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A NEW GENERATION OF CLINICS Skin Institute head and neck Surgeon Mark Izzard says the company’s futuristic addition to its growing list of clinics, “looks like a spaceship has landed’ – but that’s important when you have to stand out from the crowd on Auckland’s ‘medical mile’. The new clinic at 123 Remuera Road is on the top floor of the Eye Institute Building and opened at the start of March after a year’s worth of work and substantial investment.

“We’ve been around for 20 years, so it’s taken quite a while for the Skin Institute to get to Remuera – but now we’re here,” Mark Izzard says.

“This setting and the joint venture with the Eye Institute is perfect. We’ve been able to take the top floor of the building and build this state-of-the-art clinic. Each clinic we create is an evolution on a theme and this one is no exception.”

The clinic features two operating theatres, a laboratory, consulting suites, cosmetic suites, retail space and recovery areas

– with the emphasis on providing impeccable service in the most comfortable and relaxing surroundings.

“It is a really tech-focussed clinic but we’ve thought a lot about getting our clinics right in terms of design too,“ Mr Izzard says.

“We’ve got 16 Skin Institute clinics around the country already, but this is our first foray into Remuera and we really wanted to make sure we created a high-end practice, which offers the company’s trademark multi-disciplinary approach to skin cancer and vein treatment, surgery and appearance medicine.“ The man behind the design is Mark Izzard’s brother Paul, from Paul Izzard Design. And the family connection is already reaping rewards – and awards.

Their work on the Skin Institute’s St Mark’s Surgical Centre won the Red Awards’ Best Design for 2010 – and Paul Izzard says the Remuera clinic draws on that success as

well as, “upgrading into the iMac world of interior fit-outs.”

“With any medical work, we try to create an environment which is less healthcareorientated and more welcoming, relaxed and non-threatening. That obviously moves the Skin Institute towards a more modern, high-tech and futuristic approach, which brings confidence to patients and helps them feel at ease,” Paul Izzard says. “I’m most proud of the look and feel when you go in there – one of the things I really pushed for was to get rid of the dark timber and move towards a lighter, softer, more Scandinavian and contemporary feel.

I’m really pleased that the Skin Institute has now moved into a class of its own in that field – the Remuera clinic has really moved them into the next generation.”

That modern approach is tied in to the challenge of fitting a large amount of clinical equipment into a relatively small space and then making it look great – but Paul Izzard says the design helped solve both aesthetic and practical requirements.

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“The company’s futuristic addition to its growing list of clinics looks like a spaceship has landed – but that’s important when you have to stand out from the crowd on Auckland’s medical mile.”

“Those soft lines are soothing and calming in appearance but, from a maintenance point of view, it also means there’s no sharp corners when you’re wheeling beds around or using wheelchairs. They have a large demand for the usage of that space: you’ve got to fit everything in and still make it look good. I think we’ve done that well there.”

The Skin Institute has invested in a full high-tech laboratory suite to enable Mohs or CCPDMA (Complete Circumferential Peripheral & Deep Margin Assessment) surgery. Considered the most advanced method of curing skin cancer, it is used mostly on the head and neck area and involves onsite testing of tissue during the procedure.

Founder of the Skin Institute and experienced Mohs Surgeon, Dr Mark Gray says that being able to open a Mohs surgery clinic in Remuera is great news. “At the moment, we’re doing all the Mohs surgery at our Takapuna facility because you need a laboratory. But often

people may be elderly or not want to travel around so much so we really felt like there was a need for our services in central Auckland.”

The Remuera team includes leading Dermatologist Vania Sinovich, experienced Breast and Vein Surgeon Mr Stephen Benson, registered nurse Sally Coulam (previously Ellison) who heads up the Appearance Medicine side and Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Mr Zachary Moaveni. New to the Skin Institute, Mr Moaveni offers a wide array of procedures including nose reshaping, prominent ear surgery, face and neck lifts, abdominoplasty, body contouring and lifts.

The new Skin Institute Remuera facility is open from Monday to Friday and offers a comprehensive range of specialist, cosmetic and surgical services, treatments for skin cancer, veins and appearance medicine, as well as Mohs/CCPDMA surgery for skin cancer.

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In a Huffington Post piece entitled What is Cosmic Consciousness? The Quest for Hidden Reality, Deepak Choopra argues consciousness to be the link between science and spirituality, the two most important ways of explaining creation.

“Both depend on a hidden dimension,” he writes. “Without that dimension there would be no human existence. Shouldn’t that knowledge revolutionise our lives, here and now? Somehow it doesn’t. A missing link needs to be filled in… the missing link is consciousness.”

The 17th century essay Concerning Human Understanding, written

by John Locke, defines consciousness as, “the perception of what passes in a man’s own mind,” and is often cited as the birth of the modern concept of consciousness. Descartes of course gave us that most famous of consciousness quotes, cogito ergo sum — ‘I think therefore I am’ — but what would be the implications if we were to discover someone else could do our thinking for us? What if consciousness could be connected? Would we reach a higher plane? Or would we, philosophically speaking at least, cease to ‘be’?

In 2013, researchers at the University of Washington successfully completed what they claimed to be the first human-to-human brain interface. Using electrical brain recording and a form of magnetic stimulation, Rajesh Rao was able to send, via the internet, a brain signal to Andrea Stocco and control the movement in his hand. “The internet was a way to connect computers, and now it can be a way to connect brains,” Stocco said. “We want to take the knowledge of a brain and transmit it directly from brain to brain.” In a similar, separate experiment, one doctor in India, sent a counterpart in France a simple numerical message over the internet simply by using the power of thought. Late last year, Rao and Stocco successfully replicated their experiment with three other pairs of subjects. “We believe

“Most of the world’s problems stem from the fact that we have different viewpoints and we don’t understand how other people see or feel about the world. Being able to actually feel what other people are feeling, it would change a lot.” that it would be worth exploring the idea that you can help the [brain’s] recovery process by literally transmitting the waves of a healthy brain to the brain that has been damaged,” said Stocco. UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences researcher Chantel Prat told the Huffington Post, “This paradigm offers a wide opportunity for developing protocols for interacting with or putting information inside the human brain.”

The medical, ethical and moral implications of, “putting information inside the human brain,” are all, well, mind-blowing, all for entirely different reasons. Guilio Ruffini, CEO of blue skies research group Starlab, tells the BBC, “I think most of the world’s problems stem from the fact that we have different viewpoints and we don’t understand how other people see or feel about the world. Being able to actually feel what other people are feeling, it would change a lot.” But imagine a future where our thoughts are no longer private. Imagine a world where someone could climb inside your head. In the article, Brain-to-Brain Communication (Telepathy), Really? Dr Dov Michaeli, a former professor at the University of California San Francisco warns that, though the likes of the disabled and coma victims would benefit greatly from this new form of communication, there is a dark, Orwellian cloud. “We could, rather should, devise new laws to account of this brave new world,” he writes. “We could protect ourselves from the evil and harvest the good that science offers. I am sure we’ll follow the right course… after we try all the alternatives.”

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“Perhaps no aspect of mind is more familiar or more puzzling than consciousness and our conscious experience of self and world,” states the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. “… Despite the lack of any agreed upon theory of consciousness, there is widespread, if less than universal, consensus that an adequate account of mind requires a clear understanding of it and its place in nature. We need to understand both what consciousness is and how it relates to other, nonconscious, aspects of reality.”

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In March we started by looking at three reasons why you struggle to lose weight. The focus was on exercise and how often to train and the importance of resting.

In this article as we focus on what happens when you ditch the scale.

For many, the scale in the bathroom might as well be a rattlesnake — something you go out of your way to avoid stepping on.

When you step on it, you either feel great, or you feel awful. So weighing in daily becomes an experience that you hate and fear.

Girls and guys, the good news is the scale is not the road to a healthy weight. Ditch it!

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Our weight changes during the day.

Every day your body experiences natural weight fluctuations caused by what you eat, how much water you drink, and your level of physical activity. So daily weigh-ins won’t give you an accurate picture how well things are going.

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Stop thinking numbers.

Muscle does not weigh more than fat. One kg is one kg whether it’s fat, muscle, bone or feathers. However, muscle has a higher density than fat and looks more lean. Bingo, so that‘s why we build muscle as part of a weigh loss programme. You lose centimetres and build a permanent calorie burning system.

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Scale weight says nothing of health.

That number on a scale says nothing about whether you’re moving in the right direction with your health.

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The scale blinds you to real results.

By focussing so much of your attention on that number on the scale, you miss out on observing the other, more significant results of your efforts. You’re sleeping better and have more energy. Your cravings have dissipated, you recover faster from exercise and your mood improves.

So to recap, focus on your body and what works for you! Ditch the scale and live a healthy live!

In the next issue we look at why you should see food as fuel.

FIBROMYA…WHAT?

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WORKING OUT AND STILL NOT LOSING WEIGHT? 4 REASONS TO BREAK UP WITH YOUR SCALE.

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Mary was a 29 year old mother of two. Prior to the birth of her second child, the world was a nice place. She ran, she swam, she enjoyed her career and her first child brought even more fulfilment to her already full life. After the birth of her second child (substitute glandular fever, death of a loved one, or other major stress) everything went to mush.

Mary’s symptoms were unexplained pain, fatigue, headaches and depression. She went to doctor after doctor and did test after test. The test results were normal, so she must be fine.

It must be something in her head. Anti-depressant drugs were recommended.

Her family were supportive, at first. Her husband was a good man and all he wanted was his wife back. He was getting more and more frustrated with a wife who could not do the things that he loved doing and having to do more and more around the house. Mary’s mum was great, but with her help came a whole lot of baggage.

Mary started to doubt herself. Maybe she was going gaga and needed the magic pills, but the little voice inside her head told her that there was an answer and it was not a drug. In her darker moments she wished that she had some sort of injury that her husband could see, to explain what was happening.

Mary came to see me on a cold winter’s morning. She had the classic look of someone who was tired, in pain and had had enough. We worked together and did a number of scientific, natural medicine and energy medicine tests. These tests provided a comprehensive picture of what was going on in her body.

Mary’s test results showed someone who was running on empty, someone who had high levels of inflammation, specific nutrient deficiencies and whose cells were not producing the energy that they should have been. Her pain and fatigue were real and not imagined. Her body needed support.

I started going through the results with her and she burst out crying. Finally, there was something to substantiate how she was feeling. It was real and not just in her head.

Ten months later, Mary finished a triathlon. I am not sure where she came, but when the text came through I found myself cheering. My children looked at me strangely.

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COMMUTERS EXCHANGE SQUATS FOR A FREE SUBWAY RIDES In an attempt to curb one of the worst obesity rates in the world, the Mexican government is offering a free subway ticket in exchange for ten squats.

Mexico has among one of the worst obesity rates in the world — 32.8% of the population was in the dangerously overweight category in 2013.

In an attempt to improve the health and fitness of its citizens, the Mexican government has intervened, installing motion sensitive machines in the city’s subway stations, which will give a free ticket — usually five pesos — to any commuter who completes ten squats.

“In an attempt to improve the health and fitness of its citizens, the Mexican government has intervened, installing motion sensitive machines in the city’s subway stations, which will give a free ticket — usually five pesos — to any commuter who completes ten squats.”

Similar initiatives, using monetary incentives to encourage exercise and healthy eating, have been seen elsewhere around the world, for example, the Russian government ran a likeminded scheme in Moscow in the run up to the 2014 Winter Olympics — the exchange rate there was a bit steeper, with one train ticket costing 30 squats.

With figures showing that more than a quarter of New Zealand adults are overweight, (BMI between 25.0 and 29.9) with an extra 826 000 being obese (BMI over 30.0), isn’t it time we were looking at similar initiatives?

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In the quest for the perfect anti-aging solution, more women are opting for non-surgical alternatives to Botox and fillers.

However, these alternatives are often laden with chemicals and can be potentially harmful to sensitive, aging skin.

BeeBio’s Manuka Honey Anti-Aging Skincare range is the perfect natural alternative anti-aging solution. By harnessing the power of New Zealand manuka honey and bee venom, users can achieve long-term anti-aging benefits, combating the visible signs of aging.

Unlike other bee-inspired products on the market, BeeBio is the only range with high enough levels of its active key ingredients to be topically effective, and the only range that is scientifically supported.

All BeeBio products contain +16 medical-grade manuka honey, ensuring that users enjoy visible, long-term treatment.

BeeBio Skincare uses New Zealand manuka honey, bee venom and super fruits extract to stimulate cell generation and naturally produce the elastin and collagen needed to lift, plump and tighten tired skin. The Venomenous Masque and BeeBio Eye Crème contain pure bee venom to firm, tighten and plump skin, visibly reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

“In the quest for the perfect anti-aging solution, more women are opting for nonsurgical alternatives to Botox and fillers.

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Manuka honey day and night Crèmes boost the natural nutrients of the skin, revitalizing and nourishing to counteract visible signs of aging. Throughout the entire BeeBio range, the active ingredients work to combat skin dryness and increase elasticity, brightening dull skin promoting even skin tone and pigmentation.

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DR MARY BIRDSALL - FERTILITY ASSOCIATES

BE PROACTIVE ABOUT YOUR FERTILITY The road to pregnancy is not always smooth. Top fertility specialist Dr Mary Birdsall, outlines the key factors affecting fertility and provides tips to getting pregnant if it is taking longer than expected.

New Zealand couples are having their children later in life, and as a result one in four couples will experience infertility.

There are a variety of reasons for pregnancy not happening. About 30% of causes can be attributed to a problem with female fertility, 30% to a problem with male fertility and in about 20% of cases there is a problem with both partners.

FERTILITY SCREENING Couples can have tests to check their potential fertility, which can help them decide when to start trying for a family and whether they might have difficulty.

Most fertility tests are not definitive, but they can give you a good idea.

FERTILITY TESTS FOR WOMEN For most women, age best predicts the chance of conception per month. However, despite having regular menstrual cycles, about 10% of women lose their fertility sooner than expected. These women should think about having a family in their 20s or very early 30s. There are some simple tests available, which help predict whether a woman may have a faster biological clock and therefore will lose their fertility sooner than expected.

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AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone) An AMH test can suggest who might lose their fertility more quickly than what is considered normal. The test measures AMH which is a hormone made by small egg follicles as they grow in the ovaries. This test is convenient as it uses a simple blood test and can be done at any time in the menstrual cycle. It is available from the Fertility Associates clinics and is advisable before a first consultation. While an AMH test can pick up who might lose their fertility more quickly it does not show who is more fertile than average. AMH does not predict ovarian reserve in women older than 40 or those with Polycystic Ovaries (PCO).

FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) Until the advent of AMH, doctors used FSH to estimate ovarian reserve. AMH is more predictive than FSH in women under 40. FSH is still useful in older women and in women nearing menopause.

Scanning Another useful part of screening fertility is a pelvic scan. This can show any potential problems that could give rise to fertility issues i.e. ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, endometrial polyps and blocked tubes. This can pick up issues even if there are no presentable symptoms.

We recommend a first consultation with a fertility specialist as a great first step.

Next month I will talk about the male screening options available or for more information visit www.fertilityassociates.co.nz

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Writing columns on new beauty treatments is not my usual gig, but after witnessing the results of a multi-session ChillSculpt™ treatment, I was blown away by the very real results.

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“People are moving away from mass produced products in search of one’s that are made with care and love, one’s that offer more flavour, more of a story.”

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“We wanted to bring more craft beer to Auckland,” says Ant Browne, cofounder of Brothers Beer in City Depot Works. “We wanted to make it more available. Brothers was created as a place to meet first and foremost. We now have 250 different beers from 100 breweries and we make our own too.”

Manager Nick Anderson-Gee has been with the Ant and Andy pretty much since the start. “A couple of years ago there wasn’t such a choice with craft brewing,” he says. “But the quality has now really risen. It hit saturation, and now it has reached competition, so we can pick the best beers from the best breweries.

Having travelled to the likes of Washington State, California (“the birthplace of the modern craft beer movement”) and, closer to home, Melbourne, Ant realised New Zealanders – Aucklanders especially – were missing out. Brothers Beer was formed with friend Andy Larson. “Globally, general beer consumption is in decline, but craft increases year on year,” he says.

“People are moving away from mass produced products in search of one’s that are made with care and love, one’s that offer more flavour, more of a story.

I hope that people can connect with us.

We can look at any of those beers on the shelf, or in the tap, and tell you the tale behind them. We can tell you about the brewers, we know them personally.

Then it becomes more than just a beer, it becomes something you have a relationship with.”

Though we always make sure there is a good balance on our taps between light, dark, low alcohol and more hoppy choices.” Among the weird and wonderful ingredients to have been mixed by both Brothers Beer and their breweries are seaweed, smoked fish and bacon. “If you can imagine it, you can do it,” adds Nick.

“I was in the wine industry prior to this, and though there are similarities, craft beer is far less restrictive. There are less rules, which makes it more fun.”

“We recently ran a challenge for the top 20 brewers in the country to make the best low alcohol beer,” says Ant. “That’s something that is becoming more popular now with the introduction of the stricter drink driving laws. It allowed us to show that low alcohol can still be full of flavour.

There was all sorts, including a mango

ale and a Kombucha. Now, coming into the colder months, we’ll have more black beers and porters. On a winter’s evening there’s nothing nicer than a hearty red ale or stout.”

Brothers Beer stocks both local and international brews. I ask how New Zealand’s compares. “Overall, the United States is still the leader,” says Ant. “But the market is so much more mature, some of their brewers have been going for 30 years. We do have beers that are as good, if not better and I’d certainly put New Zealand above Australia. The beers we’re procuring from the top dozen or so breweries will stand up against anything around the world.”

Craft beer is finally turning women onto ales too, something that the more mass produced manufacturers never did. Some of their advertising often seemingly deliberately attempting to do the opposite, in fact. “It’s a bit of a misnomer that women don’t like beer,” says Ant. “But they are generally more discerning than men and until recently there wasn’t much choice. We like to think we have a beer for just about anybody, and, while we’re very happy to serve wine, we’ll always ask the customer if they’d like to at least taste some beers first. At least two thirds of the time they will end up with a beer in their hand instead and that’s a very satisfying feeling.”

