Verve July 2014

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Editors’ Note The Intern’s Turn Had you asked us a few years ago what it was that came to mind when the word ‘intern’ was mentioned, the answer would probably have been, Grey’s Anatomy or Monica Lewinsky.

However, ask that question today, and a different picture comes to the fore: one that is closer to home, far more personal, and tinged with fondness.

Almost two years ago, we added a careers section to the Verve website, on which it was mentioned that we would be happy to consider expressions of interest for internships at Verve Magazine. As it is with so much in life, things on the intern front took a while to develop. But develop they did. Nowadays (it seems) we have a steady stream of bright and creative people applying for internships at Verve, with one of our most recent coming all the

way from Holland to spend five months with our tight-knit team.

What a privilege it is to meet such energetic, eloquent and passionate young adults — each person bringing something unique and special to our office. We sincerely hope that in return, we give them an unforgettable and advantageous experience, one which will assist them in their future.

A recent intern had this to say: “being at Verve has taught me to see a world of energy and optimism. Verve is so much more than a publication. It is like an exciting mirror of the culture of central Auckland.” Reading this made us feel both touched and proud at the same time.

intern, we also say goodbye to Jessica David, who for the past two and a bit years, has worked tirelessly on Verve’s design and layout, as well as being the incredible talent behind the styling of the gorgeous fashion shoots that have been brought to you in each issue.

Thank you both for your sterling contributions. It has been our pleasure to work with you each day. We will miss you.

We are proud to be part of something amazing; something that is full of change and possibility; a magazine called Verve.

With that there is only one thing left to say. Happy reading!

This month not only do we bid farewell to the lovely Meeke Van Dal, our Dutch

Editors’ Pick RK&Co LEATHER BELTS Stocked in the Carlson store on Ponsonby Road, these RK&Co designed belts are made with high quality UK tanned leather and RK&Co buckles that come in brass and silver finishes, made in New Zealand. www.rkandco.com

Next issue, Verve August — Education, Senior Lifestyles and Father’s Day

VerveMagazine — Editors-in-chief: Fran Ninow and Jude Mitchell Writers: Jamie Desplaces and Angus St Clair Brown Layout Design: J. David Contributors: Neil Gussey, Paris Mitchell, Melissa Kachelhoffer, Ryan Renwick, Jackie O’Fee, Doris Mousdale, Jenna Moore, Glenn Stirling, Dennis Knill, Rosamund Knill, Julien Erwin, Sarah Sparks, Louise Richardson, Aimee Robson and Jennifer Parker Intern: Meeke van Dal VERVE MAGAZINE is published monthly (except in January) and has an estimated readership of 60,000. It is a free community/ lifestyle magazine delivered to selected homes, cafés and businesses in the following areas: Parnell, Newmarket, Remuera, Meadowbank, Epsom, Mission Bay, Kohimarama, Herne Bay and Stonefields.

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JULY COVER: Chairs of Parnell featuring the Henri Chair from Trenzseater. To read more go to page 13.

JUNE COVER: Thanks to La Hood (09 638 8463) for the beautiful fabric used as our backdrop for the June cover with Clinic 42.

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The Coast is Clear Quest Newmarket: More than skin deep

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Trades Page Last Word: The World’s Largest Dump

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NEW IS THE NEW NEW.

Who knew MINI could get any better? With new engines, new technologies, a new centre console, new LED ring headlights, new head-up display, new parking assist and new safety features, the new MINI is an all new spin on things. But you already knew that. Be a real knew-it-all and visit Team McMillan MINI Garage today.

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HOME IDEAS CENTRE When building or renovating your home, finding quality and style can be a time-consuming challenge.

Home Ideas Centre brings together the exhibition of exterior cladding materials, roofing, landscaping and paving ideas to interior fit-outs, furnishings, flooring and heating solutions, all under one roof. With leading brands and designer products all collectively showcased, superior quality and style can be sourced with ease during what can be a stressful and confusing time.

The range of high-end products and equipment make the Home Ideas Centre a great place to be inspired by the latest international designs, trends, and technologies. Innovative displays for every taste mean you will be spoilt for choice when personalising your living space or structure. With friendly personalised service and guidance, Home Ideas Centre strives to deliver outstanding quality to every home. Held in the newly developed function area, seminars with comprehensive advice and assistance are available to the public throughout the year. With New Zealand’s renowned

designers, architects and builders coming together as guest speakers to benefit your project; Home Ideas Centre provides the valuable services to make your home the best it can be.

The Home Ideas Expo will be held at the Auckland centre, 10am – 4pm, 26 and 27 of July.

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Alfresco ‘Inexterior’ Living Over 21 years, Alfresco has created many outdoor living spaces for New Zealand homes, retaining the indoor/outdoor flow so relevant to the modern New Zealand lifestyle. Our New Zealand designed and made furniture is exclusive to our store and is accentuated by gorgeous homewares and accessories to compliment any setting.

We showcase products designed by talented New Zealanders, enhancing the concept of the dining experience, gathering with family and friends, or simply sharing a drink together. Our showroom is a welcoming space that inspires as soon as you walk through the door, from the contemporary styled upper level, to our garden area.

Connect with us on Facebook to receive information on new products and styling ideas.

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Bromhead Design Bromhead Design has been promoting genuine good design for the past 50 years. Headed by leading interior designer and cartoonist Peter Bromhead, Bromhead Design represents a number of international furniture and lighting manufacturers.

One of the most iconic companies they represent is Knoll International, who span 75 years of good design. The Knoll Studio range of furniture encompasses many classic pieces by famous designers such as Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Richard Schultz and Warren Platner. Knoll is committed to offering customers elegantly designed signature pieces that embody elegance, craftsmanship and emblematic detail for office or residential use. Whether it is lounge, dining, sofa or outdoor chaise longues you are interested in, visit Bromhead Design.

76 Gladstone Road, Parnell 09 366 7322 www.bromheaddesign.com

Corso de’ Fiori Nestled within The Foundation shopping precinct on George Street, Corso de’ Fiori has been bringing international design-led products to New Zealand since the early 1990s. A go-to destination for the discerning customer, Corso de’ Fiori continues to delight with its meticulously curated collection of quality, design-led treasures sourced from around the world — many of them unique to New Zealand — as well as the best in local design. Ceramics, cushions and exquisite scented candles sit alongside dining and lounge furniture from local and international sources.

Step into the fascinating world of Corso de’ Fiori.

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Designers’ Collection Designers’ Collection has been designing, sourcing and tailormaking furniture for interior designers and architects for over 25 years. Most of their collection is designed in-house and madeto-order in Auckland. They also represent other selected New Zealand designers whose designs are tailored to your personal requirements. With over 100 chair designs to choose from, you are spoilt for choice.

Designers’ Collection furniture is available from your interior designer or architect. Their trade showroom is upstairs at The Foundation, 8 George Street, Parnell — entrance between Corso De Fiori and The Foundation Espresso Room. View the entire Designers’ Collection range, including dining, bedroom and occasional furniture at designerscollection.co.nz The Foundation, 8 George St, Newmarket 09 307 9166 www.designerscollection.co.nz

Trenzseater TRENZSEATER is a design leader in the New Zealand market for furniture and interior design, specialising in furniture which is designed and manufactured in New Zealand, along with a large portfolio of international brands imported and distributed throughout New Zealand. Our Interior Design service has recently been internationally recognised as a finalist in the 2014 Andrew Martin Interior Design Review.

TRENZSEATER is a family–owned business run by brothers Ben and Hamish Lewis. Founded in 2004 through Ben’s vision, TRENZSEATER was quickly established as the source for a complete solution for interiors, demonstrating TRENZSEATER’s commitment to offer the very finest of product for your home.

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Forma Forma Contemporary Furniture have now been in their Parnell premises for the past eight years. Proudly designed and handmade in New Zealand, Forma integrates European influences with New Zealand lifestyle. Forma furniture is manufactured at their Auckland factory, giving them the ability to alter existing designs or even custom-make pieces for a particular project. All Forma furniture can be upholstered in any fabric or leather of choice, giving the buyer the freedom to customise the look, resulting in a finished product that fits perfectly with any given space.

Forma also offers a fantastic and complimentary interior design service to help you find the right solution when selecting furniture and will gladly visit your home, ensuring all aspects of style, size and colour fit perfectly within your home.

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WE ARE WHAT WE MAKE Words: Julien Erwin

Simple words from complex designer Nacho Carbonell.

At the tender age of twenty-eight this ‘wunderkind’ was named by the Jury of Design Miami/Basel as the designer of the future. Some accolade for the Spanish born creator, now based in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

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Born in Valencia, he has spent time in the United States and Mexico and after studying at the Spanish University Cardenal Herrera C.E.U. as well as graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven, he set up his workshop in Eindhoven where he now lives and works. Originally situated in a deconsecrated church, Nacho relocated his studio to an enormous disused steel works where he now crafts his magic.

His workspace resembles a science laboratory, where he experiments with materials that range from organic to the toxic and dangerous. He seems to be at his happiest when working with flexible oxyhydrogen flames and ‘building’ enormous installations from a variety of metals. In his own words,”my educational background was very technical and my approach has always been very practical, very concrete.”

The ‘Bush of Iron’ embodies the axiom around which many of Nacho’s creations revolve. The rough, undulating surface textures belie the delicacy of his message. Around a base structure, more than a thousand metal wires and spikes were attached, giving the sculpture the appearance of a porcupine. Inside this seemly uninviting, cold and harsh space is a secret place where one can hide out and find solace. It is our fundamental human desire to feel protected and sheltered that lies at the heart of this piece.

The majority of his works are installations that require viewer interaction. Perhaps his most well known work is the sensorial ‘Playground Closes at Dusk’. Says Nacho, “different symbols are on show. And, essentially, the role of this exhibition is dedicated by the diverse materials, meanings and approaches present. So much space is dedicated to the creative process which lies at the root of these objects. And this is the fundamental interpretation of the work. The models, the draft, the trials and the very same research work are an active part of my work.”

‘Playground Closes at Dusk’ is comprised of four separate pieces, each of which examines the relationship between our surroundings and our senses. Viewers are tempted to enter the park and to test out the rides. A thin bronze staircase leads to an assemblage of ‘windows’ which give a different viewpoint and perspective when you look through them. A bronze chair is surrounded by huge horns that distort sound. Overhead a lightweight glass bulb installation holds aromas from the forest that can be sniffed.

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“These aspects are a part of me and my work results in a special amalgamation of the functional and the poetic. Shades of the two components, neither of which can be ignored: neither black nor white. My objects speak of a new necessity. Starting from the situations we find ourselves having to face nowadays, they try to deal with the dimensions of real life. For example, I have long reflected upon the nomadic ways of people in our times.

My work reflects this: my vision of the world.”

May Nacho Carbonell’s vision continue to expand and delight.

He has a bright future ahead of him!

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Kitchens

By Design Kitchens By Design proudly opened their new showroom in Newmarket in June. the showroom introduces cutting edge design and technology and offers homeowners the convenience of having their kitchens planned and designed by professionals. It features ranges of revolutionary hardware and beautiful display kitchens that merge classic design with contemporary colour, textures and modern technology.

The designers have over 90 years experience, 68 design awards and have designed 9900 kitchens. They maintain that the ingredients of their success is simply “passion for good design and working with people.” They are innovative and passionate about functionality and will manage the entire project from concept through to completion. They believe that great kitchens don’t just happen, they happen by design!

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Sue Gillbanks, a certified kitchen designer says, “I believe that successful design comes down to using the latest technology, the best products and incorporating design flair and passion, working with clients to create spaces that are functional, innovative, unique and timeless.”

Maggie Gardner holds a bachelor of design and has a passion for architecture, art, light and colour, she relishes the project management aspect of the job.

She also enjoys the complexity of kitchen design and the transformation that takes place, whilst being sensitive to colour and pattern.

Linda Christensen, also a certified kitchen and bathroom designer has the ability to bring together all the creative and functional elements required to deliver a truly inspiration outcome. Linda’s client list is extensive both nationally and internationally.

Shane George enjoys applying the latest international design and technology trends into New Zealand living. Shane brings to each project a comprehensive practical knowledge and design flare.

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DIVIDE AND CONQUER WITH A ZOÉ OUVRIER SCREEN Paris based artist Zoé Ouvrier uses hand-engraving techniques to turn plywood into objects of exception.

AN ESSENTIAL ARTISAN A graduate of the Beaux Arts School in Paris, Zoé Ouvrier engraves organic forests on wooden screens and panels. The bark, charged with natural fingerprints, evokes the matrix from which the forest and humanity spring forth. Her artwork creates a space between nature and texture, within which the atmosphere is mysterious, where time is in suspension.

In playing with the balance between shadow and light, Zoé Ouvrier creates engraved screens and panels that lead us into an atmosphere where both the strength and the serenity of nature reign.

NATURE AS INSPIRATION From an early age, Zoé Ouvrier learned to respect nature in her native city

of Montpellier, France. Her deep understanding of the environment, and notably of trees with their knotted forms and sprawling roots, has had a great influence on her work today. For Zoé, these natural objects are essentially allegories of life. As a visual storyteller, she carves life into wood, contouring the scars of powerful memories along the way. The result is a stunning visual representation of lived experience.

Zoé Ouvrier’s work has been displayed in art galleries worldwide and in major exhibitions. She has also created commissioned works for a number of special installations. Today, Zoé specialises in creating unique and made-to-order pieces, and collaborates with interior architects and designers to highlight spaces with a mélange of art, design and architecture.

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HOTEL MAISON MOSCHINO History and stages of the project from its inception to its completion

The idea of a first Moschino hotel was established in 2005 with the desire to create a new concept of hospitality, able to carry into the hotel arena the pure creativity of an Italian fashion house. Although still in its embryonic stages at the time, the basics, identified as the true cornerstone and foundation of the whole project were all present: originality, uniqueness, flexibility, tailoring and custom-designed.

No brand better than Moschino could interpret this revolutionary concept. His distinctive style, his irony, the constant reminder of the dreamlike and the surreal, his play with irreverent fantasy, non-conventionality all intersect perfectly with the philosophy of hospitality that distinguishes Hotelphilosophy, a cosmopolitan and eclectic hotel chain, which includes unique properties with a very strong personality, situated in the most extraordinary and strategic Italian locations. Hotelphilosophy joined the Moschino creative team from the earliest stages of the project, providing functional support and the right skills to combine a dimension of concreteness through to pure creative flashes.

The urge to create something truly new and revolutionary is dictated by an awareness of some new kinds of realities, as the ‘fashion hotels’ from which they wish to distinguish themselves, and the desire to launch a new trend in the world of the hotel industry.

Not a hotel on which to affix a fashion brand as a pure formality, but a hotel entirely developed and designed by a fashion house.

Created from scratch. Literally custom-made. A hotel thought of as a collection, both unique and unrepeatable.

From these basic assumptions Rossella Jardini, Creative Director of Moschino, and JoAnn Tan, Art Director of the brand and the signature behind showcases and creativity by Moschino across the world, started a new creative process, with the creation of freehand drawing boards for each component, furnishing and decorative element. They started filling every space with imagination — transforming the rooms into fantastic and surreal worlds, each different from one another with their own amazing theme.

Alongside Moschino there was a team of architects selected by the parties to refine the project and make it compatible, applicable and sustainable.

At the end of the long design and development stage for the interior design, the finest Italian craftsmen were called upon

for the creation of all the Italian made furniture, accessories and decorations. The radical choice to work exclusively with prestigious craftsmen and the best manufacturers in the country, has made Maison Moschino an entirely Italian product, devoted to excellence, both in quality of workmanship and choice of materials.

Avoiding products produced on an industrial scale, with any kind of recurrence, standardisation or mass production, Moschino preferred meticulous craftsmanship, pure craftsmanship, for an interpretation and translation of their designs that overcame all barriers of manufacturing.

This is how Mosichino created environments in which multiple elements cross unpredictable boundaries to find delicate harmony with the ordinary world, whilst retaining a strong suggestion of the irrational, the unreal and the fantastical.

The rooms are spaces where the genius and style of Moschino reach the highest levels of expression, almost all different from one another: branches of evergreens climb walls; beds transform into velvet gowns, or are surrounded by trees; table lamps in the shape of an owl light rooms; red rose petals cascade. References to the world of fairy tales and childhood abound, whilst the triumph of romantic eccentricity, optimism and imagination reign free. These are the hallmarks of the fashion house — the hotel is a dream come true.

The building chosen to house the hotel, owned by Allianz Global Investors Fund — RAS Antares was the former station on Viale Monte Grappa 12, which once connected Milan to Monza.

The palace is built in neoclassical style — the first railway station in the city, it was known for its extraordinary beauty. A major effort to restore and conserve the architectural magnificence

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of the building — returning it to it’s original splendor, both for the city and the travelling elite — was made by Luca Strada Associates, from the beginning of the project in 2005, through to the opening of Maison Moschino in March 2010.

Today, the facade of Via Monte Grappa 12 is a vivid reminder of the splendor of the time, while inside the big challenge was completed with an exemplary manner. From the station to the boutique hotel, the old railway tracks, the 65 rooms and junior suites, the trains leaving, and also the restaurant, the spa, the lounge bar and the lobby — a new world has come back to life.

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CUSTOM CARPET AND RUGS One of the hardest things to decide on during a renovation or building project is HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST FLOORING? Your flooring choice is the very essence of your room. All other interior choices have to go hand in hand with the flooring you choose.

With 25 years of experience in the luxury flooring market — Artisan Flooring are the best people to help you make the right decision on product, texture and colour selection for your flooring. When you are faced with a limitless array of construction techniques, colours and yarns it may all be a bit overwhelming. Our in-house design consultants will listen carefully to your design brief and ideas to source the very best product fit for your purpose and all within budget.

