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Selina McIntyre withSelina McIntrye photograph by Lottie Hedley her border terriers Trev and Lily. WELLBEING Saying “no” dog and they’re enough as they are. With Physical and mental wellbeing Dogs growl each other, so I don’t use the this, you should be looking to interpret Many people choose dogs on looks and word “no”. It’s more of a growl, like an “ah!” your dog’s behaviour in a situation from because of their lack of knowledge don’t or a “bah”. You’re trying to get a really deep their perspective. For example, a bored or appreciate how much exercise they need. guttural noise, whereas most people say frustrated dog is not chewing out of spite! Ninety-eight per cent of my clients don’t “no” which doesn’t sound anywhere near exercise their dogs enough. as effective to a dog. Socialisation A common issue I come across is The way we live now is not optimal for Fear versus aggression reactivity to other dogs, vehicles dogs. I still get owners who say “I’ve got a Fear often gets mistaken for aggression. and certain people. This is because big property. I don’t need to take my dog If you’re fearful they’ll react to your when the dog in question was in the for a walk” but that’s not the way dogs reactivity. The majority of dogs critical socialisation period in its early work. They exercise as a pack, so they’ll communication is through body language development, it wasn’t exposed to generally sit by the gate all day and wait as opposed to vocalisations. Their skill these things so it perceives them as for the pack (you) to come home. at reading that behaviour in another dog threatening because they are unknown, is so heightened that they can read us and this creates a fear response. All dogs need exercise twice a day like a book. They care more about the There’s no limit to how much socialisation to break up the monotony that we’ve tone of how something is said. You could you can do. For example, wear stupid created by just plonking them out in a be swearing at them in positive way and hats, stand outside shops where different yard or apartment. There’s not enough in they’re like “yay!” looking people enter, etc. our physical environment that stimulates them mentally or gets them working Why you shouldn’t baby your dog Dog schools physically so getting them out twice a day They are not furry humans. Owners who If you discover a great school, go for it! is just as much about the mental as the don’t treat their dog as a dog are doing However, do your research. You can have physical. For small dogs that might be 20 their dog a disservice. By not treating under socialisation without puppy school minutes, twice a day. One hour for larger them like a dog you are not understanding but often schools can be poorly run with breeds. And, if you have a border collie you them or catering to their needs and you inadequately qualified people which does should run that dog, not walk it. If these create a lot of problems. The dog is a more harm than good. needs aren’t met, you’re going to get an anxious dog and destructive behaviour like chewing and barking. 49

Something to Build a den Little dog syndrome woof about Dogs are den-dwelling animals, so a crate Little dogs can annoy the heck out of big covered with a sheet in summer or a blanket dogs. Why? It’s the way little dogs are When it comes to sleep, Life of Riley in winter, or an igloo-type bed is great. Put often treated to give them the impression dog beds are a dog’s best friend. these away from the hustle and bustle of the that they are the king of the playground Made with New Zealand wool, they main living area or have two beds, so your dog and thinking they’re 10 feet high, have many therapeutic benefits for can truly rest. It’s not nice to ask them to rest particularly those that are picked up a lot dogs post-surgery or with arthritis, when the TV is blaring in the background. because they then view the world from a partly because they’re getting a higher perspective. better-quality sleep as well as A bed to lie on being more supportive. It’s also important to provide a good bed. A Clickers Wool also breathes more naturally bed with cushioning helps in the prevention I don’t use clickers, though I’m not than synthetics, doesn’t smell, of arthritis. inherently against them, it’s just adding in regulates body temperature and a step for me. The thinking behind clickers naturally repels dust mites. Inside or outside is when a dog does a behaviour that you Founder Amanda Hollier, who has I believe dogs want and should be inside want, you click and at the same time give three dogs, began making her own with the rest of their family/pack. Dogs are a reward so that when they hear the click extremely sociable creatures and they would they begin to understand the behaviour dog beds with wool after getting fed definitely become lonely if left outside by they are supposed to be doing. up with dog beds falling apart. At the themselves. Gadgets time, she was living on an alpaca Puppies versus rescue dogs I prefer to get to the root of the problem farm and used alpaca wool for her The rescue dog can come with “baggage” or, and provide long-term solutions. I don’t prototypes. The dogs loved them alternatively, a solid positive ground in some do band aid, which means I don’t do scenarios. gadgets. An e-collar can temporarily stop and she realised she was onto a behaviour, but long term it doesn’t. something. Plus, it was a sustainable For example, they may have been alternative. “I wanted to create a dog brought up positively around children. We Diet bed that was durable, comfortable do sometimes need to try to fill in the blanks A balanced diet is key. Complete as best we can about possible experiences commercially prepared raw mix or biscuits and sustainable,” says Hollier. of the rescue dog, from behaviours present are a good choice. It can be hard to meet Life of Riley also makes bed pods, now and move forward with these. your dog’s needs with home leftovers. snuggle sausages that dogs can rest their heads on, crate bumpers for Puppies can have bouts of high energy. How do you know a dog is happy? extra comfort, and has just launched They are like a sponge, inquisitively absorbing all that’s going on around them. There are no major behavioural issues organic cotton fleece blankets. lifeofriley.co.nz For this reason, it pays to surround in the adult dog – no excessive barking, puppies with positive, enriching 50 experiences that help them chewing, digging. learn and become socialised (and tire These are signs of themselves out!). pent-up energy and BE IN possibly anxiety. TO WIN Also, your dog sleeps soundly – not with one ear, one eye open, on the alert. Your dog is relaxed enough to go off on their own on your property and “do Life of Riley photograph by Helen Bankers their own thing” – not stuck to your side like a “velcro- dog”. We also look We’ve got one copy of for a relaxed mouth Selina McIntyre’s book, – not closed and Big Dog, Small Dog, tight-lipped – and Harper Collins, $38 to relaxed ears, body and loose tail. give away. To enter head to goodmagazine. co.nz/competitions

“Cats do need to be left alone [...] WELLBEING Unlike dogs, cats do not want to be an extension of you.” Gareth St John Thomas Why I wrote Cats Work alone. Though you should always be Quite often, cats in households and Like This available to them the reverse does not neighbourhoods appear to have rights always apply. Unlike dogs, cats do not on the same piece of territory, such as, A Q&A with author Gareth St want to be an extension of you. A happy say, the stairs, for different parts the John Thomas. cat can spend nearly all their life with day. The whole arrangement would of you – but on their own terms, thank you course be upset by humans clomping Cats are a joy in millions of people’s lives – not yours! Cats are of course more up and down them when they were and knowing how to look and properly complicated than dogs, too, and like to supposed to be at work. But by and see their behaviour can bring more figure things out for themselves. There is large, cats with caring owners did well delight into life. Cats Work Like This fills a fun chapter in the book on “the out of lockdowns. The humans kept the gap between prettily written scientific cat” which explores some their homes warmer, there was more biographies of cats and cat life and care entertaining examples of feline empirical time to be had with them and, when advice manuals. I want to help people research. Cats do share with dogs much they wanted them, there were more enjoy their cats more with a little better and cats are believed to have laps available. observation and understanding, and of fourteen times better hearing than you course, laugh out loud! and me. So, keep the noise down when What do I love BE IN you can! most about cats? TO WIN What makes cats happy? Of course, the Cats are complicated, emotional, Cats and lockdowns. Did they feel idea of definitively Gareth St John Thomas affectionate, fearful and full of surprise crowded or do they do well at home? saying how cats is the co-author of Cats and joys. If you know how they think, and Sadly, I am currently without a cat. I’ve work is farcical that includes what they might think just moved to Whanganui and will shortly and that’s what I Work Like This with about you, both you and your cats will be going to the SPCA and adding to the love most about David St John Thomas, have happier lives. 1.2 million domestic cats within New cats. We have Exisle Publishing, $35, Zealand. The number of pet cats shared hardback. To be in to One key thing to be always aware of is increased during our lockdown periods our lives with that your cat lives in a different world to and lockdowns bought their own issues them for around win a copy, go to yours. His or her world is full of risks and for cats. 10,000 years but goodmagazine.co.nz/ dangers. It is imperative that your cats they are still have a choice of safe, dry, high and Thunder and Lightning, two Egyptian surprising and competitions totally secure places to which they can Maus featured in the book, were different, and as always retreat. Once your cat has this outraged when their humans failed to well as being unassailable base, their life is secure and leave the house after a few days. affectionate time for play, companionship and company, their affection enhanced. They assumed that the humans had capacity to amaze forgotten their routines and tried to and surprise never Some key advice shepherd them, sometimes noisily out ends. g An important thing that some people of the front door. In part this is about neglect is that cats do need to be left the two cats’ agreements on territory.