“We do get a lot of women in here also because we provide a non-threatening environment,” says Nick. “They don’t get hassled, our customers are here for the beer and the conversation.”

“The most threatening thing in here is the overwhelming amount of choice,” says Ant. “That can be intimidating to anyone not familiar with craft beer and we get a lot of men and women staring blankly! But we always encourage them to try as many as it takes from our tap free of charge until they find one they like. We’re that passionate about it and want others to be too.”

That passion has won the guys a host of accolades from online blogs and beer societies, but the one that stands out most for Ant was the declaration from Lonely Planet that Brothers Beer is their favourite Auckland bar. “That was so neat for me because, unlike Nick’s generation who rely more on tablets and smartphones, whenever I travelled the world there was usually a Lonely Planet book in my backpack,” says Ant. “I’ve grown up with it, so to get such a favourable mention was incredible.”

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

FOOD FOCUS WITH RYAN RENWICK, THAT CHEF! NZ SCHOOL OF FOOD &WINE

2015 LEARNING TO COOK

LEMONS

Masterchef, MKR along with the Food Channel have changed the landscape of cooking. They offer nail-biting entertainment.

So many viewers yearn to have a go and practice in their kitchen at home with their own private dreams of designing dishes they would cook on television.

There is a good chance that you have a lemon tree at home, either because they are an easy citrus fruit to grow or you, like me, enjoy using home grown produce to enhance your health.

Just one lemon has more than 100% of your daily intake of vitamin C, which may help increase ‘good’ HDL cholesterol levels and strengthen bones. Also helps fight away winter colds.

Originating in India and China, they quickly spread to the West Indies and through to the USA with Columbus on his second voyage. Now virtually every cuisine in human culture relies on their aromatic flavour and acidic properties.

Citrus flavonoids found in lemons may help inhibit the growth of some cancer cells and act as an anti-inflammatory.

The well known ‘lemon detox diet’ has been around for 50 years and is promoted as a way to loose weight. It involves consuming a solution of water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. It’s often called the master cleanse.

However, although lemons contain very potent phytochemicals, no studies to date have supported the claims that eating lemons promotes weight loss.

Traditional lemonade provides the best supply of nutrients and phytochemicals. Make sure the lemons are at room temperature for the most effective juicing. Wash the lemons well, then use a juicer to extract juice and some pulp, add sliced lemon and sugar to taste. Refrigerate and use quickly to avoid loosing the vitamin C. Add a slice of lemon to your green tea. One study found that citrus increases your body’s ability to absorb the antioxidants in the tea by about 80%.

Ryan is a chef in a nutritionally founded restaurant situated on Australia’s Gold Coast, focussing on the well-being of their clients. He is also involved in his own catering company and a nutritional consulting company start-up.

Ryan is currently in training for the Australian Ironman 70.3 series and the Queensland Triathlon Series.

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Yet learning to cook has never been more important, as it bridges the gap between the skills you have and those you aspire to have whilst watching television. The experience of cooking under a trained chef, where you can practice different techniques and get feedback on your progress, builds your confidence in new ways. At the New Zealand School of Food and Wine (NZSFW), as part of the celebration of our 20th anniversary of teaching people to cook, we have launched a new Certificate in Cookery (Level 3), which caters for the aspiring cook who wants to learn those skills to gain work in our growing number of cafés and perhaps inspire them to set up their own café in the future. It starts with classic vegetable cuts, stocks and sauces and has lots of baking from short crust pastry used in tarts to Victoria sponge and choux pastry; from searing tarakihi to making paella full of mussels and clams, from sirloin steak to chicken curry.

The cuisine of Auckland’s café scene offers so much for the busy person catching a quick lunch or enjoying their coffee. It’s not surprising that many people dream of opening their own business that reflects their concept of café culture. NZSFW also offers a beginner’s guide to starting your food business: http:// foodandwine.co.nz/Restaurant_&_Cafe_Management, with tips on how to find the right location, business compliance through to developing a business concept and marketing plan. This is a great programme to help refine the concept and work on your dream.

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SUGAR FREE KIWI

Follow Tessa and learn new recipes at: www. instagram.com/ sugarfreekiwi

Small Changes Reap Sweet Results “Five years ago I made the conscious choice to go refined sugar-free and refined carbohydrate-free,” says Tessa Apa.

The busy Auckland mum of three is the creative brains behind one of New Zealand’s most popular ‘sugar-free’ cooking Instagram accounts, the ‘Sugar Free Kiwi’ that’s attracted over five thousand followers to date.

“It all started when I wanted my children to eat better and stop eating rubbish like refined sugar, corn syrup and preservatives.”

Motivated to change the status quo, Tessa read more and introduced substitutions slowly. She decided to make a few standby snacks for the family to eat to stop the habit of reaching for something unhealthy.

Nowadays her sparkling eyes and flawless skin are a tangible testament to the myriad benefits caused by removing refined sugar and refined carbohydrates from her family’s diet.

Tessa believes because youth is on their side, teenagers can eat poorly for a very long time before it effects their health, so she didn’t witness anything dramatic with her children after going refined sugar-free, but there were no more sick days.

As an adult she didn’t notice her health issues related to diet until she was in her thirties, but dropping refined sugar, “definitely showed in the skin.” She has become a master at modifying recipes and countering the lure of the ‘sweet tooth’ in a busy family of potentially finicky teenage eaters.

Dates, bananas, coconut, almond milk, eggs, almond flour and oatmeal flour (made by placing whole almonds or porridge oats in a blender) are Tessa’s core substitutes for refined sugar-free and refined carbohydrate-free cooking.

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white cane sugar. “My philosophy is making easy recipes that are accessible to everybody and not ones that are three times the cost and take three times the effort.”

As a general rule of thumb, if a recipe calls for half a cup of sugar, she substitutes it with half cup of date puree (made by blending one cup dried or fresh dates and one cup of water).

She recommends easing into weaning off refined sugar because after all, for many adults it’s been forty years in the making, acknowledging that the local dairy fuelled her own sugar cravings as a young girl at boarding school.

“If you’re going to make any lifestyle or diet change, you have to make it easy.

Do not throw everything out of the pantry and completely change the family’s diet.

It doesn’t work. Teenagers rebel against being forced to do things.”

Tessa started small and simply, by changing breakfast first.

“Our breakfast became really healthy.

That’s why I became really good at making pancakes because it’s an easy thing to make. Everybody likes them, you can put whatever you want on them or nothing on them and if there are any leftover they sit there for someone to munch on later in the day.”

Her Instagram account started ten months ago and snowballed, much to Tessa’s surprise.“I’d finished work and was cooking a lot more, so I thought I’d share it and it took off. I woke up one day and overnight had 100 new followers and then 1000 new followers in one week.”

The Sugar Free Kiwi’s international equivalents are www.hippielane.com.au and the Instagram account papaya_sunshine for

great breakfast bowls and inspiration.

When asked about how her son, popular Shortland Street actor, KJ Apa is coping with the refined sugar-free adjustment, Tessa smiles proudly about the sweet results.

She mentions that he hasn’t needed to take a sick day despite his super rigorous schedule of full-time work whilst studying at secondary school, crediting it to, “no more fruit-loops or Weetbix covered in brown sugar.”

Words: Sarah Sparks

10 SUGAR FREE KIWI TIPS FOR SUGAR-FREE & REFINED CARBOHYDRATEFREE COOKING: 1.

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Make it easy.

When you change your diet, it should not cost more.

3. Don’t throw out everything in your pantry.

4. Never force feed the whanau, accept it takes time to unite and be sugar-free!

5. Teenagers rebel so start with one small change – like breakfast.

6. Start simple and keep it simple, if you slip up, focus on the next meal.

7. Choose one meal to change and stick with it.

8. Remember as your palette changes, so does your body.

9. Buy the best non-stick frying pan money can buy.

10. Source cheap fresh dates from the Avondale Market on Sunday – $5 a box!

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1 cup oats 1 cup milk of choice 2 eggs 2 egg whites 1 small or half large banana Blend until smooth with a hand blender (i.e. Nutribullet etc.)

Cook on a medium hot pan (use non-stick, but if you don’t have one use a little coconut oil). Don’t flip until lots of bubbles have risen and burst.

Serve with fruit and yoghurt and nut butters.

Another option is to add cinnamon and vanilla to the mix.

EASY RAW CHOCOLATE SLICE 1 cup oats 1 cup almonds 1/2 cup shredded coconut Blend dried ingredients together.

Add 1 cup dried or fresh dates (soaked in boiling water for ten minutes).

Blend until all is processed, then add 1/4 cup melted coconut oil.

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Eager to produce European style wines, they travelled the country to find a climate similar to their homeland, eventually settling on a plot with alluvial soil and dry conditions in Hastings. The plot came with stables, which they converted into a wine cellar that remains to this day to showcase their wines.

Fast forward 125-years and Vidal is one of our most successful wineries and rightfully regarded as one of the most progressive, complete with a restaurant that lures tourists and gourmands from around the globe.

Winemake Hugh Crichton believes great wines should reflect its provenance. “We are extremely lucky to have incredible soil and long dry summers that produce exceptional wines. Our challenge is to reflect the fruit vineyards and growing season by staying clear of extra tannins or strong oak that can manipulate flavours.”

Last year Vidal introduced Legacy, a new label that highlights the very essence of what Vidal is all about, with a collection of varietals that spans over four vintages, with three wines exactly the same but all totally different.

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It’s no secret that the world’s population is getting older. The World Heatlh Organisation estimates that by 2050, two billion people will be aged 60 and over. While an effort is made to frame this news in a positive light in terms of medical advances and longer lifeexpectancy, the reality is that many people approach their golden years with a sense of trepidation.

The elderly in Sweden, however, appear to have little to fear, with the country ranked as the best place to be older in the Global AgeWatch Index 2013. Compiled

by HelpAge International, the index looks at the wellbeing of older people by measuring their income security, health status, employment and education and the enabling environment. Last year Sweden was still at the top, beaten narrowly to first place by neighbouring Norway.

Of the country’s 9.7 million residents, 18% of Swedes are over 65 and this figure is set to rise to 30% over the next 15 years. On their 60th birthday, a Swedish person can expect to live another 24 years, with 18 of those in good health. The national policy on ageing in Sweden is to help people live independent lives for as long as possible.

Funded largely by high taxes, the Swedish pension is available to anyone over 65 and there is an emphasis on providing care to people in their own homes, even when they fall ill. As mobility decreases people can move into purpose-built houses or exisiting homes may be modified to increase accessability. If someone does need to move into an environment with round-the-clock care it doesn’t necessarily mean they have to leave spouses or partners behind. In 2012, Sweden amended its Social Services Act to protect the rights of people to continue to live together if one of them needs to move into supported accommodation.

SENIORS IN SWEDEN Why the Swedes fear not as the world’s population grows older…

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Despite the support available, the number of Swedes collecting their pension from overseas has increased by 25% in the past ten years, as many people opt to spend their later life in warmer, Mediterranean climates. However, they may be interested to know that United States company International Living has its own way of measuring the best place to live in older age. Their Annual Global Retirement Index 2014 measured, among other things, the cost of living, climate and the entertainment and amenities available in countries and nominated the best places to retire as Ecuador, Panama and Mexico.

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CHOOSING DEATH In February Canada’s Supreme Court overturned a 1993 ban on doctors helping to end the lives of patients with severe and incurable conditions. The court unanimously concluded that the law impinged on Canadians’ rights and the government now has one year to draft new legislation similar to that employed by several European nations and a handful of American states where the act of ‘mercy killing’ is legal. “This is one incredible day,” said Grace Pastine of British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, which brought the case. “Physician-assisted dying is now recognised for what it is – a medical service that brings an end, for some individuals, to unbearable suffering.”

A recent paper published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine also shows Kiwi support for assisted suicide to be significantly high. The report, New Zealanders’ Attitudes toward PhysicianAssisted Dying, revealed 78% to be in favour of physician-assisted dying (PAD) in certain situations, with 82% believing it should be legalised. “The results have highlighted the high value respondents place on patient autonomy with regards to end-of-life choices,” conclude the authors.

“However, the choice to hasten death is not a ‘right’ that should be available to all.” Now some are calling on the government to re-open the debate.

“However, the choice to hasten death is not a ‘right’ that should be available to all.”

A compelling editorial in the Manawatu Standard in March lamented the highjacking of the issue, “by fringe elements” who fling “it onto the crackpot pile.” The article went on to call for some much needed perspective. “Euthanasia and assisted suicide are ever on the rise in our social consciousness,” it read. “…

This is about the right and plight of New Zealanders and their families in their darkest hours. However one stands on the issue, it should be contributed to with respectful, thoughtful arguments, not fanatical bile.”

Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ believes a reversal of the law would leave society’s most vulnerable helpless. “International evidence shows that deaths by assisted suicide and

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euthanasia have been increasing wherever practices have been legalised and that the door is opened to a world of abuse,” he says. “There is a slippery slope and the Belgian and Dutch experience has proven this… Belgium has so-called ‘safeguards’ in their law, but a 2010 study found 32% of euthanasia cases were carried out without request or consent. A 2005 study of deaths by euthanasia in the Netherlands found almost 500 people are killed annually without their consent, and at least 20% of all cases aren’t reported.”

Dr Rob Jonquière was one of the main architects of legislation introduced in the Netherlands to allow its terminallyill citizens the right to choose to die.

“Thirty five years of Dutch tolerated and legalised voluntary euthanasia practice shows no sign of a slippery slope,” says the doctor, who is also Communications Director of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies, which spans 24 nations. “[Opponents] think, or they say, they can solve the problem with palliative care, and that is not true, because the main reason why people ask for euthanasia is not because they have pain which you can treat, but because they consider their life not dignified anymore.”

Jonquière last month went on a nationwide tour organised by the Voluntary Euthanasia Society of New Zealand. “Euthanasia in the Netherlands was part of the debate in the medical profession,” he told a meeting in Hamilton.

“I did perform some euthinasians in that period, even though it was illegal…

you’re doing something according to the wish of the patient you are helping.

Ethically, it was the right thing to do.”

The ethics of this issue have been debated since Ancient Greece. Scholars such as Socrates and Plato seemed to offer their support, while Hippocrates, the ‘Father of Western Medicine’, appears to have been against it, having written, “I will not prescribe a deadly drug to please someone nor give advice that may cause his death.” Indeed, it is the Hippocratic Oath, with its promise to preserve life, which leaves doctors with a major moral and professional dilemma.

The Herald reports that the New Zealand Medical Association is opposed to doctor-assisted suicide and euthanasia and that even if they were to become legal, “the NZMA would continue to regard them as unethical.”

Having spoken to a number of politicians whilst on his tour, that legalisation is something that Dr Jonquière believes is just a matter of time for New Zealand.

Interestingly, he also stresses that in the Netherlands up to 70 % of people who request voluntary euthanasia don’t actually go through with it, telling the Bay of Plenty Times, “Knowing in the end there will be a process to be assisted in a dignified, humane way… they could bear more suffering

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than they ever expected.” At a meeting in Whangarei, Jonquière was accused by some of the assembled crowd of being a murderer and a man of dubious ethics, while one attendee informed him that life is God’s sacred gift. “Life is indeed a gift,” agreed the doctor, “and a gift may be graciously returned, with thanks.”

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

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HEARING LOSS AND DEMENTIA “Multiple studies indicate hearing loss can be linked to the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Leaving hearing loss untreated could pose a serious risk that has not been widely shared with the hearing impaired population,” said Maree O’Sullivan, audiologist at Auckland Hearing.

Frank R. Lin, MD, Ph.D conducted a study commonly cited by medical professionals on the topic of hearing loss and cognitive decline. The study observed 1,984 adults over the course of six years, tracking the progression of their hearing loss in relation to their cognitive function.

Dr Lin concluded that while further research was needed to identify the mechanics of how and why hearing loss and cognitive decline are related, there is little doubt that hearing loss is a factor in the loss of mental acuity in older adults.

who had at least a 25-decibel (dB) hearing loss from the start, displayed accelerated rates of gray matter shrinkage when compared to the 75 participants with normal hearing.

Those with hearing impairments lost more than an additional cubic centimetre of brain matter annually and experienced greater shrinkage of tissue in the structures responsible for processing sound and speech. The atrophy affected the middle and inferior temporal gyri, which play key roles in memory and sensory integration.

Similar damage to these regions can be seen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Early diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss may slow the progression of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

The study also indicated that the more severe the hearing loss, the greater the likelihood of developing a cognitive disorder, and the steeper the decline in mental function.

However, even subjects with mild hearing loss were “Early diagnosis and treatment found more likely to experience of hearing loss may slow the cognitive failures.

As evidence continues to mount that hearing loss is a contributing factor in the development of progression of dementia and dementia and “Declines in Alzheimer’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease.” hearing abilities it is imperative may accelerate to consider grey matter atrophy the profound and increase the consequences of listening effort necessary to comprehend ignoring hearing loss. People with hearing speech…Hearing aids may not only loss on average wait ten years from when improve hearing but preserve the brain,” they are diagnosed to seek treatment, said Dr Lin. even though the sooner hearing loss is detected and treatment begins, the more In January 2014, Dr Lin and his team hearing ability can be preserved. released new results regarding changes in the brains of adults with normal hearing to “Considering early diagnosis and medical those of adults with hearing loss. intervention also slows the progression of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, it is After undergoing magnetic resonance more important than ever for patients to imagining (MRI) exams every year for ten get their hearing loss treated sooner rather years, 51 of the 126 participants examined than later,” said Mrs O’Sullivan.

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YO U R L I N K TO C L E A R E R H E A R I N G

Old is the New Gold

The first private pension plan was established in America by American Express in 1875 (ironically, over a century later as the Global Financial Crisis continued to choke the world, it also became the first major company to stop company pension contributions). Fourteen years later, German Chancellor Otto von Bismark established the Old Age Pension Programme, a public system introduced to curry favour with the masses increasingly being drawn to socialism, thus threatening his leadership.

