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Woman is a place where real women are celebrated and uplifted, a community that reflects us – where we feel like we belong. Woman is a relatable and reliable source of information and inspiration. Featuring powerful stories, shared experiences, engaging entertainment and advice that connects and empowers women. Woman’s content pillars include stories about women, culture, recipes, health & wellbeing, home & garden, fashion & beauty, te reo Maori, books and entertainment, as well as puzzles, star columnists and more.

Woman

Editor’s letter

Things we love • Picture yourself on a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies…

21 of ’21 • Susanna Andrew, Amy Prebble, Victoria Spence and Sharon Stephenson celebrate 21 women of Aotearoa who went further, worked harder and scored more goals than most of us in 2021.

Just one big, happy whānau • Family relationships can be tricky – and so can describing them in te reo Māori.

The ANTHROPAUSE • With people moving around less over the past two years, the planet has adapted to the new normal. What can we do to keep this natural healing going?

Still SEXY? Kind of… • As the Sex and the City reboot hits our screens, Lily Richards revists the original show and wonders whether something made today could ever be the same.

On creating a life that fits • Once, new Woman columnist Ruth Spencer was cooladjacent, but now she wonders where her sense of self has gone. It’s time for a Reinvention.

2nd hand goods • Sharon Stephenson talks to enterprising Kiwi women who love the preloved – and the earth.

Tab Coleman

Rachel Okeroa

Anastasia Donnachaich

Mary Quant and me • Rowena Roberts in conversation with Sophie Matthiesson

body of art body • For a mesmerising show, the body might be the best canvas. Dionne Christian writes.

What’s in a name? • Writer Melanie Kwang pays homage to the resilience and determination of her immigrant Chinese parents.

The STORY of O • Many women struggle to orgasm. But as Sharon Stephenson discovers, it can take diving deep into our past to get to The Big O.

More to flick, More to scroll

Transplantation: the gift of life • When a Tauranga woman discovered that the barista at her favourite café needed a kidney transplant, she made a jaw-dropping offer, writes Sharon Stephenson.

DONATION NATION

HOW TO BECOME A LIVE ORGAN DONOR • To be able to donate an organ you will need to have medical tests and checks to make sure this type of surgery is suitable for you.

Making Little Worlds • Hawke’s Bay artist Billie Culy turns everyday bits into whimsical dreamscapes. India Hendrikse writes.

Following her own script • Rising star Davida McKenzie is carving her own path with a role in a new Apple TV film, and her famous acting family is right behind her, writes Sarah Catherall.

Lighten up! • Now that the days are longer, brighter and warmer, I want food that’s super easy to throw together, full of texture and fresh zingy flavours. Here are some of my favourites – I’m sure you’ll love them too!

te pātaka kai

The beauty of nature • Susanna Andrew finds out how artist Ginney Deavoll combines her passion for painting with a love of the environment.

Get creative with Resene • Ginney’s Resene colour palette

Baby, you can drive my car • Summer’s here, so keep the sand between your toes and the lightest of fabric next to your skin and with a little bit of style you’ll outclass the heat.

FEELING the HEAT • Menopause happens to half the world’s population, so why do we know so little about it? Journalist Niki Bezzant has created a “no-crap, must-have” guidebook for New Zealand...