Seeing things differently Ways to lose yourself in nature, from a beautiful new book by Rose Ray and Caro Langton, founders of London interior planting studio Ro Co. Words Rose Ray and Caro Langton. Illustration Georgie McAusland Seeing things differently Draw from nature Have you ever noticed that when you learn If you want to forge a deeper the name of a plant or bird or butterfly, connection with nature, try it immediately begins popping up in drawing it. Drawing forces us to unexpected places? It can feel as if the stop and really look. It helps us universe is giving you a wink. But as busy adults, we’re often distracted, have no time to see what’s around us. to stop; we override our natural desires to So often as adults we look at a be curious and spontaneous with a need landscape with a wide-angle gaze, for efficiency. We tend to walk the shortest and when we try to capture it in a route on autopilot, and so the small, photograph, the convenience and everyday moments of joy the natural world speed of a smartphone can stop us offers can pass us by. Ask the universe to experiencing it for ourselves. surprise you. Step out of your front door Drawing helps us to narrow our focus embodying a new perspective, a sort and appreciate the extraordinary of more observant alter ego. You might details that are often overlooked or imagine you’re a fresh-eyed tourist or a even more interesting than the entire keen botanist. What would they notice and scene. All you need is pencil and value? Which element would they want to paper. It is a calming activity, look closer at? Quieten distraction: ditch improves brain function and your headphones, put off making that call creativity and releases dopamine, and avoid the temptation to multi-task. which makes us buzz with happiness. Remember to look up. The details that spark and hold your attention – especially Get down with observations that perhaps other people the detail seem oblivious to – are fuel for your own unique point of view. Make a daily stroll Enhance your vision with a botanical a new ritual: it’s one of the simplest ways loupe (a neat, foldable magnifying to forge a personal connection to local lens) to see the magnificent details wildlife and notice the subtle shift in the of nature’s forms with crystal clarity. seasons. The natural world offers so many If you can’t move your subject up to small, uplifting moments. Collect them, you, don’t be afraid to get down on learn more about them, and the universe your hands and knees: once any will keep giving you more. onlookers realise you haven’t 52 collapsed, you’ll only inspire their awe too, we promise.

WELLBEING Extracted from Into Green: Everyday ways to find and lose yourself in nature by Rose Ray and Caro Langton, Quarto, $33.

Mental health How self-knowledge can make you happier. with Dr Alice Boyes In my past columns, I’ve talked about three routes to successful person: you must be very disciplined, have happiness. You can strive for a happy life, a lots of energy, and be popular, hard-working, and meaningful life, or a rich life (one that’s filled with ambitious. If you don’t fit this stereotype, you may variety and experiences that change your believe you’re destined to never succeed. perspective). These pathways are mostly based on With deep self-knowledge, you’ll be able to what you do. There’s another, more internally focused see how even your “flaws” can contribute to your route to greater happiness that deserves attention: successes. For example, someone who is lazy might self-knowledge. Here’s why. rally against inefficient or meaningless things they’re expected to do, and change processes because of 1. Self-knowledge leads to better performance. this. There are upsides to every personality type. We In my new book, Stress-Free Productivity, I help usually only feel shame about who we are if we readers learn how they work best. When you believe it will impede our goals. When you can see understand this, you can devise strategies based on the benefits of your nature, and have skills to help your self-knowledge. For example, if you procrastinate you navigate the pitfalls, you’ll feel less shame. doing tasks that bore you, your strategy might be different than if you procrastinate tasks that make you 3. Self-knowledge can help you manage your anxious. If you resent a task or it bores you, then you thinking and emotions. might need to find meaning in it. For instance, helping We don’t self-sabotage in a thousand different ways, your technologically-challenged spouse might be a we do it in the same few ways over and over. For pain, but if you reframe the task as being about deep example, some people excessively blame others for trust and mutual support, it’s less boring. If you’re not getting what they want. Others have the reverse avoiding a task because it makes you anxious, you can style, and take too much responsibility for everyone start with the parts of it that are least else’s behaviour. overwhelming, and work up. Strategies Humans have thinking biases, but are more effective if they get to the root we’re also equipped with meta- of why you want to put off your task. cognition: the ability to think about our thinking. When you know your biases, 2. Self-knowledge reduces shame. you can correct them. Writing my first book, The Anxiety Toolkit, helped resolve my anxiety You don’t need to be flawless to shame. Writing my new one resolved my succeed, and there’s no one way to do productivity shame. I used my own Dr Alice Boyes is the it. Self-knowledge can help you know techniques to learn how to be the best author of several books, when you need to find your own way to version of myself, and recognise how my including The Anxiety achieve an important goal. When you whole self (not just the socially desirable Toolkit (2015) and Stress- learn to work with your natural bits) could help me reach my goals. Free Productivity (2022). personality, rather than conforming to There are a lot of myths and stereotypes stereotypes, you’ll feel more self- in our culture about what makes for a aliceboyes.com accepting and happier. 54

WELLBEING Nutrition Farewell but not goodbye. with Ben Warren For more than five years now, I’ve been our mood by eating high-sugar, high-fat and honoured to be a contributing columnist for processed (high-sodium) foods. Why? Because it Good magazine, and after nearly 18 years releases neurotransmitters in our brain that make us travelling, teaching and assisting people to be feel better. While we are majorly unhappy, we will often healthier, I’m stepping back from some duties in my struggle to stick to a healthy eating plan. life to spend more time with my family and to just generally “be” more, rather than “do”. So, this will be Secondly, eat natural wholefoods that make you my last column for Good. feel full (and energised) the longest. For many years Before I impart some leaving advice around health now, I’ve believed that there’s not one perfect diet and and nutrition, I wanted to take this opportunity to that most likely we all have different macronutrient thank you, the reader, for your attention over these requirements. It’s a simple practice of making a mental years. I’ve always enjoyed meeting many of you and it note of what you ate and then correlating it with how always made me smile when you mentioned full and energised you remain after eating. Often you something I’d written in this magazine. I would also may notice after certain foods, like a muffin, you like to thank Carolyn, the editor of Good, for taking me actually experience a dip in energy. I refer to this as on over five years ago and entrusting the nutrition the “white bread wipeout”, but as with most learning, advice of the readership to me. There’s a wise proverb it’s best for you to experience it yourself! that says it’s not the destination of a journey that matters, nor the journey itself, but the people you Finally, take a high quality multivitamin. I know I’ve travel with. You couldn’t ask for a better travelling mentioned this a lot before, and for some of you, you companion than Carolyn – of course, you see this might think “he just says that because he owns a come through in the magazine in every issue! supplement company”. But I say it because it’s So, my final advice... I’ve given this a lot of thought incredibly difficult to get everything you need from and I’d like to offer you three pieces of advice. your diet. Most days people seek my advice about their current health issue and I see direct Firstly, do what you love and be relationships between micronutrient around people you love. I’ve been lucky deficiencies and their issue and end up in my life. Since the age of 18 I’ve been recommending taking a high-quality able to make a living doing what I loved, micronutrient supplement anyway! But playing cards (I was a croupier in a prevention is much easier. From years of casino), playing golf (I was a professional clinical experience and supported by a golf coach) and of course, teaching huge body of research, I honestly believe nutrition. Having worked with thousands Ben Warren is a nutrition that we can significantly support our of clients, let me tell you, it’s very difficult and holistic health expert. health as we age by ensuring optimal to eat well when you are predominately amounts of micronutrients. unhappy with your job or people around Wishing you a wonderful year, in health you. Food is so intrinsincally tied to how and happiness, we feel, that for many of us, we support bepure.co.nz Ben Warren 55