Financed by a workers tax, payments were promised to all those who reached 70. In 1908, a similar system was set up in the United Kingdom and by 1920 the idea had been adopted by the United States (though public payments had been made to soldiers since the Revolutionary War). By the 1980s, many nations were effectively paying their citizens to put their feet up early, lowering the retirement age to make way for new blood. And now, as many of us are living longer, healthier lives, retirement ages are being raised as nations’ coffers struggle to support their aging populations, many of whom are failing to save enough to survive.

“We are on the precipice of the greatest retirement crisis in the history of the world,” claimed Edward Seidle in a 2011 Forbes piece. “In the decades to come, we will witness millions of elderly Americans, the baby boomers and others, slipping into poverty. Too frail to work, too poor to retire will become the ‘new normal’ for many elderly Americans.”

The Natixis Global Retirement Index Report is a comparison tool, which provides a “global benchmark for retirees and future retirees,” in order to compare how well nations are, “meeting retirement expectations, needs and ambitions.” The 2015 list, topped by Switzerland with Norway second and Australia third, put America in 19th place – behind countries such as the Czech Republic, Finland and South Korea – pretty grim reading for 42

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“Research has shown that people who work longer, or volunteer in their later years are living and keeping their wits longer.”

However, regardless of finances, there is a growing movement that our concept of that traditional, comfortable retirement should be rethought.

According to Steve Vernon in his CBS News article Let’s Redefine What Retirement Means, “evidence is accumulating that full retirement may not be the healthiest or most fulfilling way so spend your later years. Research has shown that people who work longer, or volunteer in their later years are living and keeping their wits longer.”

the leaders of the free world. The United Kingdom fared even worse, finishing three places lower, with Qatar and Slovenia in between. Last year an ICM poll commissioned by investment firm Baring Asset Management concluded that one in seven British workers do not plan to retire at all – through necessity rather than choice – while another survey by information company Nielsen found that a staggering 37% have no intention to put money aside for retirement, compared with the 22% global average. According to think-tank Policy Exchange, this means up to 11 million Brits are at risk of entering “pension poverty”.

Attitudes are changing in countries such as China and Korea, where traditionally the elderly were cared for by their younger relatives, but with greater wealth many more of those youngsters are opting to go it alone. China’s one child policy has also meant an ageing population (also a global

pattern) adding greater strain to what has been a generally generous pension. That system is no more. China may top the fastest growing economy list, but places 72nd on the Natixis Global Retirement Index Report.

And as for New Zealand? A very respectable tenth place. The 2014 MasterCard Worldwide Consumer Pulse revealed over half of 15-24-year-olds to be saving for their retirement, while ANZ found 82% of those not already saving planned, to do so in the future. However, an ANZ report released last month concluded that though 55% of men are confident of reaching their retirement savings goals, only 34% of women feel the same. In fact, based on current saving patterns, Kiwi women are likely to retire with an average $60,000 less than the blokes. “Disappointingly, this savings gap between men and women is widening,” says Ana-Marie Lockyer,

Work Longer, Live Healthier: The Relationship Between Economic Activity, Health And Government Policy, a 2013 paper published by the United Kingdom’s Institute of Economic Affairs and the Age Endeavour Fellowship, concluded that, though health improves immediately after quitting work for good, retirement ultimately has a detrimental effect on both our mental and physical states. The chances of suffering clinical depression rises 40% and the likelihood of being diagnosed with at least one physical condition rises by nearly twothirds. Retirees, it states, are 40% less likely to describe themselves as being in very good, or excellent health. The study’s findings do not mean, “that people should be expected to work-full time until they die,” but does argue that, “there seem to exist longer-term health benefits of employment among older people.”

Vernon makes the point that by this stage of our working lives we should be, “free from expectations… from preconceived notions of how we might live our lives… Free from the responsibility of raising a family. Free to do what we’ve always wanted to do…”

During this new stage, he goes on, the hope would be that we are finally in a position to do, “more work that we like and less work that we don’t... The goal is to extend this period of freedom, independence and flexibility for as long as possible – to be physically fit, mentally sharp and financially secure well into very old age…”

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ANZ General Manager Wealth Products and Marketing. “On average, women live longer, and retire earlier, meaning their retirement savings need to stretch further.” Lockyer believes the problem may even get worse as women take career breaks to raise families. “We want to encourage women to take time to think about and plan for their own financial futures so they can enjoy a comfortable and happy retirement.”

FINAL JOURNEYS THROUGH HISTORY “There’s a time, from when someone dies to when they magically pop up at the funeral or as a bag of ashes, that remains a black hole, invisible to civilians, and they’re happy with that arrangement,” writes Tom Jokinen in Curtains: Adventures of an Undertaker-in-Training. “My job covers that gap.”

“It’s such a passion for me, I love what I do and I honestly couldn’t imagine doing anything else.”

Knowing she has made a difference, that she has made someone’s pain even slightly easier to bear, just for a time, says Martha-Louise, is what makes it worthwhile. She is a cancer survivor (and makes donations from funerals to cancer charities), lost her mother when she was eight and her dad at 30, all experiences Martha-Louise feels gives her a greater understanding of grief. “It’s that feeling of knowing I made a difference,” she goes on. “It’s so easy for people to retain that final memory of their family member lying in hospital with life having left them. When they come here they are dressed, a little make-up applied to the women and then placed in their casket. They get their dignity back. It affords the family the opportunity to move on from that awful hospital image.

I feel I am their advocate and guardian during those days when their family has entrusted them to me. I care for them as I would care for my family.”

Funerals probably pre-date modern humans. Sites thought to be tombs containing Neanderthal skeletons have been discovered at Pontnewydd Cave in Wales and at Shanidar Cave in Iraq.

“It is possible that these bones and the Pontnewydd teeth all got there accidentally – but I doubt it,” writes Paul Pettitt in British Archaeology. “Caves and sinkholes are dark, mysterious places; they echo with the strange sounds of wind and water. In later periods they were regarded as gateways to the ‘otherworld’. It seems far more likely that early Neanderthals perceived them in a similar way.”

Graves discovered in southern France tell us burying of the dead likely first occurred around 70,000 years ago, a ritual that has been adopted by many cultures since. The Ancient Egyptians famously mummified their corpses – those from wealthy stock at least – and later the Greeks left their dead lying in state before sending them to their

tombs. The Romans placed coins upon the faces off their deceased, payment for the ferryman to take them to the otherworld.

The act of cremation may well have been born closer to home, with burned remains discovered at Australia’s Lake Mungo believed to be at least 20,000 years old.

That ritual took much longer to catch on in certain parts of the world.

Following the Industrial Revolution, by 1901 London’s population had reached six million, a staggering six fold increase in only one hundred years. “As well as sewerage, another ‘waste removal’ problem plagued London in the 19th century: the disposal of the dead,” writes Lee Jackson in Dirty Old London. “There was little dispute about the means. Burial was the norm; cremation a peculiar foreign custom.” The problem, however, was finding room in the ever growing metropolis: “The capital’s burgeoning population, upon their decease, were filling up its small churchyards, burial grounds and vaults. The consequences, wherever demand exceeded supply, were decidedly unpleasant. Coffins were stacked one atop the other in 20-footdeep shafts, the topmost mere inches from the surface. Putrefying bodies were frequently disturbed, dismembered or destroyed to make room for newcomers.”

By the mid-1800s the government had been petitioned to take action amid genuine fears of an epidemic and the resurgence of cholera in the capital forced their hand. The 1850 Metropolitan Interments Act brought about the permanent closure of town vaults, churchyards and burial grounds. “Within the space of a few years, large parochial cemeteries, nestling on the edge of the city, were an accepted part of the London landscape,” continues Jackson. “They were spacious, well ventilated, and proper regulations ensured that graves were deep and well maintained: any threat from miasma was neutralised… Yet, despite the ravages of time, changing customs, vicissitudes of fashion, the Victorian garden cemetery still survives in its various forms, one of the great legacies of the 19th century.”

Similarly, across the Atlantic, around the same time came the emergence of the undertaker in America following on from their Civil War. Until the mid-century, American families had generally taken care of their own dead, but the sheer scale – and geography – of the deaths now rendered this impossible. Families need their loved ones brought home from faraway battlefields and therefore also needed them embalmed. By the turn of the 20th century, the National Funeral Directors Association had been formed with members now considering themselves ‘professionals’ as opposed to the ‘tradesmen’ status of previous coffin-makers.

more organic process involving the use of natural oils and keeping the deceased’s body temperature low. We sit chatting in the front room of her boutique funeral cottage on George Street overlooking the Domain. Her loyal, wise-looking dog, Stella, stands guard at the front door. She was found abandoned in a cemetery. It’s not the first animal Martha-Louise has rescued, she has often offered shelter to the pets of her deceased. It certainly doesn’t feel like an undertakers, and Martha-Louise certainly doesn’t seem like your average, solemn funeral director. She clearly cares about her job, and, given the nature of it, some may argue, cares almost too much. “People come here and feel like they’re in a home,” she says. “There’s no stuffiness. I use a Ford Falcon as a hearse.

What matters is the way you interact and care for a family. I’m a tactile person. I’ll hug people, or give them a gentle touch on the arm. Any sort of contact helps. It would just seem so weird to me to see someone with tears streaming down their face and do nothing.”

Commonly, Martha-Louise becomes peoples’ confidante. “I become an easy person to talk to,” she says. “People around the grieving person often move on with their lives relatively quickly and because I’ve had this contact with them, it’s easy for them to drop in to say ‘hi’.

Because I’m not a family member, it’s often easier to share. You hear people at funerals saying these banal things like ‘time will heal’, but it doesn’t, the pain just becomes less acute. To others, it might look like you’re coping, but you might hear a song, or see something in the garden, and that starts it all off.”

Martha-Louise isn’t scared of death, she says, rather the manner in which it happens. She would like to be buried.

She likes the idea of her body going back into the earth (“I came into this world a whole being, and would like to leave as a whole being. Albeit a much larger one!”) She’s a keen traveller – Iran, Peru and the Galapagos Islands among her many wonderful trips – and lived in Israel for two years. Her job may serve as one big wake-up call, but she’s a lady who already lives life to the fullest. “It’s fascinating for me,” she says, “to travel to all these places and learn about how they deal with death.”

And as for what comes next? “I would like to think there is something after this world. I certainly hope so, after all that struggle, otherwise it seems like such a big waste of time, doesn’t it?”

Even more reason for us all to take those trips.

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

Where possible, Martha-Louise says an increasing number of relatives now choose natural body care over embalming, a April 2015

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Auckland funeral director Martha-Louise Asmus has been in the business for 16 years, trained by traditional undertakers before founding Manning Funeral Cottage – a somewhat more modern affair – in 2009. “It’s such a passion for me, I love what I do and I honestly couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” she says. “From the time I first meet the families up until the funeral, I speak with them most days to see how they are doing, to see if they need anything else. I sound obsessed, but I truly believe it’s my calling. Many would say it’s a bad thing that I get so involved, but I see it as a privilege. It’s just the way I am.”

GRAYCEFUL

Lady Gaga has done it, Kate Moss has done it, chances are even your mother did it – but are you ready to try it? Going grey is something many people invest a lot of time and money on avoiding, but with big names in the celebrity world embracing silver locks (natural or dyed) perhaps it’s time to recognise that grey is the new black.

British luxury retailer Harvey Nichols has included grey hair in its list of top trends for 2015 with Food, Wine and Hospitality director Marion Carpentier endorsing it as a fashionable option for women of all ages. As well as lending softness to a look, grey hair can also help women look younger, Carpentier assures, as long as it is done right.

For many women, allowing their hair to become more salt than pepper will seem like the key to freedom from hours spent at the hair salon – but don’t break up with your hairdresser just yet. Going grey gracefully needs a plan of attack if you want to avoid looking like you’ve just given up.

Spend time talking with your hairdresser about your ideas. Chances are they’ll suggest using highlights and lowlights to ease the transition, depending on your original hair colour. It is likely that this is a process that will take some time and it can be managed well using colours that compliment the changing seasons. Popular looks right now include hints of blue or lilac tones and for those with a lighter complexion a more silvery look called ‘Winter Blonde’.

For many women, going grey is also the time to go shorter.

Pixie cuts can bring out the highlights in grey hair, creating a sophisticated look. This season, asymmetrical cuts and choppy bobs are in, which have the added benefit of giving texture and volume to those with thinner hair.

For anyone not ready to go short however, there is British Vogue fashion features director, Sarah Harris for

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inspiration. Her long locks started turning silver when she was just 16 years old. After watching her mother trapped in a cycle of regular dyeing, Harris became a natural hair colour advocate and keeps hers looking good with regular trims and special shampoo.

Grey hair can feel a bit drier than usual and without good upkeep it can tend to look unkempt. As always, it is advised to keep regular dates with your hairdresser and invest in leave-in treatments you can use at home. Schwarzkopf International recommends using anti-ageing shampoos and treatments from the year you turn 40. A toning shampoo can also help remove any hints of brassiness.

“Going grey is something many people invest a lot of time and money on avoiding, but with big names in the celebrity world embracing silver locks (natural or dyed) perhaps it’s time to recognise that grey is the new black.”

The good news on grey is that it’s no longer the domain of only older men and women.

With younger stars sporting silver locks on the red carpet and models walking the runway with streaks of white and grey, you’ll be in good company once you decide to take the plunge. Although you may feel unsure, easing into it with the help of your hairdresser and the right products can help make what was once a grey area a black and white decision.

Text: Melanie Dower

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VERVE’S PRESS RELEASES - MARKET MANIA The latest and greatest happening round the place

CAMBRIDGE TRASH & TREASURE MARKET The Cambridge Lions Club holds its Trash & Treasure Market on the second Sunday of each month, and is supported by the Cambridge & Districts Pipe Band.

The market has well over 100 stalls, with traders laying out their wares on tables along Victoria Street and Duke Street.

You will find everything from pieces of art to pieces of junk, and part of the fun is deciding which is the bargain. If you want to browse interesting stalls, enjoy yummy food and coffee from the local cafes, and hear bagpipes/drums, then it’s the place to come.

The Cambridge Lions Trash & Treasure Market is held on the second Sunday of each month from 8:30-1:30pm.

– VICTORIA ST & DUKE ST, CAMBRIDGE SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 8.30AM - 1.30PM

EDWARD STOTHERS Edward Stothers is an Auckland based label run by Napier born Paul Edward Stothers. He is known for edgy, highly original clothing that fuses luxury with sportswear and streetwear with the underground.

TUBE DRESS (LEFT/MIDDLE) Fitted long sleeve pure white maxi dress with contrast primary red neck ribbing in viscose lycra.

RRP$179.00 LOGO PATCH SWEATER (RIGHT) Long sleeve sweater with 3 x logo patches in heavyweight pure white cotton jersey.

RRP$189.00 – 8 VICTORIA PARK MARKET AUCKLAND, WANDERER COLLECTIVE, CHRISTCHURCH WWW.EDWARDSTOTHERS.COM

CAMBRIDGE FARMERS MARKET

TAMAHERE MARKET

The Cambridge Farmers’ Market has been in operation since circa 1830, making it one of the oldest markets in the country.

Since this time, it has remained at the same location and has maintained its reputation as a true farmers’ market. There are vendors who sell fresh meats, fresh baked goods, cheese, cold cuts and sausage, European breads, baked goods, fresh poultry, maple syrup and honey, farm fresh eggs, ethnic foods, as well as home-made crafts and one of a kind items. The main feature, however, is the farmers and their fresh picked fruits and vegetables, including organics. All of the vendors come from within a 100km radius of the market.

This popular market, south of Hamilton, offers everything from seasonal fruit and vegetables to imaginative art and craft, local wine, delicious cooked food, including Indian vegetarian meals, Cornish pasties, Dutch biscuits and Kiwi mussel fritters, fresh and smoked fish, bacon, sausages and salami, cupcakes, cakes and biscuits, chocolate, olive oil, jam, chutney and relish, cheese, bread and pastries, fruit juice, great coffee, collectibles, woodwork, clothing, jewellery, toys, glass art, plants, garden art and much, much more.

– VICTORIA SQUARE, VICTORIA STREET EVERY SATURDAY MORNING 8AM - 12

– ST STEPHEN CHURCH GROUNDS EVERY 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 8.30AM - 1.30PM

Plentiful parking is available on Tamahere Drive, at Johnson’s House Removals (entrance off Airport Rd) and on Devine Rd (access from the SH1 on ramp toward Hamilton).

BARFOOT & THOMPSON YOUNG AUTHORS’ CHALLENGE – ENTRIES NOW OPEN! The Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge is encouraging local primary and intermediate students to pick up their pens to write up a storm for Starship.

The challenge has raised over $150,000 since 2008, all proceeds from the storybook going towards the Magic of Reading programme at the Starship Foundation. This programme puts over 15,000 books into the hands of overnighting Starship patients every year.

The winning authors will work with renowned children’s author, Maria Gill, to perfect their finished stories. Familiar names such as rugby star Keven Mealamu will then bring them to life with illustrations.

This year the judges are after a structured storyline, clever characters and a connection to the theme.

– WWW.YOUNGAUTHORSCHALLENGE.CO.NZ ENTRIES CLOSE 3 JUNE 2015.

VERVE’S PRESS RELEASES The latest and greatest happening round the place

THE WHITTAKER’S BIG EGG HUNT While Kiwis were sleeping, 100 giant eggs created by New Zealand artists were hidden across the country in the early hours of this morning*, ready to be discovered as part of The Whittaker’s Big Egg Hunt in support of Starship.

The works of art secretly popped up in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch overnight, allowing the public to take part in the hunt from today until 7 April. Artists who have created eggs include Askew One, Dean Proudfoot, Dick Frizzell, Flox, Keven Mealamu, Mervyn Williams, Misery, Reuben Paterson, Rod Emmerson, WORLD and Zambesi.

KEY DATES: • Before dawn 12 March: 100 giant eggs secretly hidden in locations in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

• 12 March – 7 April: The Whittaker’s Big Egg Hunt – New Zealand public out and about searching for 100 giant eggs created by Kiwi artists and designers.

• 12 March – 7 April: 80 of the eggs auctioned on Trade Me for Starship

SOCOCO In December 2014, SOCOCO was launched in New Zealand.

