New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Issue 9, 2023

Star news Who caught our eye this week After controversially beating out Beyoncé at the Grammys last week, Harry Styles continued his dazzling winning streak at the Brit Awards, bringing home four gongs, including British Artist of the Year. As he took the stage to accept his awards, the 29-year-old was quick to acknowledge how his days with boyband One Direction helped him achieve the success he has today. “I want to thank my mum for signing me up for X Factor without telling me, so I literally wouldn't be here without you,” shared Harry, who also won Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop/R&B Act. “I want to thank Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn because I wouldn't be here without you, either. Thank you…

As I write this week’s note, New Zealand is in a state of emergency following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle. Thousands of people are unable to return home, many more are without power, others are unaccounted for and tragically some people have lost their lives. It’s been heartbreaking to watch the trail of destruction unleashed on communities across the country. If this is you, or someone you love, the team here at the Weekly is very much thinking of you. Our cover star Rebecca Gibney chats about the second series of her hit show Under the Vines, which has returned to our screens. She shares her love of Dunedin and, with her son now at drama school in Wellington, how she is not one to suffer from empty-nest syndrome!…

After controversially beating out Beyoncé at the Grammys last week, Harry Styles continued his dazzling winning streak at the Brit Awards, bringing home four gongs, including British Artist of the Year. As he took the stage to accept his awards, the 29-year-old was quick to acknowledge how his days with boyband One Direction helped him achieve the success he has today. “I want to thank my mum for signing me up for X Factor without telling me, so I literally wouldn't be here without you,” shared Harry, who also won Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop/R&B Act. “I want to thank Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn because I wouldn't be here without you, either. Thank you so much." Though Lizzo, 34, wowed the crowd with a medley of…

As I write this week’s note, New Zealand is in a state of emergency following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle. Thousands of people are unable to return home, many more are without power, others are unaccounted for and tragically some people have lost their lives. It’s been heartbreaking to watch the trail of destruction unleashed on communities across the country. If this is you, or someone you love, the team here at the Weekly is very much thinking of you. Our cover star Rebecca Gibney chats about the second series of her hit show Under the Vines, which has returned to our screens. She shares her love of Dunedin and, with her son now at drama school in Wellington, how she is not one to suffer from empty-nest syndrome! And…

She’s a familiar face on our screens and has been for a while now. But when Rebecca Gibney talks to the Weekly from her Dunedin home, she is shockingly real. “Oh, look at my hair,” she says flicking her blonde hair up and down. “I went to the hairdressers yesterday and I said, ‘I know I’ve got everything and I’m so lucky and grateful, but couldn’t I just have been given a bit more hair?’” she laughs. “I know that by the time I’m 80, I’m going to have three hairs left and I’ll probably dye them purple and perm them!” Rebecca, 58, is very funny. And it’s this humour and unaffected personality which shines through in her popular TVNZ 1 series Under the Vines. In its second season, the…

She’s a familiar face on our screens and has been for a while now. But when Rebecca Gibney talks to the Weekly from her Dunedin home, she is shockingly real. “Oh, look at my hair,” she says flicking her blonde hair up and down. “I went to the hairdressers yesterday and I said, ‘I know I’ve got everything and I’m so lucky and grateful, but couldn’t I just have been given a bit more hair?’” she laughs. “I know that by the time I’m 80, I’m going to have three hairs left and I’ll probably dye them purple and perm them!” Rebecca, 58, is very funny. And it’s this humour and unaffected personality which shines through in her popular TVNZ 1 series Under the Vines. In its second season, the hit show about…