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t’s a bit scary when you’re in a desk job, to read that a desk job is not doing your body any good at all. The University of Sydney recently released a comprehensive, nine-year study that indicated people who sit for more than six hours a day and don’t regularly exercise could be heading for early death. Lead author Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis said: “... people who were physically inactive and sat for more than eight hours per day had 107 per cent higher risk for cardiovascular death compared to those who did at least one hour of physical activity per day and sat less than four hours.” Considering some of us in this office can sit for anything from 6-12 hours a day, that’s pretty grim. So I’m enthusiastically (that was sarcasim) going to head back to visit Viv and the girls at Curves and maybe I’ll add a year or three to my lifespan. Enjoy this month’s YOU (and then go for a walk). Here’s to your health!! A S H B U RTO N Lisa Fenwick | YOU editor

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n Mid Canterbury, just like everywhere else in the Western world, we struggle to get away from our desks. But it is time to change that, as new research released by the University of Sydney recently reveals that physical activity is particularly important for people who sit a lot. Reducing sitting would be a good start, but that’s not enough. The most important lifestyle change for the office-bound amongst us is to look for, or create opportunities, to move daily. The researchers statistically modelled physical activity and sitting against death records of nearly 150,000 study participants, aged 45 years and over,

and followed up over almost nine years. Replacing sitting with physical activity, but not standing, reduced mortality risk among high sitters, that is people who sat for more than six hours per day. Lead author Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis said sitting time was associated consistently with both overall premature mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality in the least physically active groups, which was those doing under 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity per week. “For example, people who were physically inactive and sat for more

than eight hours per day had 107 per cent higher risk for cardiovascular death compared to those who did at least one hour of physical activity per day and sat less than four hours,” Dr Stamatakis said. “But one hour of physical activity per day is not necessary. “Meeting the Australian public health recommendation of 150 to 300 minutes per week, which is equivalent to around 20 to 40 minutes per day on average, appeared to eliminate sitting risks.” Here six high-profile locals share their strategies and struggles for reducing time spent at their desks and increasing physical activity.

Jane Argyle-Reed, 37 | Partner | Argyle Welsh Finnigan About how many hours do you sit in an average day at work and then after work? Each day I drive to and from work from our home for about 20 minutes each way. When I am at work, I am sitting on average about five hours a day, but am often moving about the office meeting with clients and colleagues, and also attending meetings outside the office. Do you think this affects your health? If so, in what way? No, I don’t believe it affects my health unduly. But sitting for long periods of time can often put a strain on your body, especially if you are not positioned at your desk correctly.

Does this latest study provide a wake-up call? I’ve always been aware that sitting isn’t healthy for me, which is why I try to move around the office regularly, and when I can at lunchtime I walk in and around town. What physical activity do you do in an average day/week, for how long, and do you have plans to increase this? I try and do at least 40 minutes of physical activity each day. I prefer walking outside, but also have a treadmill at home. I attend Pilates and barre classes with Anna King at the fabulous Flow facility in Methven, and I use online weight training and resistance training sessions through a couple of great programmes for busy mums.

We are lucky to have a great Argyle Welsh Finnigan social netball team, which plays in the Mid Canterbury Netball competition every Wednesday night during Term 3. We were robbed of winning the business category last season by a few late goals from the ANZ team! Another positive within our workplace itself, is that we now have centralised printing/scanning and copying services, which means that staff are forced to get out of their seats to undertake those tasks. I have two school-age children and believe living in Mid Canterbury provides many and varied opportunities for exercise and healthy outdoor pursuits, for individuals and families. These can help to counter any adverse effects for people whose occupations require extended periods at desks.

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Donna Favel, 54 | Mayor | Ashburton District

About how many hours do you sit in an average day at work and then after work? The irony is not lost on me that I am sitting at my desk, writing an article about sitting at my desk. On an average day, I am probably sitting 10 hours per day. Do you think this affects your health? If so, in what way? Yes, I do understand that it affects my health. Does this latest study provide a wake-up call? Yes, the University of Sydney study does provide a wake-up call for several reasons. As we get older, it is important to know our individual genetics, to better understand what makes our bodies unique and how to maintain our health. The vehicle that we have from cradle to grave does not come with an instruction manual included and we have to seek out that information. In my case, I know that after watching my father endure three open-heart surgeries and many of his siblings face similar heart surgeries, I probably fall into a high-risk category. What physical activity do you do in an average day/week, for how long, and do you have plans to increase this? Prior to becoming mayor, I had em-

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barked on a fitness programme called CHIP – the Complete Health Improvement Programme. It was a very simple and effective programme, with no great secrets, that (a) provided an instruction manual (b) had small achievable, bitesized (pun intended) daily goals. These were to walk 10,000 steps (approximately six kilometres), drink three litres of water and sleep eight hours. While focused and committed, I shed nine kilograms in week one and lost 22kg in total. Since pondering exactly what to include in the article, I’ve been inspired to pick this up again, by someone who chose to lose 27kg in just five weeks – an outstanding effort. Sometimes the exercise regime may be feast or famine. For example, over the past nine years, while delivering flyers and reporting council matters, I have walked every street in the Ashburton town boundary about five times over. This gave me the opportunity to hit the exercise targets and observe the

infrastructure. What was different when active, hydrated and getting adequate sleep, was the feeling of being more in control, self-disciplined and refreshed. It is like when you get out of bed and the first thing you do in the morning is make your bed, at least you’ve got one task ticked off the to-do list before you have even left the bedroom. While in the role of mayor, there have often been competing priorities for my time. So your question is a timely reminder to ensure that I have to “put my own oxygen mask on first”. In fact, Monday morning as I wrestled with dishes, housework, council, EA Networks Centre, and you start to self talk, arguing that the others take priority. It was the preparation of this article that inspired me to leave the other things and head out the door to Aquacise, hence, putting my own oxygen mask on first. Thank you for the reminder.