A Stylish children’s sportswear brand. They say necessity is the mother of all invention, in this case two mums, Kristy Austin and Charlotte Hill, discovered to their dismay that there were very few clothing options for our nations active sporty children.

Prices range from $15 – $149 and can be purchased online at www.sococo.co.nz or at Next Generation and Scarbro Tennis Pro shops. Kristy and Charlotte also host SOCOCO events so that groups of friends can gather together over a glass of wine and have some fun shopping for their little ones in their own neighborhood. If you’re interested in hosting an event contact rsvp@sococo.co.nz – WWW.SOCOCO.CO.NZ

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HALCYON DAY halcyon day (def) 1. A period of calm, during the winter when storms do not occur 2. Period of calm, often nostalgic ‘halcyon days of youth’

TÜR, the open studio at 486 Karangahape road is run by makers Christopher Duncan and Joseph Yen. Christopher is a contemporary weaver and Joseph creates clothing and metal works under his label THYEN. As the studio is open to the road, it exposes the making process, from the weaving of cloth right through to the final stitches placed in a garment.

This truly hand-made approach takes you back to a preindustrial revolution atelier, where the maker and the client are not so different people. TÜR within its many guises, acts also as an exhibition space and keeps clothing, leather, furniture and ceramic works by local designers Jason Lingard, OVNA OVICH, Wundaire and MRK. – OPEN THUR/FRI 11 - 6 & SAT 12 - 4 RECEPTION@TURSTUDIO.COM WWW.TURSTUDIO.COM INSTAGRAM @TURSTUDIO

Launching on 2 April, Halcyon day rainwear is a boutique rainwear brand devoted to the individual, 100% waterproof, combining the finest fabrics from around the world with seam sealing and New Zealand craftsmanship. Halcyon day’s debut collection Matryoshka was inspired by the layering and vibrancy of Russian dolls. Vibrant pops of yellow and pink create fun mixed with sport luxe chic.

– WWW.HALCYON DAY.CO.NZ

halcyon day (def) 1. A period of calm, during the winter when storms do not occur 2. period of calm, often nostalgic ‘halcyon days of youth’ Make peace with the rain this winter with Halcyon Day. New to the market comes a boutique rainwear brand devoted to the individual, alluring and wild. Established and made in New Zealand halcyon day turns fashionable into functional.

SHE’S GOT THE X FACTOR

Co-founders Candice Upperton and Olivia Mann met as children one summer camping in New Zealand's stunning Northland. As the summer ended so did their friendship until a twist of fate many years later saw them reacquainted after dating two best friends. Their friendship quickly reignited over their mutual desire for something that the market was lacking; rainwear that kept you dry but didn't compromise on style. Out of this desire came halcyon day. They carefully chose their brand name as the perfect definition of what the brand stands for; your protection from the storm but also reminding them of their youthful meeting.

Discovering a gap in the market they decided to develop and launch halcyon day. With a fresh, fun and

no barriers approach this edgy and modern brand turns the functional outerwear industry on its head.

What does the woman responsible for the building of 100s of Halcyon day rainwear is 100% waterproof, combining the finest fabrics from around the world with models’ careers, ex-model and ex-Red11 Models co-founder, seam sealing and New Zealand craftsmanship. Proudly New Zealand made halcyon day utilises modern technology juxtaposed with artisan knowledge to create a superior locally made brand.

Amanda Betts, and XFactor 2013 winner, Jackie Thomas, have Halcyon day's debut collection Matryoshka was inspired by the layering and vibrancy of Russian dolls. The Matryoshka principle explores how everything in nature is designed in layers to work in perin common? They’ve both re-emerged, brimming with a newfect harmony together. Halcyon day’s Dakota Jacket, Blake Trench and Delevingne Cape are designed “Everyone’s noticed to be that final layer to protect you from the elements while maintaining your street cool. Inspired by the found confidence. colours of Russian dolls the Matryoshka Collection has vibrant pops of yellow and pink adding a fun the change in me… and flirty edge.

Myandlovely parents Dakota jacket with its drop hem sporty lines is the epitome of Sport Luxe chic and is the perBetts and Thomas met after a representative for Thomas’ The fect pop on piece for on the go in both black and vibrant yellow. The Blake Trench is halcyon day’s call modern take on the classic trench.

With Amanda, a slim line silhouette, colour blocking and drop hem this jacket record label, Sony Music, approached Betts of Over2U toadds a touch of funk to a timeless style in black and brown ‘The and an edgy refresh in brown and pink. A new look for rainwear is the Delevingne Cape. With a Maker’. swing coat style” and the option to have arms in or Difference support Jackie in the lead up to her new release, ‘Until the Last out this flirty look with strong colour blocking is fashion forward.

Goodbye’, which she sang at the first elimination of the popular Signature halcyon day features including over-sized hoods, edgy chevron print lining, seam sealing and 100% waterproof fabric combine to create a new -boutique New Zealand fashion house.

Jackie Thomas show X Factor. The song skyrocketed to #1 on iTunes within Launching this April online at www.halcyonday.co.nz this is only the beginning for this edgy New Zealand brand. Please find enclosed a media pack including a lookbook and disc of images for your use. hours of her performance.

Please contact Olivia for any further media enquiries or to set up a personalised viewing.

Love the team at halcyon day

Check out Over2U’s website or enquire for more information Candice + Olivia on Amanda’s courses and one-on-one mentoring programmes, xx or sign up to her newsletter to win a tailored programme especially for you.

“make peace with the rain” – WWW.OVER2U.CO.NZ

VERVE’S PRESS RELEASES The latest and greatest happening round the place

$1 RESERVE - A CRAFTED PEEK INSIDE THE INDIVIDUAL LIVES OF TRADE ME BUYERS A web series directed by Curtis Vowell, starring Zoe Robbins.

Commissioned by The Actors’ Program as an original script for what was intended to be a simple showcase for their actors, the ambitious $1 Reserve stands up as charming, modern fable and has since been picked up by Trade Me, which has launched a web series free to watch on Vimeo.

Created by the filmmakers behind New Zealand feature Fantail, $1 Reserve is directed by Curtis Vowell and written specifically for 16 distinct Actors’ Program students by Sophie Henderson. The series was inspired by the duo’s extraordinary encounters with all walks of life when buying and selling on Trade Me. Produced by Anna Duckworth at Candlelit Pictures and Executive Produced by Michele Hine and Alix Whittaker, $1 Reserve was financed by The Actors’ Program and Trade Me, with support from The Wallace Arts Trust.

– WWW.1DOLLARRESERVE.COM

BARADENE ART SHOW In its 26th year, our 2015 exhibition will showcase over 600 pieces of work from over 100 contemporary NZ artists, both established and emerging.

Peruse all the artworks for a preview of the talent and work of art that are available for sale.

Proceeds from this event will be used to support teaching and learning in the school, and for the improvement of student facilities throughout the college.

– FRI 15 MAY - OPENING NIGHT SAT 16 & SUN 17 MAY WWW.BARADENEARTSHOW.CO.NZ

Mike Randolph, who has 2 granddaughters at Baradene, donated a few of the prints of photographs he took in his hey-day. He is photographed her with Baradene headmistress, Sandy Pasley. The image on the right is of Pink Floyd, and was taken on Wimbledon Common in the early ‘70s.

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STAND-UP FOR KIDS

ZIERA SHOES - BAGGING SUCCESS

Little giggles, middle giggles and big giggles, the favourite family Festival event, Stand-Up for Kids is on at Auckland’s Q Theatre.

Ziera Shoes has collaborated with fashion designer Liz Mitchell to design a Ziera shopping bag for the Autumn Winter 15 season. The proceeds fro the retail sales of the shopping bags will raise funds for the womens charity Dress for Success in both New Zealand and Australia.

Bring your little monsters aged around four to eight, and enjoy watching performances specifically made for them from local and international comedians in the festival.

We’ve made it adults at kid’s prices too – so let’s get your hands up for stand-up!

The Dress For Success charity aids disadvantaged women returning to the workforce, by building women’s confidence through ensuring they have an outfit for their job interveiw in which they feel empowered in.

“The Stand-up for Kids show is like the most funnyiest show ever because you won’t stop laughing and stop clapping at all.” - Corryna, age 7

Liz Mitchell has been involved in Dress For Success for many years, supporting different fundraising events.

– SAT 2 & 9 MAY, SUN 10 MAY & SAT 16 MAY, 3PM LOFT, Q THEATRE, 305 QUEEN ST $19.50 (BOOKING FEES APPLY) BOOKINGS: 09 309 9771 // QTHEATRE.CO.NZ

– WWW.DRESSFORSUCCESS.ORG 027 387 7549

ECHOES OF WORLD WAR I RESONATE AT EWELME The Heritage New Zealand property will host a mini-exhibition entitled Grandsons at War, featuring items associated with the Lush family and their involvement in fighting overseas during the war that was meant to end all wars.

“Three of the grandsons of Rev Vicesimus Lush – the man who built Ewelme in 1863-64 – fought overseas, though only one returned home,” says Cheryl Laurie, the Manager of Ewelme Cottage.

Image: A photo of Walter Ruddock who was killed on the Western Front in 1917, and a canvas bag that no family ever wanted to receive – the means by which a fallen soldier’s personal effects were returned to his family.

– GRANDSONS AT WAR EWELME COTTAGE – APRIL 5 TO JUNE 28 SUNDAYS ONLY

ADMISSION - $8.50 PER ADULT; CHILDREN AND HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND MEMBERS FREE.

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FIREFLIES OF HOPE “I was shocked by the number of abandoned children …I thought, I can’t just walk away from this.”

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IRIN, a humanitarian news agency and former project of the UN, estimates there to be over 600 orphanages in Nepal, housing over 15,000 children. Between 1996 and 2006, a civil war tore through the country killing thousands, displacing tens of thousands and leaving countless children adrift. Kiwi Amanda McKay was travelling through the nation as the conflict drew to a close. “There had been this terrible war going on that I had never even heard about back in comfortable New Zealand and I was shocked by the number of abandoned children,” she says. “I thought, I can’t just walk away from this.”

Another director, Nonna Lamponen from Finland, helps spread the word overseas, while internationally renowned local social worker Indira Ranamagr looks after the operation on the ground. “Indira deserves all the credit,” says Amanda. “She’s incredible, she has dedicated her whole life to the women and children of Nepal.”

That dedication has seen her honoured with a host of accolades, including making the final list for the 2014 World’s Children’s Prize, an award commonly referred to as the ‘Children’s Nobel’.

“I remember sitting outside an eatery in Thamel and seeing a brand new Toyota Rav4 drive across the potholed streets, emblazoned with the signage of a major international charity,” says Amanda. “Now, I think those organisations are great, but I also thought, ‘why do they need a brand new Rav4?’ There was a feeling of ‘where is the money going?’ I wanted to make sure 100% of our funds went to the children and ten years down the track, 100% of the funds still do.”

“Once a child enters the orphanage, he or she seems to become the property of the orphanage owner.”

Volunteering – or voluntourism – is rapidly becoming one of Nepal’s fastestgrowing industries, with well-meaning travellers giving their time – and money – to help the nation’s homes. Over 80 per cent of these institutions can be found in Nepal’s biggest tourist spots, such as the Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara and Chitwan. However, the system has become the subject of widespread abuse. Some parents are tricked into giving up their children for the promise of a better education – and life – in the capital, only for them to be sent to a home instead. Others are kidnapped.

Many are outright sold. The UN states that 85 per cent of the children at the orphanages they have visited still have at least one living parent.

“Once a child enters the orphanage, he or she seems to become the property of the orphanage owner,” Philip Holmes, chief executive of Freedom Matters, tells the Guardian. “They use the children as an income source… through the sponsorship of children who are presented as being orphans when they are not… and through the exploitation of overseas volunteers.” A Tourism Research and Marketing report estimates that volunteer tourism attracts 1.6 million visitors annually, contributing over $2 billion. For any of the unscrupulous

citizens of one of the world’s poorest nations that’s a hell of a temptation.

According to IRIN, while just a handful of Nepal’s orphanages are government-run, up to 60% operate without any kind of independent evaluation.

“We rescue a lot of children that would otherwise be trafficked,” says Amanda.

“We work very closely with the authorities.

There was a time when we were viewed as just another Western-run orphanage that would abuse the money or the children, but we have now gained so much trust.

I have spent a lot of time in the jails and police stations, attending meetings in awful government offices, but I am still always awed by this feeling of hope. You look at the girls we have rescued and know that many of them would have been dead before their twenties, whether through AIDS, from repeated abuse, or an overdose. But at Firefly, you see the soul come back into them.” Hope is a word Amanda uses a lot. “It’s not our job to just give food and shelter, we must educate them too,” she says. “I want them to be able to contribute something to this world. Some of these kids are getting 99% in their exams. A lot of the boys would be dealing drugs by now, but we’ve just had one been accepted into the British Army, another into the Indian one, while another will soon be arriving in New Zealand to study. It is these success stories which bring hope.”

“We rescue a lot of children that would otherwise be trafficked.”

Volunteers aside, Amanda insists the orphanages be staffed full-time by locals.

It is important the children retain their heritage, their way of living, and not become too Westernised. “Many will be going back to their rural farmlands and we don’t want them to be shocked at the living standards,” she says. “We try to keep it as close to Nepali culture as possible.” For those returning to the hills or countryside, having learned English can guarantee a massive increase in both income and respect, working as revered guides instead of porters. It’s not just the kids’ who benefit, Firefly offers a haven for its staff too. “Many of them are exprisoners who have been stigmatised by society,” says Amanda. “Stigma is such a big thing over there, so they come out with no family, no money and no home.

We give them another chance.”

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

If you would like to sponsor a child at Firefly, make a donation or are interested in volunteering, then visit … www.fireflychildrenshome.org

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Within months Amanda co-founded an orphanage, which has since split into two establishments, one rural, one in Kathmandu, both known as Firefly.

WOULD YOU PUT LIPSTICK ON A BULLDOG?

MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA WORK FOR YOUR BUSINESS

I guess not! But I suggest you can do a lipstick treatment on your investment property.

Traditional marketing can be a costly exercise. Social media marketing, on the other hand, is reasonably low-cost and gives you a direct platform to reach new, existing and prospective customers.

I don’t understand why so many people with rental investments neglect presenting them at their best? Then they expect us to perform miracles in achieving a rental income that is above market rent: really?

Getting started: behind every exceptional social media campaign is a great strategy.

Why are the photos taken so appallingly? Toilet seats are left up, clothes on the floor, last night’s dinner is in the sink, and the apartment is cluttered, dirty and unloved. Do I need to go on with more examples?

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Set clear goals and objectives — what do you want to achieve?

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Define your target audience — identify characteristics (age, gender, interests, behaviours, profession).

We request all our investors who list with us to agree to do the following:

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Choose the right social media platform — depending on your audience, product or service.

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THE APARTMENT/TOWNHOUSE IS CLEANED AND STAGED WITH LINEN/ TOWELS ETC.

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Develop engaging and interesting content — be influential!

The use of video, hi-res imagery and calls to action throughout your messaging is vital

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THE PROPERTY IS PHOTOGRAPHED PROFESSIONALLY AND A FLOOR PLAN DONE.

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Create a weekly action plan — identify your message, posts, imagery, call’s to action and the date and time you plan to post.

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Incorporate social media into your daily routine — 20 to 30 minutes per day.

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Align your social media with your other advertising channels — website, emails and traditional marketing.

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Explore paid advertising — run trial campaigns and test them against each other until you see what generates the most interest and conversions. Drive visitors to a more controlled environment such as a website or a landing page.

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Track performance — For paid advertising using Facebook reporting and Google analytics. For general Facebook performance use the insights tab, this allows you to find out who, why and what people are doing on your page

If you wish to stand out in the crowded market of rental properties you have only seconds to catch the eye of the renter. You need photos that make the property look its best, and you need easy-to-read information that describes the property and a floor-plan so that the tenant can see size for value.

Not all one/two or three bedrooms are the same size or have the same view or quality. So if you want to show why your property is the best on the market, why not put some lipstick on it in presenting it at its made-up best?

If the property is occupied then I suggest you don’t offer the tenant a reduced rent, but instead engage them with this offer!

“Whilst we have the open homes on the following Saturdays and Sundays, I as the landlord, will pay for the property to be commercially cleaned on the Saturday morning and another lighter clean on the Sunday.”

Yes it will cost you as a landlord, but I know it will make a difference on the price you receive when you sell.

For help with your Social Media contact us to book a complimentary consultation.

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Also the tenants will take more pride in the apartment/ townhouse and also be more positive to the agents/ purchasers. In fact, overall, everyone seems to care about the property. The buyer is more inclined to buy and this relates to value in price.

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URBAN DEVELOPERS WITH GREEN HEARTS “We wanted to go for a design that reflected the new Mt Eden area – cool and a bit edgy, as well as capturing its natural surrounds – green and authentic.”

Botanica is a new boutique residential development offering a new approach to living in Mt Eden. Set amongst trendy shops, cafes and bars and minutes to the green serenity of Mt Eden, Botanica offers the perfect mix of vibrancy and nature.

“We wanted to go for a design that reflected the new Mt Eden area – cool and a bit edgy, as well as capturing its natural surrounds – green and authentic,” says Richard Goldie from Peddle Thorp, architects for the project.

“Liveability is always front of mind when we’re designing homes, and these apartments and terraces are no exception.

An abundance of natural light floods

spacious indoor and outdoor living areas and thought has been given to providing storage and parking.”

From the external building materials, to the leafy tree lined courtyard, right through to the interior finishes of the apartments, Botanica has a mix of textures and tones that will make for a great investment or a beautiful new place to call home.

“Buyers and investors alike are looking for a few key things right now – affordability, quality and of course location, and Botanica ticks all of the boxes,” says Peter Evans, national director of residential project marketing for Colliers International.

Minutes to key transport, including the train, zoning for Auckland Grammar and a variety of lifestyle and recreational choices on your door step, the address is hard to beat.

Our one bedroom apartments start from only $430,000 and we have a range of one, two and three bedroom apartments and town homes to suit everyone’s needs and budget.

