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What Christmas .means to me.. magic

Miriama loves nothing more than celebrating with whanāu, but she’s had some unforgettable foreign festivities too.

Reddy for her next chapter

Her Excellency opens up about her reign as Governor-General and fighting for female leadership in a male-dominated world

Royal Insider

Behind Palace gates with Juliet Rieden

Rough seas

This Christmas, Michael and Ann Smith are grateful to be alive. They tell Samantha Trenoweth about a spontaneous birthday cruise that steered them perilously close to death by COVID-19.

Charlize's GIFT

During her darkest days, Julie Gravina thought she’d never stop crying. Now, her daughter is preparing for her first Christmas concert and helping find a cure for the condition that nearly took her life. Genevieve Gannon reports.

Annabel's new chapter: ‘My Christmas miracle'

The much-loved Kiwi cook tells Emma Clifton about the tough life lessons she’s learnt this year and why she’s hanging out for the festive season.

Traditional with a twist festive cakes

Fruit and spice cakes, traditional and modern, hold a special place in the baking rituals of Christmas, and these recipes are our Test Kitchen favourites.

Entrepreneur ANNA - Kiwi toy tycoon

Creating and running an empire is no child’s play, but gorgeous Anna Mowbray was raised to be a game-changer

Happy ghosts of Christmas past

As 2020 sees many of our festive plans reimagined, Pat looks back at her Christmas columns over the decades, recalling simpler times.

Alice's wonderful world of vegetables

For health-conscious foodies, In Praise of Veg is the definitive kitchen companion to vegetables. Food literacy advocate and TV personality Alice Zaslavsky shares her warmth, humour and delicious recipes with The Weekly.

All creatures GREAT & small

When a pig called Edgar trotted into Pam Ahern’s world, life as she knew it changed forever. Tiffany Dunk reports.

Christmas with the Cocquerels

The Weekly’s Style Director Mattie Cronan spends a leisurely day in the country with three generations of women from the one talented family.

'My girls have a new life'

It’s been two years since conjoined twins Nima and Dawa were separated by Australian doctors – and now, back at home, they’re flourishing. Samantha Trenoweth catches up with the little Bhutanese girls who stole the hearts of Australians.

Through the ringer

In the Northern Territory’s dry season, Liz Cook has one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth – wild cattle and buffalo ringing. She shares her unlikely journey with Tiffany Dunk.

Play it again, Pat

Will the return of an old family favourite be music to everyone’s ears?

Never underestimate PRINCE PHILIP

He was “an alpha male in a beta role”, but according to biographer Ingrid Seward, the Duke of Edinburgh’s influence has been profound. Here, she talks to Juliet Rieden about what really makes the royal consort tick.

SAVED BY THE sea

Marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel has faced unimaginable challenges, both in the ocean and on land. She tells Genevieve Gannon about her most harrowing struggle, and how she hopes her honesty will bring hope to other women who are living through domestic abuse.

The barefoot doctor

Mamitu Gashe went from a poor peasant girl whose life was saved by Dr Catherine Hamlin to a surgeon in the Aussie heroine’s fistula hospital in Ethiopia. Sue Williams tells her story.

BEST FOOT forward

They’re the first things to get moving in the morning and the last to stop at night. Tiffany Dunk explores why it’s time to step up and take better care of our feet.

Samoan screen queen

Sima Urale’s childhood was, in her words, “very National Geographic”. She grew up in Samoa’s sleepy Fagamalo village, running naked and swimming with turtles.

CROWN PRINCE FAMILY Winning hearts & minds

They are the most influential family in Denmark, and increasingly Crown Princess Mary is making dynamic and passionate use of her royal platform at home and on the world stage. Juliet Rieden charts how the girl from Tassie has become a Princess of purpose.

DAWN FRENCH “I always just wanted to be happy”

In a powerful interview, Dawn French talks to Alice Bedford about motherhood, marriage, losing her parents and the joy of working with best pal Jennifer Saunders on the new film version of Death on the Nile.

A magic milestone “I've found myself at 40”

Beloved TVNZ weather presenter Renee Wright admits she still doesn’t have all the answers, but after celebrating a big birthday, she tells Nicky Pellegrino she has found a way for her and her family to thrive.

Life after redundancy I will come back stronger

One News presenter Wendy Petrie admits it has been a struggle coming to grips with losing her job. But she tells Emma Clifton that with the help of her loving family and her can-do attitude, she will find her silver lining.

Royal Insider

Behind Palace gates with Juliet Rieden

The Basque cheesecake

It’s counterintuitive, but the beauty of this cake is that it’s burnt! It has a sweet, cheesy, custardy interior with a caramelised, smoky crust. A riff on the classic from the Basque region of Spain, meet the creamy cheesecake making a resurgence on social media.

The WOMAN behind the ANTHEM

To the world she was a feminist icon, whose song I Am Woman became a rousing call to arms. But in her ’70s heyday, for one young girl, Helen Reddy was simply “Mum”. Traci Donat shares her mother’s life story with Elaine Lipworth.

Quite a stretch

Reaching out may be just what the doctor ordered right now to keep our wellbeing intact, writes Vicki Bramley.

Hall of fame

There aren’t many middle-aged women brave enough to deliver a speech in their togs to a live audience, let alone tens of thousands worldwide. Writer and playwright Pip Hall is such a woman.

Inspired by...

Actress Antonia Prebble will be back on our screens soon starring in the last-ever season of cult show Westside on TV3.