Hamish Riach, 58 | Chief executive | Ashburton District Council About how many hours do you sit in an average day at work and then after work? Nine. Do you think this affects your health? If so, in what way? Yes, my back tends to get sore. Does this latest study provide a wake-up call? Yes. What physical activity do you do in an average day/ week, for how long, and do you have plans to increase this? I walk about one hour daily and don’t have any plans to increase this.

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Jo Luxton, 46 | List MP based in Rangitata | Labour Party About how many hours do you sit in an average day at work and then after work? It’s really hard to answer this, because each day is different. When we are in Parliament, we are sitting an hour for question time, and then an hour-and-a-half when we are on duty, and then select committee, so it would probably easily add up to between six to eight hours a day. Do you think this affects your health? If so, in what way? I do think it probably affects my health in some way, although we are up and down a lot during the day and walking between Bowen House and Parliament, so I’m getting a little bit of exercise. I do walk to and from work each day unless the weather is bad.

Does this latest study provide a wake-up call? It’s certainly very sobering! I will have to rethink how I can fit regular exercise into my day. What physical activity do you do in an average day/week, for how long, and do you have plans to increase this? I wouldn’t do much at all in

the way of physical activity, so I’m going to have to make time within my day. There is a gym at Parliament, so perhaps I may have to start to visit it! Although if I added up walking to and from work, and walking to various meetings on precinct, I would probably be doing 20 minutes per day.

Matt Markham, 31 | Editor | Ashburton Guardian About how many hours do you sit in an average day at work and then after work? Too long is the short answer. I’m sitting for most of the working day and then have a habit of sitting on the couch at night, and either working away on other things, or just watching television. Do you think this affects your health? If so, in what way? I don’t look at it as though it is affecting my health, but it probably is – I’m nowhere near as active as I used to be, or as active as I’d like to be. But that’s the perils of having a job that requires you to be parked in front of a computer screen for extended amounts of time, I guess. Does this latest study provide a wake-up call? It certainly makes me think about how much time I spend sitting at my desk, or on the couch at home, that’s for sure. How I then respond to that, I’m not quite sure.

What physical activity do you do in an average day/week, for how long, and do you have plans to increase this? My physical activity in an average week/day is nowhere near where it should be. I try and get out for a walk for around half an hour each day, to mainly get out of the office and clear the body and mind. And I try to get a really good walk in away from work a couple of times a week. Coming into winter, it will become less because it’s dark when you leave in the morning and dark when you get home. But spring and summer always bring about a renewed energy that sees me wanting to be more active.

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About how many hours do you sit in an average day at work and then after work? I do an approximate 50-hour week including Saturday mornings, and probably sit down for 10 to 20 per cent of that. I go for walks between the workshop and office, or I’m away visiting clients or on other business, so another 10 to 20 per cent I would be sitting in my vehicle. So it’s probably four to five hours while at work, and then including the evenings, about seven hours altogether each day. Do you think this affects your health? If so, in what way? I am not sure, if I thought it was affecting my health I don’t know what I could do about it, because this is what I do. Does this latest study provide a wake-up call? It’s a bit late for that. What physical activity do you do in an average day/week, for how long, and do you have plans to increase this? I walk quite a lot, and don’t have any plans to increase this. I will die at the same age I was going to die, I just might be fitter.

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Battled cancer twice – and won

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Bowel cancer is no respecter of age or gender; it’s no respecter of the lifestyle you lead. And no one knows that better than Ashburton man Barry Hayman. He was 45, fit, healthy and – he thought – symptom free but bowel cancer had already, silently, staked its claim on his body. He was living in Blenheim and had none of the symptoms that are the usual bowel cancer indicators. Yes he was tired, had lost a little weight and was quite pale, but his bowel habits hadn’t changed. “I had no bleeding and it took me a while to decide to go to the doctor but finally I was just a bit fed up with not feeling quite right,” Barry said. His doctor carried out all the normal checks and sent him off for blood tests and bowel specimens to make sure all bases were covered. “He rang back the next day and said my blood count was a bit off. He didn’t think it was alarming but he put me on medication

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and said he’d run some more blood tests in three weeks.” Three weeks on, nothing had changed. More blood was taken. From that point the alarm bells started to ring if not for Barry, then definitely for his wife Beth. “My doctor called the next day and said I needed to go to the hospital for a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy. On the way to

hospital Beth said, this could be serious, it could be cancer. My reaction was no, don’t be stupid.” The following hours were to prove how right Beth’s premonition would be. During the procedures Barry said he heard one of the nurses saying she could see a tumour. continued next page

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Barry Hayman knows more than most that bowel cancer is no respecter of age; he was diagnosed 10 yeas ago at the age of 45.

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From P9 “I thought, she can’t be talking to me but she came round and said Barry, you have a tumour and it will need to be removed. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing,” he said. Beth, meanwhile was waiting. The 45 minute procedure became hours. Time ticked by. The phone didn’t ring. Finally she called the hospital only to be told he wasn’t ready to come home. They’d call when he was. “I’d had this gut feeling that something was wrong. I went in and Barry said, I’ve got cancer. Even though deep down I was expecting something like that it was still a dreadful shock,” she said. In that moment life for Barry and Beth changed. The went home and he called a close friend, Nelson based colorectal surgeon Adrian Secker who was to become a key player in Barry’s treatment. He ordered more tests and a CT scan. The evidence that something was very wrong was mounting with a tumour the size of an orange showing in his bowel. “He rang at 9pm and asked if Beth was there. She was. He said I’ve got some bad news, he said the cancer has gone to secondaries in your liver. You have three tumours there. My reaction was that I’d fight it, but his was, that I may not be able to.”