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A MOST BEAUTIFUL SUICIDE? “Death must be so beautiful. To live in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and to listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.”

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In 1947, a lady by the name of Evelyn McHale flung herself from the Empire State Building, landing upon a parked car in the street below. The image, reproduced in Time Magazine, became known as The Most Beautiful Suicide.

Fifteen years later, Andy Warhol used the shot for his painting, Suicide (Fallen Body).

It is not known exactly how many people have flung themselves from America’s most iconic skyscraper, but it is thought to be over 30. A laid-off construction worker became the first suicide victim before the monument was even finished in 1931. The following year, Frederick Eckert became the first – and only – person to have jumped from the upper observatory on the 102nd floor, tumbling to the roof of the 86th storey promenade. In 1976 Elvita Adams stepped from the 86th floor only to be blown back onto the 85th level by a freak gust of wind, fate ensuring suicide was swapped for a broken hip. In 1943, New York Christmas shoppers watched on in horror as a former United States sailor landed among them, and four years later, after five people either jumped or attempted to jump in less than a month from the 86th floor observation deck, a safety fence was erected. One of those five was Evelyn McHale. On 1 May, aged just 23, from there she took her final step.

Evelyn McHale was born on 20 September, 1923 in Washington DC. She was one of seven siblings all cared for by their banker father following their mother’s departure and parents’ subsequent divorce. After high school McHale served in the Women’s Army Corps and upon leaving burnt her uniform. She later moved to the Big Apple where she lived with her brother and his wife, securing a job as a bookkeeper. While serving as a bridesmaid McHale met her future finance, Barry Rhodes. After the wedding, McHale burnt her gown.

The night before her death McHale celebrated with Rhodes for his 24th birthday. Following the festivities she checked into a New York hotel alone.

There was nothing odd about her behaviour, Rhodes later recounted. There was nothing to suggest that he had just spent his final night with his wife-to-be.

Whilst in the hotel McHale penned a note, among its words: “I don’t think I would

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If life really is pain, as William Goldman wrote, then what is death and can it ever be a thing of beauty? Oscar Wilde thought so. “Death must be so beautiful,” he penned in The Canterville Ghost. “To live in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and to listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.”

make a good wife for anyone.” Rhodes, she wrote, would be better off without her: “Tell my father, I have too many of my mother’s tendencies.” She asked to be cremated and that there be no service.

McHale crossed out the note’s first couple of sentences, placed it into her purse and ventured to the Empire State Building.

Once at the observation platform she neatly folded her coat and rested it on the floor with her purse and a few family photos. She then stepped up onto the ledge and dropped her white silk scarf from the 1000-foot precipice.

A photography student by the name of Robert Wiles was across the street from the skyscraper when he heard a thunderous crash at around 10.40am.

A crowd gathered. McHale had landed atop a United Nations limousine. The car was destroyed but her body remained mysteriously unbroken in its appearance.

Four minutes after stepping from the ledge, Wiles took her picture. The next week the image adorned a full page of Time Magazine above a caption that read: “At the bottom of the Empire State Building the body of Evelyn McHale reposes calmly in grotesque bier, her falling body punched into the top of a car.” Wiles was never to publish another photograph again.

“At the bottom of the Empire State Building the body of Evelyn McHale reposes calmly in grotesque bier, her falling body punched into the top of a car.”

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The picture’s array of seemingly contrasting imagery is what is so striking, and haunting. McHale is dressed immaculately. Her make-up is perfect.

Her lips rich, her closed eyes delicately lined. She wears white gloves and pearls and only her shoes are missing. She could quite easily be reclining, asleep upon a chaise longue, but for the mangled wreck beneath her.

“The photograph is extraordinary in several ways — not least because it remains, seven decades later, one of the most famous portraits of suicide ever made,” writes Ben Cosgove in Time Magazine. “…But beyond the mystery of Evelyn McHale’s life and death, there is the equally profound mystery of how a single photograph of a dead woman can feel so technically rich, visually compelling and — it must be said — so downright beautiful so many years after it was made… This is not the place to delve into the deep, troubling universe of suicide… But for a single moment, we can look one last time at Evelyn McHale, and remember her.

Even if none of us ever knew her. Even if we’ll never really know what pushed her off the building. Even if she’s long, long gone, and never coming back.”

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

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NEWMARKET YOUNG FASHION DESIGNER

In recent weeks we have seen strong trading precinctwide, most likely bolstered by the large number of events on across the city.

Auckland certainly feels like it has come of age.

Aren’t we all lucky to call this wonderful city home?

We recently completed our submission to the council providing our feedback on the Long Term Plan. Auckland is at a pivotal juncture and we need strong direction to ensure the right decisions are made to best position this city for future development and growth. In Newmarket we are fast becoming a major metropolitan centre and need to ensure we are heard and that we are firmly on the council’s radar. The council is asking all of us to pay more in rates and fees (business and residential) and to expect cut backs in some services. Call me old fashioned, but when the books at home aren’t looking too flash, we cut expenses. With council staff headcount in 2014 exceeding 11,134 — which is only slightly less than the entire population of Matamata, and at an eye-watering cost of over $702m, it would be the first place I would start looking to save some money.

However, I have heard more headcount growth is on the cards…

Council, and the central government, need to invest heavily in Auckland’s infrastructure. We all want a world class city with first world services, but the council could win many more favours from us all if it took a long look in the mirror and put itself on a diet.

“We all want a world class city with first world services, but the council could win many more favours from us all if it took a long look in the mirror and put itself on a diet.”

The NBA’s event’s calendar is starting to ramp up and we are finalising logistics for ANZAC Day on Saturday April 25. The Newmarket ANZAC Parade starts on Teed St at 9am and makes its way along Broadway in time for a 9.30am service at Olympic Park.

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ART DECO DAY People will have an opportunity to get their groove on 1920s-style at Auckland’s Own Art Deco Day Out on April 19.

Live jazz, along with a sparkling array of classic cars from the days of flappers and swingers, will make Highwic – the Heritage New Zealand property in Newmarket – a hot spot for people wanting to let their hair down in true art deco style.

“Auckland’s Own Art Deco Day Out is one of Newmarket’s annual stand-out events,” says the Manager of Highwic, Cheryl Laurie.

“There are thousands of Aucklanders who have an affinity for things deco, and the fun nature of this event brings many deco fans back every year.”

HIGHWIC HOUSE Highwic, the Heritage New Zealand property in Newmarket, is the place to be these school holidays!

Kids at a loose end can take part in a range of fun activities that will keep them occupied and amused through Easter and well into the two-week school break.

A highlight of the holiday season at Highwic will be two performances of The Puppet Man’s Amazing Marionette Circus Show presented by Auckland puppeteer John Rew. Inspired by a cowboy marionette he was given as a boy, John began making his own puppets and over the years has built up a miniature circus.

“The challenge is always to see just what you can do with strings and wooden characters as you make the inanimate come to life,” says John.

People are encouraged to pack a picnic, put on their roaring 20s glad rags (if they have any – no problem if they don’t, says Cheryl) and enjoy dancing to live jazz or just soaking up the pleasant ambience of Highwic’s beautiful garden to the sound of music from the Gatsby-era.

The pop-up Cupcake Café will also operate on-site, selling light refreshments to punters looking for a pick-me-up.

“There’s nothing like a bit of jazz al fresco to set your feet tapping – and for many people, the wonderful world of art deco provides the ultimate in feel-good nostalgia,” says Cheryl.

“April 19 is a great opportunity to relive this amazing era when fashion was hot, jazz was a blast and everyone swung,” says Cheryl.

Art Deco Day is supported by Westfield 277. For more information on Auckland’s Own Art Deco Day Out, visit… www.highwic.co.nz

SUNDAY APRIL 19, 1-5PM. $5 PER ADULT, CHILDREN FREE

“Children really love the show and afterwards they get to have a turn with a simple puppet themselves.”

The two sessions start at 10.30am on April 9 and 16 and will kick off two traditional Fun Days at Highwic, which will include supervised indoor games like Blind Man’s Bluff, musical cushions and more. Depending on the weather, children will also be able to take part in egg and spoon races, sack races, three legged races and other timeless outdoor games. The Fun Days will finish at 3.30pm.

Things take a different tack with two sessions of Arty Easter Eggs and Biscuits on April 8 (10am-12.30pm and 1-3.30pm) in Highwic’s kitchen.

Kids, adults and ‘kidults’ will have the opportunity of baking their own biscuits on our coal range, and then – in keeping with the Easter season – decorating an egg to eat here or to take home.

Highwic’s beautifully restored coal range will be fired up a week later on April 15 for another kitchen-based activity – Soldiers Biscuit and Poppy Making.

“We’ll be running two sessions for this activity too, in which kids will be able to

make their own Anzac biscuits on the range – just like their greatgrandmothers did to send to soldiers overseas during the First World War,” says the Manager of Highwic, Cheryl Laurie.

“And if that’s not enough, our Peter Rabbit Trail will run through the holidays from April 5-17 which will help keep children amused for hours,” she says.

“Kids can hunt for images of Peter Rabbit hidden in the house and grounds, and everyone who completes the trail will go into the draw to win a beautiful Beatrix Potter children’s book.”

Places are limited for some activities and people are encouraged to book early. For more information on activity times and dates, admission charges and bookings, visit: www.highwic.co.nz

APRIL 8 2015 10AM-12.30PM & 1-3.30PM HIGHWIC’S HOUSE KITCHEN MORTIMER PASS NEWMARKET, AUCKLAND

WILLS – INVEST 45 MINUTES NOW TO AVOID HEARTBREAK LATER Making a will is a task that many put off, but it is one of the most important documents you’ll ever have.

“Death is a topic none of us wish to dwell on, but with a little forethought and planning, a will can remove significant problems and stress on your loved ones during an incredibly tough time,” says Matt Sale, Retail General Manager for Public Trust.

Leaving it to chance can be costly and messy if tragedy strikes, because the courts make clinical decisions according to a statutory formula in the Administration Act 1969. It has the potential to catch people out who assume they’ll receive a fair share of a loved one’s estate when in reality, they may not.

Clearly stating how you would like your estate managed by an executor and trustee once you have passed on, nominating guardians for children under 18 and drawing up a list of assets outlining your savings, investments, life insurance or valuables removes a lot of guesswork for those left behind.

“We write straightforward wills within 45 minutes that are easy to understand and in plain English” explains Sale.

He encourages everyone to review their will whenever there’s a big life change (e.g getting married or entering a civil union) as sometimes a Will is automatically revoked unless there are specific instructions stating otherwise.

It’s not all about money either. A will offers the opportunity to leave instructions on guardianship of children, the disposal of sentimental jewellery, art works or family heirlooms; funeral, burial or cremation wishes; bequests to individuals or charitable organisations and requests concerning the fate of a beloved pet.

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encounter is when people don’t have a will, so family members don’t know where to start when someone passes away. Or, if the will isn’t updated every few years noting a new marriage, house purchases, recently born children and grandchildren, or a separation or divorce.

It can turn into an expensive, time consuming and stressful exercise. If life changes aren’t taken into account, it can potentially lead to unforeseen problems such as ‘partial intestacy’ when the estate cannot be fully dealt with or parts of the deceased’s assets are not able to be distributed as you may have wanted.

Recently, Public Trust dealt with a case where all the beneficiaries named in a will were deceased and there was no-one to allocate the proceeds of the estate too. The result meant unnecessary administration and litigation expenses to decide the final outcome.

According to Statistics New Zealand, 31,000 New Zealanders died last year. Public Trust administers the estates of about 2000 people a year, of whom about 100 have left behind no instructions. And don’t be the one that didn’t leave your Will in a safe and accessible place. Remember, if your will can’t be found, your last wishes can’t be followed!

For more information go to: http://www.publictrust.co.nz/life-events/ becoming-a-family/wills/what-is-a-will

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WHAT MAKES A WILL LEGAL? It must be in writing, signed, dated and signed by at least two witnesses who are not beneficiaries of the will

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WHO CAN MAKE A WILL? Anyone of sound mind and 18 years or older.

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BY THE DECEASED? It is called dying intestate and your estate will be distributed by court according to the Administration Act 1969.

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HOW CAN A WILL BE UPDATED? Never change your existing document with an alteration.

Get a new one prepared with a clause stating that all previous wills are cancelled.

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OUR STORY We are now in our 16th year at Just Rentals.

It only seems a short while ago that we had the ribbon cutting ceremony and celebrated the opening of our new business. It was 1 April, 2000 and we had the company colours of red and black ribbons and a matching rental flag. It was an exciting moment for us.

We are proud of the way Just Rentals has progressed. My husband Graham and I opened for business with one property on our books to rent, we had no computer skills, so we had to have training for this. We also had a huge passion to succeed. I was the letting manager, office manager and property manager and Graham was the accountant and handyman. Now we are a staff of four – we are a family business with lots of experience behind us. Our daughter Courtenay is our letting manager and our office administrator. Our three cats also have a big presence in our office.

We are a mature lot at Just Rentals. Between us we have many years of experience and all have a desire to help people into a rental home, whether it be a studio for $290.00 a week or a mansion for $1500.00 a week. Everybody is treated equally, we also always take care of those with furry children.

Landlords are comfortable with our team managing their valuable properties with the knowledge that they are dealing with the same experienced staff year after year and yes, many more years to come.

We are looking forward to our 20 year celebration. Up until now it has been a great journey.

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CELEBRATING GROWING TIES WITH KOREA One of the most striking features of Auckland is its diverse range of ethnicities. This area, centring on the Epsom electorate, has large and expanding communities of peoples from many countries across Asia, including the Indian subcontinent. This is changing our neighbourhoods, schools and businesses, bringing many challenges and even more opportunities. Nobody could deny that Auckland is now a more interesting city than it was 20 or 30 years ago.

Korean migrants are an important group, comprising close to four % of the Epsom electorate. Since I began learning Tae Kwon Do, a Korean martial art, more than 20 years ago, I’ve had a keen interest in the culture. It’s good to have so many hard working Koreans living amongst us.

Alongside migration we have also seen a great trading relationship flourish between our two countries. Korea is our sixth largest export destination for goods and services, and our eighth largest import source. Our two-way trade totals $4 billion, as of June 2014. Like many Kiwis, I drive a Korean car and watch a Korean television; but it’s good to know that so many Koreans are consuming our exports – often around the dining table.

This month the Prime Minister visited Korea to sign the New Zealand-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This will provide Kiwi exporters major savings. Currently, around $229 million is paid by exporters as duties. Tariff reductions in the first year alone will save an estimated $65 million. The removal of tariffs on products such as wine, kiwifruit and certain cheeses will be a boon for those New Zealand export industries.

The FTA will also provide better protections for New Zealand investors in the Korean market, and reinforces our position as an attractive, stable investment option.

The FTA is yet to come into force, but the government is working hard to bring it into force as soon as possible, so that both countries can begin seeing the benefit.

Trade agreements, such as the FTA with China that has seen huge export growth in six years, this one being signed with Korea now, and the Trans Pacific Partnership still being negotiated with 12 Asia-Pacific countries, all help to open up markets for Kiwi exporters. Exports drive New Zealand economic growth.

The National Government is working hard to secure the best conditions for Kiwi businesses and exporters. We are holding our own on the world stage with top-tier economies, and we are continuing to work for New Zealand.

Visit our website at www.justrentals.co.nz 40 St Johns Road, Meadowbank Office Phone 09 528 4818 After Hours Phone 09 521 2539 Fax 09 528 4816 Email justrentals@xtra.co.nz

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235 Parnell Road, Parnell

274.60m² (2,955.77ft²). Located in the heart of Parnell with excellent exposure. Refurbished premises ready for occupation June 2015. Onsite car parking available.

Jared Halligan Mobile: (021) 770 371 Email: jah@78.co.nz Jason Galea Mobile: (021) 775 699 Email: jsg@78.co.nz Or contact your local agent

TENANCY:

AREA (m²)

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2955.77

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$65.00 + GST p.w each

OPEX - currently budgeted at approx. $86/m²

235 Parnell Road, Parnell Retail – 165.50m² (1,781.42ft²). Located in the heart of Parnell with excellent exposure. Refurbished premises ready for occupation June 2015. Onsite car parking available.

Jared Halligan Mobile: (021) 770 371 Email: jah@78.co.nz Jason Galea Mobile: (021) 775 699 Email: jsg@78.co.nz Or contact your local agent TENANCY:

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43.56

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1027.95

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753.47

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$65.00 + GST p.w each

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FOR FORLEASE LEASE

16 York Street, Parnell

263.25m² (2,833.60ft²). Full height frameless glass provides excellent exposure and natural light.

Onsite car parking available.

Emlyn Lloyd Mobile: (021) 838 726 Email: ejl@78.co.nz Belinda Masfen Mobile: 027 662 0400 Email: bpm@78.co.nz Or contact your local agent

TENANCY: Ground Floor

AREA (m²)

AREA (ft²)

263.25

2,833.60

NET RENTAL ($/m²)

STATUS

325

Available

Car Parks

$50 + GST p.w each

OPEX - currently budgeted at approx. $85/m²

69 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell Showroom / Warehouse – 350.00m² (3,767.40ft²) to 1,323.99m² (14,251.31ft²). In prime location beside the French Markets.

Premises to be refurbished and ready for occupation August 2015. Onsite car parking available.

Emlyn Lloyd Mobile: (021) 838 726 Email: ejl@78.co.nz Belinda Masfen Mobile: 027 662 0400 Email: bpm@78.co.nz Or contact your local agent TENANCY Warehouse

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AREA (ft²)

NET RENTAL ($/m²)

STATUS

350.00 to 1,323.99

3,767.40 to 14,251.31

175

Available

Car Parks OPEX - currently budgeted at approx. $40/m²

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CRIME PR EVENTION IN PARNELL

Over the last ten years, Parnell has experienced improved access to the motorway via Stanley Street, to South & West Auckland, as well as the North Shore. This together with connecting the CBD to Newmarket makes Parnell an important arterial route.

Callum Baker, Governing Director Parklane Group feels that this has resulted in significant growth in the retail and commercial sector with subsequent implications on security requirements.

