Next New Zealand – September 2019

Words

Michelle Joe

Photographs

Getty Images and supplied

THE NEXT GUIDE TO

What to view, do,

eat and attend

this month

ON THE RADAR

September

VIEW

Over its six seasons,

Downton Abbey won

15 Emmys and three

Golden Globes. The

series  nished in 2015,

but all is not lost –

Dame Maggie Smith,

Hugh Bonneville and

Michelle Dockery have

reunited for a movie

spin-off. Set in 1927, the

 lm centres round the

Crawley family and staff

as they prepare for a

royal visit from King

George V and Queen

Mary. In cinemas

September 12.

PURSUE

Ancient Hawaiian

tradition ho’oponopono

is the simple practice

of forgiveness, and

something many of us

could take on board.

Traditionally used to

heal family rifts, it’s

based on the notion

that harbouring

resentment towards

others mostly hurts

ourselves. Take a breath

• it’s spring and time
  to forgive and forget.

TASTE

Talented chefs,

including Kiwi

favourites Karena and

Kasey Bird, Gareth

Stewart and Ray

McVinnie, will

be showcasing

Coromandel seafood at

the Whitianga Scallop

Festival on September

21. Now in its 14th year,
    it’s your chance to
    sample new-season
    scallops cooked in all
    sorts of creative ways.
    scallopfestival.nz

ATTEND

With two new recruits

• one of them local
  legend Neil Finn, after
  guitarist Lindsey
  Buckingham was asked
  to go his own way –
  Fleetwood Mac is
  returning to our shores
  following a four-year
  absence. The iconic
  supergroup will play
  in Auckland and
  Dunedin from
  September 12 to 21.

WEAR

Shimmy out of your

cool-weather cords and

get ready to put your

pins on display because

Chloé, Balmain and

Chanel have all tipped

the shirt dress as the

spring go-to. Style this

work-friendly staple

with a belt and ankle

boots or layer under

a light blazer.

WATCH

New Zealand fashion

royalty Elisabeth and

Neville Findlay are

celebrating 40 years

of their label Zambesi

with a retrospective

runway show on August

30 at New Zealand

Fashion Week. Other

highlights of the week

will include Kate

Sylvester, Maggie

Marilyn, Project Runway

winner (and NEXT

stylist) Benjamin

Alexander and the

Resene Designer

Runway Show.

nzfashionweek.com

MARVEL

Continuing to

delight in its 31st

year, renowned

international

design competition

World of

WearableA rt

returns to Wellington

from September 26

to October 13.

VISIT

Get an eyeful

of stunning vistas

from The Churchill,

Auckland’s highest

rooftop bar at the Four

Points by Sheraton

hotel. Amid luxe art

deco décor, settle into

plush velvet seating,

order some nibbles

from the small-plates

menu and sample the

160-strong gin selection

that features local stars

and hard-to- nd gems.