WELLBEINGFinancial wellbeing Hatch are not financial advisors and this article is for your information only.Money smarts while interest climbs. with Kristen Lunman Inflation and interest rates are buzzwords peppering cost of living, makes exports less competitive and headlines, and some commentators are painting a creates business and social anxiety. But as with much grim picture. So what’s inflation, can interest rate in life, you hold the power. Here are three ways to take hikes cool the inflation jets, and how can we be charge of your money in 2022. mindful with money? Strange economic forces have been at play since 1. Adapt to mortgage increases. the global financial crisis, which exposed banking Higher interest rates mean you typically can borrow issues. Since then, we’ve benefited from cheap energy, less money for a first home or renos and could expect cheap goods from China and all the components that higher repayments for the same money as last year. grow business profits. While Aotearoa side-stepped Good news is, because banks have done their the worst GFC ripples, we weren’t immune to a global homework on borrowers, Kiwis are almost all likely to pandemic. Covid triggered a domino of problems. adapt by tightening belts and shopping around for It slowed once-flowing supply chains, created better interest rates and terms. shipping bottlenecks, caused immigration-related labour shortages fueling wage hikes and saw central 2. Cool household spending. banks like the US literally print money. As a result, the While things are more expensive, you may re-prioritise New Zealand dollar’s been on a rollercoaster. how you spend your money. Because your grocery Last month our Reserve Bank increased the official shop and the car ride there costs more, you might skip cash rate (OCR) by 0.25% in a bid to slow inflation. takeaway coffees, slim down to one (or no) streaming The OCR triggers interest rates rises and falls, like for services and halt big purchases, like a new car. mortgages. Currently, it’s at 1%, but some Kiwi banks reckon it could rise to around 3% over the next year, 3. Start hatching tomorrow’s long-term wealth. and they’ve hiked up mortgage rates in anticipation. While keeping your rainy day pot full is important, to Why raise the OCR? Because it slows inflation. grow long-term wealth, investing can supercharge Inflation’s the cost of living – goods, like food and your money. By investing 10 years or longer, you could petrol, and services, like haircuts and reap the benefits of compounding taxis. It’s measured by the consumer growth, which is interest on top of price index (CPI), which tracks the cost interest that grows exponentially. of a “basket” of items used by the Consider investing in a fund that spreads average Kiwi – like milk, bread, petrol and your money across hundreds of haircuts compared to one, five or ten companies in one go. You could try years ago. And right now, inflation’s techniques like auto-investing a set sum sweltering at 5.9%. every pay day, or dollar-cost averaging, High inflation hurts vulnerable, Kristen Lunman is co- where you choose your top investments lower-wage and elderly people, destroys founder of Hatch, Kiwi and spend at a fixed dollar value each savings, increases borrowing costs, Wealth’s digital investing time on those shares. forces higher wages and increased platform that simplifies welfare payments to keep up with the Be confident that however the investing to help Kiwis economy moves, you’re in charge. live their best lives. 56

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thGeiftsoefa A hydrator, brightener, exfoliant and antioxidant, seaweed is a skincare hero ingredient that you’ll Kiwi scientists are working to unlock find in many of your pots of gold in your more of seaweed’s skincare secrets. bathroom cupboard for good reason. It’s loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino acids and Words Carolyn Enting proteins, and regulates oil production, exfoliates, brightens and moisturises dry skin. And it’s compatible with many 58 ingredients, making it a winner in many formulations. There are more than 30,000 known species of seaweed in our oceans – red, green or brown – and each have different properties that can benefit our skin health and appearance. A key ingredient of Aleph Beauty Concealer/Foundation is Alaria esculenta, a kelp extract found in Greenland’s glacial waters known for its long, golden-like fronds. It has been extensively studied and is shown to promote elasticity and suppleness by reducing levels of collagenase and elastase (the enzymes that break down collagen and elastin). It’s also been scientifically proven in vivo and vitro testing to stimulate hyaluronic acid-synthesis. “I chose Alaria esculenta extract not only because it is a sustainably grown and harvested ingredient, [but because] this plant by necessity needs to be flexible and ‘snap back’ when pulled in all directions by the extremely strong tidal waters in which it lives. These are properties that we all want to impart to our skin,” says Aleph founder Emma Peters. “We use this in our Concealer/Foundation as an active ingredient to stimulate detoxification, down- regulate a particular protein associated with accelerated ageing, and increase overall metabolism of the skin.” Emma Lewisham Skincare also harnesses the power of seaweed, in particular Alaria esculenta, in several of its products. “We incorporate powerhouse antioxidant Alaria esculenta (seaweed extract) in our Supernatural 72-Hour Hydration Face Crème, Brighten Your Day Crème and Illuminating Exfoliant,” says Emma Lewisham. “Alaria esculenta is sustainably and carefully extracted from the ocean’s brown algae/seaweed. It acts as a firming agent that works to reduce the visible signs of ageing and protect the skin from oxidative damage caused by free radicals for a more revitalised complexion. Alaria esculenta is rich in amino acids, antioxidants and skin-beautifying ingredients. It is made up of a web of elastic fibres that ensures cohesion and firmness of all the cell architecture because as we age our body naturally produces less collagen so it’s important to topically apply skin fibre ingredients that increase the skin’s natural production of elastin and collagen.” Also look out for the products in The Body Shop’s Seaweed range. They contain Fucus vesiculosus (bladder wrack extract), a wild-harvested seaweed that is renowned for its conditioning and hydrating benefits, while its non-oily nature makes it particularly suitable for normal to oily skin. Chondrus crispus, a red algae extract, is another ingredient used in the range. It’s a rich source of many nutrients for skin, including the pigment beta-carotene and potent antioxidants zeaxanthin and lutein, which help protect skin from the visible effects of blue light exposure.

The natural polysaccharides, peptides and amino acids SEAWEED PRODUCTS WE LOVE BEAUTY in red algae also help skin to stay hydrated; meanwhile, the numerous antioxidants in this and other types of algae can 01 help shield skin from damaging airborne pollutants. 02 Closer to home, Ocean & Green Marine Collagen contains nutrient-rich wild-grown Macrocystis pyrifera kelp, 04 hand-harvested off Kaka Point in The Catlins. 03 The kelp grows a metre a day (that’s not a typo!), 01 Aleph Concealer/Foundation, $62, alephbeauty.com naturally replenishing itself after a harvesting. It’s a remedy 02 Ocean & Green Marine Collagen, $49.75, oceangreenorganics. for improved gut health, strengthening the immune system com 03 Emma Lewisham Supernatural 72-Hour Hydration Face and stimulating healthier hair, skin and nails, says Ocean & Green founder Daneen Morgan. Crème, $141, emmalewisham.com 04 Emma Lewisham Illuminating Exfoliant, $83, emmalewisham.com Ocean & Green, which is also organic, will be releasing 59 its first seaweed skincare range soon, too. And now a group of scientists in Nelson are investigating if New Zealand seaweed and algae can be used in sun-care products that are healthy for our skin and the environment. They are looking at how some seaweed and algae have compounds that can protect skin from UV damage, possibly even after it has been exposed to the sun says Mike Packer, co-leader of the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge Project. “Some seaweed and algae species have bioactive compounds that can protect skin from UV damage,” he says. “We are interested in the compounds’ potential to prevent and treat sunburn in new ways, not just simply blocking damaging UV light. This includes potentially interacting the processes underlying the sunburn process – to stop the damaging parts of the sunburn process.” Packer says he’s not encouraging people not to slip, slop and slap but their findings might be part of a new regime for looking after your skin while getting the benefits of exposure to sunlight without the harmful effects. That’s why the research points to “sun care” as opposed to “sun block”. The project is one year into its two-year research period and has already “had some good hits” according to Packer. The research involves testing and monitoring multiple seaweed types in locations around New Zealand looking at different temperatures and seasonal effects, and which ones will be amenable for farming sustainably. Seaweed cultivation is the most rapidly expanding sector in aquaculture production globally, accounting for more than 50 per cent of total global marine production, equating to 34.7 million tonnes. It currently supports the livelihoods of more than 6 million small-scale farmers and processors, many of whom are women, in predominantly low- and middle-income countries. Aside from skincare, food, pharmaceutical and agriculture industries it also has potential as a biofuel. Seaweed farming also increases and restores biodiversity by providing marine habitats for marine creatures and can help mitigate climate change through carbon capture and methane emission reduction. However the industry is increasingly feeling the pressures of warming seas caused by climate change, which have made coastal waters uninhabitable for some seaweed species. g



