Good Issue 73 Mar/Apr 2021

Good is the magazine for people who think and care about the everyday choices they make. Good is filled with inspirational stories, world-changing ideas and practical, down-to-earth advice on what to eat, grow, wear and more. Good is all about making better choices for your home, health, family and the community around you. It celebrates handcrafted, natural and simple pleasures and helps you to reconnect with things that really matter.

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Contributors

@thepoetswardrobe @belindajnash @rstir Belinda Nash Belinda is a passionate advocate for promoting natural beauty products, celebrating changemakers, creating solutions to the environmental crisis, global female emancipation, and keeping it local by supporting Kiwi businesses. She uses her voice as a writer to inspire people to make empowered, purposeful choices aligned to their highest values. Belinda is a qualified reflexologist, massage therapist and reiki master. She is also partial to a crisp Marlborough sauvignon blanc or a dry Waiheke Island rosé. Rose Stobie Rose of The Poet’s Wardrobe loves to share her love of poetry, drawing and style. One avenue is to work in partnerships to bring the value of poetry into focus. As a designer-maker, The Poet’s Wardrobe thoughtfully handcrafts small collections of timeless garments using Rose’s enviro-printed fabric inspired by her portraits of earlier New…

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Get your goddess on

I don’t know about you but I have struggled with body positivity my whole life. Today, when I look back at photographs of my younger self I think, ‘gosh, I looked great!’ though at the time that wasn’t my perception. When I looked in the mirror I saw pigmentation marks on my skin, a round belly and cellulite to name a few hang-ups. This has affected my confidence in how I have presented myself in many aspects of my life, including sexually. Now that I’m older and wiser I’ve learned to love my curves, though I’d be lying if I said I still didn’t allow my weight to affect how I feel. When I’m skinnier I feel more confident. Yet, I have a friend who is naturally slim who also struggles with body…

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Your feedback

I sat down with your mag while kids were napping and forced myself to put jobs and my phone to one side. We all know we should do that more but it’s hard. It was so refreshing and my heart feels better for it. Refreshed and inspired. Shannae Hello, when my son phoned to say he had won a weighted blanket from Good I was rather hopeful that he wouldn’t like it and it might be regifted to me for Christmas. No such luck. He is a big fan of it, believing that the quality of his sleep has improved – as a survivor of a traumatic brain injury, sleep has not been restorative since his accident – the blanket is living up to the hype. Ann Mac Hi Good! Love your…

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Good stuff

Road trip essential Collectors Anonymous provides the perfect excuse to hit the road, shop local, save goods from landfill, and have fun along the way. A comprehensive guide to vintage, antique, retro, second-hand, pre-loved and consignment stores, auction houses and op shops in New Zealand, it features 230 pages and 1,500 listings in more than 380 cities, towns and suburbs around Aotearoa. This includes 740 op shops, 180 vintage, secondhand, consignment and pre-loved clothing boutiques, 110 antique stores, 90 second-hand bookshops, 50 mid-century and retro dealers, 35 vinyl and record stores, 30 waste recovery and tip shops, 25 auction houses and 20 industrial and salvage stores, as well as hundreds of stores selling collectables, ephemera, knick-knacks, kitchenalia, bric-a-brac and more. The guide, $24.95, has been so popular it’s already in its…

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Good times

Waiheke Jazz Festival APRIL 2-5, WAIHEKE Long lunches and sundowners with top artists at some of Waiheke’s best vineyards. waihekejazzfestival.co.nz CubaDupa MARCH 27-28, WELLINGTON Wellington’s ultimate street festival with performances, parades and fun. cubadupa.co.nz The Haka Party Incident MARCH 5-13, AUCKLAND A gripping play based on an historic New Zealand event crafted by Katie Wolfe. atc.co.nz Big Bike Film Night NOW UNTIL MAY 28, NATIONWIDE Short films devoted to the bicycle and all who ride. bigbikefilmnight.nz…

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The goddess within

There are times in a woman’s life when she may feel at odds with her body. Perhaps as a young woman she felt it developed too fast, too slow, or not in the way society expected. Whether it’s her words or others’ creating the narrative, the act of allowing oneself to let go of negative self-talk and celebrate one’s own body can often prove elusive. Recently, however, more New Zealand women are finding self-empowerment through the lens of photographer, Nami Julia Hampe. Fun and playful, Nami’s Goddess Shoots are designed to celebrate the beauty and variety of the female form against a backdrop of stunning local scenery. Born in Germany to a Japanese mother and a German father, Nami moved to New Zealand 12 years ago, intending to stay for a year,…

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