We have a range of amazing products from all over the world that we exclusively provide to the New Zealand market. Not only can Artisan provide the very best in wall-to-wall carpet solutions, we can also supply you with a rug from our stock range or manufacture a custom-made product with a beautiful binding of your choice. At Artisan Flooring, we take pride in working with each client, from the beginning to the end of the project. We will find the exact product for your job and then provide you with a top installation team for no extra cost. Service is key to our business, and we like to know our customers are satisfied with the end product in-situ!

We look forward to meeting you in our Parnell showroom soon.

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Mildred&Co the stylish couple’s dream solution for curating their own lust-worthy gift list. Mildred&Co is a one-stop-shop wedding gift registry, offering beautiful and unique gifts for the home and beyond. From cake mixers to barbeques, bed linen to artwork, the thousands of gifts on offer suit all budgets.

To create your wedding gift registry, simply choose your desired items online from anywhere in the world, or meet with a style consultant at the Mildred&Co showroom in Auckland where you will be guided through the array of gifts on offer, champagne in hand. www.mildredandco.com

Designer Faves

Republic Home was built on a desire to provide design-conscious customers with unique and original pieces that add magic to any space. Since the change of owner three years ago, that vision has been translated into global sourcing of items that span many interior styles, but retain that stylish, unique and exclusive edge. Here are some of the latest finds: Sapphire silver stool $699, Beatnik leather sofa $5495, Vega sideboard $3095, Parisian armchair in suede $2225, Set of 3 nesting stools in the Safari collection $2395. www.republichome.com

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Makeup Artist Imeleta Kellett chats to a soon to be bride Talented makeup artist Imeleta talks about the tricks of her trade and her love of all things beautiful. Her experience with weddings makes her an expert on makeup products and their application, and the preparation needed for a poised, serene bride on her big day.

Bride: How did your career begin in the world of beauty?

Imeleta: Being the youngest of five girls I didn’t have a choice! I was the makeup model for all my sisters. While I loved doing this, I enjoyed being the makeup artist even more. Nowadays, I am the one they come to for their makeup. My love of all things beautiful grew from there. I went to school, got my papers, and from there I got offers to work on a few commercials.

I met and networked with like-minded makeup artists and along the way job opportunities arose and I haven’t stopped since. It has taken me a long while to finally transform the art from just a hobby to the more serious career that I am trying to forge today. I am grateful for all the opportunities that have arisen from this path and the wonderful people that I have met and will meet along the way.

B: Will my hair and makeup last from beginning to the end of my special day?

I: Yes, I like to use good quality products and with the knowledge I have gained through experience, I have found that using priming products along with long wearing foundations work best, not forgetting that every skin type needs to match with different foundation types. I have a great eye combination that I put together with eye primers and paint pots, which help with the long wearing process. The same principal applies with hair as well — armed with a good hairspray and a whole lot of hairpins and you’ll be good to go.

B: Should I have a trial before my wedding day?

I: Absolutely! As a bride you should know exactly what you want as an overall look for your special day. This can be achieved by looking through examples from magazine clippings or online pictures of celebrities or anyone you admire. This will help us find out what makeup look and products sit well on your skin. All the tweaking is done at this trial, so that on the day you will know what to expect and are confident and happy.

B: How long will it take to complete my makeup and hair on the day?

I: With the legwork done at the trial, all makeup and hair products that we used would have been noted down. This enables me to start the brush work on your face immediately and to carry this out quickly and efficiently. Together makeup and hair should take no longer than one hour.

B: When should I have my waxing and facial treatments done prior to my wedding day?

I: The facial should be done at least one to two weeks prior and waxing can be done two days before the wedding.

Basically, give your body a chance to heal after all prepping.

B: How should I arrive the morning of my wedding?

I: With a fresh clean face already moisturised and clean dry hair free of any products.

IMELETA MAKEUP ARTIST 021 02345 404 09 908 3862 jemo_kellett@yahoo.co.nz

DREAMING OF A WEDDING Photographer Neil Gussey Hair and makeup Imeleta Kellett Styling Verve Magazine Location Mollies Hotel Models Ashleigh @KMH Models

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Previous page — Francesca Lace and Swarovski beaded sheer bodice with soft tulle overlay skirt, Modes, thin silver choker, Jetsetbohemian, Double Link ring in silver, Witchery This page — Millicent Rose dress: layers of hand sewn silk organza and tulle ruffles, with lace detailing on the shoulders and waist, Natalie Chan, Shoes, Trousseau Bridal Shoes

Bridgette dress: tiers of hand sewn tulle ruffles, crystal headband with veil, Natalie Chan, OCRF hammered bracelet and Double Link ring in silver, Witchery

Emporio low back sateen bias gown, Jet crystal bow cuff, Jet crystal art deco earring, Cathedral veil, Modes

Elizabetha dress: silk dupion with beaded and embroidered lace detailing, Natalie Chan, Swing Low Sweet Chariot headband, Alannah Hill, Shoes Trousseau Bridal Shoes

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A Much Celebrated Celebrant Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

“You are really amazing,” reads a thank you note from Annie and Mark to their marriage celebrant, Jonny Rudduck. “You took our story and told it beautifully. It was perfect. Everyone is totally raving, saying it was the best wedding they have ever been to.”

Sharon echoes the sentiment with her note. “The ceremony you conducted was absolute perfection,” she writes.

“Thank you for being the greatest celebrant in the world.” Amy and Chris also describe the ‘amazing job’ Jonny did on their special day: “You have no idea how many people commented on how great you were and so many have been asking for your details.”

There are countless other letters lauding the quality and integrity of his service. But that aside, Jonny Rudduck may just be mystical to boot, as he’s fast becoming known as the fertility celebrant. “All my brides seem to get pregnant really early on,” he laughs as we sip espresso outside Il Buco in Ponsonby, which he owns. “Just yesterday one came in and ordered a decaf because she’s expecting. It’s unreal.”

While Jonny’s possession of magical maternity powers may be open for debate, his dedication and passion for his after hours gig are without doubt. “It’s just such a wonderful thing,” he tells me.

“I’ve been here [running Il Buco] for 12 years and I’m big part of the community.

Word soon gets around. The four most important events in life are your birth, your marriage, the birth of your children,

and your death. For me to be involved with such a momentous occasion is awesome. It’s a massive honour and a responsibility that I take very seriously.”

It all began seven years ago when “dear friends” were getting hitched and wanted Jonny on board: “I was the sensible, slightly older guy. A mentor, I guess. I have my own children and lots of life experience and I often had wise words for this couple, so they decided they wanted me to marry them. It gave me such joy and pleasure. It turned out really well and so many said it was the nicest of ceremonies and that they wanted me to do others.”

Jonny hasn’t looked back since, averaging 12-15 weddings a year. He’s even done the odd celebrity ceremony too.

While many celebrants in the area are “clergymen or conservative little old ladies,” Jonny offers something different, something cool and personal. Also, he jokes, he’s often recognised as ‘that pizza guy!’ His planning is meticulous. “It’s my job to help the couple have a wedding that is unique to them,” says Jonny. “It’s something they must take ownership of.

I’m just the facilitator.”

Bride and groom typically write down their tale, how they met and fell in love, describe the proposal and so on. From that, Jonny re-writes their love story in the third person, which he reads at the ceremony. “It’s an emotional rollercoaster,” he says. “I don’t think I’ve done my job properly unless there is laughter

and tears. It’s touching for the guests too, because nobody ever knows the whole story, they just know bit and bobs.”

The guests play an important role, both during and after: “those you invite to your wedding are your nearest and dearest.

During the service, I tell them that they are also companions for life, and I ask them to continue to support and encourage the love that they are witnessing because, of course, there will be tough times. That’s why they’re there.”

Jonny insists that the couple jot down their declarations of love to each other – “all the romance, the quirky, funny reasons why they love each other” – and they’re forbidden from showing the other what they write before the big day: “it’s cute.”

Jonny admits he sometimes gets emotional too, especially if he’s marrying friends or there’s a blubbering bride. “I really have to hold back because I’m such a big ol’ sook,” he laughs. “When you get two people together, who are meant to be together, they add up to three. Getting married is like tying a big safety cord around your waist and hammering it into the ground behind you. You know that person is there, has got your back and is solid. You can achieve more, you can take more risks. You have this person pushing you, but holding on to you too, and that’s a wonderful, wonderful thing to have.”

To contact Jonny, email jonny@internet.co.nz

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Celebrating Celebrants!

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You already know who you are marrying, but who is going to marry you?

Finding a celebrant that reflects your wishes and ideas is vital when planning your wedding. The perfect celebrant will share in your excitement and upkeep the ambience and style of your ceremony on the day.

Suzanne Teague

Jeanette Lask

Ceremonies Crafted with Care: I am an Auckland based marriage celebrant — relaxed, calm and organised, a trained professional with a clear speaking voice and a sense of humour.

What is it I offer you?

A tailor-made delight for two. Let’s decide what you want to say and together we’ll create your special day.

P: 021 263 1854 W: www.celebrantforyou.co.nz E: celebrantforyou@gmail.com

P: 021 613 358 W: www.jeanettelaskcelebrant.com E: Jeanette@jeanettelaskcelebrant.com

Yvonne Osborne

Aurora Ward

I am a registered Independent marriage celebrant, passionate about helping people achieve their dreams. I am here to advise and ease the stress of planning a ceremony and act in all celebrant roles, both for traditional and same sex couples. I value a steady balance of determination and humour in my role.

As a member of CANZ, I cover the region of Auckland to Northland.

I am a multi-lingual and multi-national registered independent marriage celebrant.

My goal is to create and conduct the ceremony that you have dreamed of, reflecting your unique style and personality.

I will help create your dream wedding ceremony, offering choices, ideas, suggestions and guidance.

P: 027 498 9814 E: yvonne.osborne@xtra.co.nz Find me on: www.celebrantsassociation. co.nz

P: 022 108 7867 E: celebrant@auroraward.co.nz W: www.auroraward.co.nz

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PRIMROSE & FINCH

SARANNE FABRICS

PRETTIEST IN PARNELL

THE EXPERT IN EXCELLENCE

Ideally placed on Parnell Road, opposite the gorgeous little Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist, Primrose & Finch is no ordinary bridal boutique. Think exquisite dresses, antique furnishings and a space brimming with bridal inspiration!

Saranne Fabrics is the clear-cut choice when it comes to timeless and immaculate bridal gowns. Vintage lace, pure silks and exquisite beading can all be found at the Remuera premises of Faye Marmont’s bridal designs. Her reputation of world-class quality, upheld with consultations and custom designs are now available on appointment. With brides-tobe flying in from all over the country and abroad, Faye is forever busy in her showroom creating one-off gowns.

Inspired by her English heritage, owner Kerry — a lover of all things pretty, feminine and vintage, opened Primrose & Finch over three years ago to give New Zealand brides access to some of the world’s most divine wedding dresses.

Their enviable collection features bridal gowns from two New Zealand designers — Sally Eagle and Johanna Hehir, as well as from designers around the world — including Los Angeles celebrity favourite — Claire Pettibone, United Kingdom favourites — Joanne Fleming and Charlie Brear as well as London based Latvian designer — Katya Katya Shehurina.

Kerry believes that shopping for your wedding dress should be a wonderful experience. That’s why Primrose & Finch is open by appointment for private one-to-one consultations with the bride, family and friends. Also included is tea, served on delightful vintage crockery!

There is no charge and no obligation to purchase — the only promise is that you will leave Primrose & Finch feeling every bit as special as a budding bride-to-be should!

Faye is the sole-owner of the fabric store, consultation and dressmaking business and she is now in her 12th year of ownership. She is located on The Village Green, in a beautiful space with an atmosphere best described as a ‘French salon’ feel.

With luxurious fabrics adorning the room, customers find their experience a memorable one. Saranne Fabrics is one of the biggest bridal fabric stockists in the country, with Faye sourcing materials of the highest quality. Celebrated fashion designer Kevin Berkhan (member of the New Zealand Order of Merit) works alongside Faye on custom beading and hand sewing.

Faye’s career has been fashion focused since the young age of 15. With 45 years experience, Faye’s expertise is unsurpassed.

Whether elegant or extravagant, Faye’s attention to detail is of an exceptional standard.

FABRICS, LACES, TRIMS, AND ACCESSORIES Specialists in bridal wear, mother of bride and groom, bridesmaids and other wedding parties. Dress making and design if required Made to Order service Stocks vintage and designer laces such as Elie Saab plus more...

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JULY 2014

MINT KITCHEN CATERING AND JAMES

AN AWARD WINNING EXPERIENCE Whether it is providing a unique cuisine experience or venue, Mint Kitchen can cater to both. Jamie Miller and Giselle Trezevant-Miller offer both their beautiful venue — James — and their award-winning catering to accommodate for a range of functions, with paramount assistance and guidance. Awarded ‘Outstanding Caterer’ at the 2014 Lewisham Foundation Awards, James is the perfect venue for outstanding food and service at a reasonable price.

Whether your preference is canapés or a sit down meal, James’ caterers Mint Kitchen have unsurpassable experience in catering for a myriad of clients with different palates. For your wedding, traditional and personal recipes are welcomed in order to make your experience a customised one. The location of James is central yet cocooned from the hectic city surroundings, making the elegantly converted mill a versatile space for a range of special occasions.

A complimentary event planner, in-house pianist plus photographer are available on request at James, as they strive to provide superior service especially tailored to your function.

While being the ideal venue for an intimate wedding, James can be booked for any celebration. The Parnell venue is also available by appointment for private dining, making James the perfect place for a unique and memorable occasion.

MINT KITCHEN CATERING JAMES Weddings. Private Dining. Events 09 366 4755 18 Stanley Street, Parnell, Auckland mintkitchencatering@xtra.co.nz www.jamesevents.co.nz

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LITTLE BLACK PHOTOBOOTH Little Black Photobooth launched in 2009 with just one booth, to see if the overseas trend of including a photobooth at events and parties was going to catch on in New Zealand. Five years later, the business has eight booths, including one designed just for children, and has attended over 1500 functions.

Business owner Lucie Fox says, “our philosophy is that people hire photobooths for one reason: to have fun, so it’s important to us that the entire process is a joyful experience for the customer.

From enquiry, through to the actual function, we want to make every customer contact memorable for all the right reasons.”

Little Black Photobooth’s portable booths are sleek and stylish, the company’s name paying tribute to Coco Chanel’s immortal go-anywhere wardrobe staple.

The photobooths print duplicate photostrips in a choice of colour or black and white with four fun photos on each strip. Artwork on the photostrip header is customised for each function, creating wonderfully personalised mementoes of the special occasion.

A two hour booking comes with an attendant to ensure guests get the most from their photobooth experience. A disc of all the photos taken at the event is complimentary.

Lucie says, “photobooths are not just for the young, we are getting more and more bookings for 50th’s, 60th’s and even 70th birthdays. Add a handmade photo album to hold a copy of each strip, and guests can write their message alongside their photos. These are very special keepsakes to treasure long after the event is over.”

Add some spontaneous fun to your next special occasion with a Little Black Photobooth, Auckland’s photobooth professionals!

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JIMMY BONAR, JR

THE WEDDING SINGER “More than the greatest love the world has known; this is the love I’ll give to you alone — more than the simple words I, try to say I only live to love you more, each day” — lyrics from the song More, performed by Jimmy Bonar, Jr.

A wedding is one of life’s truly special occasions — and amongst the myriad of planning that goes into organising an event like this is the time honoured question, “what will we do for the music?”

— a sharply dressed, well presented performer singing the classic easy listening hits from the magical era of the 1950s and 60s — with a few surprises thrown in here and there!

If this manifests itself in the ‘too hard basket’ then don’t worry — Jimmy Bonar, Jr could just be your answer!

With years of performing experience, this Remuera based crooner will provide the perfect musical backdrop for your event.

If you like the sounds of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, Michael Buble, Engelbert, Tony Bennett, and Stevie Wonder (just to name a few) then this will give you an idea into what inspires Jimmy and his passionate choice of music.

Performing as a solo act with his own high-end musical backing and compact amplification, Jimmy can perform virtually anywhere with his setup. His act is not karaoke nor a disco, but a stylish throwback to the Mad Men era

His motto is ‘something for everyone’ and with a careful selection of songs, a polished performance and a courteous personalised service, Jimmy Bonar, Jr will ensure that the music for your wedding will be one of the highlights.

JIMMY BONAR, JR 021 075 0704 www.jimmybonar.com See Jimmy Bonar in Verve’s Market place on page 105.

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BRIDAL HAIR & MAKEUP

PORTRAITS WITH A DIFFERENCE

I have always had a passion for beauty and style. I love how a beautiful hair style and great makeup transforms how one feels and looks. I believe every woman is beautiful and I love having the opportunity to bring that beauty out to help others shine on their big day. I like to use colours that compliment natural colouring and harmonise with skintone, hair and eye colour. Its really important on your wedding day for you to feel confident with your makeup and hair stylist. The skill and expertise that’s needed to create a beautiful and elegant look for you, in the colours and style that suits you, is something that comes from years of experience.

I have worked as a professional model for some time now and have learnt some great makeup tips and techniques from the artists that have made me up. Along with doing my own makeup for dozens of photo shoots, I have enjoyed a long career doing makeup and hair for those on the other side of the camera — for personal clients, weddings and in the television and photographic industry here and abroad, which means I understand and know how to apply a natural but defined-looking makeup that will create stunning photos for you. Feedback from my brides is often about how their makeup lasted throughout the day and into the night, yet felt and looked natural and light.