Beauty buzz Skin and bodycare products we’re buzzing about. Consciously crafted faux lashes Ardell has launched ECOLASHES! Made from natural fibres and an organic cotton band, ECOLASHES, $17, are packaged in a 100 per cent biodegradable tray and carton printed with soy ink. The falsies are also 100 per cent recyclable, cruelty-free and available in five stunning styles for day-to-night wear. Available from Farmers and selected pharmacies. Words Carolyn Enting Pot of gold Perfect primer BEAUTY Antipode’s new Diem Vitamin Raww’s Wildberry Boost C Pigment-Correcting Water Primer, $40, is a new personal Cream, $59, is truly luxurious fave for a makeover shortcut. Apply to skin before applying to use and helps to even make-up and your foundation skintone. It contains hydrating will glide on beautifully and hyaluronic acid, tone- stay put. The hydrating correcting peptides that inhibit formula boosts skin health as well, and contains liquorice pigmentation and skin- brightening Kakadu plum, root to help combat nature’s richest source of pigmentation from the sun. vitamin C. rawwcosmetics.com antipodesnature.com Resurfacing serum Super nice moisturiser A perfect polisher, Trilogy’s AHA Resurfacing Serum, $60 (30ml), will become When I first applied Evre Super Nice Mānuka Honey one of your skin’s new best friends. It contains plant-derived AHAs, which gently & Vitamin E Face remove dead skin cells and can be used on Moisturiser, $32, I exclaimed sensitive skin. Its hero ingredient is Lime Pearl, “this is very nice” as derived from the Australian caviar lime. I revelled in its scent and trilogyproducts.com texture. Then I noticed its name! I was drawn to this Lift and lengthen moisturiser because of its skin-loving key ingredients In case you missed our 2022 Beauty Guide, I’m giving Aleph Beauty Lift/Lengthen – mānuka honey and vitamin E. It’s formulated Mascara, $40, an extra shout out because it’s in New Zealand for younger so amazing. The jet black natural pigment provides a silky smooth finish while skin and two per cent nourishing your lashes, and smells divine! It of net proceeds are donated comes in reusable and recyclable glass. Once to Youthline. finished, send it back to Aleph via re-Aleph evreselfcare.com and it will be sterilised and refilled. alephbeauty.com 61

MIRROR, MIRROR on the wall Turn classic cane into stylish woven wall art. Words and styling Sarah Heeringa. Photography Amanda Reelick Cane is a natural fibre derived from the rattan (or ratan) species that includes around 600 species of climbing palms. It is an enduringly popular interior design textile, thanks to its extreme versatility and ability to be crafted to suit so many decor styles and design eras. Whether the style is formal, classic, rustic, retro or casually coastal, rattan and cane can be used to make everything from wickerwork furniture, through to baskets, canes, woven mats and delicate handicrafts. Even the humblest cane basket or placemat can be a beautifully tactile woven object. Rattan’s pleasing shapes, natural tones and varied textures also make it well suited to being arranged collage-style on a wall. Add a few small round mirrors for extra effect. You will need • An odd number of wicker, rattan or woven cane trays or placemats (preferably varied in size and texture) • A matching number of small round mirrors (look for these in second- hand stores) • Small lengths of hessian (optional) • Glue (such as PVA) or extra-strong double-sided tape • Picture-hanging nails and hammer or no-nail picture hanging strips • Scissors METHOD If you wish, cover any mirrors frames using strips of hessian, secured with double- sided tape. Use glue or tape to fix the mirrors to the centre of each cane item. Press firmly and allow time for any glue to dry. Hang the items in a loose cluster just above eye height. g 62

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Back from black Transform a basic cabinet using four simple steps. Words and styling Sarah Heeringa. Photography Amanda Reelick For more paint, colour ideas and inspiration, visit your Resene ColorShop or resene.co.nz

T his simple cube cabinet had DIY WITH RESENE outlived its dark look – but not its usefulness. Still a sturdy piece of Sarah is a contributing furniture, the cabinet was easily editor for Good and transformed using fresh paint and a set of author of two books. castor wheels. I chose the subtly contrasting Her latest title is Resene Half Duck Egg Blue and Resene Upcycling With Style. Black White. @reclaim_that You need sarahheeringa.com • 2 litres Resene Enamacryl in two 65 colours of your choice (1 litre each) • Medium paintbrush • Resene Smooth Surfaces Microfibre Blend Roller Kit • Dropcloth • 4 x castor wheels • Screws and screwdriver Method Step 1: Clean all paintable surfaces to remove any dirt or loose material. Lay the cabinet on its back. Progressively pour a little of the paint (Resene Half Duck Egg Blue) into a container, then paint each cube inner. Check for dribbles before leaving to dry. Step 2: Stand the cabinet upright and recoat as necessary. Allow to dry. Step 3: Use the second paint colour (Resene Black White) for the outside of the cabinet and front edges of the cube. Use a Resene Smooth Surfaces Microfibre Blend Roller Kit for a quick and easy job and to achieve an extra-smooth cabinet finish. Allow to dry before applying a second light coat. Step 4: Turn the fully dry cabinet upside down and screw a castor wheel into each corner. Pro tips Resene Enamacryl is a fantastic product for both professional and do-it-yourself painters. It bonds well to surfaces, is fast-drying and can be used for cabinetry and other projects requiring an extra hard-wearing surface. Unlike traditional solvent-borne enamels, it’s easy to apply and washes up in water. To tidy up, wash your paint brushes in a bucket. Allow to stand overnight. Pour clear liquid onto a grassed area away from waterways. Allow remaining paint solids to dry and add them to your household rubbish. Recycle empty cans with the Resene PaintWise service at most Resene ColorShops.

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The joy of gardening An extract from passionate gardener Lynda Hallinan’s new book, The Joy of Gardening. Words Lynda Hallinan. Photography Sally Tagg A t the end of 2020, I gave my Past), having first gained fluency in French, cows with Brenda while our parents were garden a thoroughly good soak, or indeed any second language other than out on the briny. During one summer shovelled out a truckload of botanical Latin. break, a local plant nursery had a mulch, deadheaded the dahlias clearance sale and for reasons I’ll never and rabbit-fenced my new rose garden. The best answer I could muster on the fully fathom – was it boredom or fate? – I Then I locked the front gate behind me and fly was this: there isn’t a single thing I don’t popped in and bought a few roses and took my family to the beach for a month. like about gardening, aside from wretched some English lavender bushes. hay fever, which forces me to knock back For the first time in many years, I have antihistamines from spring until autumn. I dug over a corner of our front lawn decided not to open my country garden at and bedded them in as a surprise for my Foggydale Farm, in the foothills of the I love gardening, but I’m no hippy-dippy mother, but when they bloomed, so did Hunua Ranges southeast of Auckland, for plant whisperer. I wasn’t born with green my desire to plant more. In the months any summer events or garden festivals. thumbs, and I don’t believe that anyone that followed, I rapidly amassed a There was no need to stay at home, else is either. If you believe that some of us hodgepodge collection of potted plants lugging the hose around parched plants are genetically blessed with a special and gardening encyclopaedias and, every and panicking over page-long “to do” lists. ability to commune with nature, then you Friday night while my university mates Instead, I packed my two sons and our two must also acknowledge the flipside: some went nightclubbing with fake IDs, I’d stay dogs into the car and set off for the people must be gardening’s Grim Reapers, home to watch Maggie’s Garden Show Coromandel Peninsula, where we stayed unable to keep anything alive. This is and pore over the latest Martha Stewart for most of the school holidays. patently untrue, as on any given day you’ll Living magazine (from the library, as my find me successfully nurturing some student allowance didn’t stretch to Sitting with a group of friends on Ocean plants while killing others, sometimes air-freighted periodicals). Beach at Tairua one afternoon, nattering wilfully but more often through neglect or about nothing in particular, one of them – misguided optimism about the survival After graduation, I landed a job as a a psychologist who runs mindfulness rates of rare species. regional radio journalist in Gisborne, where clinics for corporates and carers – asked the temperate climate and sandy loam was me what I like about gardening. “Can you I grew up in the thick of the countryside, to my liking, even if the transition to adult sum it up in a single sentence?” she said. surrounded by wild landscapes and tame life wasn’t. “I go to work, come home, go to cows. My parents were dairy farmers in bed, get up, go to work,” I complained in a I’m rarely lost for words, but her casual Onewhero, a small rural settlement near letter to my grandmother in 1996. “But question caught me on the hop. What is it Port Waikato, and my sister Brenda and I there’s one positive thing: I have managed about gardening that appeals to me? Why spent our childhood outdoors. We were to grow really big capsicums here.” have I spent two-thirds of my life sowing, always building huts in the bush, damming growing, mowing, pruning, raking, staking culverts and roaming the roadside in a bid My reporting career later took me back and creating gardens when I could have to keep our distance from Mum and Dad, to Auckland, to the Independent Radio whiled away my leisure time writing angsty lest we be given a job grubbing thistles or News network, where I worked 4am to poetry, playing sport, learning the guitar, hosing down the cowshed. midday or 4pm to midnight shifts in the stitching a quilt or reading every word of newsroom, leaving my mornings or Marcel Proust’s wordy tome À la recherche When I left school, I studied journalism afternoons gleefully free to potter in the du temps perdu (Remembrance of Things in Auckland. To pay my university fees, I’d flower beds I magicked up outside my return to the farm each summer to milk the 68