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His bowel cancer and more than half a metre of his bowel were removed in Nelson Hospital and while the good news was that the tumour had been high in his bowel so he did not need to have a colostomy bag, the bad news was that his bowel simply refused to work. An intended five-day hospital stay extended to 14 along with the loss of 15kg body weight. Operation over, Barry was referred to an oncologist with urgent decisions needed on the best way to deal with the tumours on his liver. In 2009 the liver cancer operation he needed was new in New Zealand and of the three potential surgeons, only one was prepared to operate. That man was Christchurch surgeon Saxon Connor. His first step was to arrange nine weeks of chemotherapy – a nine week hell of vomiting and tingling fingers, Barry said. The objective was to shrink his tumours, particularly the large one at the centre of his liver. At the end of nine weeks, two had shrunk but the critical, central tumour was larger. “I said, where to from here? He said, if you’re prepared to go in for surgery I’m prepared to do it, There’s a 50 per cent chance you’ll come through it. He said do you and Beth want to talk about It? I said no, there’s only one option. Otherwise he gave me less than 12 months to live.” His liver cancer operation would be his second major surgery in four months, but his recovery from the 10 and a half hours of surgery was surprisingly quick and within a few days he was discharged from hospital and he and Beth moved into their second home, Christchurch’s Daffodil House. Those hours while Barry was in surgery were tough for Beth but she knew the

longer the surgery continued, the better the likely outcome. Along with the three tumours and margins around each, Barry had 53 per cent of his liver removed and when he returned to Blenheim, he signed on for another nine weeks of chemo. Throughout his surgeries and his recovery, Barry said he tried to keep positive, and surround himself with positive people, to find good things to celebrate every day.

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You’d never choose to go through an experience like this but it teaches you so much. When you’re given a second chance you do everything you can with it

“You need people around you but they need to be the right people I kept away from negative people I kept looking just ahead, not too far ahead. I was in a process with a plan. It didn’t always go where I was hoping but every day was a fresh opportunity. Every day I still wake up and think it as a fresh opportunity.” Ten years on he’s still having checks and marking blood tests. He’s not in remission. He’s cancer free – at the moment. He knows there is a chance of cancer returning to his secondary site, his liver.

Barry and Beth say cancer gave them a new appreciation of life. Looking back they say they were overwhelmed by the support that came from friends, family and often from strangers, people Barry may have met through his work as a funeral director. “You’d never choose to go through an experience like this but it teaches you so much. When you’re given a second chance you do everything you can with it.” he said. When he was diagnosed , Barry said he thought at 45 he was too young for what he considered an older person’s disease. Today, he says he knows how wrong he was, with statistics showing it can affect people of any age. There’s no history of bowel cancer in his family, but as a precaution his brother and his father have both had colonoscopies. Today he keeps a careful eye on his health, knows what he can and cannot eat and drink and accepts that he needs to be kind to himself, to look after himself properly. “I do get tired and I know I have to pace myself. You can’t help but think about the past and I’m so grateful for what was done for me. I had great surgeons and great care throughout the process. I couldn’t fault it.” He was given so much help from the Cancer Society, Barry says it’s now his turn to give back. He’s happy to talk to people going through the same cancer journey knowing how much it helped him talking to people who had shared their experience. Beth looks back at those tough months in 2009 and said that life as the partner of someone with a serious illness is exhausting. The last person you think about is yourself, she said. continued next page

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We were lucky, we’ve got a great support network, it was humbling. We had to take it one day at a time and be guided by our specialists From P11 “Things like the endless phone calls. You have to repeat yourself again and again. You feel like putting one message on an answerphone.” It’s an anxious time and a time of intense emotions There’s no denying being the support person is not always easy, she said. “We were lucky, we’ve got a great support network, it was humbling. We had to take it one day at a time and be guided by our specialists. Barry was always very positive but I was probably more realistic. I looked at all the possible outcomes and that included the possibility of not coming through it.” Barry’s experience with almost symptomless bowel cancer proves how silent the disease can be. His surgeon said he wished he’d seen him a year earlier before he was at stage four, Beth said. Their experience has changed them as a couple. Life is so much more precious. “It creates a deeper relationship, you know you’ve been through this together. Barry is a miracle. Every day I think I’m so glad I still have him. He’s such a giver, he thinks of himself last.”

What is bowel cancer? Most bowel cancers start as benign innocent growths – called polyps – on the wall of the bowel. Polyps are like small spots or cherries on stalks and most do not produce symptoms. Polyps are common as we get older and most polyps are not pre-cancerous. One type of polyp called an adenoma can become cancerous (malignant). If left undetected the cancer cells will multiply to form a tumour in the bowel. If untreated, the tumour can grow into the wall of the bowel or back passage. Once cancer cells are in the wall, they can travel into the bloodstream or lymph nodes; from here the cancer cells can travel to other parts of the body. For bowel cancer, the most common places for the cancer cells to spread to are the liver and the lungs. The process of spread is called metastasis. The earlier bowel cancer is caught, the easier it is to treat. Seventy-five per cent of bowel cancer is curable if caught early. This is why it is so important to know

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Symptoms

New Zealand has one of the highest incidences of bowel cancer in the world. Each year about 3000 people are diagnosed with the disease and more than 1200 will die. The first step you can take to protect against bowel cancer is to be aware of the symptoms. And most importantly, see your GP if you are at all concerned. • Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding) without any obvious reason. Or if you have other symptoms such as straining, soreness, lumps and achiness • A persistent change in bowel habit going to the toilet more often or experiencing looser stools for several weeks • Abdominal pain especially if severe • Any lumps or mass in your tummy • Weight loss and tiredness (a symptom of anaemia)

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Move your Butt to beat bowel cancer

June is Move your Butt month. So challenge yourself to move more during June, get your friends and family to sponsor you – and raise funds to help more Kiwis beat bowel cancer.