Whatever you want your hair and makeup look to be, whether it be a soft natural look or something more smoky and glamorous.

I can create whatever look is your style and you will feel beautiful on your big day.

My service is fully mobile and comes with a complimentary lip brush with lipstick and powder for touch-ups for the bride.

A bridal makeup and hair trial is recommended two to four weeks before your wedding day. Your trial is the time for us to work out what is going to look the most stunning on you and suit your gown and accessories too. I recommend you gather together looks into a lookbook of hair and makeup looks that you like for a reference, so we can create the look just how you imagine it to be. I look forward to the opportunity to help you on your wedding day by making you the most gorgeous bride you can be.

Trudy Van Zyl 027 245 4194 www.trudyvanzyl.co.nz

PORTRAITS WITH A DIFFERENCE

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My Sweet Treats dress and She Laughs So Loud wrap in blush, Alannah Hill

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Valance dress in oyster, Coast, Diane von Furstenburg Bethany heels in silver, Runway, Deco Chain bracelet, Witchery, earrings model’s own

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Luma dress in navy, Coast, Deco Chain bracelet, Witchery, earrings model’s own

Mr. K dress, Magazine, bracelet stylist’s own, earrings model’s own

Graphic Colour Block dress, Karen Millen, Delilah heel and Deco Chain bracelet, Witchery, silver beaded clutch, Magazine

Love Bitten Kitten jacket and dress, Love What You’ve Done cami in creme Alannah Hill, Collette Dinnigan, exclusive to Specsavers, Repetto Tess heels, Runway

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THE WEDDING GUIDE

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The 75-acre exclusive resort includes ancient forests, natural water features, Japanese gardens, simple yet luxurious facilities, and sweeping elevated views across the landscapes and harbour.

In partnership with Michelin star caterers, our events management team are commited to make your day a special memory that last forever.

Please visit www.zengarden.co.nz to begin an impressive new experience.

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12 months interest free with Gem Visa Magic BracesTM by SmilefastTM are designed to work in less time, for less money and with less metal. A beautiful smile is now yours.

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Call Raj Tent Club NZ for stunning reception tents, pretty pergolas, lovely lounge furniture and lighting to hire. With a large range of colours, sizes and styles available, they have a tent for all of your entertaining requirements.

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Words: Angus St Clair Brown

This month Verve celebrates an institution which pre-dates recorded history. What follows is a crash course in, or merely a fleeting glance at some of the more colourful matrimonial traditions from around the world.

AFRICA Given an increasingly globalised culture, traditional weddings are progressively giving way to ‘western’ forms of marriage as typified by the ‘white wedding’ – a practice which arose in Victorian times and symbolises purity. Some ancient traditions die-hard though. During ‘Courtship Season’ the Karo people of Ethiopia adorn themselves in elaborate ochre body-paint, beadwork and bracelets and during an evening of dancing and singing, many lifelong relationships are formed. Amongst the polygamous Maasai of Southern Kenya, grooms must prove themselves as worthy husbands and warriors by competing in the prodigious ‘adumu’ or ‘jumping dance’ with other young warriors.

MIDDLE EAST In the Middle East, Persian weddings are highly symbolic and reflect the country’s Zoroastrian history. The wedding takes place in two parts, the aghd (ceremony) and the aroosi (reception). The difference is that they can be held months apart.

The aghd is performed before a sofreh or symbolic wedding spread. Amongst the many items on the sofreh are a mirror

and candlesticks to bring abundance and brightness in a couple’s future; decorated eggs to bring fertility; and honey and candies symbolising a sweet life together.

SOUTH AMERICA In Brazil, South America’s largest and most populous country, weddings follow a fairly standard ‘Western-Christian’ format. The distinguishing features (in Rio at least) appear to be the presence of a sweet known as ‘bem casado’ which is given to departing guests; the requirement for the married couple to supply their parents with gifts; and of course an enormous statue of Jesus presiding over all of the festivities.

NORTH AMERICA Here, we’re getting into traditional ‘white wedding’ territory. There’s really nothing particularly quirky about weddings in North America (from a purely Anglo-centric perspective, of course) so we won’t dwell too long here except to tip our hat to the Big Apple and the Golden Gate Bridge.

EUROPE Ireland and Scotland — those staunch bastions of Celtic culture — retain a tradition known as ‘handfasting’ wherein the bride and groom’s hands are tied together, often with a length of tartan.

And it is here we find the origin of the phrase ‘tying the knot’.

ASIA/INDIA/JAPAN/CHINA Films such as Monsoon Wedding have

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made Indian weddings world famous for their vibrantly coloured sari’s, stirring music and time-honored rituals. In a ceremony called a tilak, the groom’s forehead is anointed with sandalwood or turmeric paste and the bride’s hands and feet are decorated with henna. The traditional dowry is now forbidden by law.

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND Last but not least, we antipodeans like to keep things casual, often choosing to go barefoot in a park or on the beach for our big day. A Pohutukawa in bloom never goes amiss in the background either.

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Hailing Inspiration Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

“I’m an illustrator by trade, so I’m quite visual,” says Adrian Hailwood, as we chat at his flagship K’ Road store. “I imagine a theme or a print that I want to go with. I make my own fabrics, everything is hand-drawn, scanned, then sent off to a factory in Hong Kong.

Designing a collection really does begin with the fabric.” Making the material, Adrian says, still gives him the biggest kick: “it’s the tactile stuff I like doing best.” Adrian grabs some cloth that’s just been delivered and excitedly shows it off. It’s a beaded animal-print-like design with sequins stitched facing both ways, meaning that when the light hits, there are two colours, creating an almost 3D effect: “isn’t it fantastic?”

Last year Lorde appeared on the cover of America’s Billboard Magazine — an image that subsequently graced a further four covers round the globe — wearing a Hailwood dress. He’s been invited to the London and New York fashion weeks, featured in the likes of Vogue and ID and fronted a campaign for Absolut Vodka.

It’s certainly been a meteoric rise since his days of designing denim and t-shirts a decade ago. “That was a real hands-on education,” says Hailwood. “I’d go to the manufacturer who made my stuff to learn how it was done. I wanted to know how to do a proper pattern.” Things have gone to plan, I suggest. But as it turns out, there was no plan. “It started with the t-shirts, and I just thought ‘this is going well, why not try something else’,” says Adrian. “It just kind of snowballed really.”

Upon leaving school, the designer admits with a laugh, that he even tried his hand at banking: “I thought I was going to make a load of money! I don’t know why I did that.

I lasted about a year then went to design school.” He gained a degree from Victoria University, later moving to Auckland to work as an illustrator for ACP Magazines.

“Growing up, I was always into art,” he says. “I had a crayon in my hand from an early age. I was always really good at it, all the way through school.”

He draws great inspiration from 1920s French design, the iconic Jeanne-Marie Lanvin especially, and conformity, he admits, kills his creativity. Adrian says that fashion is more of an even playing field now, especially with the rise of the internet, but it’s still important for the

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01 — Adrian Hailwood. Photo by Sara Orme 02 — Madeline Coat. Part of Hailwood’s Winter ‘14 collection

New Zealand industry to keep an eye on what’s happening in Europe and the United States. “You do have to be aware of it, but I try steer well clear of trends,” he says. “I like classic stuff, items that are wearable and will last. I’ve done a diffusion range of denim, which is pricepointed, more on the commercial side of it and its working really, really well.”

Hailwood’s in the process of preparing for the New Zealand Fashion Week, and as always, will be a star-attraction at the show: “I’ve just got the fabrics back for the evening wear. There’ll be the glamour stuff at the end as usual and there will also be the denim collection now too, so it’s quite a big show. I don’t really have a theme for it as of yet, but the range has some signature prints that run through the whole thing — a beaded coat of arms.”

For all the awards and plaudits, Adrian says the biggest satisfaction is still seeing

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the public wear his stuff, “or if people come and tell me they wore one of my dresses for an important life event such as a 21st birthday. That makes me proud.”

I ask him who he’d most like to design for, if he could choose anyone in history.

“Joan of Arc was pretty amazing,” he says. “Though she probably wouldn’t want to wear a dress would she!”

We’re sure she’d be tempted by a Hailwood.

HAILWOOD www.hailwood.co.nz

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MONDÉFILÉ New Zealand and Paris are no longer a world apart with MonDéfilé, a brand new online platform which proposes to put the future of the European fashion industry into the hands of fashion-savvy Auckland consumers.

MonDéfilé, a concept born in the heart of Paris, is the first online retailer and manufacturer for emerging fashion designers. The website’s exclusive voting system encourages interactive participation between the creator and the consumer, which is unique to the platform — it provides emerging fashion designers global exposure and gives international consumers the opportunity to shape the landscape of the European fashion industry by allowing them to hand-select the community’s future designers.

Once your favourite designers are elected, you will be able to purchase their collections through MonDéfilé’s online store. All collections of ready-to-wear, jewellery, bags, and accessories created in exclusive collaboration with talented fashion designers are produced on-demand in MonDéfilé workshops and delivered worldwide to customers within 15 days.

With quality and accessibility at the heart of MonDéfilé’s ethos, the process provides international consumers with the luxury of Parisian fashion at a fraction of the price.

Each month, MonDéfilé selects a handful of promising fashion designers who create an exclusive garment, accessory, or piece of jewellery, inspired by some of the season’s most popular trends. These designers are then put to the international public vote, which will determine whether or not their exclusive collections are selected for production.

MonDéfile was launched in Paris in October 2011, attracting more than 15,000 subscribers in France alone within just two years. There are also now over 100 referenced designers and a catalogue of more than 1,500 exclusively-designed garments and accessories available for purchase directly from the site. In France, the company has won Paris City Hall’s

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Now MonDéfilé wants to encourage creator-consumer interaction on an international basis by cordially inviting the people of Auckland to vote, to search, and to discover Europe’s fashion designers of tomorrow. www.mondefile.com/en

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TAYLOR, NEWMARKET taylor has just revealed the new fit out of their Newmarket store.

The new space is looking gorgeous and the bespoke interior of the store was designed by taylor designer, Vicki Taylor.

A spiderweb lighting installation hangs from the ceiling — it really has to be seen to be believed. All units and wall racks were custom designed to Vicki’s specifications, the store is spacious, light and features plenty of mirrors and nice big fitting rooms!

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SIGNATURE STYLE

Your questions answered by

LOOK AT YOU!

Meghan Maher

When I started Signature Style I thought that working with fashion would give me the biggest ‘buzz’. In fact, I learned that what we really do is something less fleeting — we develop confidence.

Confidence is an interesting thing — if you don’t suffer from a lack of it when it comes to fashion and style, you’ll possibly not understand it when a friend tells you they’ve ‘lost’ theirs.

Some of us feel we never had any to start with. Loads of clients tell us that they feel there’s something wrong with them, the ‘odd one out’ among their friends, because they hate clothes shopping.

Not all of our clients hate it — we’ve got oodles with overflowing wardrobes — but all clients want to know which pieces to eschew and which to embrace.

Change, either positive or negative can be the biggest catalyst to a loss of confidence: a new job can mean new styles you’ve not previously worn, a baby growing into toddler-hood means more socialising with other mums and that means no more relaxed old jeans and hoodies. Getting older, with its corresponding changes in body shape can mean what you used to wear effortlessly, no longer looks or feels ‘right’. Add a potentially stylish teenage daughter into the mix and it becomes a minefield, as shops that were once considered ‘yours’ are now ‘hers’ too — and can you

shop in the same stores?

Men tend to ignore a lack of sartorial confidence, instead being content for a sales assistant to sort them out. Women on the other hand second-guess both themselves and someone else’s choices, as we are unsure if their motivation is to have us looking great or to reach a target.

So, how do you develop that bullet-proof sense of style confidence? My advice is to spend time looking at what garments you wear that do make you feel good, then try new styles and see if that same feeling comes.

Look at what other women are wearing and if you like something, try to emulate that. Be brave — I often take women way out of their comfort zone to have them simply light up with how good they feel. The connection between looking good and feeling great is a proven one — and you deserve to feel great!

Jackie O’Fee is the owner of leading personal style consultancy Signature Style.

If you’d like to understand what works best for you, why not get in touch? We’d love to talk to you. Pop in for a free 15 minute consultation at our studio on Broadway, check out or website signaturestyle.co.nz or give us a call on 09 529 5115 — we’d love to help!

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Repertoire’s Style Director All I seem to wear are my skinny pants with longer tops. I love the look, it is easy to put together and suits me, but I am wanting a bit of diversity. How I can update my look?

The skinny pant with a longer top is a classic way of dressing, as it suits many body shapes and gives great coverage, whilst still showing shape. We can adjust how we style it with outer wear and accessories to make it look different and current. Try using a skinny belt to shorten the length of your top/tunic. Style with a short cropped jacket for an edgy look or try with longer length cardigans and coats for everyday chic. You will love the diversity these three pieces can bring to your wardrobe and looks.

A great pair of jeans is a must, particularly to create a more casual look on weekends. It is also time to pull out those skirts that have been tucked away for a number of seasons. Both of these items look great with a flattering shorter length top, styled back with a crop jacket or longer length coat.

If you still feel like you are not sure how to achieve these new looks or lack the confidence to try yourself, pop into one of our Repertoire stores around the country and let our gorgeous ladies help.

We love to inspire our customers by creating new looks and renewing confidence.

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04 Weleda Sea Buckthorn Hand Cream $20.90 Perfect for achieving beautiful and hydrated manicured hands on the go, Weleda’s Sea Buckthorn Hand Cream is an energetic hand cream that absorbs rapidly to reliably protect hard working hands from moisture loss and restore rough and stressed skin.

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Voice Matters: Recording Memories Words: Angus St Clair Brown

There are places I’ll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life, I’ve loved them all — Lennon & McCartney As I listened to Sue Monk, owner of Voice Matters, describing the nature of her Parnell-based business, the timeless lyrics of ‘In My life’ floated through my mind. It seemed to capture perfectly the essence of what Voice Matters is all about.

Simply speaking, the business is about taking quality voice recordings of people, packaging those recordings for them in the format they desire, and preserving those memories and voices for posterity.

It’s a lovely idea and one with many obvious applications — recording the life stories of elderly family members, producing oral histories of groups and organisations, capturing the essence of social movements, taking stock of key milestones and achievements, to name but a few. I know I’m grateful that one forward-thinking relative recorded my late grandfather in his lucid twilight years, a memoir which is now an invaluable part of our family history.

From one sailor to another, Sue tells me that the Kawau Yacht Club may be closing down and what a wonderful opportunity it would be to record the stories of some of the older people who used to sail from Sandspit to Kawau and then race around Bon Accord Harbour as youngsters and find out what the club meant to them, before it’s gone.

With a Master’s degree in history and a background in nursing and publishing, Sue has the crucial qualities for a business like this — highly developed listening skills, patience, sensitivity and the ability

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It’s a lovely idea and one with many obvious applications — recording the life stories of elderly family members, producing oral histories of groups and organisations, capturing the essence of social movements, taking stock of key milestones and achievements, to name but a few.

to put events and people into a broader historical context. And of course, knowing the right questions to ask at the right time. She loves history and the pure joy of sharing stories with people. It’s a responsibility that she also takes seriously, rushing home to save a recording immediately after meeting with a client at their home, so precious are the memories that people share with her.

“There are these windows of opportunity in life” Sue says, “when people get really reflective and that’s a really lovely time. I’ve recorded quite a few people in that period and it’s just been so rich. It’s been amazing the stuff they’ve come out with.” But inevitably, that window closes, showing how imperative it is to seize the opportunity whilst it’s there. Sue tells me a few snippets from the last 18 months, while taking great care to preserve people’s privacy. The clients have tended

to be elderly people whose family members have organised the interviews with Sue. The window of time she describes contains a rich vein of stories from the Second World War, the Great Depression, humorous family anecdotes, adventures on foreign soil and forbidden relationships. Sue recorded her late father ten years before his death when he was still vital and full of humour. This formed the basis of her brother’s eulogy, a speech he had been struggling to tackle but which subsequently flowed effortlessly after listening to the recording.

Her website contains half a dozen sample recordings (of stories about wartime lookouts in Kawhia and motorbike adventures in Scotland in the 1940s) and listening to them it’s clear that there is something very distinctive about a purely auditory experience — it forces you to pay close attention for one thing. The age of the voice, its tone and emotion all enrich the story immeasurably and the heightened focus, as well as the space left for imagination seems to take you very deeply into the experience. I have no doubt that Sue’s absolutely right, voice does matter.

VOICE MATTERS 021 062 4607 www.voicematters.co.nz See Voice Matters in Verve’s Market place on page 104.

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Cathy Roselli:

Bringing Style and Substance to Real Estate We all hate those damn real estate agents, right? Well, Verve spoke to Cathy Roselli of Ray White Remuera, who has spent a lifetime working to combat that preconception.

Cathy Roselli has been in the real estate industry for 23 years. Bringing a stylish dimension to business is something that she has always sought to do. As a life-long Audrey Hepburn fan, style and substance have always been at the heart of Cathy’s approach to life and work.

To Cathy, being successful is about having the right attitude and approach.

“It is always a privilege to represent a seller,” she says. “After all, I am working with what is often their largest financial asset. I understand the power of reputation and how important it is: it drives me to the level of service I aspire to deliver.”

Cathy explains that real estate is not only her business, it is her passion. “Selling a home doesn’t happen in isolation — my longevity, consistency and experience mean that I can talk about ‘my lifetime of real estate experience meeting your changing needs’ because, as my own needs changed when I had children, I have learned that real estate needs change too.”