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“Every Friday night while my university mates went GARDEN nightclubbing with fake IDs, I’d stay home to watch Maggie’s Garden Show and pore over the latest Martha Stewart Living magazine.” Lynda Hallinan poky bedsit. I didn’t recognise it at the professionally. I love it all, from the professional seed saver, though I stick to a time but the bright yellow “Friesia” roses, dreaming and scheming to the planning, few basic rules. I don’t save seed from heartsease pansies and “Sweet 100” potting and purchasing. When I’m making modern F1 hybrids, as these don’t come cherry tomatoes I nurtured at my doorstep a garden, I enjoy the process as much as true (grow the same as their parents), or were an antidote to the treadmill of trauma the result, even when it hurts all over, as it from promiscuous pumpkins and I was exposed to at work. Radio journalism increasingly does in middle age. courgettes, as these cross pollinate and relies on a diet of crime, natural disasters give birth to inbred mutants. and human tragedy; rarely does anything My garden is a joyous place, but it’s joyful follow the pips at the top of each also where I turn when I’m sad, worried, My seed-saving strategy is equal parts hour. Our newsroom mantra when putting frustrated, hurt or angry. My garden allows luck and lackadaisical management. As together bulletins? “If it bleeds, it leads.” me to live in the moment, to embrace I’m never in any rush to tidy up at the end seasonal change with anticipation rather of the season, when my garden goes to I really wasn’t cut out for the worst than any anxiety. It connects me to people seed all I need do is wait for a dry day to aspects of this job, from cold-calling the I love, people I have lost and people I never collect, clean and store those seeds. grieving to bearing witness to the depths knew. It is a sanctuary from the stresses of of criminal depravity – the senseless modern life – from parenting to publishing Over the years, I’ve saved all sorts of bashings, beatings, stabbings and sexual deadlines – and it nourishes me both seeds. I’ve saved yellow mustard seeds to violence – that I reported on from the High physically and spiritually. make hotdog mustard, sunflower seeds Court media bench. My childhood fear of for nutty sprouts and purple-podded the dark returned, only this time the I’m a better person for being a gardener “Capucijner” peas for pea and ham soup. monsters in my nightmares had names, and I reckon that anyone who finds joy in faces and rap sheets. I couldn’t go to sleep sowing a seed, striking a cutting, planting a I also save my fattest garlic cloves to without first double-checking that all the tree or managing to keep a maidenhair replant, plus any spuds, kūmara or yams doors and windows were locked. fern alive in their bathroom for more than a that sprout in my pantry. They go back month is a better person for it, too. into the soil in spring along with any Being constantly in a state of borlotti beans or marrowfat peas spared heightened fear is no way to live, so I’ll be The joy of saving your from the soup pot. forever grateful to former New Zealand own seeds Gardener editor Pamela McGeorge, who Some seasons, I don’t even bother with quite unexpectedly offered me a job as her Remorse isn’t an emotion commonly bags and jars; I just step aside and let one assistant in 1998, enabling me to trade associated with doing laundry, but that’s generation of plants spawn the next. hard news for a gentler career as a garden what I feel when I clean out our clothes Plants are no fools. They know what their writer. Over the past 20 years, I’ve edited dryer’s lint filter to discover, yet again, that purpose in life is, and they’ll get on with gardening magazines, authored books, a handful of seeds has gone through the the job with or without our help. fronted television shows, written hundreds wash. At the end of the season, when ripe of newspaper columns and answered seed pods rattle, I’m forever shaking The joy of preserving herbs thousands of radio talkback questions, seeds into my jeans’ pockets… only to most of which begin with “How do I kill…” forget about them. Some of these seeds In autumn I hang herbs rather than go down the drain but others stay put and raincoats on the hooks behind our front Traditionally, gardening books and sprout like malted barley. door. I can cope with getting caught in a magazines have focused on work – what rain shower, but herbs need somewhere needs doing this season and how to do it My seed-saving instinct is part warm to dry where rats, mice and birds – rather than play. However, since the first faux-survivalist and part squirrel, but our can’t get at them. Covid-19 lockdown I’ve started to wonder ancestors had real fears for their food why we create so much work for ourselves security. They saved the most productive I dry bunches of French tarragon for by trying to impose our will on the natural varieties and handed them down through chicken casseroles, lemon thyme to world, when the real joy of a garden comes the generations, which is how we can soothe sore throats, bay to foil pantry- not from working on it, but from simply grow open-pollinated heirloom vegetable month weevils and pyrethrum and being in it. varieties such as rainbow chard (dating pennyroyal to keep the dogs free of fleas. I back to the 1700s). also string up swags of pink and white I started gardening when I was 18 and I oregano flowers for dried posies, purple can honestly say that it has brought me Seed saving can be approached as a sage for herbal wreaths and hop flowers nothing but pleasure, personally and scientific experiment or an adventure into for a good night’s sleep. the unknown. I’m by no means a Most of my culinary staples – parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano and mint 71

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Tulsi Tea & Organic Herbal Supplements Holistic, Organic Solutions for Healthy Conscious Living ADAPTOGENS STRESS RELIEF IMMUNE SUPPORT – are evergreen and can be cut fresh steeping sprigs in vinegar. year-round. It’s only the herbaceous In 1937, French chemist René-Maurice perennials and aromatic annuals such as Gattefossé, the father of aromatherapy, basil, dill, summer savory and sugar-sweet published his recipe for “Four Thieves stevia that die down in winter. And Vinegar”, the herbal disinfectant that gained although I feel a tad sad when my garlic fame for protecting a quartet of French chives go to ground, drying their grave-robbers during the Black Death. grass-like strands is a mug’s game when “Take three pints of strong white wine spring onions are an adequate substitute vinegar, add a handful each of in omelettes and muffins. Rather than wormwood, meadowsweet, wild marjoram planting herbs in orderly rows in my and sage, fifty cloves, two ounces of vegetable garden, I grow them in bushy campanula roots, two ounces of angelica, blocks all jumbled together in the tapestry rosemary and horehound and three large style favoured by herbalists and measures of camphor.” Steep this Benedictine monks. After all, herbs – and mixture for 15 days, then strain and rub any plants for that matter – never on the hands, ears and temples as ORGANIC INDIA IS COMMITTED TO: line up in military formation in required to repel germs. the wild. I was introduced to “Four It’s best to harvest herbs Thieves Vinegar” by Ōamaru for drying before they break herbalist Marise Martin, who bud, as the flavour profile of makes it in two strengths, one NATURAL SOCIAL & ORGANIC RESPONSIBILITY their essential oils is altered by palatable enough to do double- flowering. Their pungent This is an edited duty as salad vinaigrette, and the ENVIROMENTAL ETHICAL qualities can also be preserved extract from The other a heavy-duty antibacterial SUSTAINABILITY TRANSPARENCY by infusing them in olive oil, Joy of Gardening by disinfectant. It’s the original chopping and freezing or Lynda Hallinan, Allen pandemic hand-sanitiser. & Unwin NZ, $45. WWW.ORGANICINDIA.NZ

