New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 1808

It might have been minus six degrees Celcius in Oslo, but Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge clearly didn’t reckon it was too cold for a spot of frivolity, hitting her husband Prince William square in the face with a snowball on the last day of the royal couple’s tour of Sweden and Norway. “It’s too cold for snowballs!” a laughing William (35) was heard exclaiming shortly after, while Kate (36) grinned playfully on. The British royals – who were accompanied by their local counterparts, Crown Prince Haakon (44) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (44) on their visit to the Norwegian capital – had a fun-filled last day on its famous slopes, watching students show off their skills. Kate, an experienced snow bunny, was even spotted helping a girl who hadn’t quite mastered…

Bright Smiles, Bright Futures celebrates New Zealand’s happiest little faces and healthy grins of children under five. Get camera-ready to capture those magic moments and be in to win the trip of a lifetime. Colgate loves to put a smile on every face and, with the help of Plunket and the New Zealand Dental Association, is encouraging our youngest to get the best start in life. Throughout New Zealand, this enduring partnership is promoting healthy teeth and the brightest of smiles. To join in Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures competition, upload your happy snaps to colgatebrightsmiles.co.nz. All entries will be on display for public voting and the winner will be selected for the special moment captured, the public support and the bright smile itself. The team from New Zealand Woman’s…

Since moving house, I’ve found myself spending more and more evenings cooking. It’s quite strange because my new kitchen is minuscule, but nevertheless, I’ve found myself trying increasingly complicated recipes on Sundays. There have been varying degrees of success, but after listening to Nigella Lawson speak about food and life during her whirlwind New Zealand visit, she’s confirmed that’s all part of the journey . It’s good to have some disasters! I’ve always been a bit intimidated by the kitchen, but Nigella says that could partly be reality TV’s fault. It’s at odds with her approach to cooking, which is showing people that it’s not a competition and, in fact, can be quite easy once you start giving it a go. In person, the celebrity chef is gorgeous – tiny…

Talking to Jools and Lynda Topp is a little bit like being pulled into a big hug by your favourite aunt. It’s warm, comforting and reassuring as they regale you with decades’ worth of stories and offer you endless cups of tea – a cosy embrace in a frantic world that makes you, just for an instant, feel part of their family. As Kiwi as the mince pies and egg sandwiches that are laid out in front of them as they chat to the Weekly, the Topp Twins are reminiscing – this year, they celebrate their 60th birthdays, plus 40 years in the entertainment industry. “Is it 40 years?” Jools asks her sister with wide eyes. “Yeah, we started when we were 20,” replies Lynda. “I keep trying to bring…

When it comes to defining what it means to be a Kiwi, the Topp Twins are an absolute authority – and since they’ve been travelling all over New Zealand to film their hit series Topp Country, we figured they’d also be experts on where to go to sample the best our nation has to offer! “What does it mean to be a Kiwi? It just means we can get anything done,” says Jools. “We’ve had that mentality from the word go – we used to call it the number eight wire mentality. If it’s broken, we fix it! We have amazing ingenuity – out of nothing, something happens!” Here, Jools and Lynda let us in on their local secrets, and where you can find Topp Twins-approved Kiwi gems! Best pub…

There’s nothing like a wedding to stir up old family tensions and the forthcoming royal wedding is no exception. The nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still three months away, but bad blood among some of her family members has surfaced, resulting in them sniping at each other about the prestigious occasion. Meghan’s half-brother Tom Markle has caused a stir by insisting his two sons – Meghan’s nephews – should be banned from her big day. He says Thomas (26) and Tyler (25) haven’t seen their aunt since they were toddlers and, along with their mother, his ex-wife Tracy Dooley, they’ve been trying to cash in on the Markle name. “The boys were babies when they met Meghan and Tracy has never even met Meghan, ever. I don’t…