8 MAY 2017
On the cover
18 Happy Birthday! Princess
Charlotte turns two
22 Mother’s Day special: Kate
Rodger, Hinemoa Elder and Noelle
McCarthy write moving letters to
their children
28 Reese Witherspoon: why
she is Hollywood’s most important
woman right now
36 25 years of Shortland Street:
reflections from six of the soap’s
early stars
54 Goldie Hawn: back on the big
screen and funnier than ever
98 Health: medical advances that
may save your life
106 Food: hearty soups; our best-
ever cakes; easy, delicious dinnersUpfront
6 Editor’s letter: from the desk
of Michele Crawshaw
14 Open line: readers’ letters
16 In the news
46 Pippa Middleton: the plans
for her lavish wedding
50 Inspiring: how a magpie
helped a family heal
60 Grace Mugabe: Zimbabwe’s
extravagant First Lady
64 Exclusive: the inspiring
success of Kathy Lette’s autistic son
70 Judy Bailey meets amazing
foster mum Margaret ChungFashion &
Beauty
78 Seasonal shift:
feminine florals move
into autumn
86 Fashion news
88 Beauty: skincare
through the decades
92 Make-up: streamline
your beauty routine
94 Beauty spotlight:
gorgeous gifts for mum
96 Beauty newsHealth
102 Health news:
recent findings from
the medical world
104 Ask the doctor:
readers’ health
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