BROUGHT TO YOU BY KINGS PLANT BARN WHAT TO plant now Autumn is the right time to get your winter veggie garden going, plant bulbs for spring flowers and give your lawn some love. 74

A utumn may not be the most exciting time for the • If all you’ve got is a lawn, autumn’s an exciting time! garden, after the bounty of late summer – but April is the best month for sowing a new lawn or it’s an optimistic season of looking forward to repairing an existing one, so dig in. new growth to come. Below, we partner with King’s Plant Barn to share some tips for autumn gardening. Gardening in May Gardening in April • This is your last opportunity to plant bulbs for a gorgeous spring garden – don’t forget! • Get rid of any summer flowering annuals that have done their dash and plant your winter flowers – • May is the perfect time to sow alyssum, calendula, think primulas, calendula, hollyhock, snapdragon, sweetpea, stock, lupin, lobelia, cornflower, cineraria, violas, pansies, mini cyclamen, Iceland poppies, forget-me-not, statice and nemesia seeds. and nemesias. • Love lilies? Now’s the time to get them in the ground. • Harvest any pumpkins, potatoes, onions and marrows Make sure you pop some bulb food into the planting coming through and store them somewhere cool and site and cover the bulbs with 10cm of soil. dry for the coming winter. • Plant garlic and shallot bulbs anytime from now until • Plant sweetpeas somewhere sunny so they’re looking late July, for an allium party come spring! sweet come spring. It’s also the right time to sow seeds for English daisies, cornflowers, cineraria, • May is ripe for sowing winter veg seeds – think lobelia and lupins. And you can plant daffodils directly swedes, onions, carrots, radishes, spinach, broccoli, into the garden now for a sunny touch come spring. cabbage, cauliflower and turnips. The seeds can be put directly into your garden bed. • Trim your summer perennials such as hydrangeas and hebe back once they’re no longer flowering. You can • House plant fanatic? Ease off on watering as sunlight now dig them up, divide and replant them – or just hours decrease and temperatures drop. Move house wait for them to bud again in spring! plants into warmer positions and bring patio plants that are susceptible to frost into sheltered positions. • If you’ve got roses, deadhead your established plants and start planning for the new season. Roses will • As the weather gets wetter, snails and slugs become begin arriving in late May, so ready any new planting more of an issue – especially when it comes to your sites for them with a good compost. tender young seedlings. Invest in some slug pellets or apply a mix of ground eggshells and coffee grounds • Pop hedges in while it’s still warm. Consider eugenia, around the base of your plants for natural protection. griselinias or pittosporum for large spaces, or corokia or buxus for smaller spots. • Autumn sees a return of pesky garden pests and diseases. If you can’t diagnose your problem, send a • Plump up your winter herb garden with parsley, mint, photo to the Kings Plant Doctors for free advice at chives and rosemary. plantdoctor.co.nz. • Once you’ve harvested all your fruit trees, give them a • If roses are your jam, now’s the bit of love with a copper spray to protect against month to start planting new ailments such as leaf blight and downy mildew. varieties! Roses will be in gardening stores from late May. • Transplant your winter seedlings or sow seeds directly into your garden bed – we love broad beans, • Harvest feijoas, guavas and broccoli, spinach and carrots for this time of year. tamarillos in May. Got a glut? They all make great crumble. 75

PET- F R I E N D LY garden Tips for turning your backyard into a playground for furry friends. Words Kahu de Beer Ever since he was a puppy, our ideal as they might be dug up, rolled in tomato, wisteria, yew, black labradoodle, Rocky, has loved or even eaten, as dogs in particular like nightshade, death cap mushroom, being in the garden. And when I the smell. Don’t use any herbicides or New Zealand tree nettle, daffodils say in, I mean in – trampling all pesticides in your garden, as they can (especially the bulbs), ivy (some over our freshly sprouted little seedlings be harmful to your pet (and you) if they species), rhubarb, aloe vera, with his clumsy puppy paws. He’s got a are absorbed through the skin, breathed gypsophila, bird of paradise plant, special fondness for strawberries; at first in or ingested. wandering jew, barley grass seeds I thought it was my kids eating them, but and lilies. If you notice any worrying it seemed strange that the fruits were still Pet-friendly garden tips: symptoms and think that your pet attached to the plant, with big bites out may have ingested part of a toxic of them. Rocky also quite likes herbs: he’s • Plant non-toxic flowers such as plant, take them to the vet. a very sophisticated sort of dog. snapdragons, asters, camellias, • Keep your shed/garage secure. When we think about creating a garden, roses, sunflowers, elaeagnus, Sheds and garages can contain let’s not forget about our furry friends – cornflowers, impatiens, calendula, harmful chemicals and sharp tools those beloved four-legged members of our petunias, alyssum, aster daisies, – make sure they are kept securely family. Creating a pet-friendly garden will zinnias and marigolds. closed at all times. ensure they have a happy and safe • Avoid cocoa bean shell mulch. Like environment to enjoy. Animals often spend • Create dedicated pet areas that chocolate, this by-product of the more time outdoors than us, so it’s a good have some shade and water. chocolate industry can be harmful idea to keep them in mind when making if eaten, especially to dogs. Use an decisions about your garden, such as what • Avoid using chemicals such as alternative mulch such as wood chips. fertilisers to use, what to plant and where non-organic slug pellets, which • Secure your compost bin. Compost to plant it. We also want to make sure, as could be harmful if your pet eats a bins containing food scraps are a much as we love them, that our pets don’t slug or snail. There are many natural potential hazard to dogs. Some foods, destroy our garden – sometimes a fence ways to deal with slugs and snails. such as avocados, grapes, raisins and or two is required. onions can be harmful, so make sure There are a number of plants that, if • Don’t put additives into water your pets can’t get into your bin. eaten, can make your pet sick. Being aware features or ponds, in case your • Planting in containers, planter boxes of these when planting out your garden dogs and cats drink from them. or raised garden beds are good will avoid mishaps. Some houseplants can options. These ensure pets and also be toxic to pets, so it’s a good idea to • Make sure your garden is secure. plants can be somewhat separated. keep these ones out of their reach. Dogs and rabbits, who are great • Encourage birds to your garden by Making some simple swaps in your diggers, may try to escape through adding a bird bath to the area. garden, such as switching to an organic holes in or under fences, so make • Avoid bare soil – it’s a perfect fertiliser like seaweed, can help make your sure the perimeters of your property invitation to dig. Close planting and garden pet-friendly. Fertilisers which have are secure. Dogs can jump using mulch and pet-safe ground manure or blood or bone meal are not surprisingly high, so make sure covers are good deterrents! g they can’t scale your fence. • Common plants to avoid for pets are chrysanthemum, lantana, aconite, buttercup, daphne, delphinium, foxglove, hydrangea, geranium, oak, 76

