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

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The friendship gardener • When Mariam Issa and her family came to Australia as refugees, they felt like outsiders. But her mother’s love of food, plants and storytelling inspired her to invite community in, writes Genevieve Gannon.

Family values • As families around the country retreated behind closed doors, new mum Samantha Hayes tells Phoebe Watt why she continued to put others first, no matter the personal risk.

The great beauty myth • Dame Helen Mirren has been grappling with ideals of beauty and the exasperating ‘sexy’ tag since the beginning of her career, and as she approaches 75 she says it’s time to break free. Juliet Rieden reports.

Happy birthday • For Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, turning five in the time of coronavirus proved to be all about giving back, writes Juliet Rieden.

Rainbow fun • For his second birthday Prince Louis painted a rainbow – the global symbol of hope, reports Juliet Rieden.

Duck! Rabbit! Daddy! • To celebrate their son Archie’s first birthday, Meghan and Harry collaborated on a super-cute fundraising video, writes Juliet Rieden.

Baby Mackenzie’s lasting legacy • When Rachael and Jonny Casella’s baby was diagnosed with a fatal illness, they chose love over loss. Here Rachael tells Juliet Rieden how she turned tragedy into hope.

Mother courage • Merle Thornton is a battler, an academic, an author and a woman who has made history. She and her screen star daughter Sigrid discuss their deep and complex mother-daughter bond with Jenny Brown.

Keep calm & carry on! • The royal family has always been a beacon in times of national crisis and today’s “firm” has answered the call with the whole family playing its part, writes Juliet Rieden.

Harry & Meghan

THE housewife VS THE FEMINIST • As Australian stars Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne go head to head in the brilliant drama Mrs America, Juliet Rieden investigates the real women who inspired this sizzling feminist versus housewife battle for equal rights in the US.

I AM STRONG • These six inspiring women prove that physical and emotional strength are ageless as they smash records and conquer goals, Vicki Bramley discovers.

SUPREME SISTER • North Korean princess Kim Yo Jong is seen as the brains behind her tyrannical brother Kim Jong Un. Amid rumours of his failing health, Genevieve Gannon asks, could his sister be the next Supreme Ruler?

The Kim family tree

Love letters to Kim • Earlier this year, a letter arrived on our editor’s desk, written by a reader, Carol Flanagan, about her much-loved elderly neighbour, Kim, and her correspondence with servicemen during the Second World War. We were so moved by Kim’s love letters and Carol’s reflections we decided to share them in full.

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My story What a near-fatal fall taught me about life • On a hike in the desert, Claire Nelson fell and broke her pelvis. Isolated and alone for days, she looked at death in the face and learned a lot about life.

MAHA the KING OF CHAOS • He was once a petulant playboy prince, now he’s one of the world’s richest and most unpredictable rulers. William Langley investigates the eccentric world of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Court of contrasts

This too shall pass • Changes in our life can be tough to cope with, whatever form they take. Psychotherapist Julia Samuel shares her guide...