“My experience in all market conditions over the last two decades has taught me that the key to real estate is to build meaningful and trusting relationships over a lifetime.”

“Ultimately, I am always more interested in helping my clients make a decision that is good for them. I am a specialist when it comes to helping people sell their homes, so I am committed to helping my clients get the outcome that is right for them and for their family.”

Being sought out and referred to as people’s real estate woman of choice gives Cathy a real sense of pride in what she does, and what she delivers.

“Success doesn’t come easily, but if you work at it constantly and always look to better your best – well, sooner or later, you start to get a reputation for it!”

Cathy grew up “in a giving family environment” in which self-motivated achievement was the foundation. “Get on with it, always perform at your best, and better your best” was the mantra of Cathy’s family.

“My family have always been pioneers in whatever they did. My mother was a sprinter, but at that time wasn’t allowed to compete in the Commonwealth Games, and my father has a Queen’s Service Award for giving to the community. My great-grandfather left the family farm to better his best by searching for gold, and my grandmother threw in the towel on making cucumber sandwiches at the bowling club and pioneered bowling with her husband when it was men only... as a result, a new club was established.”

According to Cathy, everyone she knew told her that she was crazy to get into real estate in the late 1980s, when the crash had brought the market to its knees.

“Breaking boundaries is in my heritage!

I was lucky that early on in my career I worked for Ian Paterson, who is one

of my mentors to this day. He taught me that performing at my best means ‘never stop learning’. Training is a big component of what I do – I’m prepared to invest in myself so that I can deliver absolutely the best results for my clients and for the profession.”

So, how is being a woman in the industry an advantage? Cathy says that female real estate professionals bring a different, more stylish, dimension to bear.

“We see the style and the substance.

But, without hesitation, what gives me the most satisfaction, regardless of my gender, is achieving great results for my clients. I am proud of what I do, particularly when I generate exceptional value. And I become more motivated every day.

“Having ‘sell’ in my name drives me to do my absolute best every day, applying all my experience, connections and capabilities to achieve new heights for my clients, my profession and myself — and then to better my best.”

FOR MORE INFO VISIT: Cathy Roselli, Ray White Remuera, Megan Jaffe Real Estate Limited (REAA 2008) cathy.roselli@raywhite.com, www.cathyroselli.com or call 021 750 454

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The Nanette Cameron School of Interior Design Words: Angus St Clair Brown

“We become artists by creating a beautiful home in which to live, even if we do not actively make some work of art.” — Terence Conran At 86, Nanette Cameron is New Zealand’s doyenne of interior design. Her many years of service to the industry were recognised last year with her being named as the ‘Objectspace Master of Craft for 2013’. Her mother had been one of the first students to complete the Home Science Degree from Otago University and was Nanette’s first design teacher. When Nanette was 15 her mother died of cancer leaving the teenager with a sense of obligation to pursue her own passion for design for both of them.

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After completing her degree, Nanette went to Europe for three years to “learn by osmosis.” She worked at Heals, taught, nannied and travelled to some of the great cities of the old world. The ashes of war were still settling, leaving much of Europe inaccessible. Nonetheless, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom were wondrous enough for the fledgling designer.

Returning to Auckland, she worked for Derek Hurdley in High Street. With Brenner Associates, John Crichton and the trendiest fashion boutique’s of the day — it was a great place to work during the ‘swinging sixties’.

Australian designers Marion Hall Best and Florence Broadhurst were enormously influential figures for Nanette. They “transformed people’s use of colour.” She took a tour group to Broadhurst’s studio in 1976 and still remembers reading the shocking headline: “famous designer murdered in her studio” soon after. At Hurdley’s she worked with David Bishop, who would become part of Designer Guild Fabrics. David had an innate gift with colour and was another strong influence.

Regretfully, he later had a brain hemorrhage. ”It sounds as if I’m murdering them all!”

After teaching night-classes in continental cooking at Tamaki College, someone suggested that she start an interior design class. And so, she did – she planned,

The College moved to Pakuranga, became the Nanette Cameron School of Interior Design and was later absorbed into the Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts. “I got more and more students [as time passed] because there was really no competition. I guess by now I’ve put about 4,000 students through.” In contrast to UNITEC and AUT, her course is part-time. “But, it’s not a frivolous course — they do go out with a really good education.”

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01 — Nanette Cameron: Objectspace Master of Craft. Photo by Objectspace 02 — Nanette Cameron

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She clearly still loves teaching and design itself. “Oh I do. You see, design is always changing.

There’s always something new — but you do not grab it just because it’s new, you analyse it.

researched and implemented her own programme. “It was designed originally for women to make a better job of their own homes and to broaden their horizons.” An early feminist then? “Oh yes. But I wasn’t burning my bra’s or anything.”

She clearly still loves teaching and design itself. “Oh I do. You see, design is always changing. There’s always something new — but you do not grab it just because it’s new, you analyse it. Milan’s on at the moment. There’s always keeping up and reading to do.” She still travels with a group of like-minded women every year — last year they went to Japan, attending the Setouchi Triennale in the Seto Islands. A visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Pennsylvania stands out as a career highlight. “It was so much more beautiful and greater than anything you could conjure up or get from photographs or videos.”

Countless design-horizons have been broadened and homes beautified as a result of Nanette’s course and we trust that her influence will extend well into the future, with the school destined to continue in perpetuity.

Perfect Places One of life’s pleasures is walking into a beautiful, well-designed space.

Creating a visually luscious and userfriendly room is an art. Behind the good looks is a great eye, along with attention to detail; it’s the minutiae of interior design that delivers the wow factor.

“You’ve either got an eye for it or you haven’t,” says Nicole McKenzie, owner of Trinity Interior Design. With that said, along with having an eye, all of Trinity’s seven interior designers are degree qualified and have international and local experience.

Founded by Kate Smith in 2001, Nicole and her partner chose Trinity Interior Design when they designed and built their own home in 2003. At the time they both worked in high-powered corporate jobs.

“We were busy travelling and working long hours,” says Nicole. “We just didn’t have the time to make all of the decisions, yet in many ways we felt we were managing the project — that we were the conduit between the architects and the builders.”

When Kate decided to sell, Nicole jumped at it. “Interiors and architecture have always been a passion of mine and due to our experience with the build I could see the need for a collaborative service,” she says.

The team is headed by Nicole and includes three staff dedicated to project management and administration. “I appreciate good design, but I’m not a designer,” says Nicole. “Having a support team allows the designers to concentrate on what they’re good at and ensures our client’s receive a high level of service.”

Trinity’s point of difference is their close collaboration with key parties: the architect, client and builder. “Our job is not just about aesthetics, it’s also about practicalities,” says Nicole. “Products need to stand the test of time and there are a lot of technical aspects in regards to use and application. When you go into a building project for the first time there are many questions that need answering, like skirting details, how high the vanities should sit, where the windows should fit.”

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Most beautiful homes aren’t happy accidents, but the result of good choices.

“People are often unaware superb design comes from making the minutest decisions,” says Nicole. “Sometimes a person isn’t sure how to pull all of their ideas together or they don’t know where to go and that’s where we come in. We can help with the entire process, from paint colours to kitchen design or we can help with part of it.”

Trinity specialises in providing a full scope of works for new house builds or renovations. This is where their design talent, attention to detail and project management skills are most valuable to their clients. They are also clever at space planning and sourcing furnishings and accessories for existing homes to create a fresh new look.

38 Barrys Point Road, Takapuna 09 486 0599 www.trinityinteriordesign.co.nz

Mary Muses Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

MC, presenter, corporate speaker, businesswoman, raconteur, blogger, social media darling and general purveyor of all things fabulous, Mary Haddock-Staniland will this month be heading to Tonga to host the Miss Heilala Pageant 2014 as part of the island’s weeklong festival in celebration of its royal heritage.

“Tonga is such a beautiful part of the world,” says Mary. “It explodes for that week. The population just about triples and there’s so much going on. I’m the first New Zealander to be asked to be involved, so I see it as quite the honour.”

Mary tells me she is part Maori and feels a certain kinship with Pacific Island issues. Last year she wed her husband Willie in Samoa. They then returned for further festivities in Auckland, being one of the first couples to take advantage of the passing of the same-sex marriage bill. “There’s barely any controversy about same-sex marriage now, it’s just part of life,” says Mary. “Growing up in a small town like I did, it’s really quite an astonishing turn around. It shouldn’t matter. I, like everyone else, am entitled to happiness, no matter who it’s with. I am allowed to be in love and to be loved.

The bill solidified that.”

Mary jokes that her wedding was a relatively low-key affair (“unlike my 30th

birthday when I hired a helicopter!”), partly due to the fact that Willie, in stark contrast to his vivacious wife, is a very private man: “see, I was compromising before my time – even before the ring was on my finger!” They did do some press for the New Zealand Herald and Woman’s Day in support of the LGBT community, with Mary always keen to lend her voice whenever she can. Born a boy, since the age of 18 Mary has lived as a woman.

Now 31, she has rallied for campaigns such as WTF, Love Your Condom and the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. “I’m now involved with the It’s Not Okay campaign which is concerned with domestic abuse,” Mary tells me. “I was from an abusive family myself, so it means a lot.” She recently shared her story with a group of domestic violence victims and later learned that following her speech some of the ladies had been inspired to leave their homes. “That was the most incredible feeling,” she says, “to know that I had made a difference, to have empowered others to change their lives. It doesn’t happen all of the time, but when it does, it’s profoundly overwhelming.”

A new chapter has begun in Mary’s life too, calling time on her interactive lifestyle channel, Mary TV, after eight years to focus on corporate work and social media (see mary.net.nz for details).

Mary and Willie also wish to start a family

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A new chapter has begun in Mary’s life too, calling time on her interactive lifestyle channel, Mary TV, after eight years to focus on corporate work and social media.

of their own. “We’ve started the ball rolling,” she says, “but it will be a long road. We both come from huge families and are passionate about children. I want to be an at-home parent.” Mary has even discovered the joys of the great outdoors. “I don’t exercise as much as I should,” she chuckles, “though I do enjoy a brisk stroll down Ponsonby Road with my Evian bottle and hair in a beautiful bun! I’ve only just discovered many of the beautiful walks, forests and waterfalls around Auckland. I am getting better. One of these days I’ll run a marathon and do an exclusive in a magazine and tell the world how fabulous I was!”

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TOTAL CARE

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS IN THE BEAUTY BUSINESS

Located in Norana Avenue and part of the Remuera landscape, Total Care Hair and Beauty is understandably popular among many local residents for a number of reasons.

— Parking is plentiful and a step away from the front door — Access is easy, being all on one level — Service is excellent — Staff are creative, talented and experienced

— There is something of an old-fashioned personal touch to this beauty business, with the owners being involved on a dayto-day basis — Total Care offers late nights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — The salon is a one-stop beauty shop, where you can conveniently have all the titivating and treatments done under one roof, whether it be a gorgeous hair-do, a fabulous facial, a manipedi, a wax, a massage or some other enhancing treat(ment)!

Beauty therapists, Courtney and Varsha, are passionate about the beauty care they offer. Courtney is proud of the fact that they are more hands on than high-tech, and Varsha says that, “over the years, we have treated mothers and their daughters, then their daughter’s daughters, an aspect of our business that we really enjoy.”

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So if you are after the convenience of taking care of all your hair and beauty needs under one roof, in one visit, with a guarantee that you will leave feeling fantastic, then give the wonderful team at Total Care a call. They look forward to hearing from you.

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RETURN TO FORM

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DO YOU HAVE LEAKY ISSUES? A SMARTER DRINKING VESSYL Urinary leakage affects one in three women and is most common following childbirth, a sedentary lifestyle or natural aging. But it’s not inevitable. It is often triggered by laughing, coughing, exercising or even during sex when the pelvic floor and inner core muscles are weak.

Symptoms can range from a little bit of leakage, to the constant need to go to the bathroom, pain, and constant discomfort.

Sound familiar? Too many women are just stocking up on thick panty liners and hoping for the best.

Zee Sharif, from Return to Form comments: “most of us have been going hard at the gym or during a run and get a little leak — it’s more common than anyone thinks, and yet because of the taboo nature of ‘peeing your pants’, no one talks about, yet alone seeks help.”

Return to Form is a holistic physio clinic based at Three Lamps, Ponsonby. We are specialists in retraining the pelvic floor, to help control your bladder and bowels and maintain good sexual function.

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It’s no secret that greenhouse gases are a threat to our plant, and three Harvard graduates are turning to insects in an attempt to save the environment. The days of beef farming may be threatened with the new introduction of… cricket meat.

Providing us with as much protein as an egg, a new product ‘Chirps’, i.e. cricket chips, are set to become a healthy (yet bizarre) new alternative to meat.

The western world has ignored this potential food source for centuries, while other cultures have been enjoying insect ‘snacks’ as delicacies. Could this be the answer to a more sustainable food market? With 100 times less greenhouse gas emitted, bring on the bugs. www.sixfoods.com

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A delightful villa situated opposite the Domain at 31 George Street, Newmarket presents a welcoming and relaxed environment, immediately putting visitors at ease.

Whether it’s an intimate gathering in our chapel, or a service at another venue, Manning Funerals can assist you with all aspects of funeral planning.

Manning Funerals believes strongly in returning something to the community, and so donates $50.00 from each funeral conducted to either the SPCA or cancer related charities.

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If you have any questions, or would like to discuss funeral arrangements, please call Martha-Louise on 377 9790, or visit our website

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DR SALLY DAVIS

101 FITNESS

UNMET NEEDS...

SHED CALORIES IN THE COLD

Our core emotional needs include: safety, stability, nurturance, empathy, acceptance and praise. When these needs are not met in childhood or adolescents, maladaptive (unhelpful) beliefs may develop.

Before you curl up on the couch, consider this: exercising in the cold burns more calories. Isn’t that worth sacrificing a bit of warmth for?

Emotional needs are at their strongest in childhood. For example, the need for safety or stability, though life-long, has its strongest implications the more vulnerable or helpless one is.

The colder air forces your body to work harder at overcoming some of the body’s natural processes, so your body manages this by burning extra fat. But you do need to take a few extra precautions — so here are my top four tips to make your winter workouts work for you — in reverse order:

Psychological health is the ability to get one’s needs met in an adaptive manner. The central project of effective parenting or child-rearing is to help the child get these needs met.

When these needs are not fulfilled during childhood and/or adolescence, unhelpful beliefs and behaviours can develop.

These beliefs and behaviours are often played out in relationships with others and clients often describe repeating certain patterns of unhelpful behaviour. They frequently assert that they wish their relationships with others could be different and they feel that they are attracted to the same sort of person, so the same patterns are repeated.

Early life experiences that can foster the development of unhelpful beliefs and behaviours include when a child experiences ‘too little of a good thing’. The child’s environment is missing something important, such as stability, understanding, or love – and that lack becomes a permanent presence in the child’s mind.

Or, when early life experience consists of traumatisation.

Here the child is harmed or victimised, and develops beliefs that reflect the presence of danger, pain or threat. The core emotional need for safety is unfulfilled; and leads to beliefs marked by mistrust, hypervigilance, anxiety and hopelessness.

And some early life experiences may involve “too much of a good thing.” In this case, parents provide the child with too much of something that, in moderation, is healthy for a child.

The child is coddled or indulged so their core emotional needs for autonomy or realistic limits are not met.

In summary, unhelpful beliefs and behaviours in terms of relationships with others are often formed early in life, but continue to be elaborated on and developed over a lifespan.

While these beliefs might have accurately captured earlier life experiences, they are often brought to bear on current life situations, for which they are no longer applicable. In other words, early unhelpful beliefs are self-defeating emotional and cognitive patterns that repeat throughout life. This can cause problems later in life as individuals repeat the same patterns of behaviours based on what made sense during their childhood experiences.

4. Drink Up You don’t see your sweat losses in the winter like you do in the summer, so most people give little thought to staying hydrated — but you could be sweating just as much in winter so: drink up. I prefer drinking warm water in the winter, it feels like a nice little boost and helps keep me hydrated.

3. Start Small It’s better to underestimate your ability in the cold. If you have to stop, your body temp will drop rapidly, increasing your risk of catching a cold and incurring injury. Easing into it can also help your airways acclimate to the frigid air. In really cold weather, it’s helpful to wrap a scarf around your neck when outside, or you could consider skipping straight to tip number one.

2. Be Flexible You may be an a.m. exerciser, but on extremely cold days, your best (and safest) bet is holding off until mid-afternoon, if possible, when temperatures are at their highest. And yes, there is such a thing as ‘too-lousy-for-training-weather’. Keep your health in mind — after all that is the ultimate goal is it not?

1. Take your workouts inside this winter Find a place with great indoor facilities to workout this winter.

Muscle building is a very effective way of doing short exercises, maintaining your muscle integrity during winter and still getting your exercise endorphin kick.

Remember... ...even pro-athletes have winter versus summer programmes.

Mostly, winter programmes are about consolidating muscle development and maintenance so that they are ready to kick into high gear come spring. So don’t get put off by the weather and equally, don’t over-exert yourself this winter. Train smarter.

If you are interested to learn about the beliefs you developed as a child and how they play out in current relationships, feel free to email me or phone me (details below) for an appointment. I look forward to sharing a further column with you next month.

Dr Sally Davis Registered Clinical Psychologist 92 Owens Road, Mt Eden www.drsal.co.nz | drsal@xtra.co.nz 021 662 284 See Dr Sally Davis’ ad in Verve’s Market Place on page 105

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This spicy coconut-milk based curry soup is found in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, where this dish is so popular that a good chef will often be judged on the quality of their laksa. Just quietly, we think ours is spicy heaven at first sip and it’s equally delicious as a vegetarian option — brimming with fresh veggies and tofu — or with meat.

