Art of Manliness
Get your son out of his bedroom
EVERYONE HAS THE GENERAL SENSE that people these days get out of the house less and do less face-to-face ...
Be kind to your mind
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT: mental health is a hot topic in little ol’ NZ (as it is in much of the Western world). And most of our stats point to the fact that things ain’t great in the minds of many of us in the Land of the Long White Cloud.
Our shelves and websites are cluttered with self-help books on the subject – all vying for our attention and hard-earned cash. Some are okay, a few are good, most are … meh. But a tiny handful are excellent. ‘Be Kind to Your Mind’ is one of those rarities. It’s funny, powerful, engaging, helpful … and good for our health! And best of all, it’s Kiwi-made!
We got to chat with author Julia Grace before she jumped on a cruise ship for a speaking engagement. And what better place to start than with an introduction …?
Issue 1, 2024
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Family Holidays
SO, YOU'RE GOING ON A FAMILY HOLIDAY … or maybe you’d like to organise one … or (most likely) you realise your ...
The 80/80 Marriage
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NATE AND KALEY KLEMP were highschool sweethearts. Theirs was a fairytale story: they reunited as young adults and ...
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Dinner Done Better
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Riding with the redeemed
THE SIGN ON THE NOTICEBOARD outside the little rural church in Waikari, Canterbury, was confronting: “Warning, ...
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Backchat
I’d Ride More Rollercoasters ...
IF I HAD IT ALL OVER AGAIN with the kids in my life, I’d be a little crazier than I have been this trip. I’d take ...
Going Places
Perfectly Prague
PRAGUE IS EVERYBODY'S DARLING. Why? Because this beautiful capital of the Czech Republic has all the ingredients ...
Stillpoint
Drive you freaking crazy?
LIVING WITH THE PERSON YOU love is not always peachy. And it’s not always what everyone thinks it is. It’s not ...
The Crispy Bits
Left Behind
MY PARENTS ABANDONED ME. As a child, my family locked up their remote Bethells Beach bach and started the trek ...
You Ain’t Gonna Believe This!
Fun facts that'll blow your mind!
The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog …” uses every letter of the alphabet.
Saint Stephen ...
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Taste Test & Skydiving for Dummies
TASTE TEST!
At the end of the year, a kindergarten teacher was receiving Xmas gifts from her pupils. The ...