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Get a team of friends, family or workmates moving together. It’ll help you stay motivated and raise even more money to beat bowel cancer.

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Last month I attended the House of Travel conference in Fiji for four days. We are so lucky as New Zealanders to live on the doorstep to Fiji. This place is arguably, heaven on earth. Fiji truly warms the heart and feeds the soul with a diversity of experiences available. Over the three days I spent in Fiji most were inside a conference room but House of Travel decided to give back to the Fijian people on this conference and we had the most rewarding afternoon at a small school of just 26 pupils on the Coral Coast. The school is located just 15 minutes by coach from Shangri La Resort on the Coral Coast is Nigiri School. House of Travel owner operators, partners and families, all 126 of us, gave willingly of our time to help the school out. We put together kit-set bookcases, built the children outside seating under the shade of the trees, painted three class rooms inside and out, and the school library. Yes, all of this in a four hour period. It was to be just three hours but “Kiwis being Kiwis once we started we were not prepared to stop until the job was done. The adage – many hands make light work is so true.

House of Travel donated all the timber, paint, paint brushes, nails and whatever else was needed to get this job done and that we did. It was by far one of the most rewarding things I have ever had the pleasure to be part of. Most of us were covered in paint as we all worked to get the job done but that didn’t matter. At the end of the afternoon we also presented to each of the children a back-pack with books and pencils inside. One little girl was just about smaller than her back pack but her smile said it all. Plus, donations of lots of sports gear, library books and even more pencils than the school had ever had before.

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Nikujaga 2 servings

FROM JAPAN with Miya Komatsu

I have got lots of favourite recipes from my mum, but these are always very popular with our family and friends. Nikujaga is a favourite in Japan and good to enjoy in the cold weather we’re having. So I would like you to try and I hope you enjoy as well. Miya Komatsu is a Japanese-trained chef and nutritionist who has made Ashburton her home. She has been living here for 14 years.

150g thinly cut pork or beef, cut into 1-inch pieces 350g potato, peel and cut into bitesized pieces, then soak in a bowl of water 1 medium sized onion, cut into bite size 1/2 carrot, cut into 4 length-wise, then slice into 1/2 inch pieces Sauce 1C dashi stock (1t dashi powder dissolved in 1C water) 2T soy sauce 2t brown sugar 2T mirin (sweet cooking wine) Topping 2T edamame beans, defrost as per packet instructions

– Put all sauce ingredients in a pot and mix well. – Add rest of ingredients, except edamame beans, into pot. – Put a layer of baking paper, with a small hole cut in the middle, on top of ingredients in pot, then bring to boil. – Once boiled, let simmer for about 20

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Kumara salad Two servings

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– Boil or steam kumara until cooked through, set aside. – In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise and wasabi paste. – Add kumara and cucumber, then mix well then serve.

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Pinwheel spring rolls Four servings

300g pork mince 10 sheets spring roll pastry 1 bag mung bean sprouts 1/2 bunch spring onion, chopped 4T oil Seasoning 1T oyster sauce 1T sake or white wine 2t soy sauce 1t sugar 1T cornflour Sauce 2T each apple cider vinegar and soy sauce, mixed Mustard – In a large bowl, mix pork mince and all seasoning ingredients until well combined. Add mung bean sprouts and spring onions and mix. – Take two sheets of spring roll pastry (for a stronger casing), spread 1/5 pork mince mix over pastry, then roll up as pinwheel. Repeat with the remaining pork mix and pastry. – In a large frypan, heat the oil over medium heat, then place spring rolls and cook for around 3 minutes until the

bottom is a nice golden colour. – Turn it over and cover with a lid, cook another 3 minutes or until pork mix is

cooked and a nice colour. – Cut spring rolls and serve with mustard and sauce.

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OUT AND ABOUT @ Jennian Homes At a recent Mid Canterbury Women in Business meeting, organised by Emmily Harmer, YOU’s Emma Jaillet-Godin went along and took some photos. Above (from left) – Andrea Matthews, Kate Davidson and Emmily Harmer. Above right – Catherine Marr and Kate Moses. Left (from left) – Danielle McKenzie, Sally Reid and Janet Glassey. Right – Melissa Shimmin, Toni May and Trudy Dalton.

Above (from left) – Jo Metcalf, Trudy Dalton and Jane Fowles.

Above (from left) – Tharina Nel, Dulcie Ellis, Kirsty Williams and Adelle Brown. Left – Sue Prendergast (left) and Michele Strange. Right (from left) – Jo Ruane, Kirsty Williams and Maria Jimenez.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Find out what’s going on in Canterbury.

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Room on a Broom June 15 – 12pm and 3pm DP presents Tall Stories’ production of Room On the Broom adapted from the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson.

Les Liasons Dangereuses June 22 – July 20 As makers of taste they are without peer. As beings of wit and panache they are without exception. As creatures of debauchery they are without equal.

Tickets available at the door.

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Matariki Night Walk at the Styx June 29 6.30pm - 8pm Celebrate Matariki with a lantern-lit family night walk beside the Styx River, in partnership with the Styx Living Laboratory Trust and CCC. Explore one of Christchurch’s newest parks. Visit www.eventfinda.co.nz

Smokefree Rock Quest FINALS June 22 – 7pm - 9.30pm Smokefreerockquest is New Zealand’s only nationwide, live, original music, youth event. Visit www.sfrq.nz

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Simon O’Neill in concert July 4 – 7.30pm The Wagnerian Tenor of his generation Simon O’Neill in Concert with Ian Paterson (bass-baritone) and Terence Dennis on piano.

