Australian Women’s Weekly NZ March 2020

My career choice was decided at age 12, on a “go to work with Mum” day during the school holidays. Mum was a librarian at The New Zealand Herald and, luckily for me, the day I visited happened to be one when all hell was breaking loose in Parliament. (I forget why now, but it was a big deal.) Harried journalists streamed in and out of the Herald library in search of old newspaper clippings for background information for their stories – driven by looming deadlines – and my mum was in the hub of it all. While for some kids a day at your parent’s work might be a chore, I sat there mesmerised. On the spot I decided I would one day be one of those journalists; finding…

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Letter of the month I enjoyed your story about Kimberley Crossman. It is so nice to see a young Kiwi woman making it on the global stage. My teenage daughter has always looked up to Kim and has followed her online and on social media. She also battles anxiety and depression and to read about one of her heroes being in the same situation was incredibly powerful for her. She realised that people from all walks of life face the same struggles and that she can find ways to help manage her depression. We are both looking forward to following Kim’s podcast, Pretty Depressed, which I am sure is going to provide hope for my daughter and others. Reading this story together allowed my daughter to open up to me…

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Royal splits Peter & Autumn Phillips The Queen’s grandson, Peter Phillips, and his wife Autumn have announced their 12-year marriage is over, but they are committed to co-parenting their two daughters and maintaining an “ongoing friendship”. Autumn met the young royal at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in 2003 and reportedly dated him for six weeks before learning he was the son of Princess Anne. In a statement, the couple said their first priority was the upbringing of their “wonderful daughters”, Savannah, nine, and Isla, seven. The Earl & Countess of Snowdon Less than a week after Peter and Autumn Phillips’ announcement, the Queen’s nephew and his wife revealed they are also parting ways. The Earl of Snowdon, David Armstrong-Jones (son of the late Princess Margaret), and his Countess…

BABY JOY Burns survivor Turia Pitt and partner Michael Hoskin have welcomed a second son, Rahiti. “I’m overjoyed, delirious, sleep deprived and extremely emotional,” Turia says. SHE’S A STAR NASA astronaut Christina Koch has secured her place in history books, after spending 328 days orbiting Earth in the space station, the longest mission for a female. DELHI LIE IN Across Delhi, women are taking group naps in public parks to reclaim their ownership of the Indian city where rapes have skyrocketed in recent years.…