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Heading overseas? If you are travelling to places that are unfamiliar to you, it’s a good idea to take some precautions to keep your belongings safe. Be smart with your stuff; pick pockets and thieves are often opportunists and as long as you’re not an easy target you will likely be okay. Here are our …
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Kiwi songstress Kimbra has been further honing her musical talents since releasing Vows three years ago. After debuting in New Zealand at #5 on the Albums Chart, her second album The Golden Echo has been impressing critics around the globe. The sound: Following on from the jazz-influenced Vows, this album …
Now that the daylight hours are getting longer, it’s the perfect time to be exercising outdoors. However, with daylight savings starting this month, mornings are going to go back to being darker – and lower light means less visibility. If you’re out running on the streets, it’s important for your safety to be as visible …
Travelling to Europe for a big ‘Overseas Experience’ is a bit of a rite of passage for us Kiwis, but it can be tricky to know where to start if you’re organising everything yourself. Here are some travel tips to help you plan your Europe OE. Picking your countries (and how to get there) If …
RRP: $49.99 Fabian Capomolla and Mat Pember are The Little Veggie Patch Co., an incredibly busy Melbourne-based business that specialises in helping people grow their own food no matter how much space they have. Together, they have taken the mystery out of – and put the fun back into – growing fruit and vegetables. No …
For those of us who love the idea of fashion but have some difficulty navigating the ins and outs of fabrics, trends and couture, NZ Fashion Weekend brought us a show with a difference. The Lululemon Athletica show on Saturday 30 August at the ANZ Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland showcased some of the brand’s …
Event: NZ Fashion Weekend – Lululemon Athletica show Read More »
When now-husband and I started to plan our wedding overseas, it began as an exciting dream. But like the initial stages of all big events there can be occasional snags when planning an overseas wedding, and organising a wedding for another location (one you may not have even been to before!) can have its own …
RRP: $39.99 Well-known adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls has diversified into authoring a guide to achieving peak fitness through 30-minute express workouts. Teaming up with his personal trainer, fitness coach Natalie Summers, they have combined their knowledge and experience to create a system of fast-paced, high intensity, dynamic workouts that can be done anywhere by …
Book Review: Your Life – Train for It, Bear Grylls Read More »
There’s nothing like a little retail therapy to get you feeling better about the coldest time of the year. Whether it’s new exercise gear to battle the wind and rain, new beauty products to keep skin and hair hydrated and smooth, or something tasty to tantalise your tastebuds. Here are some of our favourite buys …
RRP: $39.99 (e-book $14.99) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is found in 2-5% of children in New Zealand. Although up to three times as many boys are diagnosed with ADHD as girls, it is now suspected the incidence is more like 1:1. With many myths surrounding ADHD – such as it is caused by sugar …
Memory foam, duck down, contoured, firm, soft… selecting a pillow is more complicated than it used to be, but opting for one that is perfect for you can be the key to a good night’s sleep. Jason Nicholas, managing director at leading pillow and mattress maker Tempur Australia and New Zealand, says that if you …
It’s not just your skin that suffers during the winter months; your hair is often also in need of some tender loving care to prevent breakages, hair loss and lack of colour and shine. We’ve got some great tips to help you get healthy hair this winter. Dry, dull hair If your hair is feeling …