Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

editor’s letter

New Year’s resolutions are always hard to keep. We start off with the best intentions but by the end of January, if not sooner, our pledges have fallen away. So this year I’ve refused to make any grand statement of intent. Instead, after reading The Self-Care Solution: A Year of Becoming Happier, Healthier, and Fitter – One Month at a Time, I’m going for gentle changes, giving something new a go each month. Jennifer Ashton is the chief medical correspondent for US TV channel ABC and in her new book (you can find our review of it in our summer books special on page 162), she takes on 12 new challenges – one month at a time – to enhance her health and life. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating…

soothe your skin

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australian women's weekly nz

EDITOR Michele Crawshaw mcrawshaw@bauermedia.co.nz EDITORIAL Deputy Editor Emma Clifton Art Director Bronwyn MacKenzie Designer and Craft Editor Marsha Smith Sub-Editor Rosemary Barraclough Beauty Editor Megan Bedford Fashion Styling The Fashion Department Editorial Assistant Jessica Ault ADVERTISING Head of Brand – Commercial Anna Magasiva Commercial Brand Manager Georgia Bews Direct Account Manager Kate Cameron Directory Sales Manager Kim Chapman classifieds@xtra.co.nz MARKETING Head of Marketing Martine Skinner Group Marketing Manager Francesca Ritchie DIGITAL Lifestyle Editor Karyn Henger Celebrity and Entertainment Editor Emma Land PRODUCTION Production Co-ordinator Raewynn Cowie FINANCE Business Manager Johanne Kendall EXECUTIVE Chief Executive Officer Brendon Hill Managing Director Tanya Walshe General Manager Publishing Stuart Dick Editorial Director Sido Kitchin AUSTRALIA Editor-in-Chief Nicole Byers Editor-at-Large Juliet Rieden Deputy Editor Tiffany Dunk JOURNALISTS News and Features Editor Samantha Trenoweth Senior Writer Sue Smethurst Writer Genevieve Gannon DESIGN Creative Director Joshua Beggs Deputy Art Director Sarah Farago Senior Designer Jennifer Mullins Photo and Shoot Editor Samantha Nunney COPY EDITORS Senior Copy and Travel Editor Bernard O’Shea Deputy Copy Editors Nicole Hickson, Bronwyn Phillips LIFESTYLE Style Director Mattie Cronan Style Editor…

open line

Letter of the month Thank you for the great Christmas issue. Packed to the rafters with all sorts of goodies and some of the best human interest stories, my favourite being the feature about Julie Andrews. I was blessed to have a private audience with her soon after the operation on her vocal chords went terribly wrong. When she lost her beautiful voice it was not only a tragedy for her but for us all. However, she picked herself up and bravely went public and had a wonderful season in Australia. She gave us a rare insight into her family life, including her two adopted Cambodian children. She spoke about The Sound of Music and how attached she still is to the children who acted as the von Trapps. My daughter had shouted…

write and win!

Start the new year the right way with a Fitbit Versa 2 device. This modern smart watch, which builds on the popular Versa, comes with advanced new health, fitness and convenience features. Enjoy the innovative sleep scores, Fitbit Pay™ for wallet-free payments, built-in Amazon Alexa and countless health and wellbeing features. Perfect for anyone looking to improve their health and fitness. This month’s Letter of the Month winner will receive a Fitbit Versa 2, valued at RRP $360. Writers of other published letters will receive a prize pack of NuWoman Balance and NuWoman 30 PLUS.…

in brief

Hello Dolly A CONTROVERSIAL statue of a US historical figure may be replaced by none other than beloved musical genius, Dolly Parton. Nathan Bedford Forrest, a confederate soldier and former leader of the Ku Klux Klan, inexplicably has been memorialised in a statue in the Tennessee Capitol building since 1978. But now local legislators are looking to replace him. “If we want to preserve history, then let’s tell it the right way. Right now there are eight [statues]. Seven are filled with white men,” said Republican Jeremy Faison. “How about getting a lady in there? My daughter is 16, and I would love for her to see a lady up there.” Suffragette heroine Anne Dallas Dudley is one suggestion, along with Dolly! A name for Welly’s wind? THE RAMPANT wind is so associated…