There’s a trick to a gloriously flavoursome laksa… and it’s all in the paste, which is a blend of fragrant, spicy and taste-bud tingling ingredients that fuse together in the most wonderful way. At Wok Express we make our own laksa paste by fusing garlic, ginger, galangal, chillies, lemongrass, brown sugar, turmeric, coriander root and kaffir lime leaf. Is your mouth watering yet?

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Ready for more good news? It’s as good for you as it tastes, as two standout ingredients — ginger and turmeric, give this dish a wonderful health kick with their medicinal qualities.

GIVE US A ‘T’ FOR TURMERIC! Turmeric has a peppery, warm flavour and a bright yellow colour.

It contains compounds called curcuminoids, the most important of which is curcumin, which has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Low-level inflammation is widely considered to play a key role in chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer’s, so a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods may help prevent these diseases. A potent antioxidant, curcumin can neutralise cell damaging free radicals and boost the activity of the body’s own antioxidant enzymes. Studies have also shown that curcumin can reduce the growth of cancerous cells in the laboratory and inhibit the growth of tumours in test animals — an indication that it may help prevent and perhaps even treat cancer in humans.

GINGER NINJA More than just adding a zingy delightful flavour and warmth to our laksa, ginger has in fact been used medicinally for more than 2,000 years. Like turmeric, it has anti-inflammatory properties.

Ginger also helps to protect and heal the gut, stimulates and soothes the digestive system and settles stomach upsets.

And when it’s cold and flu season, this wonderful spice can be infused by thinly slicing the root ginger in boiling water, which has a warming action on the upper respiratory tract, making it a soothing home remedy for colds, flu, and coughs... or you could just order one of our laksas!

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INTRODUCING JACK’S COFFEE If you’ve had a cup of coffee today, chances are that Aucklander David Burton has had a hand in bringing it to you.

Often referred to as one of the fathers of the New Zealand coffee industry, along with his brother John, he had a fair hand in the popularisation of coffee in Auckland in the late 1970s.

While it was still a fledgling market, David and partners founded Burton Hollis, a company that would supply the hospitality industry with coffee beans for 16 years.

In this time David built up a veritable beverage empire, establishing brands that are still successful today including Columbus cafes, Burton’s Espresso, Jed’s and Gravity, just to name a few.

Seemingly at the peak of his career David then sold his businesses to the Bell Tea Company so that he could focus a bit less on the business and a bit more on the beverage.

He stayed on at Bell as the head ‘coffee ambassador’ pursuing other projects such as judging the World Barista Championships in 2009 and 2010.

Today, David has tried his hand at business again, but this time he’s started from scratch. Instead of the traditional model of processing and shelving the coffee for days, David roasts and blends the coffee beans the moment they arrive in New Zealand and then delivers straight to the doors of customers so that it’s fresh.

He finds that having brought back the personal touch to business has been much more rewarding for himself, the business, and his customers.

The model hails back to a time when Kiwis knew where their food came from and the people who brought it to them – like the milkman.

“Delivering the coffee means I can deliver my knowledge on how to brew at the same time and make sure that people are getting the most out of their drink,” says David.

“I want to bring back the ceremony to drinking coffee. Get some good quality coffee, take some time to brew it, sit down and enjoy it. Just like cooking a good meal, the process itself is part of the experience.”

FOOD FOCUS WITH RYAN RENWICK,THAT CHEF!

SOYBEANS

Lactose intolerant? Or just looking for a milk substitute? Chances are your first stop is a soybased product.

Soymilk is featured in Chinese legend as a medicine in the 12th century, nearly 5000 years before it’s even heard of in Western culture. The key benefit of soymilk is that the same amount of protein can be extracted from a plant source, as can be extracted from cow’s milk. This is known as a complete protein, which means it contains an adequate proportion of all nine of the essential amino acids necessary for the dietary needs of humans. Soymilk can be used in several cooking practices, mostly in Asian-style cooking where the milk is either made sweet using sugar variations or salty, using salts. More commonly, soymilk is used as a substitute in many recipes for vegetarians and vegans.

Approximately 85% of the world’s soybean crop is processed into soybean meal and vegetable oil. Soybean meal is commonly used as a feed for farm animals.

The uses for soybeans are very broad and even if you couldn’t bear to have your coffee with anything other than full cream milk, there is a chance you’ve had soybeans without realising it,

JACK’S COFFEE 73E Morrin Road, St Johns 09 527 0351 www.jackscoffee.co.nz

edamame perhaps? The Japanese named ‘twig bean’ is boiled and served with sea salt. Or even soya sauce, the fermented paste of boiled soybeans. Miso soup is also a soy-based product. Crayons, soaps and biodiesel are other byproducts of soy. Even one brand of vodka has been using soy in their fermenting process since 2001. Allergies to soy can occur, with the possibility of anaphylaxis.

The FDA has listed soy as an official cholesterol lowering food based on the claim that 25 grams of soy protein a day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.

PER 100 ML Energy (kj) Carbohydrates Fat Protein Calcium Vitamin C Iron Sodium Magnesium

SOYMILK 138 1.74g 1.61g 2.86g 124mg 0 0.46mg 37mg 16mg

FULL CREAM MILK 266 4.8g 3.4g 3.4g 128mg 0 0.02mg 44mg 9.8mg

Ryan is a chef in a nutritionally founded restaurant situated on Australia’s Gold Coast, focusing on the well-being of their clients. He is also involved in his own catering company and a nutritional consulting company start-up.

Ryan is currently in training for the Australian Ironman 70.3 series and the Queensland Triathlon Series.

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The Verve

CLEAR WATER PEAK

EL SIZZLING CHORIZO

Clear Water Peak has been created by the operators of what was formerly known as Landreth & Co, which under their management, was awarded Best Cafe in Ponsonby in the Metro Magazine Cafe Awards 2012 and listed in Metro Magazine’s 50 Best Cafes 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Drop by to enjoy Clear Water Peak’s hospitality and sumptuous food.

This is a meat lovers dream!

Simple hearty food that has been grilled in front of you patiently over slow-burning coals. If you are after a mouthwatering feast with a ‘special touch’ then El Sizzling Chorizo is the guaranteed option. We’re open Monday to Sunday from 11:30am to 10pm.

272 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby 09 360 7440 www.clearwaterpeak.co.nz facebook.com/clearwaterpeak

Ponsonby Central 136 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby 09 378 0119 facebook.com/elsizzlingchorizo www.elsizzlingchorizo.co.nz No bookings

DANTES PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA

HONEYTRAP

Amongst the bustle of Ponsonby Central there is a little piece of Italy. Dante’s Pizzeria is an authentic Neapolitan eatery using the freshest of ingredients. Using genuine aromatic Italian recipes, you’ll smell it before you see it. We accept table bookings and our hours are Monday to Sunday, 11:30am to 10:00pm.

Tucked away in St. Kevin’s Arcade, Honeytrap is a licensed lunch bar that serves an innovative selection of sandwiches, salads, shakes and sweets — all available to go.

All our meat and eggs are free range, and we make all our sauces, pickles and baking from scratch in our tiny kitchen.

Ponsonby Central 136 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby 09 378 4443 www.dantespizzeria.co.nz facebook.com/DantesPizzeria

183 Karangahape Rd (Shop 22, St Kevin’s Arcade) 09 550 5332 www.honeytrapkrd.co.nz facebook.com/honeytrap.krd

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Lose yourself down the rabbit hole with delicious organic fair trade coffee, quirky cupcakes, homemade slices and a unique menu that will leave you curious to come back for more. Tempt your taste buds with our green chili scramble, magic mushrooms, or our famous chicken and haloumi salad. Great atmosphere, a covered deck with a sea view, and most importantly service with a smile. Open 7 days, 7am to 4pm

Ripe Deli is a vibrant food-lovers haven conveniently located on Richmond Road, the famous strip that connects Grey Lynn and Ponsonby in Auckland.

Ripe Deli focuses on innovative take-out food using the best of local ingredients. It is a one-stop shop where you can always find something to tickle anyone’s taste buds!

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172–174 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn 09 360 6159 www.ripedeli.co.nz facebook.com/pages/Ripe-Deli

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Vive La France!

Words: Peta Mathias

Culinary legend Peta Mathias shares the secrets of her new life in France.

“There’s nothing like doing something dramatic to propel your life forward,” laughs food personality Peta Mathias, describing the moment she decided to sell her Grey Lynn villa and buy a little old heritage house in Uzès, the charming French town she first discovered in 2004.

Having hosted an annual culinary week there each year since, staying three or four months in rented accommodation, Peta felt like a change, and when a friend suggested she consider something more permanent, she found herself saying, “okay, I will!”

She describes Uzès as one of the most beautiful spots in the South of France, where the sun shines 300 days a year. It’s an elegant 16th century settlement, built on a little hill and is famous for its olive oil and wine, as well as for the fine silk and serge fabrics that are produced locally.

Peta explains that Uzès is a designated art town with upmarket fashion boutiques and lots of interior design shops. It’s also home to a popular Saturday market, and enchanting outdoor classical concerts are held there during summer months.

“There is no train station and we like it that way,” she says firmly.

“You have to make an effort to get to the town, and once there, no-one wants to leave.”

The entertainer extraordinaire refers to her culinary weeks as a, “week-long house party, full of cooking, eating, restaurant visits, guest chefs, a day away, vineyard visits, learning how to make goat cheese and telling as many silly jokes as possible.”

“I want people to understand the heritage and food traditions of the area and why the cooking is the way it is. In the last few years I have also been teaching half-day to three day culinary experiences. The half day one is very popular, as we buy the ingredients at the market, meet the stall holders, go home and cook it, taste local wines and have a sun-drenched lunch of something like lamb with lavender and mustard.”

While she welcomes participants from anywhere in the world, Peta’s always especially pleased when Kiwis turn up, and is more than happy to help them explore the neighbourhood.

Peta still spends six months each year in Auckland and the other six are spent hosting her culinary tours in Uzès, Marrakech, the Basque Country, Puglia and India — and in 2015, New Zealand.

Uzès is famous for its black Perigord truffles, and her tour takes in a truffle grove.

“In the very hot months of July, August and September I’m in Uzès, where I drink rosé all day and teach my cooking classes,” she explains, smiling.

“Truffles are a winter delight and there is a big truffle fair in January. In September you start seeing the cepes, black trumpet, morels and other wild mushrooms.”

Peta’s good friend Gina is acting as operations manager in Uzès, overseeing the frustrating process of renovating the house.

“Because everyone is half asleep in the South of France, it has taken this long just to submit for building permission — which I am still waiting for. You would think it was Versailles the way the Mairie carry on, and if it wasn’t for Gina I would have gnawed my arm off by now!”

“I fancifully imagine it will be ready by the end of the year. It will be three little adorable storeys with a ground floor teaching kitchen, second floor living area and top floor bedroom and terrace.”

Back in New Zealand Peta keeps busy writing books, as well as offering sage advice in her role as Agony Aunt for the Dominion Post newspaper.

She also performs her stage shows: Peta Live, and the next series is scheduled for the lower South Island later this year.

“The shows are a mix of cooking, reading, story-telling, explaining how to beat things till stiff, some Agony Aunt — and singing.”

Peta’s latest book is about India, with recipes, stories, and photos by fellow foodie Julie Le Clerc. It’s called Hot Pink Spice Saga, and comes out in November.

RECIPES BY PETA METHIAS

Saussoun

Spread for toast, fish, lamb and vegetables This traditional recipe is a provincial specialty. Combining a medley of distinctive fresh flavours, Saussoun is the perfect addition to rustic breads, meats and vegetables. With little preparation involved, this recipe is best served with a fragrant wine and good friends to share it with.

INGREDIENTS — 100g almonds 12 anchovies 1 tsp fennel seeds 4 branches fresh mint 3 tbsp water 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

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She describes Uzès as one of the most beautiful spots in the South of France, where the sun shines 300 days a year. It’s an elegant 16th century settlement, built on a little hill and is famous for its olive oil and wine, as well as for the fine silk and serge fabrics that are produced locally.

METHOD — Combine the first 5 ingredients, either in a mortar and pestle or food processor then gradually add the oil untill the mixture is chunky. You may not need this much oil and water — add it bit by bit.

Brouffado

Beef stew with anchovies and capers This slow-cooked stew is a ‘Provençal’ preparation with a rich, sumptuous marinade. The Brouffado’s tender beef strips age deliciously over time and burst with flavour days after cooking. A nourishing and aromatic dish, the Brouffado is the perfect winter recipe. Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS — For the stew: 1.5kg paleron (shoulder or topside) cut in 6 thick slices 1 large onion, sliced 6 cloves garlic, chopped 3 tbsp capers 1 strip of fresh or dried orange zest 2 bayleaves 6 cloves freshly ground black pepper 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup red wine vinegar For the paste: 6 anchovies soaked in milk 1 clove of garlic 1 tbsp olive oil For the garnish: 6 anchovies gerkins chopped flat leaf parsley

METHOD — Preheat the oven to 150C° In an ovenproof dish layer the slices of beef, onion, garlic, capers, orange peel, bayleaves, cloves, pepper, nutmeg, olive oil and vinegar. Cover and cook in the oven 3 1/2 hrs.

Pound the anchovies, garlic and olive oil to a paste. Add a little hot water and combine well.

Remove beef to a warm platter and stir the anchovy paste into the sauce.

Heat through and pour over the meat.

Put gerkins and anchovies on top and sprinkle with a little parsley. Serve with Camargue red rice or pasta.

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France by Numbers

With France’s national day, Bastilles, looming, Verve takes a look at some French facts and figures.

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

67 million people live in France,

making it the 20th most populated country in the world, and the second most populated in the European Union.

In terms of actual land mass, it’s Europe’s third biggest, 42nd on the global table.

1889 was the year the Eiffel Tower was

constructed. For 41 years, it was the tallest man-made structure on Earth, but now is not even France’s top one. That honour belongs to the 343m-high Millau Viaduct.

world’s most visited paid monument. At 324m, it is four metres shy of Auckland’s Sky Tower.

85 The number of Michelin-starred

restaurants in Paris. Only Tokyo has more.

214km is the total length of Paris’

metro lines, which are travelled by 1.4 billion people each year.

1531 The year of the oldest recorded 8 The number of “families of cheese”

– les huit familles de fromage – which includes around 400 specific types.

Examples are soft, pressed, goats and blue. Of the later, Roquefort is the most well-known and France makes 18,000 tons of it a year.

sparkling wine, Blanquette de Limoux. It was invented by Benedictine monks.

90% of the nations’ edible snails are imported.

found their ways onto French menus.

most visited nation on Earth, attracting over 83million foreign guests. That year, tourists contributed a whopping €77.7billion to the French coffers.

14th July is Bastille Day, or La Fête

Nationale. It honours the storming of theroyal building, the Bastilles, on that day in 1789 and the beginning of the French Revolution.

37 The number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France.

France’s developed rivers and canals.

That’s the largest network of waterways in the whole of Europe.

3rd most visited city in the world is Paris,

home to the Louvre, the world’s most visited art museum. 12 million residents call the metropolitan area home, and it takes its name from a Celtic tribe that settled there before the Romans arrived.

43,000 constructions are classified or listed as French Historic Monuments.

In 2009 an 1825 bottle of PerrierJouët Champagne was opened – and drank. The Guinness World Records listed it as the oldest bottle of Champagne in the world.

5th century BC, maybe even

earlier, was the period when the area of Champagne was first used to grow grapes. It was the Romans’ idea.

7 to 9 °C (45 to 48 °F)

The perfect drinking temperature for Champagne.

2 2010 saw the Eiffel Tower welcome its 250 millionth visitor, and it remains the

d’Azur — French Riviera — per year, making it the second most visited area in the country — after Paris — due in no small part to its 300 days of yearly sunshine. The 115km of coastline welcomes half of the world’s superyacht fleet each year and it’s estimated that nine out of ten superyachts will visit the spot at least once in their lifetime.

11th century When frogs’ legs first

2012 was the year France became the

6,700km is the combined length of

10 million tourists flock to the Côte

Number of fashion weeks each year in Paris. They know a thing or two about fashion in France and Lyon, the country’s second city, is famed for its silk and textile industries.

1980 When France banned commercial

harvesting of the edible amphibians. They import them now instead.

1792 The declaration of the French

Republic. Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were executed the following year by guillotine. The summer of 1794 saw a record number of beheadings, with 1,300 carried out in just one month.

7-8billion The number of bottles of

wine produced in France each year. In 1935, laws were passed to ensure the upholding of their vino’s quality. It’s fair to assume that a great deal of those will be drunk this month. Santé!

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French Food Favourites!

Pyrénées

Le Garde-Manger

That feel-good french feeling Be welcomed by aromas of delicious pastries, fresh breads, crêpes, galettes and great coffees throughout the day. The Pyrenees is also open late, so if you’re wanting homemade ready-to-eat meals — from lasagnes to roast chicken and veges — stop in on your way home and bring the goodness of French food to your family. Free parking available.

Le garde-manger French food, French wine et ambience! Book a table for special dinners, work functions and group bookings.

756 New North Road, Mt Albert 09 846 8561 www.pyrenees.co.nz Mon to Fri 7:30am to 6pm Saturday 8:30am to 6pm and Sunday 8:30am to 5pm

466 Queen St, Auckland — 09 362 0655 479 New North Rd, Kingsland — 09 845 1680 www.legardemanger.co.nz Lunch Mon to Sun: 11am to 3pm — Dinner Mon to Sun: 5pm to late

La Boulange

La Cigale

This fabulous French Café/Restaurant sources the highest quality product from the European Market – they pride themselves in having the finest of French foods from baquettes to macaroons.