TIMARU and CHRISTCHURCH Katchafire July 5 and 6 – 8pm - 12am Before heading off to the US, Australia, Europe and South America, Katchafire will be on the road again in Aotearoa for their annual winter tour – this time with a different twist. 0800 BUY TIX

METHVEN Comedy Double Bill: DJ Trump and The Merry Wives of Windsor June 22 – 7pm - 10pm DJ Trump: half rally, half therapy session, Trump battles to become a rapper. Best Solo Show, 2017 Wellington Comedy Awards. Pat Goldsack: an 87-year-old tours her brothel around NZ for 60 years. Best Comedy, 2018 Palmy Fringe Festival. Visit www.eventfinda.co.nz

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Taking the Piste Comedy Night July 4 – 7.30pm - 9.30pm Pop Up Comedy presents Taking the Piste Comedy Night! Have you been wanting to venture off piste and take the plunge with your comedic talent? Come and have a laugh with or at your mates!

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Town Hall Concert Chamber, Auckland. Friday 12 July, 7.30pm Tickets available at Ticketmaster and the venue Royal Opera House, Whanganui. Wednesday 10 July, 7.30pm Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hamilton. Tickets available at www.whanganuivenues.co.nz Tickets available at www.waikato.ac/academy and the venue and the venue

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MID-WINTER CHRISTMAS

Have a mid-winter Christmas Why should Christmas only come once a year? The great thing about living in New Zealand is that we get to celebrate it twice! Anyone who has spent a little bit of time living in the northern hemisphere will appreciate how Christmas and winter were made for each other. The idea of a warming winter roast turkey or carved Christmas ham, mulled wine, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots and brussels sprouts – all at their seasonal best at this time of year – cosying up inside and enjoying all the trimmings (while snow falls outside and Rudolph’s bells can be heard on the roof). This mid-winter chilly spell has invigorated our desire for some festive cheer! We have some easy ways to whip up a mid-winter Christmas feast to share with your family and friends. All you need to add is the secret Santa. 1. Mulled wine – Nothing says Christmas more than mulled wine. But it just doesn’t fit in a hot mid-summer Kiwi Christmas. However for mid-winter feasting it’s a delight by the fire – the spice, the orange and the cinnamon – warms you inside and out. The best bit is that you can use some of the new-season oranges to make it! This is our favourite recipe. Create a wonderful flavour base by really letting the sugar and spices infuse

and blend well with the wine. 2. Christmas ham – Why it just has to be for Christmas, we’re not quite sure. We could eat Christmas ham, otherwise known as champagne ham, for Christmas, Boxing Day and pretty much all year round. The reprisal of this absolute favourite for a mid-winter Christmas dinner is a must. This glaze with mustard, cider and cider vinegar is just delicious. 3. Duck fat roast potatoes – Need we say more? These two things were made for each other and are the secret to getting the tastiest roast potatoes you ever did taste. Some people may call it a side dish, we like to think of it as a show stopper. 4. Pigs in blankets – These are a very traditional British accompaniment for Christmas dinner, chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon. We like to use a L’Authentique chipolatas wrapped in a slice of Freedom Farms’ streaky bacon, baked in all its crunchy, porky goodness.

5. Talking trifle – The trifle has such a fond place in the traditional Kiwi dessert repertiore, it’s right up there with the pavlova. There are many a fine crystal trifle bowl that sat in granny’s fine glass cabinet all year just waiting for an outing for the Christmas table. Every family seems to hold their own trifle secrets too, which can cause quite some controversy so we would love to hear yours; the special secret ingredients that remind you of Christmas of old. This is one of our favourites. 6. Stollen – For those of you, who haven’t tried this before or who don’t even know what Stollen is: It is the traditional German Christmas fruit loaf, made with quark – a white cheese reminiscent of ricotta – butter, walnuts, and organic dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, apricots, cranberries) and of course a good amount of marzipan. If you pop it under the grill the sugar coating melts and caramelises and you will fall in love with every bite. Enjoy!

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A riotous night of comedy

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Become a detective when you join the zany crew this mid-winter and trip back to 1930s Chicago as your group try to solve the murder of mob boss Lucky Marciano. But beware, there are numerous distractions along the way as you try to solve this dastardly deed, including the many delights served at The Pink Pussy Cat Margarita Bar! Many visitors claim it’s the best work event they’ve ever been to. This year your crew can make the same claims once they’ve experienced the hilarious show, three course dinner and haunted tram ride. Visit our Facebook page to see the glowing reviews, we have an incredibly high rating average of 4.8 stars!

Our show is a comedy based murder mystery where we supply all the suspects, props and theme. You just supply the audience (preferably in ’30s gangster attire) and ready to experience the most interactive comedy show in the history of homicide! During the mid-winter season we have shows scheduled every weekend. Guests arrive between 6pm to 6.30pm and the show finishes around 10.30pm, so it’s the complete night out. The mid-winter season begins Friday, June 14 and runs until Saturday, September 28. Our fully themed venue is situated inside Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch. Don’t miss out, book now! Advertising feature

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Sciatica isn’t your problem PHYSIO LAID BARE with SHAUN CLARK

he term “sciatica” is too often missused and taken as a diagnosis … and, sorry to tell you, but it’s not. Here is a quick explanation to try and clear that up for you and to hopefully make it less of a scary term; making it just a symptom and something that can be addressed. Sciatica is a symptom, not a diagnosis. As opposed to what a lot of people think and hear, sciatica is a set of symptoms that can be caused by a number of different pathologies. Having sciatic pain referred down your leg means that your sciatic nerve is being compressed or irritated by a structure somewhere in your pelvis or spine. That can happen by muscles compressing on the nerve in the back of your hip or, more commonly, at the base of your spine where a nerve exits. Getting a clear diagnosis, when possible,

is really helpful in helping sciatic pain improve, as there is very different management of, for example, sciatica caused by degenerative changes (ageing) or a disc herniation. There are also quite a number of other causes that I won’t list here, but the main thing is, don’t just accept that you have “sciatica” because, depending on the cause behind it, there is a whole lot

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that can be done to improve or resolve it. A bit like any other referred pain, such as headaches. Where you get the pain doesn’t always tell you where the issue is and, in most cases, it gets better. But it is certainly worth getting assessed and started on addressing the underlying issue rather than just treating the symptoms. So, hopefully that explains why you don’t actually have sciatica, you have something that is causing sciatica.