“Parnell has, as much as any other suburb its own crime issues. Unfortunately public resources are spread really thin to cover the cost for security in most suburban areas”, he said.

“Many suburbs in Auckland will need to reassess their security & crime prevention needs to meet challenges around car theft, burglaries, willful damage to property and general street safety”.

Via the Parnell Business Association, Callum has been actively involved in an ongoing assessment over the past 3 years with the police, security companies,

and consultants, as well as conducting initial discussions with building owners.

The process started with evaluating monthly crime stats, earmarking certain streets and hot spots and exploring opportunities to potentially work together with adjoining precincts or other service providers.

THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY NEEDS TO FEEL SAFE AND UP TO NOW THERE HAVE BEEN NO FUNDS TO SUPPORT A CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGY AND SECURITY PLAN. I AM EXCITED THAT THROUGH PARNELL INC. EXPANDING THEIR BID BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE ALL BUSINESSES IN PARNELL, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO ALLOCATE SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS TO INITIATE A PROGRAMME.

EVENTION IN PARNELL ONE PARNELL, ONE PRECINCT

From the end of March for a period of 4 weeks, Parnell Inc. are running a pilot programme in the area to identify hot spots and high risk times of the day.

Responses from businesses in the area will be collated for the initiation of phase 1, following a successful expansion.

Phase 1 will focus on mobile street patrols and long term we are recommending an integrated Crime Prevention Plan comprising CCTV, mobile street patrols and other safety initiatives. Parnell Inc. have committed no less than $100,000 to this process in year 1. Further consultation with all Parnell businesses and landowners will determine the extent of CCTV deployment, and various options on surveillance monitoring will be explored”.

“We look forward to putting this in place over next 12 months once the BID Expansion is concluded” said Callum in closing.

ESPLANADE HOTEL - Q&A Verve: Please tell Verve readers a bit about the history behind the beautiful Esplanade building.

Esplanade Hotel: The story of The Esplanade Hotel begins in 1900 when a local company, Northern Property Limited purchased the old Flagstaff Hotel, situated on the current Esplanade Hotel site. The Flagstaff was removed and plans drawn up for a grand hotel to be built, called The Esplanade Hotel.

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Edwardian architecture, spaciousness, high ceilings, and cutglass windows. The Esplanade is only a ten-minute ferry ride from the CBD and yet offers a wonderful seaside holiday feel with indoor or outdoor dining.

V: Over and above accommodation, what else does the Esplanade Hotel offer?

E: The Esplanade offers relaxing, comfortable and intimate spaces where locals and other guests can soak up the ambiance, whether they are here for a quiet moment, a catch up with friends at one of the bars or one of the three dining areas, a conference, small meeting or a wedding.

V: Any enchanting anecdotes?

E: One endearing story is of the great-grandsons of the Esplanade’s builder, Mr Grandison, who meet here with their wives every Christmas.

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ELEVATE AND THE RISE OF THE BRAIN TRAINERS

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Beyond this, Elevate’s design is far more appealing than its counterparts. While Lumosity and other apps boast simplistic, understated designs, Elevate is bright, and colourful. Most notable are the improved design features of Elevate’s games.

Utilising state of the art animation software, Elevate’s cartoon objects, including spaceships, nesting dolls and birds are used to show user development, creating a programme that feels more like a mobile learning game as opposed to the educational tool apps like Lumosity and Peak.

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Further differences can be found in the gaming features of the app. While most other apps focus on improving the core cognitive abilities of the user, Elevate’s approach is considerably different.

Focussing on how you speak, listen, write and read, Elevate’s games are based on improving your overall communication skills so as to better the users processing and retention of the information gathered.

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I guess the question now is, does it work Will using this app improve my mental dexterity? The simple answer is, no one knows. While there are competing studies as to the scientific and neurological benefits of these apps, some for, some against, including a recent BBC study of 13,000 people that showed these apps are of little benefit to the user, nobody can definitively say yes these apps are worth your time. So it appears the proof is in the downloads. Whether they’re improving your mental processes or just something to do over that morning coffee, what’s the harm in giving it a go, it cant hurt and if you don’t like it, its free, just delete it.

A LOOK AT APPLE’S 2014 APP OF THE YEAR; IS IT REALLY WORTH YOUR TIME? Elevate is an app, but not just any app, its Apple’s 2014 app of the year. It is designed to increase your memory by retraining your brain, improving focus and comprehension. Similar to other brain training apps on the market, Elevate has seen a surge in downloads since late last year, as providers expand their focus to reach the adult population. While it has been long acknowledged that the cell phone, now smart phone, is a tool for the youth, increasing numbers of adult users now operate their phones as much as their younger counterparts. Less focussed on gaming and music downloads, these consumers have created a demand for apps of interest on a more intellectual level, apps that allow justification for use and that provide qualitative outcomes for the user and so we enter the domain of the Brain Training app.

Apps like Lumosity, Peak, Fit Brains and many more of these so called ‘Brain Training’ apps have cornered the market since their debuts, each claiming to out perform the other, offering new and improved features to increase the users cognitive abilities.

So with plenty of other Brain Training apps on the market, why try Elevate?

REPUBLIC’S NEW HOME

It’s a bright, sunny day when we meet David Peez, the owner of Republic Home, and it’s made even brighter as we immerse ourselves in the plethora of colourful and stylish homewares within the walls of the new Parnell store.

“Organic and re-crafted pieces are important to me as is a high level of quality and authenticity,”

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Republic has long been on the musthave list for many an interiors aficionado, revered for its creativity, colour and distinctive, tasteful pieces. David bought the iconic store three and a half years ago from its well-known owners who were predominantly inspired by their Bali travels. Since then Republic Home has evolved, with David now sourcing

“We like to mix up contemporary and oneoff vintage pieces on a seasonal basis... and we’re far more about pushing style boundaries, whether working with like-minded designers or creating our own designs”

Buying Republic was certainly a change in direction for New Zealand-born David, who worked in corporate finance in the Middle East until the GFC hit. “I was already importing rugs from Iran on the side [I still run that business also: Zabol (www.zabol.co.nz)], and it was time for a change of scene. I’ve always had a passion for interior design and design in general, so taking over Republic was the perfect sea change,” he says. “I think we’ve found the right formula; we fill a niche between mass market and ultra high end design.”

A part of the company’s ethos is using ethical, sustainable and recycled materials.

“Organic and re-crafted pieces are important to me as is a high level of quality and authenticity,” says David. “We work with a lot of furniture designers who are exclusive to us at Republic in New Zealand, and we are bringing in more and more exclusive furniture collections.

For example, we’re currently sourcing a safari inspired collection from an American company that works with a number of commercial clients around the globe.”

Indeed, this is a store where the interiors enthusiast is spoiled for choice. Striking wall art from Indonesia and brightly hued Juju hats adorn the walls, along with tall bookshelves laden with handicrafts from far-flung places; a brightly upholstered wing chair and matching ottoman made locally in New Zealand catches the eye as does a glass dining table set on an enormous teak tree root originating in Indonesia; chests of drawers inlaid with mother of pearl from India add glamour and Moroccan footstools in all the colours of the rainbow sit on the floor in all their exuberant glory.

The continual progression of Republic is good news for its many devotees. Just like the iconic Ponsonby store, Republic Home in Parnell is a visual feast, designed to excite and inspire. “We like to mix up contemporary and one-off vintage pieces on a seasonal basis... and we’re far more about pushing style boundaries, whether working with like-minded designers or creating our own designs,” says David.

“We don’t want to dictate a particular style to people, but we curate spaces to help them decide how they could incorporate our wares into their home.”

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products from all over the globe. “We source from Indonesia, the Philippines, China, India, Vietnam, the Middle East and Africa,” he says. “Republic is everevolving, I’m always on the look out for good quality, stylish and unique furniture and homewares.”

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LIVING BIG IN A SMALL SPACE TINY DIGS ARE TAKING OVER Tiny houses are no longer a miniature pleasure for doll lovers; they’re becoming part of a global living trend that advocates living simply in small homes.

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1. White colour schemes and clever use of mirrors open up areas spatially.

2. Conceal extra storage areas with floating joinery.

3. Treat outdoor areas as an extension of the living room to give the illusion of space.

4. Floor to ceiling curtains in the same colour unifies the area, making it larger.

5. Small items juxtaposed by large artwork gives the illusion of more room.

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A lack of affordability, prohibitive building costs and environmental concerns are pushing people away from ‘McMansion’ houses to small-space living.

From Huffington Post to Hosking on ZB, the tiny house social and architectural movement is rapidly gaining lots of media attention both abroad and locally.

It has spawned hit television shows like Tiny House Nation and Tiny House Hunters in the United States to an upcoming New Zealand feature documentary, dedicated Tiny House Facebook pages and a comprehensive website closer to home.

Built to last like a traditional home, tiny homes look aesthetically like a full-scale home with a knack for generating breathing room and light through innovative design, but are approximately a tenth of the size.

In New Zealand the average size of a house is 205 square metres according to a 2011 study by Quotable Value Limited. By comparison to these ‘McMansions’, a tiny house can be as small as 20 square metres.

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real estate analysis unit, professor Bob Hargreaves says, “there’s evidence that the ‘McMansion’ type of house was becoming more difficult to sell and more expensive to heat.”

It’s no wonder people are choosing to buck the norm by building a ‘Mini Maison’ as an alternative.

Bevan Thomas has built his own little $75,000 genius version in New Zealand that’s fully powered and plumbed with two mezzanine bedrooms, a living area, full kitchen and bathroom with a shower and composting toilet.

He believes the tiny house movement, “was becoming increasingly popular as people looked for ways to live with less impact on the planet, or to avoid being tied to a half million dollar mortgage.”

“They have built stunning tiny homes, imagined wonderful space saving designs and most importantly, created beautiful lives,” he says.

Langston is documenting the design and build of a tiny house, uniquely built for New Zealand conditions on his website, Living Big in a Tiny House.

Less space and less stuff means less load and more time, which are key benefits of the tiny house movement.

Be it for economic or perhaps environmental reasons, if you dream of downsizing, why not go small to make room for a bigger life?

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Everyone is invited to participate in the ‘mochitsuki corner’, a sight that is becoming rarer even in Japan.

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Performers and the audience become one during opening and closing cerimonies, with the atmosphere making you feel like you’re at a truely authentic Japanese festival.

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How to Make a Paper Crane

Open fold 90°– open pocket, then push down to form square.

The orizuru (ori- ‘folded’, tsuru- ‘crane’), or paper crane, is a design considered the most classic of all Japanese origami. It is a representation of the Japanese Redcrowned Crane, which has become an international symbol for peace.

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Push the top down & let sides part & line up with outer corners to form a square.

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Fold sides into centre, then unfold again on both sides.

Fold the bottom open corner all the way to the top until it stops & allow the sides to collapse inward to the centre.

This is known as a petal fold.

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Fold outer edges inward to centre.

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Fold outter corners together.

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Fold the bottom corner vertically up as far as it will go. Turn over & repeat on the other side.

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Simply Sushi “Standing behind his counter, Jiro notices things,” writes Robert Ebert of the stunning 2011 documentary, Jiro Dreams of Sushi. “Some customers are left handed, some right handed. That helps him determine where they are seated at his counter… He knows the history of that piece of seafood. He knows his staff has recently started massaging an octopus for 45 minutes and not half an hour… Half an hour of massage was good enough to win three Michelin stars. You realise the tragedy of Jiro Ono’s life is that there are not, and never will be, four stars.”

An 1873 Japanese-English dictionary is the first to mention sushi, and five years later it was namechecked in an article about Japanese cooking in the journal, Notes and Queries. It is believed sushi was served in Britain when Crown Prince Akihito visited Queen Elizabeth II in the year of her coronation, 1953, and that same year he offered the dish at Washington’s Japanese Embassy. Cross country, a little over a decade later, sushi was truly embraced for the first time in the west thanks to the foresight of Noritoshi Kanai, the man who coined the ‘sushi bar”.

Three stars is, of course, no mean feat.

But Jiro is a perfectionist. Even aged 85, the sushi master, considered to be among the world’s very best, is still looking to hone his craft. The mesmerising film, set to a most compelling score, follows Jiro, his staff and two sons. The restaurant, Sukiyasbashi Jiro, is a simple basement affair that seats just a handful of customers. Their dishes, akin to miniature pieces of art, are individually hand rolled, wrapped and served to order. The eatery, which has hosted such luminaries as President Obama, is listed by iconic French chef Joël Robuchon as being among his most favourite food spots.

“When I first said I’m going into the sushi business, people told me, American’s don’t eat raw fish by hand,” he tells the Tokyo Journal. “… I had two choices.

Introduce Japanese food culture through the supermarket, which I thought would take a hundred years before American housewives began buying Japanese food products… [Or] do it through restaurants.”

Though perfected by the Japanese, sushi is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia, possibly as early as the 2nd century, embraced by Japan, via China, 700 years later in part due to the spread of Buddhism (the fish-laden rice proving a fine alternative for meat-free Buddhists). It was there that narezushi – or ‘aged sushi’ was born. Among the first ingredients was Golden Carp. Fished from Japan’s largest freshwater lake, Biwa, it was left to ferment for six months and for five hundred years only the wealthiest of Japanese families could afford to eat it.

The creation of modern, Tokyo-style nigri – or ‘hand-formed’ – sushi is regularly credited to Hanaya Yohei who opened the first sushi stall near the banks of the Sumida River. His fish, harvested fresh from the nearby Tokyo Bay, eliminated much of the need for fermentation or preservation.

This new breed of fast-food sushi made it affordable for the masses. Nigri became the new standard in sushi preparation and thousands of stalls and restaurants opened up throughout the city.

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He approached Mr Kakajima, owner of Kawafuku, a sprawling Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The restaurateur was reluctant. “Whole fish was not sold in supermarkets at the time,” continues Kanai. “Fish was cut and frozen and you never saw the head, tail or eyes.

So he thought sushi could never be sold… [that] American customers would run away… his wife finally helped me convince him and the first sushi bar in America opened.” Four year later, in 1970, the first sushi bar outside Little Tokyo opened its doors in Hollywood and celebrity endorsements soon followed. Then came establishments in Chicago and New York, and now, it seems, the tables have turned.

If only a little. “Sushi chefs in Japan have been using avocado lately because they have been influenced by American sushi culture,” sushi master Chef Seki told Food Republic in 2014. “American sushi diners are much more sophisticated these days than when I started working in New York.

They trust sushi chefs more and are more educated overall – they actually don’t over-dip sushi in soy sauce often, at least not as much as diners two decades ago!”

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Karaage is Japanese style fried chicken (two words: kara age). It is a great appetizer for your drinks, kids (and adult) friendly dinner, and also a perfect small dish for your lunch box.

Japanese karaage is usually seasoned with garlic and ginger along with soy sauce, coated lightly with flour, and deep fried. Because of the oil, it may not be the healthiest Japanese food but it’s certainly a very popular one

METHOD:

Karaage means ‘deep fried food with no batter’ in Japanese. If it is not specified, it usually means chicken. You can get karaage absolutely anywhere in Japan.

Izakaya, Japanese bars, serve a lot of little appetizers (like tapas restaurants), and karaage is a staple dish there.

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Although you can find karaage many places, it is easily made at home too.

Ingredients are very simple and found in any market. Serve hot with freshly squeezed lemon juice, which helps to cut grease (unfortunately not calories).

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Cut chicken into 25g each (important: all same size).

Marinate chicken for 30 minutes in plastic bag (or ziploc bag).

While marinating chicken, beat one egg in the bowl and mix flour in the other bigger bowl (or in the plastic bag).

Heat oil to 180 degrees.

After marinating chicken, add two tablespoons of water and rub into the chicken for 30 seconds.

Coat marinated chicken in beaten egg.

Add chicken to the mixed flour and toss to coat each piece evenly.

Gently drop each pieces of chicken separately into the oil.

Cook for 90 seconds until the exterior is a light golden colour.

Transfer the fried chicken onto a lined rack to drain excess oil.

Rest 4 minutes. Whilst resting, the chicken will continue to cook with the remaining heat.

Cook the chicken again for about 1 minute until the skin is a nice golden colour. This helps the chicken to stay crispy longer.

Transfer the chicken onto a lined rack or paper towel to drain excess oil.

Serve with lemon wedges.

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TOP 5 TIPS FOR YOUR VISIT TO JAPAN

This is to avoid breaking up the rice.

(Careful though, do so sparingly — dousing sushi in soy sauce offends the chef!)

“When in Japan, do as the Japanese do,” but how exactly? Verve’s got the Top 5 Tips when it comes to proper Japanese etiquette.

Offer and accept business cards with two hands.

So you’re off to Japan, but a little worried about it’s baroque rituals and ancient traditions. Never fear, it’s effort, not execution, that matters most to the Japanese, and if you make a sincere effort to learn, people are appreciative and forgiving of mistakes.

To help you get off on the right foot, Verve has listed the top 5 common mistakes — and what to do instead.

One’s business card is an extension of oneself.

Accept (and offer) each card with two hands while facing the other person; then look at the card before putting it away.

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Wrap the left side over the right of your kimono.

If you’re given a yukata, or light cotton kimono, make sure to wrap it left over right.

It’s done the opposite way only on corpses.

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Japanese hosts often expect you to remove your shoes before you come inside. If you step on the ground with bare (or socked) feet, you’ll bring dirt in — and show disrespect to your host.

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Dip the fish side of your nigiri into the sauce.

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Lay your chopsticks horizontally across your bowl.

If you stick your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice, to Buddhists, this means you’re offering your rice to the dead.

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On arrival in Tokyo it’s immediately evident that this is a city committed to style. Young women ride bicycles sidesaddle in pencil skirts and heels while groups of young men with blonde tips and tailored suits meet on busy corners, looking like David Bowie on his way to a job interview.

With magazines like Fruits showcasing the quirkiest of Japanese street-style it’s easy to think that everyone is getting around dressed like video game characters or Little Bo Peep on LSD. The Tokyo Runway Meets New York event at New York Fashion Week in February however, revealed another side of style from the land of the rising sun. Up and coming designers blended the clean tailored lines of wafuku (Japanese clothing) with the textures of yofuku (western clothing) to create classic looks for the international market.