Plus make superb coffee. They have two locations : 214 Jervois Road, Herne Bay and 32 Lorne Street, Auckland Central

La Cigale operates a cafe, boutique, kitchen store and bistro during the week and our lovely French style farmers market is the place to find all sorts of goodies in the weekend! We have fantastic seasonal fruit and vegetables that always arrive bright and early every Saturday and Sunday morning fresh from local growers. Free parking.

214 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay 09 376 5145 32 Lorne St, Auckland Central 09 379 9833 facebook.com/pages/La-Boulange Mon to Sat: 7am to 3pm, Sun: 8am to 3pm

69 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell 09 366 9361 www.lacigale.co.nz Mon to Tue: 9am to 5pm, Wed to Fri: 9am to 5pm and 6pm to 11pm Sat: 8am to1:30pm, Sun: 9am to 1:30pm

“I’ve been going here since it opened since what feels like years ago, brilliant atmosphere and really great food. Definitely recommend! Especially the crepe Calvados. 5/5” — Adil Sbai

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Joy de Rohan Chabot While Joy de Rohan Chabot’s little classmates were starting to write their first phrases, her artistic nature began to appear. Indeed, drawing and the imagination took a far greater place for Joy than did writing, which was a real nightmare for her, due to her suffering from a certain form of dyslexia. To compensate for this problem, drawing very quickly emerged as her means of expression.

Through her work, the artist’s intention is to show how simple materials can gain a sophisticated, decorative and timeless identity.

When only just 17 years of age, Joy de Rohan Chabot was admitted to the École des Arts Décoratifs (renowned French grand école of art and design) with the ambition of making her passion into her profession.

Today her work is internationally renowned. In 2008, the Musée Jacquemart-André paid tribute to her and, a year later, on the occasion of the official Year of France in Brazil, Joy de Rohan Chabot was the guest artist of Jorge Elias, who exhibited a large number of her works in his gallery in the heart of São Paulo.

Joy has green fingers, in fact, if it had not been for painting she would have liked to become a gardener. Moreover, nature became her principal inspiration. She describes her work as poeticising reality.

From her earliest childhood, Joy de Rohan Chabot dreamed of imaginary gardens, which thus naturally became a recurrent theme in her collections.

An exceptional and multidisciplinary artist, she lets her talent find expression using a very wide range of materials including iron, wood, glass and aluminum.

She carves wood, polishes glass, cuts metal, applies lacquer, paints sheet metal and gilds using gold leaf. Her hands and skillful brushes give birth to original and dream-like pieces, which invite us to discover the highly personal universe that distinguishes her.

Joy de Rohan Chabot is a consummate artist, who forms her vision of her works and does not relinquish until the final stroke of the brush or chisel. She is equally at ease with both technical and decorative work.

Today, Joy de Rohan Chabot is embarking on creating sculptures in cast iron aluminum that will be on display from November 2012 at the Galerie Matignon. Joy’s previous exhibition, Lucioles, also held at the Galerie Matignon and which finished earlier this year, was met with great success.

In light of their passion for Joy’s work, the Galerie Matignon equally presented her work during Art Paris Art Fair at the Grand Palais in Paris from 29 March to 1 April 2012.

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An exceptional and multidisciplinary artist, she lets her talent find expression using a very wide range of materials including iron, wood, glass and aluminum.

Saturday 12 July, 10am - 2pm French up your weekend and celebrate Bastille Day in Remuera!

There’s something for everyone at this free family event‌ French music, mime artists, circus performers, caricature artists, French food and wine. Plus the chance to win a trip for two to Paris!

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V: Describe your role at the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry?

K: My working brief at the FNZCCI has been to drive membership by encouraging more New Zealand companies who are involved with France and it’s territories to join.

The organisation is very active in the community and I’m involved throughout the year with Bastille Day (July), Beaujolais Nouveau (November), social Petanque and networking events. The opportunity to contribute to the community and make a difference was one of the main motivating factors of my involvement.

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Kirsty Reynolds Words: Sarah Sparks Photo: Jani Shepherd Photography

Kirsty Reynolds is an Executive Board Member of the French New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Export Manager, Pacific Territory at New Zealand Sugar Company Verve: Describe your French connection?

Kirsty: As a five year old I experienced the rare opportunity of being totally immersed in French life. My parents wanted me to have a completely authentic experience, after my father, an agricultural economist was posted to the New Zealand embassy in France. A picturesque village called Ville D’Avray, known to be a favourite of the painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot became my home for the next five years.

V: What path and chain of events led you to combining your passion for France and business?

K:Even though I studied languages up to tertiary level and completed a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Japanese and French, it wasn’t until later in life as an adult after, establishing my export business and having two children, that I decided to combine my passion for France commercially with my business skillset. A chance meeting at Eastridge

shopping centre in Meadowbank with a French mother was the catalyst for a homecoming trip to France with my young family in 2005 and it reignited a desire to speak French. That led me to joining Auckland Accueil, an organisation formed to assist French families settling in New Zealand and forming close enduring friendships that improved my French considerably.

V: Where do you work?

K: I hold two concurrent roles as Export Manager for the New Zealand Sugar Company and elected executive board member of the French New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNZCCI) for the second year running.

In my export role I regularly travel throughout French Polynesia and New Caledonia and have grown market share through a strong rapport with clients due to the fact that I can speak to them in their native tongue.

V: What does the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry do?

K: The FNZCCI it is an incorporated society which is affiliated with the Union of French International Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UCCIFE). The primary purpose of the FNZCCI is to promote the voluntary association of business people and business organisations between New Zealand, France and the French Pacific Territories. It also promotes and extends opportunities for mutually prosperous, amicable economic, social and commercial relationships between individuals, firms and companies, corporations, institutions and associations between New Zealand, France and the French Pacific Territories.

V: What are you known on the Board for in terms of skillset?

K: My path to the Board started with a huge compliment in the form of an invitation to join the board by the former President Laurent Antonczak. Our newly elected President, Nadine Plet is an amazing woman in her own right, who has been awarded the highest honour by the French government, ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’ for originally setting up the Petit Lascar playgroup for children and the French Primary school unit at Richmond Road Primary school in Ponsonby. I believe that by being commercially astute with export expertise, a former business owner myself and a fluent French speaker all adds value to the Board.

V: Describe a big lesson learnt in your career?

K: Trust yourself and listen to your inner wisdom, especially when you are faced with challenges.

V: What is your favourite saying?

K: ‘Ne pas savoir à quelle sauce on sera mangé’ — this expression was used in a takeover situation when salaried employees were uncertain about their future. The literal translation is ‘unsure with which sauce we will be devoured!’ However, the implied meaning is ‘not sure about what the future will bring’. It’s the funniest expression in a business context. The French do love their food!

V: Who is your hero?

K: I am inspired by ordinary people pursuing their dreams and in doing so becoming extraordinary people. I am moved when I read about those who against all odds (including their own self-doubt) triumph to achieve their goals, whether it is in their communities making a difference, in business, or in the sporting arena. It takes courage, perseverance and determination… and in doing so, we see them blossom to their full potential. The key attributes I value are humility, integrity and passion.

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Coming up at the Movies: New Zealand International Film Festival They say it takes a village to raise a child; well it certainly takes a lot of people to make the New Zealand International Film Festival work like a well oiled machine every year.

With the ‘mother-ship’ based in Wellington; the Auckland office is a small but pivotal team. Film lovers one and all, an obvious perk is being able to view most of the films before they hit the festival screens. Here are a few to watch out for…

THE LUNCHBOX An incredibly charming romantic comedy-drama, Irrfan Khan stars as Saajan, a grumpy, widowed claims adjuster counting the days to his retirement, whose life is changed when his lunch is switched with a co-workers. Instead of notifying the delivery service, he stays silent, enjoying the food crafted with such obvious love and care. Setting aside his natural sense of caution, he writes to the lunch maker only to discover Ila (Nimrat Kaur) — a lonely housewife desperately trying to win her husband’s attention through her cooking. Slowly these two mismatched souls find a friendship and strength in understanding that surpasses a shared love of chapatis and chutney, and a future both never dared dream of could be on the menu after all.

Funny yet insightful, this is a surprising little film that even the most stoic filmgoer will find touching, but in a satisfying way.

(In Hindi and English with English subtitles)

YVES SAINT LAURENT “Nostalgia is like dreaming awake. I am definitely a dreamer” – Yves Saint Laurent When Christian Dior mused that his little black dress needed ‘something more’, it was his assistant, fledgling designer Yves Saint Laurent who spotted the white fabric in the corner of the atelier and fashioned it into a sash, impressing his boss along the way. In 1957 he WAS the boss, taking over the House of Dior at the age of just 21. Based on the lauded biography by Laurence Benaïm, Yves Saint Laurent, follows 20 years in the life of the couturier as he leaves Dior, sets up his own house, revolutionises the very idea of fashion and falls in love with his long term partner Pierre Bergé. Starring Pierre Niney as Saint Laurent and Guillaume Gallienne as Bergé, their palpable chemistry on screen is only matched by the visual feast that is the exquisite costuming and art design.

(In French with English subtitles)

LIVE CINEMA: PRIX DE BEAUTÉ It’s always one of the NZIFF’s most popular events: the Live Cinema performance that sees a classic silent movie played in The Civic Theatre with the score performed live by the Auckland Philharmonia, conducted by Marc Taddei. This year the film is Prix de Beauté, starring none other than the sublime Louise Brooks in one of her most impressive performances. Originally thought to be lost, this recently restored DCP of the film introduces us to Lucienne, an office girl who enters a beauty contest on a whim, only to find that everyone expects the entrants to be dainty but dim. Not happy with this portrayal of a ‘modern 1920s woman’, Lucienne decides to prove that you can have brains and beauty!

So much more than beautiful bone structure and an iconic haircut, Louise Brooks smoulders through the screen in Prix de Beauté, showing that style, class and sass are eternal.

Live Cinema 2014: Sunday, August 3, 6pm at The Civic. Book your tickets from June 27. www.nziff.co.nz

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Book Reviews 1. THE MINATURIST Jessie Burton Set in Amsterdam, Holland during the late 17th century, author Jesse Burton has captured the atmosphere of the city during a time of immense wealth and at its peak of trading with the rest of the world. A young country girl arrives in the city to become the wife of a wealthy merchant trader. She acquires the grand house and the servants and a beautiful wedding gift of a cabinet sized replica of their home for her to furnish and decorate. The miniaturist who makes the tiny copies for the model house appears to be able to influence their lives in a most unexpected manner. One of those books you are so glad you discovered early. Great suggestion for those hard-toplease bookclubbers.

2. SEVEN SISTERS OF STYLE Rebecca C Tuite Have you ever wondered where true style or fashion know-how comes from?

We have had trends for workwear and sportswear as fashion statements. We have dressed up and we have dressed down at designer’s whims, but one of the enduring fashion looks worldwide is the all-American preppy look. Seven Sisters of Style is all about how the major colleges in the United States. have contributed to the legendary ‘preppy look’. Penny loafers, twinsets and Madras cotton and prom dresses are as much part of college life as football games and graduation ceremonies. Button-down shirts and boyfriend jeans are beloved by the catwalks today as they were back in the day. Swot up on college style in this fascinating book. Rebecca C Tuite has done her homework with flair and panache.

3. THE GOOD CHILDREN Roopa Farooki Family life in a foreign culture wrapped up in a fascinating story — reading for such pleasure is hard to beat. Set in Pakistan and spanning decades, The Good Children follows the fortunes and mishaps of two brothers and sisters during their lives. When the family is called together at the mother’s deathbed Arcadia Bookshop 26 Osborne Street, Newmarket 09 522 5211 www.arcadiabookshop.co.nz

all that unspoken, unknown history comes tumbling out. Not only have the brothers and sisters had different lives, but also Pakistan itself has been through turbulent times. This is a book for fans of The Kite Runner or Vikram Seth. This is literature teaching us about culture in a very subversive way.

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4. GARDENS ARE FOR LIVING Judy Kameon There are pretty gardening books and informative gardening books and then there are inspirational gardening books and Gardens Are For Living fits into all three categories, but stars in the inspirational one. This book is about making family sized outdoor spaces really useable, whether for a rough and tumble playing area for children or a relaxing haven of peace and tranquility away from the busy world and everything in between. Judy Kameon shows you how to achieve the garden you want in ten, easy to relate to, chapters. My favourite was the cool ampitheatre, but I would be more than happy with the outdoor cinema garden room too. Start the makeover now and by summer you will have an exciting outdoor living space instead of a backyard.

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Open every day, Brick Bay is a sanctuary this Winter. Explore the Sculpture Trail, relax in the Glass House with a platter, taste the MATAKANA

wine, or just pop in for great coffee and delicious cakes.

Open every day 10am- 5pm | Brick Bay Wines & Sculpture Trail Arabella Lane, Snells Beach | Phone 09 425 4690 | www.brickbay.co.nz

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01 — Panormo internal construction 02 — Rod playing a Sequoia top concert guitar 03 — Concert guitars internal construction

Making Music Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

Nothing moves the soul quite like music. Nothing stirs the emotions or rouses memories quite like some long since forgotten melody.

Whether through chants of war, tribal cries, ceremonial singing or acts of celebration, mankind has long experimented with sound. The very first instrument was, of course, the voice. Likely then, some form of percussion followed as our natural sense of rhythm (some have more than others) looked to set some beat — hand-clapping, the drumming of logs or perhaps stone banged upon stone.

It’s widely accepted that the very first purpose-made musical instrument was probably the flute. Examples have been found in China and throughout Europe, all carved from hollowed-out animal bones that are perhaps as old as 60,000 years. One of the most well-known examples is the Divje Babe flute, which was discovered in Slovenia in 1995, crafted from the femur of a young bear some forty millennia previous. Two Greek marble statues dated 2,900-2000BC depict not only a flute-playing musician, but one plucking at the strings of a harplike structure. Actual stringed instruments dating from 2,500BC have been found in the Middle East, as has a stone carving, one thousand years older, portraying a man playing a wooden lyre — a precursor to the guitar, which itself came to prominence in 12th century Europe.

Nowadays, such instruments are also made from an array of modern materials, including carbon fibre and even aircraftgrade aluminium.

“For me, timber’s the only way to go,” says renowned Auckland guitar maker

Rod Capper. “It’s something beautiful, something that has been provided by nature to be transformed into this gorgeous thing with the loveliest of sounds. I just can’t see how that can be done with man-made materials. It seems so alien. From a building perspective, you lose some of the tonal quality, plus it doesn’t arouse the same passion. I know that many players don’t feel the same connection as they do with wood, either.”

Walnut and Solomon Island Rose woods are among Rod’s favourites to work with, and he sometimes uses reclaimed timbers too: “I once got about twenty necks out of a mahogany headboard!

I’ll use anything that’s reasonable, it’s all wood. Providing it’s dry and stable, it’s okay.” Capper specialises in Spanish Flamenco and Classical Concert guitars, and has sold pieces as far afield as America, Brunei, England, Japan and Dubai. Each one is handcrafted, numbered and unique. His clientele list includes the Italian classical guitarist Giuseppe Ficara, Wellington-based guitarist Cheryl Grice and legendary classical Kiwi player, Bruce Paine. Rod certainly knows his way around a fretboard too. “I learnt to play as a teenager in the sixties,” he tells me. “My mother was a piano teacher. She had a recording of the Flamenco guitarist, Sabicas, and the first time I heard that sound, I knew it was what I wanted to do.”

Rod built his first guitar when he was just 17, which, he proudly tells me, his daughter still has. He later played and studied with Jose Luis Gonzalez and headed to Europe to hone his craft.

But it was not to be. The Spanish back then, Rod laments, were not too keen on

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teaching foreigners their ways. He then spent some years in the United Kingdom.

“I studied physics and worked in the electronics industry for a long time,” says Rod. “It helped with the engineering side of things and my understanding of acoustics. For a while I built speakerboxes and turntables for a hi-fi company and one thing I learnt early on was that a badly assembled structure soon loses energy. As it’s energy that produces sound, it’s obviously something that you must preserve as much as possible.”

Rod builds up to eight guitars each year, working on two at any given time. It takes him around ten weeks to finish the pair.

“It’s strange,” he tells me as he guides me to his workshop, “you can get two different makers, give them the same wood, plans and tools and tell them to build the same instrument, and the final products will be like chalk and cheese.”

The difference, he believes, is energy: “I can’t really explain it any other way.” Like some composer come carpenter, what Rod does, truly is an art, and like any true artist he leaves a little bit of himself with each and every one of his creations. It’s a spiritual journey. He pauses as he stands among his array of woodwork tools and

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Rod builds up to eight guitars each year, working on two at any given time. It takes him around ten weeks to finish the pair. “It’s strange,” he tells me as he guides me to his workshop, “you can get two different makers, give them the same wood, plans and tools and tell them to build the same instrument, and the final products will be like chalk and cheese.”

clamps covered with the slightest trace of sawdust. “I’ll sometimes stay in here until the early hours,” says Rod. “It all depends on how I’m feeling because your energy affects the way you work, your hands and your movement. If your energy’s not right, then your work’s not going to be right either.” You’ll never get rich building guitars, he tells me. It’s a real labour of love. If that’s the case, I later think, Rod’s the wealthiest man I know.

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Art There!