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‘Winterguard’ this season

rotect yourself now from the winter bugs this season. Preventative measures may be an assurance that the bugs pass you by or that you don’t get as sick, if you do end up coming into contact with the flu this winter. Fight and defend with herbs and nutrition this winter. Here are some to try: Medicinal herbs Olive is an antimicrobial herb that helps to combat the bugs entering the body and to defend and attack any necessary ones if required. Echinacea is an antimicrobial herb and an immune-enhancing herb that helps to prime the immunity in defence against all microbes. Astragalus is an immune-boosting herb that is beneficial to a depressed immune system, aiding it for defence against the potential onslaught of bugs. Garlic is known as a great antiviral and a powerful antimicrobial that is an excellent defender against microbes and viruses, potentially an excellent medicine. Withania is a great herb to help those with convalescence, boosting the immunity and building resilience after longterm physical and mental stress. Garden herbs Parsley is a great herb to add to any dish this winter, especially when cooking in the crockpot, or just as a garnish on top of your food, as it is high in vitamin C necessary for immunity. Thyme is a great antimicrobial and antiseptic that is especially helpful when sore throats need special attention, but it’s also considered a powerful

NATURALLY YOU with Jane Logie

plant for sickness. Rosemary is another great herb to add to cooking, especially any red meat dishes. It helps to balance the bugs and boost immunity in your gut flora. Basil is great to add taste and flavour to your cooking and an addition of nutrition to a variety of your dishes. Coriander is a great addition to your meals, as well, while adding the antimicrobial actions that your body so requires over the winter months. Nutritional foods Mushrooms are a powerhouse of nutrition, especially with the nutrient selenium, which is important for our immunity and one that is considered low in NZ soils. A vital nutrient indeed. (Be glad your mother made you eat your mushrooms as a child, so you can enjoy them now as an adult.)

Pumpkins are a rich source of vitamin A, another essential nutrient for our immunity. Any brightly-coloured yellow or orange vegetables are high in this nutrient or a form of. So try and incorporate these types of vegetables into your winter diet as much as you can. Potatoes are a rich source of vitamin C and mashed potatoes are a great way to add some pre-made garlic butter to make for a tastier dish and an easy way to get more garlic into your diet. Chilli is considered the most concentrated form of vitamin C, which is really important as our body does not manufacture vitamin C. We need to consistently obtain it from dietary sources, as it is important for the formation of our immunity, especially our white blood cells. Mandarins are an essential fruit packed with the nutrition we need over the winter months. High in vitamin C and A, they are an easy packable food that you can have as a nutritious snack. Eating one to two a day would be essential to maintaining your health and wellness over winter. TIP: If your child is sick with the flu, squeezing a mandarin and having it by the spoonful can be a great and effective vitamin C treatment option. By adding herbs into your cooking, using the right nutritional foods to your winter meals and the addition of medicinal herbs, if and where possible, can be an insurance for your winter wellness by helping protect you from the nasties doing the rounds and compromising your immunity. If you come into contact with bugs, your body will be armed, primed and ready to attack and react appropriately as it should. With the compliments of Jane Logie, a medicinal herbalist, clinical nutritionist and chef from Methven

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Winter warmer – beef stroganoff

his dish makes for a great winter warmer and is packed with nutrition for enhancing your immunity this winter. A quick, easy and tasty dish that is seriously fulfilling in every way. The beef contains iron, the mushrooms contain selenium, the garlic is antiviral/antimicrobial and the chilli is packed with vitamin C.

500g sliced beef, schnitzel or topside 10 small mushrooms, sliced 1-2T fresh basil (optional) 6 cloves garlic 2T extra virgin olive oil 2T worchester sauce 3T soy sauce 4t raw organic sugar (or any other) 2C red wine* 1C boiling water 6-8 grinds black pepper 3-4 pinches sea salt (Maldon/Himalayan) 1/4 mild red chilli (optional), diced 4T cornflour 1/2 250g tub sour cream 95mm

– Thinly slice and season the meat, with salt, white pepper and black pepper and place into the bottom of the crockpot. – Slice mushrooms and cut and slice garlic and basil, olive oil and place in the crockpot. – Measure into crockpot all the liquid ingredients, except sour cream. – Now add seasonings and sprinkle over the cornflour, stir. – Set the crockpot to low for 4-6 hours. Checking after four hours.

When meat is tender it is cooked. – Stir the sour cream through just before serving. Serve with mashed potatoes and garlic butter mixed together with a little milk. – Serve with a dollop of sour cream and basil leaves on top. – Alternative: This dish can be cooked in the oven at 160°C on bake for 1-2 hours, or until meat is tender. * If you don’t like red wine you can substitute with beef stock instead.

