Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

The Australian Women's Weekly, NZ Edition, delivers hard-hitting news, gorgeous features, advice, inspirational stories and the best triple-tested recipes. It’s the ultimate magazine with something for everyone, while providing inspiration for women of all ages.

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In brief

Around the world • The UK: The powerful geomagnetic storm that lit up the skies and bathed this Cornwall church in colour may return in winter.

A New Chapter Begins Meghan’s reinvention • With the launch of her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, the duchess is chasing a new kind of stardom far away from royal restrictions.

The Unseen Royals • Candid, behind the scenes and neverbefore-seen images of the royal family have been released for a new exhibition.

Asher at 50 embracing her power • Actress Asher Keddie has always presented as a woman in control. But there have been times she’s not felt it inside. Now entering her next decade, she shares her path from insecurity to feeling empowered.

Meet Russia’s Bravest Women • When Alexei Navalny died in a brutal Arctic prison, Vladimir Putin thought he had triumphed over his most formidable opponent. Until three courageous women – Alexei’s mother, wife and daughter – took up his fight for freedom.

The wines and lines mums • Once only associated with glamorous A-listers, cocaine is now prevalent with the soccer-mum set – as likely to be imbibed at a school fundraiser as a nightclub. The Weekly looks inside this illegal, addictive, rising trend.

Former ballerina’s Battle with Body Image • Auckland author Sacha Jones reveals how dancing led her to develop an eating disorder and why she’s now on a mission to educate other women.

Jenny Liddle-Bob. Lucy McDonald. Sasha Green. Why don’t you know their names? • Indigenous Australian women are being murdered at frightening rates, their deaths often left uninvestigated and widely unreported. Here The Weekly meets families who are battling grief and desperate for solutions.

Made with love • This month, The Weekly celebrates the wonder of wool, winter’s chicest and warmest look.

Pretty Woman • Dial up the joy with a mood-boosting self-care session done in the privacy of your own home. It’s a blissful way to banish the winter blues.

Hitting a nerve • Regulating the vagus nerve – with its links to depression, anxiety, arthritis and diabetes – could aid physical and mental wellbeing.

Health news

What’s your emotional blind spot? • The difficulties in our relationships often lie in a gap in our own awareness, says psychotherapist Emma Reed Turrell. Here, she explains how to diagnose – and overcome – our emotional blind spots.

‘It’s Never Too Late To Start’ • Responsible for keeping the likes of Jane Fonda and Jamie Lee Curtis in shape, Malin Svensson is on a mission to motivate those in midlife to move more.

Winter cooking special

Winter baking with apples and pears • Celebrate the season of apples and pears with these sweet bakes that will keep the cold weather blues away.

Nourishment from Maggie • This month, Maggie Beer shares two tasty seasonal recipes showcasing fresh produce cooked simply. It’s her food ethos that drives the Maggie Beer Foundation, highlighting what good food can do for your wellbeing.

Winter dinner winners • Looking for some thrifty inspiration for weeknight dinners? Try our tasty line-up of budget-concious recipes that are bound to please everyone at the table.

5 ways Rosa’s biscotti • In her 80-plus years Rosa, mother of one of our Test Kitchen chefs, has made thousands of biscotti. She shares her recipe.

Test Kitchen know how... • Intensely flavoured, fennel is one of my go-to veges as it’s simple to prepare and enhances...