New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 1807

She was rubbing shoulders with other royals, including Sweden’s glamorous Princess Victoria, but it was Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge who was the jewel in the crown during a state dinner in Stockholm. Six months pregnant Kate (36) shone in a bold gold and floral Erdem maxidress, which was a marked departure from her usual conservative style. Kate and Prince William (36) were in Sweden on a four-day Scandinavian tour that also took them to Norway. They met quite a few of their European royal friends, including King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (71) and Queen Silvia (74), their daughter Victoria (40), who is the heir to the throne, and her husband Prince Daniel (44). The Cambridges braved the -1°C freezing cold to join the younger Swedish royals on a walkabout…

Normally, I’m pretty decisive when it comes to the Weekly – what should go where and who we should be trying to talk to. But last year , I was at a complete loss for what to do. It was our first-ever sear ch for New Zealand’s Grandparents of the Year and there were so many entries – it felt like every single one of them could be a winner. This year , we’re doing it all again – but this time I’m getting more help! I have three new judges to help shoulder the bur den: Denise McClure from Ryman Healthcare (who is also a grandmother -to-be herself!), Hon Tracey Martin, who was recently made our Minister of Seniors, plus our very own Colin Hogg, who has just discovered…

She was rubbing shoulders with other royals, including Sweden’s glamorous Princess Victoria, but it was Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge who was the jewel in the crown during a state dinner in Stockholm. Six months pregnant Kate (36) shone in a bold gold and floral Erdem maxidress, which was a marked departure from her usual conservative style. Kate and Prince William (36) were in Sweden on a four-day Scandinavian tour that also took them to Norway. They met quite a few of their European royal friends, including King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (71) and Queen Silvia (74), their daughter Victoria (40), who is the heir to the throne, and her husband Prince Daniel (44). The Cambridges braved the -1°C freezing cold to join the younger Swedish royals on a walkabout earlier in the…

Wherever justice was to be had, you could almost guarantee Pat Booth would be found sniffing, not far behind. One of New Zealand’s most respected and experienced investigative journalists, Pat (88) died last week in an Auckland rest home, two years after putting his pen down for the last time. A man of intellect and wit, Pat investigated many of the country’s biggest and most scandalous stories as editor at the Auckland Star for nearly 40 years, and then as an author. He never stopped writing either, penning a weekly column in community papers covering everything from politics to answering one of the countless letters he would receive from devoted readers. From 1952, Pat even wrote for the Weekly on occasion, tackling topics such as the leaning tower of Hawera…

Normally, I’m pretty decisive when it comes to the Weekly – what should go where and who we should be trying to talk to. But last year , I was at a complete loss for what to do. It was our first-ever sear ch for New Zealand’s Grandparents of the Year and there were so many entries – it felt like every single one of them could be a winner. This year , we’re doing it all again – but this time I’m getting more help! I have three new judges to help shoulder the bur den: Denise McClure from Ryman Healthcare (who is also a grandmother -to-be herself!), Hon Tracey Martin, who was recently made our Minister of Seniors, plus our very own Colin Hogg, who has just discovered he’ll welcome…

‘Jeremy’s a perfect fit for Seven Sharp because he is just that – sharp’ When Hilary Barry pushed her little filing cabinet across TVNZ’s newsroom floor and under her new desk, the incoming Seven Sharp host wasn’t quite prepared for the apt welcome that awaited her at her new home. Straightening up, she thought she’d give her fresh digs – which once belonged to former host Toni Street – a bit of a dust after the summer holidays, “and it was covered in glitter!” Hilary laughs. “I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, that’s so Toni.’ She is just so sparkly and gorgeous. I couldn’t think of a more perfect kind of accidental welcome.” While the glitter of TVNZ 1’s primetime current affairs show might now have gone, it’s been replaced with…