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Garry’s bullish about his leanings If there is one thing that has my unconditional respect on the farm, it’s bulls. The big ballsy boys I imagine would squish me in a heartbeat if I ventured too close. So I simply don’t, and I’ve never really thought about how bulls feel about their lives either, or even considered if they have feelings at all. To my shock it would appear they have an abundance of them! And this is where things get tricky. You see we have a chunky 470kg bull, who we will call Garry, who isn’t bothered by the seven-thousand volt electric fence deterrent to find true love. But it wasn’t gorgeous Glenda he was chasing all smitten and doe-eyed – but rather – Glenn, another younger, strapping bull weighing in at around 200kg. Our wee Garry is gay! Raise your rainbow flags people, the Pride Parade is playing out in our very paddocks. So intense is this infatuation, Garry cleared not one – but three highly charged electric fences, one water race and a creek to gallop through the long grass with his big bully beau. The 670kg bromance of the year is unlike anything Mid Canterbury has seen

FARMY PRINCESS with DONNA-MARIE LEVER

before – although the farmer reckons it’s not uncommon for bulls to swing the other way.

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The 670kg bromance of the year is unlike anything Mid Canterbury has seen before – although the farmer reckons it’s not uncommon for bulls to swing the other way

Back in 2015 it even made BBC headlines, and a bull was almost slaughtered because the farmers wanted their socalled bisexual beast killed – luckily he was saved by the protesting public and a crowd-funder!

But here comes the problem for us, the farmer cannot keep our two lovedup bulls apart. They spend every waking hour together, have been moved multiple times to multiple different paddocks, but continue to travel more than a kilometre to find each other and lock lips (so to speak!). I never envy anyone who has to move bulls from paddock to paddock either – and let’s be honest, it’s no job for a princess! The dog almost got squished trying to help, the farmer flew in via 4WD truck ... but nothing. This story unfortunately takes a grim twist ... because Garry’s fate is not flash – he’s got six months until he goes from the sanctuary to a sandwich, and we still don’t know how we will keep him away from Glenn. So we’ve decided we won’t – the rainbow of love continues to blossom in paddock four, at least for now. TV reporter, journalist, mum and born and bred Aucklander Donna-Marie Lever talks about life after marrying a farmer and moving to rural Mid Canterbury.

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OUT AND ABOUT @ Mount Hutt College Ball The Methven Resort turned into red carpet central last month when senior students at Mount Hutt College enjoyed their annual ball. Heather Mackenzie was there to capture some of the faces.

Above – Hazel De Paz (left) and Justine Caranay. Left – Cath Rodderick.

Above – Jarrod Hill (front). Above – Monique Johnson.

Above – Mark Taylor. Left – Ellie Boekholt and Joe Mcintosh. Right – Izzy Barker. Below left – Lauren Pluck and Sam Ree. Below right – Lucy Hogan and Cameron Holmes.

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Dog Registrations 2019/20 July is dog registration month. Save time by re-registering your dog online! It is important to register your dog every year as part of being a responsible dog owner. Annual dog registration fees are due by 31 July 2019.

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By Caroline Leaper f the Duchess of Sussex needs an outfit for a special occasion, she might ask her friends at Givenchy to whip up something nice, or challenge a young designer, like Grace Wales Bonner, to take on the career-changing commission. But these days, it seems, she would be just as likely to opt for a new outfit that’s not very new at all. Meghan’s interest in wearing vintage peaked when she was pregnant, evident in a series of sixties trapeze cut coats that elegantly accommodated her changing silhouette. She wore a Courrèges couture style in matelassé silk (circa 1965) for her baby shower in New York, and a satin Dior couture coat (by Marc Bohan in the sixties) for Lena Tindall’s spring christening. Meghan, like several other high-profile clients, finds her fashion rarities at William Vintage, the London emporium founded by the industry’s proclaimed “king of vintage”, William Banks-Blaney, in 2010. She might have met him through her friend Amal Clooney — the human rights lawyer is a loyal client and will wear, say, a Balenciaga wool day dress from 1958 for an important presentation at the United Nations, or a glamourous 2007 Jean-Louis Scherrer cape dress for a reception at Buckingham Palace. The red carpet is usually a showcase of straight-from-the-catwalk and new, custom-made designs — but even here, vintage is gaining ground. At the Cannes Film Festival, Rocketman actress Bryce Dallas Howard pledged to only wear second-hand pieces, while actress Elle Fanning (in a fifties Prada prom dress) and model Bella Hadid (in a 2006 Roberto Cavalli gown previously worn by Sharon Stone, also to Cannes, in 2013) stood out as best dressed attendees. In recent weeks we’ve seen examples from Penelope Cruz, in vintage Chanel at the Met Gala, to Kendall Jenner, reviving a nineties Jean Paul Gaultier T-shirt with ripped jeans for the street-style generation.

The Duchess of Sussex in a 1960s cashmere coat with front button closure and integral scarf on her snowy morning visit to Bristol.

They all get two kicks out of wearing it; first, they are shopping sustainably by not buying new clothes and, secondly, they’ve got something special that no-one else will have. Second-hand clothing was once a tainted entity – it went against our mass shopping culture obsessed with buying box-fresh things. But with an increased awareness of how much clothing we send to landfill each year, the new view is that finding top-quality vintage items is a statement of what an intelligent, conscious shopper you now are. “This is what luxury shopping is about now,” Marie Blanchet, the new CEO at William Vintage, said. “Buying vintage offers a whole experience; you don’t just buy the dress, you buy a talking point and a piece of history.” Since her appointment in January,

