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CONTENTS ISSN 2381-9553: Vol 269, No. 4120. June 1-7, 2019
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THIS LIFE
34 | Health Insufficient breast support is a
barrier to exercise for many women, but with
the right sports bra, there can be less bounce
in your step. by Ruth Nichol
36 | Nutrition Forcing kids to finish
everything on their plates sets them up for a
bad relationship with food. by Jennifer Bowden
38 | Food Moist, delicious and easy
seasonal loaves that are perfect for snacking.
by Bernadette Gee
40 | Wine Warming wines for the winter
months. by Michael Cooper
42 | Technology Samsung’s latest TVs are
so advanced that content providers haven’t
been able to keep up. by Peter Griffin
43 | Psychology We simply don’t know
enough yet about why people commit
atrocities. by Marc Wilson
44 | Sport The drama playing out
in Australian rugby is what happens
FEATURES
COVER STORY
14 | Stars of our kai
Celebrity chef Monique Fiso has starred
in a top US cooking show and opened a
new restaurant in Wellington to prove
there’s more to Māori food than hāngi.
She’s just one of the talented chefs pushing
the boundaries of New Zealand cuisine.
by Sarah Catherall
22 | The butterfly challenge
With a simple logo and message, hepatitis
C campaigners are hoping to reach the
thousands of Kiwis who still don’t know
they have the deadly virus – or that’s there’s
a miracle cure. by Russell Brown
30 | Couldn’t make them up
Writer Stephanie Johnson likes a good
story and she’s found one in a collection of
colourful Kiwis who made their mark across
the Ditch. by Diana Wichtel
BOOKS & CULTURE
46 | Of a different feather Tchaikovsky’s
music remains, but the classic Swan Lake is
being reinvented in a Royal New Zealand
Ballet production inspired by choreographer
Mário Radačovský’s battle with cancer.
by Sarah Catherall
48 | Books Belfast lawyer Steve Cavanagh
leaves the courtroom behind for his latest
blockbuster thriller. by Craig Sisterson
50-53 | Books By Jeanette Winterson and
Max Porter, and about Russian spy Richard
Sorge and an Icelandic model who went farming
54 | Music From Scott Mannion and
The National
56 | Film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,
The Hummingbird Project, Top End Wedding,
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
when competing world views collide.
by Paul Thomas
Te Kaiwhakarongo Aotearoa
Editor-in-Chief PAMELA STIRLING
Books & Culture Editor RUSSELL BAILLIE
Art Director DEREK WARD
Senior Writers DONNA CHISHOLM, DIANA WICHTEL
(Auckland), SALLY BLUNDELL (Christchurch)
Chief Sub-editor GEOFF CUMMING
Sub-editor NICK RUSSELL
Entertainment Editor FIONA RAE
Political Columnist JANE CLIFTON
Assistant Art Director SHANE KELLY
Senior Designer RICHARD KINGSFORD
Digital Producer RYAN HOLDER
Editorial Assistant LAUREN BUCKERIDGE
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COMMENTARY
3 | Editorial
4 | Letters Plus Caption Competition, Quips &
Quotes, Life in NZ and 10 Quick Questions
8 | Bulletin from Abroad
Bernard Lagan in Sydney
10 | Back to Black Joanne Black
11 | Life Bill Ralston
12 | Politics Jane Clifton
94 | The Good Life Greg Dixon
DIVERSIONS
60-63 | Diversions & Puzzles
61 | Wordsworth Gabe Atkinson
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
64 | Television Fiona Rae
69 | TV Films Fiona Rae
71 | TV Review Diana Wichtel
72 | Radio Fiona Rae
73-93 | TV programmes
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