Seven labels presented collections at the show, which included the geometric shapes of Aula and colourful patterns of label DressCamp. Double Standard Clothing mixed soft shapes with leather, while Han Ahn Soon proved the nineties are indeed back with models in gold lamé pantsuits. Fig & Viper presented strong feminine looks for the city and the collection from Mastermind would not look out of place on New Zealand streets this winter. With Tokyo only taking half the flying time as a trip to Paris, it’s definitely worth including a visit to this fashion capital as part of your next shopping holiday.

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Sitting in my car the other day, where the temperature gauge told me it was 26 degrees outside, I got a text – “New Seasons Knitwear in Store Now, come and check it out!” Hmmm. Good luck with that, I thought. It seems that with this delicious extended summer no-one wants to think about winter, even if we all know it’s coming, and those cooler evenings and mornings do mean that autumn is here, and very soon we’ll be popping the heavier duvet on the bed.

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It makes sense to get into stores now, in order to buy the transseasonal pieces that will see you right through winter. So, what will you find if you start looking now? We’ve identified a few key trends for Autumn and Winter 2015.

And to celebrate we are having a sale for all boho brides to be! For the month of April ONLY, receive 10% off the value of your bridal get-up by booking and paying in full. Come into the store (before we move at the end of April) for your complementary consultation with our designer Elizabeth and be wrapped up in the romance of it all.

“To celebrate moving, April is SALE month at A La Robe: Order your dream dress and pay in full to receive 10% off the normal retail price.”

Pastels: Yes, the traditionally summer palette is playing into the winter months. Grey, pale blue, pale pink, cream and lilac are all being reworked into lovely pieces of knitwear, coats and classic winter staples like trousers and skirts.

As our transformation begins, keep up with us as we POP UP at various locations over the rest of the year and collaborate with other wedding specialists from all over the world.

Architectural Pieces: Look for minimalist but sculptural lines in tops, skirts and jackets. Exaggeratedly rounded shoulder lines, funnel necklines, extra padding worked in neoprene, leather and heavy sweat-shirting – these pieces are possibly the most exciting change seen in fashion for a few years.

We have adventures and events planned, conversations to share and images to inspire. Lust after your dress to be, by following us and all we have to share on Instagram @ alarobe, facebook and on our exciting new blog on www. alarobe.com.

Black & White: Monochrome hasn’t had it’s day yet – and expect to see it in stripes, stripes and more stripes! Add a delicious pop of bright red and you’re totally on trend for the season.

A La Robe is on the move!

Sports Luxe: This isn’t new, but shows no sign of abating – perhaps led by a world more and more obsessed with healthy lifestyles. Mesh, team tees, hoods, zips, knit fabrics, racing stripes on knitted trims, body-con pieces with neon accents – it’s workout gear that you won’t want to work out in.

Masculine Styling: Wide-legged culottes and slim legged pants, longer line, slightly oversized, certainly longer-line blazers, shirts, hats and brogues, trenchcoats and vests, menswear inspired looks are big news this season. Even better – it’s super comfortable and easy to wear.

Capes: Rug like wraps and capes are taking over, these look fantastic worn with a new season midi-length pencil skirt and shirt, or simply wear back with.

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MANNING UP

It was the arrival of her daughter that inspired Urzila to finally quit, although she is unwilling to divulge too much information about her private life in respect of her family’s privacy. Carlson married her partner, Julie, late last year.

She doesn’t like labels, pigeon holes or preconceptions so she calls herself a ‘lesbiatarian’. White, black, blonde, brown, man, woman, straight, gay or both, it should, she says, be irrelevant: “The only difference as far as I’m concerned is that some sit and some stand when they piss, but if a dude wants to sit and piss, then let him, anything to improve the aim!”

The interview takes place the day after International Women’s Day. Needless to say, Urzila didn’t celebrate it. “I didn’t cook, so that could be a thing,” she says, “but my wife did, so that kind of cancels that out.” Except, I later find out, when she’s driving. “As soon as my arse hits that car seat,” she grins, (it’s an enormous grin,) “I’m pissed off! It’s terrible when the kid’s are in the car, I just can’t talk, I’m

“WHITE, BLACK, BLONDE, BROWN, MAN, WOMAN, STRAIGHT, GAY OR BOTH, IT SHOULD BE IRRELEVANT.” scared to open my mouth because I’ll end up speaking like a sailor.” I ask Urzila if she would ever steal the keys from someone she deemed a bad driver, as is the current, cringe-inducing craze sweeping the country. “It’s so embarrassing isn’t it? You know these people taking the keys aren’t behaving logically. You know it’s going to be some redneck and you know it’s not being done politely.” It’s important, she stresses, to make good impressions with tourists. “New Zealand drivers are awful anyway, absolutely no spatial awareness.

And as for passing lanes? Performance

enhancing lanes, more like.”

South African-born Urzila has been living in New Zealand since 2006. The catalyst for the move came when a former partner’s young son arrived home from school with a rule book which forbade firearms, knives and the sexual violation of classmates: “He was six! When I was that age my main instructions were not to eat the playdough.” Fatefully, in the following day’s newspaper she found an advert looking to tempt people Down Under.

Urzila has previously lived in the States (“I considered moving there. I love them, but they don’t watch cricket,”) and the United Kingdom. Wales, more precisely. “I ended up staying in Cardiff for six months,” she says. “I worked illegally as a bar lady at some heavy metal festivals. I’ve never seen such pale people. It was like an Adams Family convention, all dressed in black and listening to this awful music. But it was a great time. I was a second-hand car dealer there for a while too. I never sold a single vehicle.”

Urzila likes order. Chaos makes her uneasy.

She’s a sucker for discipline and diarising.

She was late for the interview. Only a little. But I can sense her shame at her tardiness. I just presumed she was being a diva, I chide. “Yeah, I actually got here ten minutes early,” she shoots back. “I was hanging around outside. I thought, ‘I’m not going in there now like some rookie!’ But, seriously, I do need to have that organisation. There’s a one-year, twoyear, five-year plan.” What’s the five-year plan? “To be the New Zealand Oprah. She has her finger in so many pies, such as writing, production and television. That’s what I want, to be a perfect-rounder.”

The multi-award-winning comic is well on her way with a wealth of television appearances on shows such as 7 Days and a magazine column already under her belt.

Her stand-up gigs are usually pretty much guaranteed to sell-out and she’s just as popular across the ditch too.

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We’re perched in a wooden booth at the back of Conch café like Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw comparing scars on the boat in that iconic scene from Jaws.

But, instead of scars, Urzila Carlson and I are discussing our former smoking habits. Turns out we’ve been nicotine-free for about the same amount of time: two years. The panting has since subsided, chuckles Carlson, and hills seem to have suddenly lost both their stretch, and their steepness. “Plus, it ages you,” the comic adds. “See all these lines on my face?

Cigarettes! Terrible. I loved it though. It was a good friend to me for a long time, so I don’t want to bad mouth it. Let’s change the subject.”

“FIVE-YEAR PLAN?…

TO BE THE NEW ZEALAND OPRAH.”

URZILA WILL BE PERFORMING HER MAN UP SHOW AT SKYCITY THEATRE ON 16 AND 17 MAY AS PART OF THE NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL.

Contrary to stereotypes, Urzila believes humour knows no borders. “Every nation likes to think they can handle a crisis,” she says. “Whenever something goes wrong, the president will say ‘we’ll get through this because it’s what our nation does’.

No government is ever going to say ‘we have no idea what to do, we’re lost’. It’s the same with comedy. No-one wants to be perceived as snooty. Everyone likes to think they can have – and take – a joke; That they can laugh at themselves. Even the Germans.”

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Doris Mousdale Reviews Life New Zealand’s beloved book reviewer Doris Mousdale found her calling almost as soon as she could read. “I first fell in love with Enid Blyton and I’d borrow her books from my local public library,” she says. “I used to change them every day and it got the point where the librarian didn’t believe I was reading them, so she used to ask me each time what they were about.”

Doris, owner of the independent bookstore, Arcadia, in Newmarket, has been reviewing books for the BBC for 15 years and for Newstalk ZB for 28. “That all started when Leighton Smith asked for some advice and he ended up asking me to record a tape,” says Doris. “That led to an invite to the studio and I’m still there.

We disagree about certain things, and sometimes we fight, but I did get a little two-line mention in his book! He’s a great book lover.”

I ask Doris if there is a difference between reading for work and reading for pleasure, but she says that it’s never a chore: “When you find a good book, it’s still the same. Last night I picked up one at eleven o’clock called the Wonder Lover, and I could have sat there until four in the morning if my husband wasn’t at home.” She never gives a bad review.

If she doesn’t like a book, she’ll simply stop reading and pass it on to someone who she thinks might. She has too much respect, she says, for the toil that goes into those words, even if she doesn’t always appreciate the final product. I ask if she’s considered writing her own tome, but says she couldn’t put herself through the trauma: “I see so many good books that don’t make it. There’s an art to writing, and a brilliant art in good writing.”

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It is, she says, becoming harder for writers, but one good thing about Kindles and their ilk (“I begrudge even calling them eBooks, they’re gadgets you can read on”) is that they killed off the average mass market book: “The industry has been refined, and now only good books sell.

Prize-winning books sell lots.”

Rather than retire, Doris chose to go it alone and the opening of Arcadia, nearly six years ago, coincided with the eBook boom. Many thought she was mad. “There was a piece in the Herald calling me a ‘recessionista!’” says Doris. “But I know it takes five years to set up a good business and if I had waited, I’d still be struggling to get going now. Working through the hard times was good discipline because I already knew what the good times are like in the business. It worked. It was hard, but it’s been a pleasure.”

British-born Doris’ first foray into the publishing world came with the founding of a charitable bookshop at her children’s school back in the United Kingdom. That led to an invite by a group of publishers to tour local schools discussing books.

Next came a gig with the Arts Council of Great Britain, followed by roles at some of the country’s leading book chains.

Upon her arrival in New Zealand, Doris was appointed the national book market manager for Whitcoulls, and a chance to meet some of the weird and wonderful characters of the literary world.

“The company started organising author lunches and dinners in conjunction with the Herald and Sunday Star Times,” says Doris. “Michael Palin was a big favourite.

When he was promoting Around the World in 80 Days I thought of asking Sir

Edmund Hillary to introduce him and he was absolutely blown away that Sir Ed would turn out to do that for him. He’d bought Ed’s Everest book with him and even asked him to sign it.” Charlton Heston was, she says, “monosyllabic”, while Jeffery Archer though aggressive at first eventually became a “pussy cat”: “He loves his fans and his readers, and he does work extremely hard. A lot of people love reading him, but don’t like him as a person. He certainly softened after prison.” Michael Caine came to speak at a dinner in the Sheraton and didn’t stop until midnight: “He was exactly how you’d expect him to be. The next day he came down to the store and kissed the girls who had helped sell his books. They were totally overwhelmed!”

“I see so many good books that don’t make it.

There’s an art to writing, and a brilliant art in good writing.”

For all the pessimistic publishing prophecies, Doris believes the future’s bright for the industry. “We had that big dip when people though it was all over, but it won’t ever end,” says Doris “People will always want to read proper books.” She is surprised by the number of children’s books she shifts and buoyed by the number of young adults who still request the likes of Naked Lunch, Lord of the Flies and Lolita. “You have to read,” continues Doris, “if you want to have references later on in life about art or movies or fashion. It’s all there in books, you learn so much more than just the story. If you read a musician’s biography for instance, then all of a sudden this social history also falls into place.”

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

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CRAFTY THINGS FOR BUSY FINGERS

THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO DRESSMAKING

QUICK AND EASY PAINT TRANSFORMATIONS

HANDMADE FOR THE GARDEN

ENCHANTED FOREST

WENDY WARD

ANNIE SLOAN

SUSAN GUAGLIUMI

JOHANNA BASFORD

You have the sewing machine in the back of the cupboard and you have a selection of fabrics in your treasure chest, but have you been lacking inspiration to get sewing?

Then this is the book for you.

Just flicking through the pages you spot so many useful pieces that could transform your wardrobe — especially now the seasons are changing.

Easy jackets, simple skirts, classic tees and soft fall pants.

The good thing is the full size paper patterns are very simple, the instructions clear and easy to follow and best of all the finished garments are so easy to wear across all occasions. All you need is your imagination.

Fifty projects to transform the ordinary into something rather special. A well-worn piece of furniture can be given a new lease of life and a subtle new look. The aging and distressing techniques can be used on not just furniture but walls and floors and the cool palette of colours described, can add style and elegance to what was once cheap and cheerful.

This delightful book is packed with things to personalise your garden. Featuring everything from clever recycling, a touch of vintage or just terribly practical ideas, there are 75 bright ideas to keep you busy. Some of the projects are fairly major, such a casting stone ornaments, others are so easy, for example paper plantpots that you wonder why you weren’t aware of them before. If it’s a stepping stone or a bootscraper, you want or willow fencing or a garden basket, enquire within the pages of Handmade for the Garden.

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What’s calming, therapeutic, whiles away the hours and enormous fun? Answer; the new colouring-in books for adults. Their popularity has gone through the roof and Johanna Basford is leading the trend with her beautifully drawn Enchanted Forest and Secret Garden. She has sold over a million copies worldwide and the reaction from adoring followers has been pretty overwhelming. You can of course use the designs for all sorts of different things, from beautiful embroidery to marvellous tattoos, but a box of coloured pencils, a book and a comfy chair and you will be able lose yourself in colouring-in heaven.

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So whether you want to wax a wall or crackle and deckle an armoire, Annie Sloan has all the answers in Quick and Easy Paint Transformations and the good news is there is an Annie Sloan paint supplier right here in Auckland.

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are prepared for what’s about to happen when they seem so untouched and almost humble?

Debbie Lovelock chats to Matiu Walters and Marlon Gerbes I had the absolute pleasure of catching up with Matiu Walters and Marlon Gerbes from SIX60, who have to be New Zealand’s hottest property at the moment. They were celebrating their second self-titled album going to number one for the second week running.

Just back from playing their first live gig since 2012, at Jim Beam Homegrown, a performance which incidentally I have to say was simply stunning, I asked whether they had been nervous about performing live again.

“We were more interested,” was their reply. “Interested to hear how the audience would react to our new stuff because we have done so much: still diverse, though polished and more thought through.”

I have to agree. They have the same distinctive sound of their first album, which I can only describe as a blend of reggae, pop and awesome vocals.

To this they’ve added more melody, rock, definition, hooks, amazing lyrics and a genuine love of what they do. That’s what strikes me talking to Matiu and Marlon: their sheer genuineness, passion and enthusiasm for what they do.

Matiu beams. “We’re just stoked that we have released music which is what we’re all

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“We have way bigger egos than most,” laughs Matiu, “But we’re very driven and know what we want, and we’ll achieve that without becoming someone else. We don’t and won’t let anyone change who we are: we’re just us.”

From left: Marlon Gerbes, Ji Fraser, Eli Paewai, Chris Mac & Matiu Walters.

about. There was way more intent and purpose with this album. We thought we knew what we were doing initially with our first album but really we were just jamming, having a laugh, thinking we were cool and not taking things seriously. Then boom, everything went crazy and the album went off, but we didn’t know how to handle it. We were truly a total accident.”

When asked if the pressure of releasing the new material after a lengthy break got to them, they’re keen to tell me they rewrote the album three times until they were 100% happy.

“It was the right thing to do though,” says Matiu. And we’re all so proud of what we’ve produced with this album and just can’t wait to take it to our fans on tour in May.” Chatting to these two about their Welsh heritage and family it’s obvious that a lot of material comes from their upbringing and strong values.

Down to earth Kiwi lads who

appreciate what they have and where they’re going.

Determined to stay grounded and not be sucked into the rock and roll lifestyle.

I for one, believe that just like New Zealand, America will come to love and appreciate SIX60, who they are, and their very different sound: WATCH THAT SPACE!

“We don’t even hang out with musicians,” says Marlon. “I just hang out with my mates.

I even forget I’m in a band sometimes, as my friends just have normal jobs or go to uni or whatever. It keeps me sane – living a normal life.”

Every song on this album delivers something special, especially Mothers Eyes, which could be THE international hit according to the boys’ record company.

“Feel is the most important part of our music for all of us,” explains Matiu, “and I feel real emotion when I listen to this track and its composition.”

SIX60 are definitely on their springboard. America is next and their manager has already primed them on just how toxic the States and the industry there can be. Asked if they

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If you havent yet, take a listen to Six60’s brand new album that’s just dropped.

Fave Tracks - Mother’s Eyes, Special, Exhale and Last Ones Left.

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THE AGE OF ADALINE

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Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has miraculously remained a youthful 29 years of age for nearly eight decades, never allowing herself to get close to anyone lest they discover her secret. However, a chance encounter with a charismatic philanthropist named Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) reawakens Adaline’s long-suppressed passion for life and romance. When a weekend with Ellis’ parents threatens to expose the truth, Adaline makes a decision that changes her life forever.

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become a classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

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From the creators of The Intouchables, Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano are back with their first film since the worldwide box office hit.

Samba migrated to France ten years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba’s willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.

Directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano (The Intouchables) Rating: ML Offensive language Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TyIK56PivM

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Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-thescenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director – a true labour of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators. Melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of fashion with mysterious echoes from the iconic brand’s past, the film is also a colourful homage to the seamstresses who serve Simons’ vision.

Directed by Frederic Tcheng (Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel; Valentino: The Last Emperor.)

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Shitbox Rally goes global with first rally in New Zealand, 2016

Skoda Octiva RS Liftback The perfect option for a hot-hatch buyer

James Freeman, founder of Box Rallies, has spent the last six years raising funds for cancer research through his Shitbox Rally. Incredibly, he has raised over $4.8 million for cancer research, making the rally the largest independent fundraiser for the Cancer Council. After zigzagging its way through Australia, the Shitbox Rally is set to go global and its first stop is majestic New Zealand.

