Scare tactics

My story about five brave souls who overcame their greatest fears is the cover story of today's Your Weekend Magazine. Click here to read the online version.

 

Maranui Cafe

A few months ago I wrote about the iconic Welly seaside cafe, The Maranui, and how to replicate its interior style for a new online Stuff series entitled High Street to Home.

That series kicked off today with my story about the Maranui Cafe (click here to read).

  

(Pic Credit: Fairfax)

Memphis' National Civil Rights Musuem

My story from the Southern US media trip is published in The Dominion/Stuff/the Press (click here to read).

Friday dash - and another Stuff Family Time piece

Having spent far too long gossiping over teriyaki tofu with Lil, I now have to spend the rest of the day playing catchup. No time for words so instead you shall have another in the Family Time series I recently did for Stuff on the very lovely Karen Fistonich (below), NZ's first daughter of wine, and how she juggles family and career (click here to read).

Happy Friday everyone...

(Pic Credit: Stuff)

Another of my Family Time articles

This time it's the lovely Cecilia Robinson from Auckland, who was a dream to interview (click here to read and watch the video).

 (Pic credit: Stuff)

My ideal Friday

There was the arranging and re-arranging of 583 words of a travel piece; it is due next week so am pleased to have made a start.

There was an hour spent peeking through the dustier corners of the internet to find the world's best luxury beach resorts for a glossy mag piece; the sighing and cursing that my surname isn't Zuckerberg was probably audible from your place.

There was a dog walk with Lorna and Dobbie and, my treat after a trying week, a facial with Marie, the glorious skin whisperer.

And then I got home to this - a package of Antipodes goodies from the amazing Elizabeth Barbalich who I recently interviewed for Stuff's Family Time series (see a couple of posts back). Doing a HUGE happy dance right now.

May your weekends be as lovely as my Friday...

       

Family Time - the beautiful Elizabeth Barbalich of Antipodes Skincare

I have interviewed this woman about four times now - including profiling her house for an interiors magazine - and today she features in the latest of my Stuff series on how to manage the eternal conundrum of work and family. It's no exaggeration to say that Elizabeth is as lovely as her divine, organic products. Click here to read  

(Pic credit: Australian Vogue)

Having the perfect life

Another of my pieces for Stuff's Family Time online series (click here to read).

  (Pic credit: Stuff)

Family Time series

For the past couple of months, I've been beavering away on a project for the Stuff website, interviewing a number of notable Kiwis about how they manage the eternal work/family/life merry-go-round.

The first of these pieces, on the hugely talented fashion designer Ingrid Starnes, was published today. Click here to read and watch the video.  

(Pic credit: Stuff)