New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 2048

They keep us entertained and informed year-round, and last week our favourite stars gathered to celebrate the best in local television at the New Zealand TV Awards. Eleanor Catton’s stunning adaptation of her novel The Luminaries swept the drama category, taking home eight awards, including Best Script Drama for the Man Booker Prize Winner. Patrick Gower accepted Best Presenter: Entertainment from his managed isolation hotel room, and dedicated his win to his mum, who was the inspiration behind the special Patrick Gower: On Weed. “She never got to see me work in TV,” he said, “and I want to dedicate this to her, and all people like her, who have to suffer in pain at the end of their life.” After making us smile during lockdown, it was no surprise…

The coronavirus has meant that all over the world people have been forced to cancel events or hold them via video conference, so it is truly wonderful that Kiwis have been able to celebrate success with two live events recently! The Aotearoa Music A wards were held at Auckland’s Spark Arena on November 15, where there were 18 performances from some of the country’s biggest talent, including Stan Walker, Six60 and 20-year -old Benee, who was the big winner of the night. You can see pictures from the night on page 86. And then, three days later, stars of the small screen sparkled on the red carpet for the NZ TV Awards – don’t miss all of the glamour on page 2. In this week’s issue, we chat to Wendy…

They keep us entertained and informed year-round, and last week our favourite stars gathered to celebrate the best in local television at the New Zealand TV Awards. Eleanor Catton’s stunning adaptation of her novel The Luminaries swept the drama category, taking home eight awards, including Best Script Drama for the Man Booker Prize Winner. Patrick Gower accepted Best Presenter: Entertainment from his managed isolation hotel room, and dedicated his win to his mum, who was the inspiration behind the special Patrick Gower: On Weed. “She never got to see me work in TV,” he said, “and I want to dedicate this to her, and all people like her, who have to suffer in pain at the end of their life.” After making us smile during lockdown, it was no surprise that Hilary Barry took…

The coronavirus has meant that all over the world people have been forced to cancel events or hold them via video conference, so it is truly wonderful that Kiwis have been able to celebrate success with two live events recently! The Aotearoa Music A wards were held at Auckland’s Spark Arena on November 15, where there were 18 performances from some of the country’s biggest talent, including Stan Walker, Six60 and 20-year -old Benee, who was the big winner of the night. You can see pictures from the night on page 86. And then, three days later, stars of the small screen sparkled on the red carpet for the NZ TV Awards – don’t miss all of the glamour on page 2. In this week’s issue, we chat to Wendy Petrie, who…

Surreal – that is the word Wendy Petrie uses to describe her life right now. Most likely lots of us feel that way about the pandemic-struck year that is coming to an end. For Wendy, it has been particularly challenging to get her head around the way things have changed because it took a while for her new normal to happen. Back in July, she was devastated to be made redundant from her job, presenting TVNZ’s 6pm news alongside Simon Dallow. On her final official day on-air in August, there was a farewell morning tea held in the newsroom, a low-key affair with a couple of cakes. But then, after all the goodbyes had been said, Wendy seemed to be on our screens almost non-stop, appearing on Breakfast, the late…

Surreal – that is the word Wendy Petrie uses to describe her life right now. Most likely lots of us feel that way about the pandemic-struck year that is coming to an end. For Wendy, it has been particularly challenging to get her head around the way things have changed because it took a while for her new normal to happen. Back in July, she was devastated to be made redundant from her job, presenting TVNZ’s 6pm news alongside Simon Dallow. On her final official day on-air in August, there was a farewell morning tea held in the newsroom, a low-key affair with a couple of cakes. But then, after all the goodbyes had been said, Wendy seemed to be on our screens almost non-stop, appearing on Breakfast, the late news and…