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Blanchet has expanded the boutique’s offering to sell more designer brands and is plotting a revamped website, expansions to the US, and a collaboration selling pieces on MatchesFashion.com from July. “My idea is that this could become the first fashion brand that makes fashion but doesn’t make clothes,” she said. “Fashion now keeps repeating itself, there are no more trends because every trend is happening at once. Fashion is inspired by previous decades, so when you buy something vintage there is no way it can go out of style.” High end, genuine vintage leads the way for Blanchet but, elsewhere, the second-hand fashion market is expanding for all budgets. Via social media, established west London truffle-hunters such as Mairead Lewin and Karen Clarkson are reaching broader audiences, with women contacting them on Instagram to describe what they are looking for. In New Zealand, fashion blog Serendipity Ave announced their shift in direction,

swapping fast fashion pieces for a curated range of second-hand t-shirts and denim. Boutique brand Wixii also offers a hand-selected edit of second-hand pieces alongside their new items, both in their Ponsonby store and online. On the high street, Glassons has added a vintage denim section to their Newmarket store. Finding what you want is easy, the experts say. With all the new services in play, the days of panning for treasures in musty-smelling shops are over, if that was what put you off before. “You make an appointment and give a brief of what you’re looking for, then do a fitting with our in-house couturier to try things on and tailor it to you. It’s the experience people would get at the old couture houses,” Blanchet said. What’s popular at any given moment can be hard to define, but “the sixties are huge,” Blanchet said of the current mood. The hunt for new suppliers is still a thrill for Blanchet. “Every time I unwrap a new dress I get that feeling of excitement,” she said. A recent acquisition came from a collector who kept her dresses from Lee Alexander McQueen’s final collection folded up “like nappies” under a child’s bed in her flat on a London council estate. Their value has increased ten-fold in the decade since the superfan bought them. “You shouldn’t keep clothes in plastic,” she said. “Fragile and heavily embroidered pieces can be kept in boxes, but others can live in white cotton garment bags. The pieces that are older, ironically, are usually saved better, because these pieces were made to last.” To make a good future investment, Blanchet recommends “Karl Lagerfeld’s collections for Chanel, but also designers who have left houses, like Raf Simons’s final collection for Calvin Klein or Christopher Bailey at Burberry. Keep any of your Stella McCartney for Chloé, that’s going to come back soon. Anything that’s already a part of fashion history.”

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Seven tips for shopping vintage:

Find your era Think about which decades and styles are most reflective of your personal style. You’ll want your vintage piece to stand out in your wardrobe, but not look like fancy dress, or costume on you. Don’t let designer names lead your search Hunting for a big name might not always offer the best results, as mark-ups can be high. Fabulous pieces can be found for all budgets if you’re willing to look at “unsigned” clothes. Buy from an expert Make sure that your source is reputable and is able to offer clear information on the origins of the piece, as well as its value and care instructions. Check the condition Look out for stains, marks, pulls, broken zips and – the worst case scenario – signs of moths. Small faults can be repaired, but you’ll find it difficult to source that missing button. Any damage should be reflected in the price. Consider reworking things If you do find an incredible piece in a bad way, but it’s a bargain, could it be revived somehow? A local tailor (or anyone handy with a needle and thread) might be able to save elements of a piece, like embroideries or fastenings, to be applied to something else. Try things on Women, on average, used to be smaller, meaning that sizes on older garments are different to the gradings used today. A size 10 from the eighties could be a size 6-8 today, so try before you buy and if you’re shopping online, ask for the measurements. Look online A lot of great vintage retailers sell online; look at their websites and Instagram pages to get an idea of the pieces they stock and their prices before going into stores. – NZME

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Top gardening tasks for June

Gardens need nurturing all-year round, and although June brings wet, cold weather, resist the urge to hibernate on the couch as there is still plenty to do in the garden!

Fruit trees

With a full range of fruit trees such as pip, stone, nut and citrus in garden centres now, make sure you choose varieties that thrive in your area. Part of your fruit tree selection should be to ensure you have a year-round supply of fresh fruit. Try and select a warm, sheltered sunny position. Fruit trees only flower once a year and in a windy position, flowers can be blown off the tree which means fruit will not set resulting in no crops! Continue pruning deciduous fruit trees such as apples, apricots, nectarines, peaches, pears and plums. With young trees, it’s important to develop a strong structure that will support fruiting wood in the coming years. Older trees may need more detailed pruning, especially if they have been neglected. Remove old wood that is no longer providing fruit, and overlapping branches or diseased wood. It’s worth reducing the height for easier harvesting in the coming season.

If you are short on space, you can still plant fruit trees in a container and citrus are a great choice. Meyer lemon, Clementine or Encore mandarin and Bearss lime all have a small compact form. Red guava also grows very well in a container, as does dwarf feijoa bambina. Make sure your container has good drainage holes and remember to water frequently, especially if they are under eaves as they will easily dry out.

Berry fruit

It’s time to prune blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries and raspberries. When pruning, remove all growth that is two years and older. Select some of last season’s vigorous growing canes and attach them to a supporting wire or framework. Remove any diseased wood and burn these prunings or remove them from your section. continued next page

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Strawberries

Complete planting of your strawberry patch. Ensure you have enough plants to provide plenty of strawberries for the whole family – there should be at least 10 plants for each family member!

Ornamental trees and shrubs

Garden centres have plenty of stock of fresh trees and shrubs – choose only healthy, well-grown specimens. People often plant their specimen trees too close together, so plan your new plantings carefully. Plants sometimes grow considerably larger than is indicated on the plant label. Stake new trees if required.

Roses

Late flowering varieties will have finished their displays so pruning can begin. Take off any diseased or dead wood and all inward growing branches. Prune to outward facing buds and remove any wood that is thinner than a pencil. The end result you are trying to achieve is a vase shape. When making your cuts, bear in mind they need to be as clean as possible, positioned just above a bud and at a 45-degree angle. One week after pruning, spray with Lime sulphur and/or copper oxychloride to ward off fungal diseases (do not mix these sprays together), then three or four days later apply a horticultural spray to kill off any

overwintering pests (again do not mix with copper). It’s also an ideal time to plant new roses. When choosing new varieties, select strong, healthy specimens. Roses can grow in a variety of soils as long as they have good drainage.

Find a spot in the garden that gets plenty of sun and is not crowded in by other plants or trees, as good air flow reduces the risk of pests and diseases. For more gardening advice, check out Daltons range of How to Grow guides on their website www.daltons.co.nz.

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