We are spoilt for choice in Auckland with forward-thinking galleries and international exhibitions happening every month. Here are a few highlights to look out for in July. Words: Aimee Robson

POP FACTORY

WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION

LIVE LINES: AOTEA SQUARE

This brother/sister duo is breaking onto the design scene with their fresh and contemporary prints, kidswear and accessories. Appealing to both adults and children, the Pop Factory siblings have used their graphic design backgrounds to create quirky pillowcases, wall decal, children’s tees and other playful accoutrements. Their modern line of products has led the newly established label to being snapped up by popular children’s stores around the country and prevalent boutique Superette.

With Australia and the United Kingdom catching on quick, the factory may need more workers.

This month marks the 57th year of the world’s finest photojournalism exhibition.

The award-winning images of 45 countries are a powerful display of the best visual journalism of the past 12 months. With a focus on human conditions around the globe, the exhibition has evoked both poignant and inspiring emotions for the previous two million viewers in hundreds of different locations. With almost 100,000 entries for the World Press Photo to select from, the images are now on show in Auckland for the fifth consecutive year. With entry costing $10 for adults, and $5 for under 16s, the exhibition is an affordable and informative experience for the family.

Level six at Smith and Caughey’s will host the exhibition from 5 to the 27 of July.

The interactive art installation Live Lines is an art exhibition not to be missed.

Created by Celery Productions, the show is a spectacle of light, colour, sound and movement. The outdoor installation brings together beauty and business, as the exhibition celebrates the re-branding of the The Edge radio station into the new Auckland Live. Held in Aotea Square, the light show forms an interactive canopy of arrows that perform at your command.

From the people that brought us iconic Ponsonby festival Art in the Dark, Live Lines is a must-see for not only design and art enthusiasts, but all Auckland locals.

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THE TRUSTS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPERA IN CONCERT

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Wagner: Tristan Ascending und Isolde from War

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Music and poetry to honour the centenary of the declaration of war in 1914.

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Piano Traders: Music and Memories

Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

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In 1951, Russ Hancox with sister, Clarice, opened a music shop on Dominion Road, later moving to Mount Eden, where their third-generation family store, Piano Traders, still stands.

“It’s wonderful to have your son working with you,” beams Rod Hancox, son of Russ and father to Robert. “Growing up, nothing was pushed, not from my dad and hopefully not from me.” Rod never intended to take over the shop, but when Russ died in 1976, he stepped up from his role as a piano technician and tuner.

Starting in 1969, Rod was well informed with the running of the business.“It’s not until you get in amongst it you realise how great it is. Like a car dealership with all the spare parts. There are so many accessories.

Our print stock is like a library.”

Piano Traders is renowned for specialised stockholding, the aforementioned sheet music in particular. They supply a vast chunk of the nation’s schools, churches and libraries, and export too. “We even have other music stores calling us for stock,” adds Robert, who’s been at the shop a year. He admits he’s still finding his feet at the store, but he loves it: “we get to meet such interesting people. Some customers have been coming since before my dad’s time.” The next generation aren’t far behind: “we’re gearing up to hold student concerts. Kids can show off what they can do and teachers can show off their students!” The store is a part of the community and it’s a heritage that father and son are very proud of. “We think of our customers in the long term,” says Rod. “It’s not just about getting the sale. We commit to families over their lifetimes.”

Staff have been just as loyal. Two past members served 50 and 45 years, with two current ones into their second decades.

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01 — Rod handing down some words of wisdom to son Robert 02 — Rod as a young boy learning the trade 03 — Piano Traders, 1953 04 — The long-lasting team at Piano Traders (L-R): Mark (29 and a half years), Robert (one year), Sarah (three years), Rod (since forever), Hilary (10 years) and David (14 years)

The biggest rivalries are not from New Zealand stores, but overseas online companies. The last two years have changed faster than the previous forty.

“It will be interesting to see where retail goes,” says Rod. “I hope retail still has an important role. That it’s not just going to be about sitting behind home computer screens.” Change is something Piano Traders is used to. They’re adaptable.

The onset of television ownership in the early 60s drastically dented piano sales and the store, for a while resorted to selling fridges, stereos and washing machines. The 70s brought the electric organ, and the 80s-flooded cash gave birth to, “people who wanted pianos for breakfast!” Rod tells of awkward piano deliveries involving cranes, balconies and ramps: “we were never beaten!”

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Once they dropped off a baby-grand at a penthouse using a helicopter. “We used the late piano-mover Peter Fats [Fatialofa],” continues Rod. “He was a legend in his own right from his rugby days and families would get very excited about it.”

Ukuleles and digital pianos are popular now, with guitars making a comeback.

Rod says when old acts come to town, sales surge as baby boomers are inspired to relive their youth. Fast approaching 50 years in the business, Rod’s passion remains undimmed: “I love the job, the music. It’s had its moments, like anything, but the past fifteen years have been the best — I’ve made more friends and had the most fun and I’m still here after 45 years, and I’m sure Robert will be too.”

90 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland 0800 505 003 www.pianotraders.co.nz Hours — Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday: 9am-4pm

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THE COAST IS CLEAR Words: Dennis and Rosamund Knill

Dennis and Rosamund Knill explore one of Australia’s prized winter escapes practically on our doorstep.

For many Kiwis winter means one thing — thoughts of sunny Queensland. New Zealand winters are dark and long and as New Zealand cools down, thousands travel across the ditch every year to escape the harsh climate that we all dread. Living in a winter paradise is easy, finding one that’s close to home is the hard part.

Winter on the Sunshine Coast never lasts very long. Temperatures rarely fall below 19 degrees and the sun never stops smiling, as it plays hide-and-seek with the odd cloud. Boasting over 300 days of sunshine a year with an average of seven hours of sun every day, it’s no wonder this region is so popular. Breathtaking seascapes, 150kms of white sandy beaches, rolling surf, the natural beauty of the hinterland and thousands of hectares of heritage rainforests and natural parks all await you.

Made up of five shires, each with its own character and mood with plenty of smiling sun-tanned faces — if Caloundra is the entree, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Coolum and Noosa are the mains.

Mooloolaba is the hub, the very word has the instant power to conjure up glazed eyes and faraway looks with visions of an unspoiled sub-tropical paradise. Its accessibility is magnetic.

We first visited Mooloolaba forty years ago, back then it was a sleepy little fishing village dominated by the surf club, surf shops, weekend cottages and hamburger joints. Now the place is thriving, the original dwellings have made way for luxury apartments, boutiques and al fresco dining — their tables jammed with cheerful diners enjoying good food and lively conversation.

Brisbane Airport and the queue at immigration was short, with nothing to declare and customs formalities completed

we transfer to the coach to head north.

For the next hour we whizz past sugarcane fields, bush-lands and ever encroaching residential estates with glimpses of the Glasshouse Mountains heralding the beginning of the Sunshine Coast.

There is something very satisfyingly simple about a resort-based holiday but finding one that ticks all the boxes is not always straightforward. The Peninsular Beachfront Resort is one of the foremost properties in Mooloolaba. It is set in the heart of the narrow lines of apartments that grace one of the most coveted stretches of prime beachside real estate.

Long established as Mooloolaba’s centrepiece and highest ranking resort on the coast, its stylish surroundings are a credit to its Kiwi owners. 65 apartments with full kitchens, air conditioning, flat-screen televisions and free wi-fi are standard. Facilities include a gym, sauna, swimming pool, a flood-lit tennis court and secure on-site undercover parking.

Our arrival was met with a warm tropical breeze drifting across the beach and onto the Esplanade. The vibes are almost hypnotic. We had fallen for this place all over again. It’s not just the lure of the sun, sand and sea, there’s an irresistibility laidback atmosphere here matched only by the free-spirited lifestyle.

Each day we rise at dawn and head down to the Coffee Club on the promenade for our daily caffeine fix and to watch the Pacific Ocean pounding on the shore.

Early morning joggers are running on the boardwalk and swimmers are bobbing around blissfully in the surf. Every evening we catch each perfect sunrise and relax.

One of our favourite moments happened on our last day when Air Fraser Island offered us a couple of spare seats for an aerial tour of the Sunshine Coast and the Glass House Mountains. Our faces hard pressed against the glass, pine plantations dropped away as the deep

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green vegetation clinging to the sheer ridges of the volcanic peaks unfolded.

As the plane weaved between the ancient ridges we gazed in awe at the dramatic scenery stretched out below. A remarkable experience that we would do again and again — Gerry’s commentary is still ringing in our ears!

For families, the Sunshine Coast is crammed with activities and the choice of things to do is endless. In Mooloolaba, Underwater World has just completed a $6M upgrade as it takes you face-to-face with over 25,000 aquatic creatures, and although based on similar lines to Kelly Tarlton’s, it’s much larger, more educational with a more to see and experience. Swimming with sharks and the seal show are the main draw cards here.

A cruise on MV Mudjimba — a fully restored classic timber ferry owned and operated by Ross and Jan Walker who migrated from Papakura 25 years ago is a must do. Mudjimba cruises the Mooloolaba River and adjoining canals, housing some of the most expensive real estate in Queensland. Another must do is the Australia Zoo in Beerwah. One of

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Our arrival was met with a warm tropical breeze drifting across the beach and onto the Esplanade. The vibes are almost hypnotic. We had fallen for this place all over again. It’s not just the lure of the sun, sand and sea, there’s an irresistibility laid-back atmosphere here matched only by the free-spirited lifestyle.

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venue to test driving skills and to get the adrenaline pumping.

A tour around Blackall Ranges is a comfortable day trip. The surrounding area was created by volcanoes and sculpted by water over millions of years.

As the road rises and twists through the hinterland, we catch glances of green pastoral landscapes, vineyards and enchanting B&B cottages. In another sense, this is some of the richest agricultural country in the Shire.

Historically the region was settled by timber workers, dairy framers and fruit growers and the charming village of Montville is an interesting place devoted to discovering this past.

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You could say that restoration has been an obsession of the residents who have transformed the cottages — many with Tudor, Irish and Bavarian influences into a stunning picture-postcard village. It’s worth spending a few hours just to wander around the antique shops and boutiques stocked with arts, crafts, homemade preserves and delicious confectionary.

Winding your way back to the highway you’ll see the home of the world’s largest ginger processor in Buderim. Across the road is Nutworks, a macadamia and chocolate calorie-driven processing factory that guarantees that you won’t leave without gaining a few extra pounds. Next door is the smell of freshly roasted coffee.

A lazy drive up the coast brings you to Eumundi Markets, a popular and enduring meeting place where every Saturday and Wednesday you’ll find a bustle of real bargains of fresh produce, local arts and crafts and original clothing.

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NEED TO KNOW: Getting There: Air New Zealand fly daily to Brisbane. From June to October Air New Zealand fly direct into Maroochydore.

Where to Stay: Peninsular Beachfront Resort www.peninsular.com.au Best Eats: Caloundra: Tides — seafood.

Mooloolaba: Cherry Blossom Tree — Japanese/ fusion (a must do); Fish-on-Parkin — seafood; Sakana — Japanese; Spice Bar — modern Australian. Maroochydore: Boatshed — modern Australian. Coolum: Coolum Surf Club — bistro. Noosa: Maisies — steakhouse/seafood.

Tours: Eumundi Markets $25pp (half day), A taste of the Sunshine Coast $55pp (full day) Montville, Maleny Hinterland $55pp (full day).

Contact: Con-X-ion www.sunair.com.au Transfers: Airport to door-to-door $44pp, Contact: Con-X-ion www.sunair.com.au Other Places of Interest: Fraser Island, Noosa Glades, Aussie World, Ettamogah Pub, Big Pineapple, Bli Bli Castle, Laserzone, Maleny Mountain Wines.

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Australia’s most popular attractions set on 50 hectares, the zoo is home to over a thousand animals. And if the children are in tow, allow a full day to take it all in. Just around the corner is The Big Kart Track, the largest go-kart facility in the southern hemisphere and a place where you can have a laugh and experience the thrills and spills of motor racing. For serious petrol-heads this is the perfect

Midway between Mooloolaba and Noosa via an unhurried twenty-minute drive is Coolum. There is a lot that you can say about Coolum and it’s all about contrast. For golf junkies, nestled underneath the giant monolith is Palmer Resort — 150 acres of sublime natural beauty with an international gold course complete with a towering eight-metre animated dinosaur parked alongside the 18th hole.

An afternoon swim at Noosa beach is one of the more relaxing pastimes on a warm winter’s day. Then there’s Hastings Street, studded with designer label boutiques and some of the best restaurants in Queensland.

It’s tough saying farewell to Mooloolaba, this is not an easy place to say goodbye to. It’s definitely a place to unwind and enjoy sun-drenched beaches and a carefree lifestyle.

Driving away, we both agree we’re still hooked and make a promise to return sometime soon!

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If you’ve pulled up at the intersection of Broadway and Khyber Pass recently and wondered, has Quest Newmarket always been that colour? No it hasn’t. This was the final stage of a full refurbishment.

Quest Newmarket opened November 2003, where many will remember the Mandalay Ballroom. David Compton has operated it since it opened. “Guests stay for a multitude of reasons. Those you expect are people doing business in the area, visiting local families and booking accommodation for events at Vector Arena, and central city. There are locals who are out of their house while insurance repairs are undertaken or alterations done — one couple’s home caught fire having been struck by lightning.”

The combination of different apartment sizes, 1-3 bedrooms, and the village-like nature of Newmarket offers a great location for those on relocation or for project personnel staying in the area for weeks or months. “Many families have been inducted into Auckland shopping through their Newmarket experience.”

“The guests that fly under the radar are those here for medical treatment, or have family in hospital. They present us with real challenges and urgencies, but are some of the most pleasurable guests to host.”

Having operated the premises for ten years, Quest was able to identify those elements of the apartments that worked well and those that didn’t. “We were fortunate that Grace Nattrass, who designed the original fit out that had stood up so well, still worked in the Auckland industry,” says David Compton.

“She worked with us to modernise the décor and design the improvements we wanted.”

48 kitchens, 51 bathrooms, many pails of paint and metres of carpet later, the internal refurbishment is complete. “We couldn’t take a whole floor out for days at a time to complete the refurbishment, so it was a Herculean task to schedule tradesmen around the availability of apartments. We couldn’t have done it without their willing cooperation.”

Indentifying the trend for travellers wanting to ‘bring their own devices to plug it in through television screens was the final challenge. This is particularly prevalent amongst overseas project personnel, and those for whom English is a foreign language. “Having chosen the Phillips hotel model television sets and installed the SKY Movielink programming we believe we are as well equipped as we can be for the next ten years.”

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WHAT NEXT? A $1.5M ‘STATE HOUSE’ FOR QUEENS WHARF

Two issues in the past month have understandably triggered a reaction amongst Aucklanders, in particular the proposed new Cemetery and Crematoria Bylaw, but also the proposed changes to the rules around wearing lifejackets on boats.

Last month, we learned of leaked proposals to build two three-storey office and car park buildings at the Quay Street end of Queens Wharf. This month the news is Auckland Council art bureaucrats, with the support of the Mayor, are trying to impose a $1.5m artwork at the seaward end of Queens Wharf.

I would like to alleviate your fears and assure you that despite the extreme headlines, I am confident common sense will prevail.

With the proposed changes to burial rules, we can find a way through the matter without a heavy-handed application of bylaws.

I understand that people will spread ashes of their loved ones in the sea, in different places around the community, and we must not overly intrude in their period of grieving. Changes to the bylaw and code of practice is about standardising existing legacy bylaw requirements, and creating regional consistency, while retaining a cemetery manager’s discretion to reflect the variation of practices.

When Auckland Council formed in 2010 it inherited eight separate bylaws for burials from legacy councils and this review and submissions process will bring them down to one.

Public submissions on the review of the new bylaw closed June 12 and officers are now reviewing feedback and planning hearings.

It is now the responsibility of the hearings panel to consider all views with sensitivity and respect, and settle upon a bylaw that provides guidance for council-owned cemeteries and crematoria.

A common sense middle ground has also been found on whether the wearing of lifejackets should be mandatory for all boaties in vessels six metres or less.

The purpose of the proposal around lifejackets was driven by legitimate concern from our local boards and communities of the number of people drowning who were not wearing lifejackets. We put this out there to get the public’s views.

Around 80% of the 395 submitters raised concerns around the mandatory wearing of lifejackets proposal, many from the boating community who found the proposal too restrictive.

As a result, an Auckland Council’s hearing panel has recommended people heading out to sea on small boats will have to wear a lifejacket, but with the skipper making the call as to when they can be removed. In the end, I think we have come to a good middle ground, which puts the responsibility back on the skipper, while also reducing the risk of preventable drownings.

Our conversation with Aucklanders is ongoing; asking for your perspectives on the council’s plans and projects and your ideas for improving Auckland is vital to us. We are working on ways to make it easier to find out what the council is seeking feedback on and easier to have your say. I will keep you posted on our progress.

Len Brown Mayor of Auckland

The work by Michael Parekowhai is a two-thirds size sculpture of a state house. A state house? People of our parents’ and grandparents’ generations would be intrigued to learn that this ‘state house’ will cost over $1.5m. $1m will come as a gift from Barfoot and Thomson, as a birthday present to celebrate the real estate agent’s 90th birthday. The balance will be coming out of your rates. For the life of me, I just don’t get the logic of an oversized sculpture of a state house being plonked at the end of Queens Wharf. The artist himself seems to have in mind an entirely new role for his state house, “signalling a safe harbour, welcoming to all.” But why not then sculpt a lighthouse? It gets even more bizarre. To provide lighting for the house, there will be a 45-tonne, Venetian, hand-blown, crystal chandelier costing $750,000. Such extravagance may be artistic but it’s rather insensitive given real-life state house tenants find it hard to pay their light bills and many currently are under threat of eviction.

This is also completely out of keeping with the maritime environment and history of Queens Wharf.