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Go with YOUR GUT We all know gut health is important. But how is it tied to happiness – and what can you eat to boost it? Recipes Sarah Tuck. Photography Josh Griggs. Styling Sarah Tuck Referred to as the body’s “second brain”, the Eating for gut health gut is a booming research area right now. But why is it so important? “A healthy, There are plenty of ways to boost your gut health – well-functioning gut gives a good indication among them, cutting back on alcohol and getting of how things are ticking over in the body,” says good sleep and exercise. Nickie Hursthouse, a registered dietitian specialising in gut and digestive issues. Scientists have found But the gut-brain connection means you can also that the health of your gut – including the diversity boost your mental health through your diet. For and activity of your gut microbes – influences your example, a Mediterranean-style diet rich in fibre and wellbeing in multiple ways. polyphenols has been shown to significantly “Our gut plays a major role in regulating our improve depressive disorders over three months. immune system, so when it’s not working properly, it can definitely impact how well our body can fight In particular, to support your gut microbiome, infections,” says Hursthouse. The science shows Hursthouse recommends eating a diet rich in that good gut health can lower the risk of wholegrains, fruit and vegetables. A diversity of fibre developing bowel cancer – and developing research – such as wholegrains, legumes, nuts, and leafy even suggests a link between the food we eat, green veg – is key, as are polyphenol-rich foods like inflammation and our blood vessels, which could berries and extra-virgin olive oil. Introducing more affect our risk of heart disease. fermented foods, like kefir and kimchi (which are Just as vitally, gut health has been shown to rich in probiotics), is a great step too. Overall, a influence mental wellbeing. The gut and brain varied, plant-rich diet can make a big difference to communicate via the vagus nerve, which oversees a gut health and in turn mental health, and it’s range of bodily functions, including heart rate and relatively easy to switch to. “Good gut health doesn’t mood control. “It’s a two-way street,” explains need to be complicated or expensive,” says Hursthouse, “so anxiety can trigger gut symptoms, Hursthouse. “And for some, diet quality will make a but the health of our gut can also trigger anxiety.” big difference on its own to their mental wellbeing.” Your gut also produces hormones, such as serotonin, which can affect mood. In short, keeping To make it easy to eat better – and boost your your gut happy can help keep you happy, too – and mood in the process – we offer the following vice versa – so it should be a top priority. gut-boosting recipes from the dish magazine team. We hope you’ll find something delicious within. Find Nickie Hursthouse at nickiehursthouse.com and on social media as @nourishwithnickie. “For some, diet quality will make a big difference Words Maddie Ballard on its own to their mental wellbeing.” Nickie Hursthouse, registered dietitian 80

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Flavour-bomb Mushrooms Dr Feel Good Salad (The Remix) Packed with fibre, this satisfying dish delivers punchy This is an updated version of my original \"Dr Feel Good umami flavours, silky tofu and nubbly texture. Salad\" – as a tribute to Aretha's song, not the Mötley Crüe Vegetarian / Gluten-free, Serves 2 one! Vegetarian / Gluten-free, Serves 6-8 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup cooked quinoa 5 medium/small beetroot 1 x 400-gram tin lentils, 400 grams mixed 1 heaped tablespoon 2 teaspoons runny honey drained mushrooms (I used miso paste 1 tablespoon olive oil ²/³ cup cooked quinoa 2 teaspoons balsamic oyster, shiitake 2 teaspoons tamari and portobello) or soy sauce vinegar Mixed Herb Pesto Dressing 200 grams firm tofu, 1 teaspoon toasted sea salt and ground ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil drained and cut into sesame oil black pepper ½ cup walnut halves 2.5cm cubes 4 mini seaweed sheets, 1 large or 2 medium ¼ cup grated parmesan 2½ cups cooked brown rice sliced, optional kūmara, peeled and cut 1 large clove garlic, crushed into chunks 1 cup fresh coriander Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the 4 small carrots, leaves mushrooms for 5 minutes. Add the tofu. Add the brown rice, quinoa, miso paste, tamari and sesame oil, and stir to halved lengthways 1 cup fresh basil leaves combine. Cook together for 4-5 minutes. Serve with a sprinkling of finely sliced seaweed sheets if using. 1 large red onion, peeled ¼ cup roughly chopped Kimchi Fried Rice and cut into 8 wedges parsley This deliciously satisfying dish is so packed with flavour – 8 broccolini stems, I could happily eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Vegetarian / Gluten-free, Serves 2 trimmed To serve ¼ cauliflower, 1 cup hummus chopped into florets 3 handfuls watercress, 3 tablespoons olive oil rocket or baby spinach 2 teaspoons cumin seeds ¼ cup Seedy Nut Mix 1 x 400-gram tin chickpeas, (see recipe below) 1 tablespoon olive oil ¾-1 cup kimchi, roughly drained 3 cloves garlic, crushed chopped if in large 1 thumb fresh ginger, pieces Preheat the oven to 190°C. Double line a baking dish with tinfoil and put the beetroot grated 2 large eggs 3 cups cooked brown rice ½ cup finely sliced in the middle. Add honey, first measure of oil, vinegar, salt 2 teaspoons tamari and pepper and draw up the sides to form a parcel. Cook spring onions for 50-60 minutes, until tender when pierced. Leave until or soy sauce ½ cup coriander leaves cool enough to handle, then use a small knife to peel off the 2 tsp toasted sesame oil Seed Mix (see recipe skin. Put the remaining vegetables in a single layer in a large roasting pan. Drizzle with the second measure of oil below) and sprinkle with salt, pepper and cumin seeds. Roast until just tender, about 20 minutes. Stir through lentils, chickpeas Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a gentle heat. Add the and quinoa and leave to cool to room temperature. garlic and ginger and fry for 2 minutes. Add the brown rice, increase the heat to medium-high and add the tamari, Mixed Herb Pesto Dressing: Whiz all the ingredients in a sesame oil and kimchi. Stir to combine and cook together food processor until well combined. for 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile fry two eggs in a separate pan until done to your liking. Add the spring onions and To serve: Smear the hummus onto a large serving platter, coriander to the rice, top with the eggs and serve with a then layer watercress with the vegetables and pulses. sprinkling of Seed Mix. Garnish with more watercress and Seedy Nut Mix. Spoon over Mixed Herb Pesto Dressing to serve. Seed Mix Seedy Nut Mix 1 teaspoon olive oil ½ cup pumpkin seeds 2 teaspoons olive oil ½ cup pumpkin seeds ½ cup sunflower seeds sea salt ½ cup walnut halves sea salt ½ cup sunflower seeds Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the seeds and a pinch of sea salt and fry until golden and crunchy. Leave to cool, Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the seeds, nuts and a pinch then store in an airtight container. Makes 1 cup of sea salt and fry until golden and crunchy. Leave to cool, then store in an airtight container. Makes 1½ cups 82

FOOD Kimchi Fried Rice 83

Dr Feel Good Salad (The Remix) (recipe page 82) 84

FOOD Scrambled Eggs with Broccolini and Sauerkraut (recipe page 86) 85

Scrambled Eggs with Broccolini Overnight Oatmeal and Sauerkraut This keeps brilliantly in the fridge for at least three days, It would be hard for me to describe just how much I love scrambled just loosen before using with a little extra juice or milk. Serves 8 eggs… they are my ultimate comfort food, and these are next level, 2 cups wholegrain oats 1 cup milk with a tangy burst of sauerkraut, charred broccolini and creamy 1 cup rolled oats ½ cup flaked almonds, ¼ cup chia seeds avocado. Vegetarian, Serves 2 ¹/³ cup sunflower seeds toasted ²/³ cup chopped dates 1 cup fresh blueberries 6 large eggs 2 sprouted grain rolls, halved 1½ cups natural yoghurt 2 small bananas, sliced ¼ cup cream 2 green apples, grated 2 tablespoons butter ¹/³ cup coriander (or other) (plus extra to serve, sea salt microgreens live if possible) (peeling is optional, but freshly ground black pepper 2 cups natural apple juice there is increased fibre 6-8 stalks broccolini 1 avocado, sliced (I used cold-pressed in the skin) 1 tablespoon olive oil raw apple juice) ½ cup raw honeycomb ²/³ cup red cabbage honey (optional) sauerkraut Preheat the oven to 200°C. In a large bowl or container mix together the oats, chia and Whisk the eggs and cream together and season with sea salt sunflower seeds, dates, yoghurt, apple juice and milk and stir to combine. Cover with cling wrap or a lid and refrigerate overnight. and freshly ground black pepper. Heat the butter over a gentle Reserve a few of the nuts, berries and banana slices for garnish, heat in a medium frying pan and slowly cook the eggs, stirring then add the rest to the oat mixture along with the grated apple, only occasionally. and an extra splash of milk or juice, if necessary, to achieve the desired consistency. Serve sprinkled with the reserved berries, Toss the broccolini in the oil and flash roast on an oven tray for 5 nuts, extra yoghurt and a spoonful of honey, if using. minutes. When the broccolini is almost done, toast the bun and serve topped with egg, microgreens, broccolini and avocado, with a good dollop of sauerkraut on the side. Some o f our favourite gut- friendly ingredients: Barley Sauerkraut Garlic Brown rice Nuts Ginger Chia seeds Seeds Kūmara Chickpeas Apples Mushrooms Lentils, beans and peas Pears Asparagus Pistachios Oats Avocados Potatoes Peas Bananas Onions Quinoa Seaweed Sprouted grains Berries Stonefruit Kefir Broccoli and cauliflower Sweetcorn Kimchi Brussels sprouts Carrots “ Good gut health doesn' t need to be complicated or expensive.\" Nickie Hursthouse, registered dietitian 86