Wow! I will always remember March 2015 as the month I changed the way I feel about European cars, all because of the new Skoda Octiva RS Liftback. I was lucky enough to be loaned this beautiful vehicle for a weekend of pure fun and I had a blast.

Shitbox New Zealand kicks off in the North Island (Te Ika-aMaui) from Auckland, where drivers travel through some of the most incredible scenery the Pacific Island has to offer, finishing in Wellington seven days later. The rally starts on Saturday 12 February, 2016 and finishes on Saturday 20 February, 2016.

The rally is not a race but rather a challenge to achieve the unthinkable: to drive a car worth $1700 NZD or less across the country via some of its most arduous roads – all to raise money for cancer research. James founded Shitbox Rally in 2009 after both of his parents died from cancer within 12 months of each other as a way of raising money and awareness in the fight against cancer – a disease that affects so many people.

Registrations are open now via www.shitboxrally.co.nz for the inaugural Shitbox New Zealand – it will be the adventure of a lifetime for the teams as they discover Middle-earth all whilst raising much-needed funds for critical cancer prevention and research. To qualify to be in Shitbox Rally New Zealand, supporters must have raised a minimum of $4,500 NZD/$4,000 AUD. But it’s not only the extraordinary scenery that will greet the teams around every postcard bend. Armed with gaffer tape, courage and a whole lot of creativity, it is a chance for participants to experience New Zealand in a totally unique way.

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From the moment I saw the Skoda I was excited. This is an amazing car, and had me smiling from the moment I settled into the great looking sports seats, and took hold of the leather sports steering wheel.

How these cars have changed! Techno-rich in gadgets from top to bottom, including lane-assist, auto-parking-assist, and more comfort and luxury than I could ever want. This sort of vehicle is most definitely for me.

The Skoda Octiva RS is a mid to large-sized car similar to the Falcon and Commodore but with an advantage: rather than being a fuel-hungry beast this is a two litre fourcylinder turbo engine with the pulling power of a rocket that’s surprisingly economical to run: unbelievably quick and extremely responsive with great control. I just loved the sports setting, which stiffened up the suspension and turned the eco-ride cruiser into an adrenalin-pumping weapon.

CRIKEY! I enjoyed this car.

Sadly I had to return it to the sponsors, but the Skoda has left an impression on me and I’m still smiling. Priced at under 50k, it’s definitely worth a look. I would REALLY love to own one of these vehicles. Very impressive!

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50 SHADES OF BLUE Who needs a sordid book or movie fantasy when we’ve got private isles to dream about! Turns out, you don’t need to be a billionaire or Richard Branson to have your own island… for a few days at least.

If you have harboured secret fantasies of being a Bond villain with the privacy of his own island, being marooned or a castaway, or if you simply want that special holiday away with loved ones in paradise, pay heed! South East Asia beckons with its flawless blue skies and crystal clear waters, providing a stunning fifty shades of blue backdrop from which to execute any island fantasy. Excited yet? If so, read on …

SONG SAA, CAMBODIA JOURNEYS

Far from the madding crowds of Angkor Wat and 35 minutes by boat from the seaside town of Sihanouk lies Song Saa. Khmer for ‘sweethearts’, the resort is spread over two islands– Koh Ouen and Koh Bong. Connected by a footbridge over a marine reserve, the resort is all-inclusive. Relax in over-water, jungle and ocean-view villas built with sustainable materials and keep in eco-transcendent mode with traditional spa treatments and world-class cuisine supporting the philosophy of the resort (www.songsaa.com).

ARIARA ISLAND, THE PHILIPPINES Surprisingly accessible from Hong Kong in just four hours lies Ariara Island, accommodating up to eighteen guests in beach cottages and jungle villas designed by renowned Filipino architect Jorge Yulo. One of the most bio-diverse parts of the Palawan region, the destination will thrill divers and snorkelers, whilst providing contemporary accommodation along the beach.

With uninterrupted sea-views over the reef, neighbouring islands and sunset, it’s a destination to watch say Condé Naste and Vogue! (www.ariaraisland.com).

SIX SENSES CON DAO, VIETNAM Just a short flight away from Ho Chi Minh City lie the Con Dao islands — a group of 16 islands off the south coast of Vietnam.

Book into one of the Six Senses’ eco-friendly villas that have housed the likes of Brangelina and luxuriate in your private swimming pool, stare at the sea, or spoil yourself at one of the best spas in Vietnam. If too much idling is getting to you, explore the historical Tiger Cages used during the Vietnam War (www.sixsenses.com/resorts/con-dao).

PULAU JOYO, INDONESIA For rustic-luxe, live out the castaway fantasy with nine other mates on Pulau Joyo, a small Indonesian island off the coast of Singapore. Luxuriously equipped with a barefoot Crusoe appeal, choose accommodation from driftwood ‘palaces’, java houses and tree houses. Charter the resident yacht to explore neighbouring islands, enjoy the sunset from a sofa on your deck or indulge in a long and strong Javanese massage (www.pulaujoyo.com).

TAPROBANE ISLAND, SRI LANKA With nothing between here and the South Pole, this exotic paradise has housed writers, eccentrics, aristocracy and royalty. Count yourself one of the latter (or maybe the former) when you and a few stay in their five en-suite bedrooms (four doubles and a twin). Tropical gardens, an infinity pool and a private chef are all you need to keep entertained, but should you need more, five members of staff are on hand to oblige (www.taprobaneisland.com/taprobane.html).

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Incredible India From the sleek modernity of New Delhi and the glorious palace hotels of Rajasthan to the ethereal glow of the Taj Mahal at sunrise, the vibrant colour, scent and sounds of India never fail to impress me.

I have never travelled anywhere else with such an intensity of colour as is found in India. Our Western fondness of the ‘colour’ black is a dreary contrast to India’s brightly coloured turbans, stunning saris and temple flowers. Rajasthan, a land of vast deserts, camel trains, ancient forts and temples, is the ‘jewel in the crown’.

The spices piled high in the market and the decorated elephants at the Amber Fort all make this part of India a photographer’s dream.

baths, four-poster beds and stunning views over the mountains to delight even the most jaded traveller.

The Taj Mahal in Agra, some 200km from Delhi, deserves the effort to arise early for and experienced at sunrise when visitors are fewer and the light creates a dreamy hue. Intricately inlaid precious stones cover the walls, the monuments, the tombs. No photo or movie does this shrine justice — you must see it through your own eyes.

Built by Shah Jahan in honour of his dead wife Mumtaz, he was imprisoned after being overthrown by his son and thus could never complete a black marble facsimile of the Taj across the river that was going to become his own tomb. One of the great tragic love stories of history!

I always fly Singapore Airlines to India, and enjoy a stopover en route. Once there, travel around India has become so much easier over the years, bringing excellent hotels and vastly improved tourist services.

The sensory overload this country provides can delight, confound and overwhelm the first timer, which is why a small group tour with an experienced host is a hassle-free way to go. But take an open mind, and allow time to get to know India and you will fall in love with the experience.

India has endured thousands of years of conflict and generated incredible wealth, leaving a legacy of beautiful palaces and fortresses. Some Maharajahs’ palaces are now the most gorgeous hotels, where mere commoners can now stay in the opulence that was the hallmark of past Indian royalty. The most picturesque of these is the Lake Palace Hotel in Udaipur where the James Bond film Octopussy was filmed. Others still feature the gorgeous glass inlaid walls, colourful wall paintings, and cool shady courtyards of the era — my favourite is the Samode Palace just out of Jaipur. At least 475 years old, each suite has its own unique personality, with marble

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Religion is an ever-present facet of life in India, with a diversity of faiths adding layers of intrigue to an already fascinating culture. Delhi’s Qutab Minar tower, the Jain Temple of Ranakpur, and the 17th century Jagdish Temple (Hindu) of Udaipur are just a few examples of India’s rich spiritual life.

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ADELAIDE: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

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Adelaide is hot, both literally and figuratively. This was abundantly clear during our visit in February when the mercury soared into the low 40s and the sun bore down on the city, lasciviously and unapologetically.

Despite the thick heat, the streets were teaming with tourists from every part of the globe. Cricket-mad fans had flocked to Adelaide to witness one of sport’s hottest tickets, the ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan. Visitors from far and wide descended on the city for the match, which was viewed by a television audience of over one billion people. The fans were lavishly adorned in the regalia of the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams and their country’s flags were proudly draped around their shoulders. The streets echoed with the chants of the fans as they marched towards the cricket oval. It was splendid sporting mayhem.

Simultaneously, Adelaide was playing host to its annual Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the Southern Hemisphere.

The mind-boggling array of theatre, music, comedy and cabaret is one of the most exciting reasons to visit this culturally thrilling city. With over 900 events taking place in the city, just choosing what to see became a challenge. The fabulous Fringe Club rocked late into the evening and the grounds of the dynamic Garden of Unearthly Delights lured throngs of happy patrons.

The city also concurrently hosts the Adelaide Festival and the widely admired and hugely popular WOMAdelaide, and it is hard to imagine how residents aren’t bankrupted every year from continually running out to see all of the must-see shows. It is an audacious spectacle of cultural gluttony.

Aside from the fringe and the myriad other festivals which give Adelaide its moniker of the Festival City, Adelaide is also a magnet for foodies. Everywhere you look, new and exciting bars, restaurants and cafes have sprung to life in unexpected corners, making this South Australian city a true gastronomic heaven. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the city is clasped firmly in the protective arms of some of the most wonderful wine regions in all of Australia: McLaren Vale, the Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. It’s bliss for the palate. Two of my favourite vineyard stops would be d’Arenberg winery and the neighbouring Coriole vineyards in McLaren Vale. Both feature spectacular wines in equally stunning settings.

Adelaide is obsessed with food and there is no better place to start exploring the wonders of South Australian food than at the nexus of Adelaide’s food scene; its splendid and historic Central Market.

Located near the CBD, the market (44-60 Gouger Street) is crammed with food stalls and restaurants and it is the pride of the city’s residents. You have to have the will of a saint to avoid emptying your wallet at

the market, but in truth everything looks so good that you feel compelled to taste it all. It’s almost surreal to see so much food, so beautifully presented, just staring at you.

While you are exploring the aisles of the market, be sure to stop by Comida for lunch. This fabulous Spanish tapas bar (Shop S-11), with a row of stools surrounding the open air kitchen serves truly delectable food, at delightfully wallet-friendly prices.

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Adelaide also prides itself on its café scene and because I am obsessed with breakfast, I was compelled to visit some of the very best. I can now confirm that Adelaide is home to some of the best cafes I have ever visited. Bar 9 (96 Glen Osmond Road, Parkside), Argo (212 The Parade, Norwood), Café Troppo (42 Whitmore Square), Coffee Branch (32 Leigh Street) and Flinders Street Project (276 Flinders Street) were all absolutely brilliant.

While we were usually well-satiated by our breakfast feasts, we couldn’t wait to visit the one new establishment which has taken Adelaide by storm. Africola (4 East Terrace) is certainly the hot new table and deservedly so. The restaurant focusses on South African cuisine, but often incorporating some unexpected Australian twists. I was surprised to find myself happily gobbling down the chicken hearts and livers, which accompanied the half Peri Peri chicken. Any chef who can get me to eat those is a miracle man indeed. We thoroughly enjoyed the ‘Let Us Feed You’ menu, which for $85 pp was great value.

If you are looking for some great places to drink, two of the best new places in town are Udaberri (11-13 Leigh Street) and 2KW (2 King William Street). Udaberri is dark and mysterious and serves delicious looking pintxos. 2KW meanwhile revels in its rooftop setting and plays host to Adelaide’s well-heeled after-work crowd.

Both the restaurant and the bar are beautifully designed, but take heed that there is a dress code, which is strictly enforced. We were almost turned away but were saved by our friend winning a couple of games of rock, paper and scissors with the doorman.

You always know when a vacation has been successful when you start asking yourself, “could I live here?” By the end of my stay I was sure that yes, I could happily call Adelaide home and those that already do are a lucky bunch indeed.

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V KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA A Verve Destination Survey From sophisticated shopping choices to some of the best resorts in the world, Malaysia has so much to offer 

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SKYSCRAPERS, MONKEYS, SHOPPING, AND SO MUCH MORE! Kuala Lumpur, fondly known as KL, is an excellent showcase of a concerted effort by the Malaysians to build a capital city that truly reflects its people’s ambition and resourcefulness. From the modest beginnings as a small town for tin mining, the city has developed into the huge metropolis it is today.

Naturally emerging from the confluence of the rivers Klang and Gombak, the city is also a cultural confluence of ethnic Malays, Chinese prospectors, Indian migrants and British colonials, who

shaped it as a truly cosmopolitan city.

For a cultural/history buff what could be more rewarding than experiencing such a mosaic of cultures in one place!

One of the most important economic nerve centres in South-east Asia, Kuala Lumpur is the powerful engine that has driven the Malaysian dream to dizzying heights, which is evident from the remarkable construction of the iconic Petronas Towers that symbolise the Malaysian success story.

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An outing to the malls in KL is about so much more than just plain old shopping. It’s a time to chill, have fun, eat out and enjoy the diverse experiences on offer. A line up of exclusive beauty salons and spas for both men and women make it easy to slip away from the busy city into relaxation heaven.

Spas, resorts, white sandy beaches, rainforests, impressive bio diversity and more!

The kids will have a whale of a time skating, rock climbing and battling, swinging a bat, shooting arrows or laser tagging. Best time to shop in this duty-free shoppers’ paradise is probably during one of the sale seasons: with the Mega Sale Carnival, the Year End Sale and the GP Sale to choose from, it just doesn’t make sense to pay higher prices.

For leisure seekers looking to surround themselves with contemporary Malaysian hospitality and design, but who also enjoy an occasional breath of colonial opulence, there is a stunning variety of islands and beaches, enchanting parks, gardens as well as thrilling theme parks and uber-luxurious spa retreats.

Street markets and bazaars offer something uniquely Malaysian, from extravagant silks and vibrant batik fabrics, to stunning pearls and premium pewter ware, it’s no wonder KL is considered the world’s fourth best shopping destination. Oh and one last observation – most shops close at 10pm, some even stay open till midnight.

Travellers that venture beyond Kuala Lumpur will find deserted beaches, forested hill stations, UNESCO heritage cities and some of the most extravagant resorts in Southeast Asia.

Destinations such as Melaka, Penang, Langkawi and Kota Kinabalu each have their own unique charm. Melaka, for instance, is special in that it has a rich and multicultural heritage and trading history. Langkawi is something else: a tropical paradise made up of an archipelago of 99 islands.

For those with young families, a visit to LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort, is a holiday destination bar none. More than 70 hands-on rides, slides, shows and attractions add up to unforgettable visit.

And if your youngster hasn’t had enough – take in a visit to Sanrio Hello Kitty Town.

Whatever the reason for your visit… this country has it all.

Language(s): Bahasa Malaysia and English Area: 243 sq. km Currency: Ringgit Population: Approx 1,7 million

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Eating out is a way of life in KL, with very few of those living and working in the city, preparing meals at home.

Hardly surprising, as restaurant food is inexpensive, easily accessible, nearly always freshly prepared and utterly delicious. The intelligent use of herbs and spices ensures that every dish simply explodes with a feast of flavours.

As this article goes to press, Sepang International Circuit, located just 30 minutes away from the hustle and bustle of central KL, is hosting the Formula One Malaysia Grand Prix™, and holds this contract through till 2018. Even though it is the Grand Prix that has put this venue on the map, Sepang International Circuit hosts many other must-see motor racing events, including the eni FIM Superbike World Championships in August. With role-play pit mock-ups, drifting and karting experiences to be had, a visit to the well-known race track is a tourist experience like no other.

Shopping malls, like Lot 10, and the Pavilion, boast street-like food stalls in an air-conditioned environment, serving an endless variety of tasty MalaysianChinese dishes. Any dietary preference is easily catered for: vegetarian? No problem.

Eating paleo? Plenty of choice.

Gluten free? A breeze.

Design: Making a mark

A visit to KL would be incomplete without going up high at nighttime. There is nothing quite as memorable as sipping a more-ish cocktail whilst viewing the sparkling city against the backdrop of the gleaming twin Petronas Towers. The Heli Lounge Bar and SkyBar both offer an unforgettable experience.

Malaysian fashion designers have definitely made their mark on the red carpet, carving out a niche in the world of international haute couture. Besides appearing on the catwalks of Paris, Milan and New York, their designs have been worn by members of the British royal family, Hollywood stars, heads of state and other luminaries.

Culture and beliefs Malaysia is made up of a rich tapestry of different cultures, religions and well-preserved heritage. Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, house one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside of India. The 272 concrete steps leading to these huge caves can be quite a walk, especially in the heat of the day, but worth the journey. The iconic large gold statue of the Hindu God, and the monkeys who cheekily beg for food, make great material for the many ardent Instagrammers who visit this place of worship.

Whether it is Michelle Obama wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s or Eva Longoria dressed in a Zang Toi creation, Malaysian fashion has become a worldwide success. Staying true to their roots, both brands have stores in KL.

The iconic large gold statue of the Hindu god Lord Murugan

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Kuala Lumpur ranks eighth on Forbes 2014 list of top ten most visited cities, with the index’s authors saying that the Malaysian capital is an important link between Asia and the Middle East.

The construction of famous Petronas Towers was completed in 1998, and

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Camellias have at times been oddly involved in some of the great upheavals that shaped the modern world. The dried leaf of Camellia Sinensis (tea) has been particularly culpable, as it helped shape British identity, fund the British Empire, and spark off the American Revolution.

But other Camellias have also jumped in on the action, particularly here in New Zealand, where the symbol for the suffragette movement was a white camellia flower. And while the role that Camellias played may have been small, all of us should be proud that in 1893 New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the vote.

However, even if you ignore the historical contribution of Camellias, they’re still worth growing, as when they flower they generally look incredibly stunning. There are two main types of Camellias grown in New Zealand, Camellia Sasansqua and Camellia Japonica. Both look great in the right place, though they do have slightly different needs: Camellia Sasansqua – Grow in full sun to shade.

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Although now residing in three different corners of the Tasman, the Logan siblings have always had a strong affinity with design from a young age that has led them to each establish career paths within the design and the creative industries.

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