The Waitemata Local Board considers the proposal a case of “good art but in the wrong place.” To be fair, I can’t comment on its artistic merits because I have never seen it. But it is certainly in the wrong place. Public art should be relevant and in harmony with its setting. Most of all it should be democratic and have the support of the people who pay for it. Obviously the executives of Barfoot and Thompson, who presumably know more about location, location, location than public art, are happy to take this prime spot on Queens Wharf, though the idea of location apparently came from council bureaucrats. But what about the other funders, the people of Auckland, who are once again to be shut out of the process?

Queens Wharf was purchased by the former Auckland Regional Council and the government for all Aucklanders. Maximising views out over the harbour from the city and leaving space for future generations for their ideas and their needs was a key consideration at the time. We should resist Queens Wharf being cluttered and privatised by present day opportunists with more money than taste.

Queens Wharf is also for future generations, which we hope and pray might regain the civic-mindedness and good taste of Auckland’s earlier generations.

Mike Lee Councillor for Waitemata and Gulf

JULY 2014

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GROWING THE ECONOMY – FOR EVERYONE

MEADOWBANK COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER

I am in politics because I want my children to live in a country that is open, dynamic, outward-looking, and a place where people feel they have every opportunity to do well for their families.

The Meadowbank Community Centre has long provided a focal point for those living, working and visiting the surrounding area — despite its age, the minimal insulation, lack of sound proofing and not to mention limited space on offer.

Fundamental to this is that we have a strong and internationally competitive economy. In all my interactions with New Zealanders — whether it’s door-knocking in Epsom or reading replies to my surveys — I’ve never encountered anyone who didn’t want access to top quality healthcare, a properly funded education system, superannuation when they are old, and support for the vulnerable.

All of these things cost money; and it’s why this Government has placed such an emphasis on running New Zealand’s finances effectively and encouraging enterprise.

This part of Auckland is generally thriving. The latest census data reveals that people living in the Epsom electorate have the highest median household income in the country.

But the people I meet don’t want to live in isolated wealthy suburbs — they want the whole of New Zealand to do well.

They worry about international stories of rising inequality.

This is why I was so pleased to see the latest OECD report, which placed New Zealand as one of only six developed economies in which both income inequality and disposable income inequality was flat or slightly better between 2007 and 2011, during the period of the Global Financial Crisis and its aftermath.

These issues sadly diminish the experience of the facility for its users as people and equipment are being shuffled around to make space for one another. What’s more, groups using the centre at the same time can hear each other between rooms.

The failure to improve the facilities is not from a lack of trying and efforts to secure the funding required to redevelop this integral community hub have been ongoing by Orakei elected representatives.

According to the centre’s manager Lynn Mosley, patching up these existing problems will only cost the ratepayers more in the end.

In 2012 the Auckland Council committed $2.75m to rebuilding the centre in its Long Term Plan for 2016/17. But that’s not soon enough for the hard-working Orakei Local Board or me as the local councillor.

In the last three years I have put up four motions to secure faster funding for this development, yet we are barely any closer. The governing body seems more interested in using the eastern suburbs as a cash cow to fund pet projects in the CBD, west and south than as a place to invest in.

This stalled project is another example of a mayor who continues to promise big and deliver little.

That’s right: the latest OECD research confirms that while inequality increased in many OECD countries during the global financial crisis, this was not the case in New Zealand.

Where previously the mayor had enthusiastically supported my 2013 motion for council to have a serious look at funding the community centre rebuild this year, he abruptly changed track in May, exclaiming that council couldn’t possibly afford to do that now. So my motion once again requesting urgent capital funding failed dismally.

The reality is that the National-led government ran large deficits and borrowed through that period to continue our significant support programmes.

As a fall-back motion during the latest budget round I even tried for just a bit of operational funding to get some preliminary preconstruction work started, but that got rejected too.

The best thing we can do to avoid huge disparities of wealth in the long term is to carry on and extend the government’s efforts to lift education standards and support more New Zealanders off welfare and into work.

It’s very disappointing to drive past the centre and see the continued deterioration and negligence by council. The community deserves better, particularly when you consider the huge and increasing rates locals endure. Rest assured, we’ll keep trying.

It’s in these areas that we can make a real difference to the lives of New Zealanders most in need.

I suppose I need to make a disclaimer: for what it’s worth me and the young family live in Meadowbank these days. For more news and views please visit www.cameronbrewer.co.nz

Paul Goldsmith MP National List MP based in Epsom www.paulgoldsmith.co.nz 09 524 4930

Cameron Brewer Councillor for Orakei www.cameronbrewer.co.nz

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If you ask anyone what the most important aspect of web design is, the words you’ll hear next will most likely be, “it has to be user-friendly.” The trouble is that almost nobody understands what those words mean (present company excluded).

A few years ago, while reading a textbook about web-based form design (it’s more exciting than it sounds!) I came across an article called The $300 Million Button by a chap named Jared Spool. Jared designs human-computer interfaces. Let me rephrase that: Jared makes things ‘user-friendly’. He was engaged by a very large retailer to improve the sales of their online store.

This retailer had a feature that many online shops have – it asked you to ‘register’ or ‘login’ before paying at the checkout.

It was a small form, and easy to complete, but testing revealed that users couldn’t stand this form – it was getting in the way, and even those that had registered in the past couldn’t recall their login details. As one user said to him, “I’m not here to get in a relationship. I just wanna buy something!”

What did Jared do? He suggested they move the register button, and allow people to click it when they’d finished their shopping, to speed up future purchases.

This kind of change is easy to make, but it can be near impossible to spot that you need to make it in the first place.

One of the best ways of understanding where you’re placing barriers between your customers and their goals is simply to watch them – and I mean in person – looking over their shoulder while they attempt to buy something from your online shop, or book an appointment, or find out about your latest event.

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In the first month alone it was responsible for an additional $15,000,000 of revenue, and in 12 months the site was up $300,000,000.

And as for Jared’s suggestion? The number of customers purchasing went up by 45%. In the first month alone it was responsible for an additional $15,000,000 of revenue, and in 12 months the site was up $300,000,000.

Kind of gets you thinking just how much you’re leaving on the table with your own site, doesn’t it?

James McGoram is an author, designer and the director of Messiah Studio, a web design company based in Parnell, Auckland. Visit www.messiah.co.nz for your free online business guide.

I’m often asked if a laptop or PC is worth repairing. The answer to that is never easy, as it depends on the age of the computer and your budget. Also, the part that has failed has a large bearing on cost.

If a keyboard has failed on a two year old laptop then yes, for approximately a $100 part it is worth repairing. For a five or six year old laptop then maybe not. First the keyboard may no longer be available, but also it will still be an old slow laptop.

That’s where your budget comes in. The old saying, ‘throwing good money after bad’ applies. If you don’t have the means to get something new or good second hand then yes, repairing is an option.

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The old saying, ‘throwing good money after bad’ applies. If you don’t have the means to get something new or good secondhand then yes, repairing is an option.

However, if a major component like a motherboard has failed, then you would have to really think carefully. A repair like that could easily cost $500 or more. Even for a two year old laptop, that’s a significant figure towards a new device and if the laptop was a budget model to begin with, I would council that it may not be money well spent.

For an older laptop or PC, it would definitely be uneconomic to spend large amounts of cash on repairs.

If you have something that needs repairing, I can give you a five minute cursory inspection and give you advice for free.

Always remember that your data is lost forever if your hard disk fails, and eventually they all do. We can help you set up a regular backup regime.

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We then assumed that the excess water came from the thick insulation, which had been soaked. How wrong we were! The next day another water pipe burst, spurting water into the kitchen. Plumber to the rescue — he turned the water off to repair the leak in the kitchen and magically the leak stopped in the bedroom. He discovered that rats were gnawing at the pipes and had eaten through them, causing this mayhem of burst pipes and floods.

The exterminator was called in immediately and rat-bait was laid! Hopefully we’ll have no more burst pipes.

Unbelievably, we had another call yesterday from a property, reporting water pouring from the ceiling from the upstairs unit — water pipes gnawed through by rats yet again, with resulting damage to the ceiling and carpet. So landlords, be aware of this problem — it may be a good idea to lay some bait!

It’s winter. A lot of people frown at the idea of frigid rain and woollen sweaters, but you must admit there’s nothing like a glass of red wine and a warm body snuggling up next to you for a little couch time. Body heat and a treat!

For all those living the coupled life, this is exactly what winter signifies, but for some single people, winter can be as cold as taxes. And to really rub salt in the wound, going out loses its appeal when the wind is howling and the rain just won’t let up. Since winter is snuggle season, you know it’s the perfect time to find that right person to cosy up to, but unfortunately motivation is gone along with the sun. That’s where Two’s Company steps in.

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You know that you will be meeting people who have great lives, just little opportunities for meeting other single people. These people have contacted me because they are serious about meeting someone with the long-term in mind. If they wanted something quick and easy they would stick to the internet, bars and night clubs. They tell us what sort of people they would like to meet and then go on with their day to day lives knowing that we will introduce them to people with complimenting lifestyles and personalities.

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GET ON YA’ BIKE TO COMBAT CHILD TRAFFICKING Every 30 seconds somewhere around the world, a child is trafficked. TEAR Fund is challenging all Kiwi cyclists to use their bikes to help stop young children from being trafficked into slavery. By taking part in the challenge you can help tackle this evil trade in lives.

The Poverty Cycle is a road relay race that pits teams of six against each other to complete six laps of a 20km circuit. Aiming to raise money for the world’s most vulnerable and at-risk children, funds will go towards TEAR Fund’s anti-trafficking projects in Nepal and Southeast Asia. Closer to home, a portion of the funds will support Brothers in Arms, a local mentoring programme that supports vulnerable Kiwi youth.

Cyclist teams from notable New Zealand businesses so far, include ASB, Ricoh, Beca and Bell Gully.

Mike Pollok, Managing Director of Ricoh New Zealand (based in Parnell) is a regular competitor. He says he and the team are gearing up for another round.

Ricoh has entered a team in the Poverty Cycle each year since it began, and we’ll be back this year. It’s a great event that encourages team work, exercise and friendly competition between corporates.

But most importantly though, the Poverty Cycle has been very effective in highlighting the issue of child trafficking

and raising valuable funds for those organisations that are transforming lives.”

So if you want a great physical challenge and to raise funds to make our world a safer place, go to povertycycle.org.nz and register your team. If you’re interested in entering Poverty Cycle as an individual rider, be quick, as spaces are limited.

When: 7:30am August 30 Where: Ti Papa Events Centre, Clevedon To register, go to: www.povertycycle.org.nz

WALKING STARS Experience the vitality of Auckland at night, challenge yourself and help make a differene in the lives of cancer patients ­— by taking part in the unique Walking Stars halfmarathon walk.

The inaugural walk last November raised more than $280,000, and organiser Mel Lloyd expects to exceed that this year.

“It is such a fun way to raise funds. It’s a walking event so all ages can do it, however running isn’t allowed. Cancer treatment isn’t a quick win, it’s a hardfought marathon.”

Starting at sunset on November 22, in Auckland Domain, the 21km course passes some of the city’s dynamic nightlife, with participants dressing up with glow-in-the-dark accessories.

“What really resonates is the bib they wear on their back, with a dedication on why they are a walking star. Some do it for people who have survived

cancer or remembering someone they loved, or they’ve beaten cancer and want to help others” Registration is $65 and participants get a walking shirt, a $40 Shoe Science voucher and training schedule. They are encouraged to commit to raise $150 with 100% of those funds going to The Cancer Society of New Zealand and Look Good Feel Better.

It wasn’t until Sarah-Jane O’Neil (pictured) went through cancer that she realised how much charities do for patients and their families. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer days before Christmas 2012, and although she has had successful treatment, she worries it may return.

“The fear of my little boy being left without a mother is embedded in me,” she says. “I want to say thank you to those walking this year. What you are doing really makes a difference to people like me.”

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PURRING ESPRESSOS Words: Aimee Robson

The newest collaboration to take over the petting world combines two adored things: cats and cappuccinos. Cat Cafés are popping up all over the world and are quickly becoming a must-see attraction for all coffee/kitten lovers.

In cities such as Tokyo, where some apartment buildings forbid pets, Cat Cafés are be considered a ‘pet rental’ with an hourly fee. With over 150 cafes in Japan, the idea is quickly becoming a business phenomenon. Whether your preference is purebred cats, black cats, ginger cats, or even fat cats, cafés are specialising in different categories for the fanatical feline fans among us.

With a flat white in hand, you can feed, pet and simply hangout with a furry friend.

Assuming that you are okay with food and animals under the same roof, Cat Cafés may be the answer to lonely city dwellers and neglected cats. In light of their growing popularity, these feline-friendly cafés are making their way towards us with Cat Café Melbourne, opening its doors later this month. The cafés are said to be helping animal shelters by providing a safe and comfortable home for stray cats. Rest assured, there are strict rules around kitty interaction and treatment.

With a flat white in hand, you can feed, pet and simply hangout with a furry friend. Assuming that you are okay with food and animals under the same roof, Cat Cafés may be the answer to lonely city dwellers and neglected cats.

Waking a sleeping cat or blinding it with the flash of a camera breaks the most important commandments of kitty-care.

The most frequent visitors are those with cat-commitment-phobia, who are finding the beauty of the cafés is the hassle-free experience with no responsibility. And with around 20 cats to choose from, customers are almost guaranteed to have some cat-chat. With almost half of all New Zealand households owning a domesticated cat (an estimated 1.419 million), we may be a few years away from our own Cat Café. But now the cat’s out of the bag with this furry gold mine, it may be sooner than we think.

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THE WORLD’S LARGEST DUMP Words: Jamie Christian Desplaces

Our planet’s mightiest collection of filth is not on land, but choking our grandest ocean. Collecting around a massive gyre, it is an area that has become known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, with conservative estimates putting it at the size of Texas, others at double that. The United Nations Environmental Programme concludes that for every square kilometre of ocean, there are 13,000 pieces of plastic, with the Pacific north being even worse off. A fully loaded cruise ship can rack up eight tonnes of waste per week, but boats account for only around 20% of the mess. The rest is ours.

A gyre, or vortex, is a swirling mass of water (or wind) which occurs when currents meet — often at the borders of seas and oceans. There are five major gyres around the globe and all are heavily polluted. Waste is sucked into the churning liquid, becomes trapped and disintegrates; some to such an extent that it cannot be seen by the naked eye. Much lingers in the water column just below the sea’s surface, making it impossible to photograph or be picked up by satellite imagery, so the true scale of the problem may never be known.

Larger pieces of waste have entangled sharks and other marine wildlife, leading to drowning. Misshapen turtles result from becoming entwined in plastic offcuts when young, then unable to grow in a normal fashion. Dead birds have been discovered with stomachs full of bottle caps and disposable lighters. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California estimates that fish and invertebrates are ingesting up to 24,000 tonnes of microplastic particles each year. 9% of the fish they sampled contained traces of plastics in their stomachs, though they estimate the actual number to be far higher. Some of these fish wind up on dinner tables.

Scripps has also learnt that a species of water skater has taken to laying its eggs on pieces of discarded refuse as opposed

Larger pieces of waste have entangled sharks and other marine wildlife, leading to drowning.

Misshapen turtles result from becoming entwined in plastic offcuts when young, then unable to grow in a normal fashion. Dead birds have been discovered with stomachs full of bottle caps and disposable lighters.

to the usual sea-shells and pumice. Not only is the pollution changing the natural behaviour of these insects, but it is leading to a population jolt that will have repercussions for its prey of zoo-plankton and fish eggs. This in turn effects the entire ocean food chain.

It’s not a recent problem. As far back as 1988, America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expressed concern. Nearly a decade later, Captain Charles Moore of California was taking part in a yacht race to Hawaii. He wrote in Natural History that he was, “confronted, as far as the eye could see, with the sight of plastic.” For the week it took him to cross the subtropical high, he writes, he never found a clear spot: “No matter what time of day I looked, plastic debris was floating everywhere: bottles, bottle caps, wrappers, fragments.” Moore has since dedicated much of his life to raising awareness of the issue from his oceanographic research vessel, Alguita.

But many experts fear the situation has deteriorated to the point of no return — that at best, we can simply stem the flow. “We can’t clean it up, it’s just too

big,” Miriam Foldstein, chief scientist of SEAPLEX tells the BBC. “You’d have the entire US Navy out there round the clock continuously towing nets. It’s produced so fast that they wouldn’t keep up.”

Nineteen-year-old Boyan Slat disagrees.

Two years ago, the Dutch teenager gave a TED talk proposing a solution, and last month released a 528-page feasibility study of his plan. His campaign, entitled Ocean Cleanup, involves the deployment of V-shaped floating barriers to be anchored to the seabed in the channels of the major ocean currents.

Stretching for 30 miles, the arms will catch all buoyant trash in the first three metres below the surface. There will be no nets and sea life can pass freely underneath. Every 45 days, the rubbish wold be collected by ships, and where possible, recycled, with profits used to cover the scheme. There have been criticisms. Some say the sheer scale of the operation makes it unfeasible, others point to the fact that only large trash will accumulate, while the tiny particles will still float free. Ocean Cleanup told Businessweek that while particles smaller than 0.1mm will not be caught, many of those micro-pieces are a result of the breakdown of larger items and so, “we will greatly reduce the number of microscopic particles over time.”

Beginning in June, the environmental group set up a crowd funding campaign in the hope of raising US$2million over a hundred days in order to get their project underway. At the time of writing, 18,000 backers had contributed a total of nearly US$800,000 with well over two months to go. Where there’s a will, let’s hope that there really is a way.

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