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FOOD Butterfly Chia with Whipped Cream Topping Recipe and words Rachel Grunwell. Photography and styling Aimee Magne Butterfly Chia 2 tablespoons maple syrup and stir gently to combine. Place in the Rachel is a wellness expert with Whipped fridge for 3 hours to set. Divide the and the author of Balance: Cream Topping Second layer chilled mixture between two bowls. Food, Health + Happiness. 2 tablespoons oat milk Add the oat milk to one and stir to This dessert is a little bit different. combine, then leave both bowls in the inspiredhealth.co.nz It’s full of good-for-you ingredients Topping fridge for an hour. @rachelgrunwell and the whipped cream just gives 1 can whipped cream it a finish of creamy indulgence! Once chilled, put the first lot of chia Scale up the recipe as needed to Put the blue pea tea into an infuser, mixture (without the added oat milk) serve more people. Serves 1 place in the water and leave for 30 into a glass cup, then pour the second minutes to infuse, cool (and colour!). lot (with the added oat milk) on top. 1 teaspoon of The Tea Thief’s Remove the infuser and put the blue Chill until you’re ready to serve, up to 2 Tickety-Brew tea tea into a large bowl. days. When you’re ready to serve, top the glass with some whipped cream 1 cup freshly boiled water Add the chia, vanilla and maple syrup for added wow-factor. 3 tablespoons white chia seeds ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 88

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Photography supplied by Aro Ha ASouthern sojourn could Vault Spa at Eichardt’s Private Hotel The Cottages Lake Hayes be all it takes to provide the The old gold vault at Eichardt’s dates back Peaceful and private with stunning views; BROUGHT TO YOU BY DESTINATION QUEENSTOWN perfect reset. to 1887 and has been refurbished into a the cottages at The Cottages Lake Hayes There’s no better way to do private spa, with a menu including Swedish offer luxury accommodation and some that than a stroll among some of the massage, facials, body scrubs and foot come with their own hot tub. The world’s most incredible views. Think treatments. Request drinks and petit fours mountain reflections which glisten on the mountains, lakes and watching the from the restaurant and bar upstairs for a surface of Lake Hayes are one of the most sunset over alpine vistas for a real full pampering experience. captured images by photographers. melt-your-troubles-away moment. With a eichardts.com lakehayes.com plethora of short walks, day hikes and multi-day tramps on Queenstown’s Wonderful walks Camp Glenorchy doorstep you will have no trouble letting Wander in the wilderness and revel in Experience a holiday in harmony with mother nature heal you. being in nature. We recommend Jack’s nature. Camp Glenorchy is set amongst Point (jackspoint.com) which has 25km of spectacular scenery, offers comfortable, Queenstown in autumn is also a show trails for mountain bikers, walkers and rustic accommodation and walks the talk not to be missed! So, if a night or two at runners of all levels. Or walk around Lake in terms of sustainability. And there’s so an ecolodge in the mountains, soak in Hayes or Moke Lake, or up Tobins Track in much to do or not do here – massage, a hot spa, glass of outstanding Central Arrowtown to see the autumn colours in yoga, hiking and more. It also hosts regular Otago pinot noir and hot stone massage their splendour. retreats with guest practitioners offering sounds appealing, why not book a meditation, mindfulness, yoga and mountain mini-break? Jump on an e-bike breathing sessions, and offers a menu of Cycle along Lake Whakatipu around the delicious and nutritious meals. Camp Here are Good’s suggestions Kelvin Heights peninsula towards Jack’s Glenorchy also offers free weekly yoga for where to stay, relax Point (get your e-bike from Better By Bike classes, so head along. With all that and fill your cup. located by The Hilton, Kelvin Heights). wilderness outside the front door, this is Or bike from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley the perfect place to escape the everyday Active relaxation and stop for a wine along the way. and soak up the stunning remote scenery. campglenorchy.co.nz Queenstown is the home of sensory Where to stay adventures. Kinross Immerse yourself in nature at these Located in the heart of the Gibbston Miller Road Fragrance Studio fabulous retreats. wine-making region, stay amongst the Treat your senses with a visit to Miller vines in one of the Kinross Cottages with Road Fragrance Studio, filled with hand- Kinloch Wilderness Retreat views of the vineyards and mountains. poured candles and home fragrances, or Ecoscapes at Kinloch Wilderness Retreat Staycation packages include a welcome book in for a perfumery workshop and are eco cabins that offer outstanding glass of Kinross wine, wine tasting, outdoor make your own personalised fragrance. comfort and stunning views of the hot tub session and café-style breakfast. millerroad.co.nz Southern Alps, and have been designed to kinross.nz blend with the environment. You won’t Salt Float Spa want to leave! Alpine wellness retreats If you’re a fan of floats, you won’t need kinlochlodge.co.nz convincing that a session in a Dreampod The tranquil, natural surrounds are ideal at Salt Float Spa is the best. Floating helps Nugget Point for getting your zen on. relax the nervous system and moves you A mere 7-minute drive from central into a calming meditative state. Pure bliss. Queenstown, this boutique luxury hotel Aro Ha saltfloatspa.co.nz has sweeping mountain views and an Tucked away in the mountains and impressive Roman-style spa complete with surrounded by incredible views, award- Onsen Hot Pools a steam room, sauna, indoor plunge pool winning Aro Ha health retreat is designed A boutique retreat and day spa experience and hot tub, free for guests to enjoy. Its to foster a full refresh of the mind, body in nature, Onsen’s cedar-lined hot tubs in-house Awa Restaurant showcases the and soul. Expect to deepen your breath, overlook the Shotover River. Enjoy the view best of what the region has to offer. Dine nourish your immune system, calm the and a soak with a drink and snack for the on the balcony or fireside, it’s up to you. nervous system and remember what it’s ultimate in relaxation. thcnuggetpoint.co.nz like to delight in the rising sun. Offering a onsen.co.nz Mountains, lakes and peaceful landscapes – Queenstown is the home of sensory and relaxing adventures. 95

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TRAVEL A relaxing soak in nature An amble through bush and boardwalks to Great Barrier Island’s Kaitoke Hot Springs. Words and photography Carolyn Enting home to unusual plant Track notes species and rare birds and Having a hot pool to ourselves on reptiles. If you’re lucky, you’ll see or • 45-60 minutes each way Aotea / Great Barrier Island was hear a fern bird. • Start track from worth the early start. The day before our blissful dip, The hot pools are dammed at a fork in Whangaparapara Road we’d got as far as the carpark, which was Kaitoke Creek and have been used for • Suitable for pushchairs and jammed. My partner flatly refused to get bathing and good health by locals and out of the car and announced we’d come visitors since humans first came to the assisted wheelchairs back the following morning. I agreed it island. According to the sign, the locals • Do not put your head under the was a good idea. love the hot springs being low key and Back at the Kaitoke Hot Springs track hope to keep them that way. water in the pools at 7.30am, we were stoked to discover that • Wear your bathers as there is we had it all to ourselves, and, when we The water level of the main pool was only one long drop loo at the pools! got to the hot pools, those too. low when we visited, so we chose the The return trip to the pools is an easy more picturesque pool about 100m Great walk and flat for most of the way. The track further up the track (you’ll find a bench Barrier is also wide, and at some points traversing on the track and steps leading down to Island boardwalks over wetland is required. the water). From the carpark, the trail wends through softly draping tree ferns, glades The water is hot but it doesn’t take long of nikau palms and stands of regenerating to get used to and you can rest on a kānuka forest, and around the shore of handily placed log if you need to cool the Kaitoke wetland. down for a bit. The wetland was formed about 6,000 years ago and is unique because it has a It is one of the most popular walks mix of hot and cold water, making it on the island, being an easy track and having the allure of a natural spa experience. Plus, it’s free! g 98