherwise known as ‘salp’ are a common occurrence worldwide, and help combat global warming, but nobody on the beach that day had a clue what they were.

At Takou Bay, the day after a storm, there were dozens of tiny,

And yet again the kids come home with lunch still in their lunchbox untouched or with a couple of bites taken out then stuffed back in!

I was asked to give a talk giving suggestions and ideas for creating lunches for childcare or school that are tasty, nutritious and don’t cost a lot. Because, we all know this small but vital part of our kids day can be one of the biggest challenges parents face throughout the year.

Remember though — a healthy breakfast is essential to getting your child off to a good start in the morning. It will keep energy up and help your child concentrate at preschool, kindy or school.

If your child says he’s not hungry in the morning, try making a smoothie, with milk, yoghurt and fruit, instead of the usual — weetbix, porridge etc

Lunchbox Ideas dead seabirds and, curled around, belly up in the middle of them, a four foot hammerhead shark, its mouth surprisingly small for such a big predator.

Laid out at South Head, Hokianga, we found a huge chestnut horse deposited as if in mid-struggle against the dangerous currents. From a distance it was a rock, or a piece of driftwood. Only when we neared did we discover the sad truth.

And the last storm? Amidst a long stretch of seaweed on Te Ngaere beach sat a small, saturated boot. Only when I turned it over and saw the nailed sole did I realise how how old it was. A shipwreck shoe, perhaps, coaxed from its underwater bed by the swirling waters?

I’m hoping, one day to add one of those rubber ducks to my list of stormy surprises.

Kids need food that is: Colourful (Fruit) Lasting (Proteins) Filling (Carbohydrates) To do this we need to keep in mind the 3 P’s Preparation: time needs to be set aside Planning: making out a weekly menu and a shopping list based on the lunches plan.

Portion: remember how old your children are and portion size accordingly ( A child-size portion of meat is about what would fit in your child's palm. rice or pasta, a serving is roughly the size of his fist — this also applies to fruits, veges, and dairy products such as yoghurt.

A serving of cheese is about thumb-size, and for snack foods, think a handful.)This system works no matter what your child's age — because the hand grows as they, and their appetite, does.

Kids usually want to eat quickly so that they can get going again.

■ Keep servings small.

■ Use thin sliced bread, wraps, pita pockets etc ■ Don’t overdo the amount of sandwich filling.

■ Avoid soggy sandwiches by keeping spreads to a minimum and removing seeds from tomatoes or cucumber ■ Remember portion size refers to fruit as well, peeled and cut into bite size pieces makes it easier to handle

RECIPE:

Let’s use local.

Don’t ever be afraid to ask how to cook something that is in the meat cabinet.

I went, in the other day, to Omak Meats, Kamo Rd to buy some of their Thai coated chicken tenderloins , they are a great buy at $15.99 per kg and while there and as I usually do, asked the question - so what could I do with these and how long would you cook them for?

Thursday morning I braved the cold air and made my way to Omak Meats to observe the making of Thai Chicken Stir fry with udon noodles courtesy of Tane and to meet the guys who do all the work out the back.

Start with $5 worth of the chicken tenderloins (they used more cause they were feeding many hungry men, but $5 would

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happily serve 4; chop up into bite size pieces and fry them in a little oil to cook (approx 8 – 10mins) obviously the more you have the longer it takes but don’t overcook cause they will dry out.

In the meantime chop up some cabbage or bok choy, silverbeet, red onion, mushrooms, garlic, sliced carrot, red peppers (when they’re not so expensive) and whatever other veges you like.

In a separate pan add some oil and fry up onion, mushrooms and carrot til onion begins to soften add to this the cabbage and silver beet and let it cook away stirring continually to avoid anything sticking on the bottom.

Get a packet of Udon noodle for around $2 and place them in boiling water to soften and separate.

Add them to the stirfry vegetable mix through along with the chicken. You could add a bit of soya or teriyaki sauce to taste and your meal is done. If you like you can sprinkle sesame seeds over. So for around

$10 you have a meal fit for many hungry people. It’s not about the large amount of meat you use its what you do with it that counts.

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