Australian Women’s Weekly NZ January 2023

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Hello, 2023! I’m hoping that by the time you read this, I’ll be parked up under an umbrella with sand between my toes, beside the collection of books I failed to get to during the previous 12 months. When I’m not doing that, my plan is to visit some of the places I’ve been saying, “I must go there one day!” while also reconnecting with people I’ve been promising throughout the year, “We must catch up!” I’m also going to finally use the now-tatty beauty-salon vouchers that have been hanging out in my handbag for months. I’ve decided this is a self-care summer of fun. What I’m not going to do is make any radical New Year’s resolutions. I love the thought and feeling behind them, but I’ve been there,…

Loving… … this lip gloss/balm from Kiwi brand Aleph. As a young journalist, I used to go out on jobs with a delightful make-up artist named Emma Peters. Fast-forward 20 years, and Emma has taken all her expertise and is now the powerhouse behind this beauty company. The perfect summer colour, the lip gloss, $59, even plumps your pout over time. Celebrating… … love. After two years in the Covid wilderness, weddings are back and this month my weekends will be all about seeing special people in my life vowing to spend their future days together. There is just something about the vibe of a wedding that makes my heart sing and I can’t wait. I’m told pink wedding dresses and food trucks are trending for 2023 nuptials, so I…

Gone TOO SOON Farewell, funny girl Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Kirstie Alley has died at 71 after a short, fierce battle with cancer. Versatile, feisty and funny, she’s remembered for her role as Rebecca Howe in Cheers and for Veronica’s Closet. In Look Who’s Talking, she played opposite John Travolta, who said theirs was “one of the most special relationships” of his life. Her son True, 30, and daughter Lillie Parker, 28, shared that her “zest and passion for life leave us inspired to live life to the fullest, just as she did”. Limitless COURAGE Chris steps back Chris Hemsworth has announced he will take a break from acting following the discovery that he carries a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease. Chris learnt while making the documentary Limitless that…

Hawai’i The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, spews lava and ash after erupting for the first time since 1984. SAINT HELENA Past his shell-by date The world’s oldest known living land animal – Jonathan the giant tortoise – is celebrating a milestone. He’s ringing in his 190th birthday, having been gifted to the governor in Saint Helena in 1882. FRANCE River race The river Seine was the racetrack for a group of 400 paddleboarders competing in the Nautic Paddle. The 10km race started at the crack of dawn and delighted onlookers despite the cold conditions. United Kingdom Wimbledon wardrobe Wimbledon’s strict all-white dress code is being relaxed for female players, allowing them to wear dark-coloured undershorts. The change comes after growing pressure to reduce anxiety for menstruating players. France Honour…

There are many things our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will need to focus on as we head into the new year. This will be a tough election year, which may or may not deliver her a third term as our leader, a worldwide recession is forecast, and we’re well aware of Covid and its long tail still affecting our lives. But there are also some positives she will focus on. She has a wedding to partner Clarke Gayford to reorganise and enjoy, her daughter Neve will turn five and start school, and for the first time in history, our Parliament has 50 per cent female representation. New Zealand led the world in 1893 when women won the right to vote in the hard-fought suffrage battle and it has taken until…