03 Magazine: June 02, 2023

the 

South 

island 

lifestyle 

magazine 

FREE | June 2023 

CELEBRATED ARTIST ROBIN WHITE’S TIME IN OTAGO (WITH SAM HUNT) | THE ARROWTOWN FASHION LABEL DRAWING 

INSPIRATION FROM NATURE | ELEVATED INTERIORS: AN ICONIC DUNEDIN BOUTIQUE GETS A COOL MAKEOVER | CANTERBURY PIE 

ROYALTY WENDY MORGAN SHARES SOME TASTY PASTRIES | GOOD GREEN: KIWI HERBALIST JANE WRIGGLESWORTH ON 

DE-STRESSING WITH HERBS | THE CIRQUE IS COMING TO TOWN: THE INTERNATIONAL SPECTACULAR LANDS IN CHRISTCHURCH

4 Magazine | Promotion 

INTRODUCING SKYLARK 

BAR & LOUNGE 

This stylish new addition to the city’s nightlife and Christchurch Casino opened its doors recently 

with an evening of incredible live music, laughter and – of course – delicious drinks. 

At Skylark you can enjoy quality live entertainment and 

explore the divine cocktail menu featuring our clever 

concoctions destined to become tasty classics. 

Formerly known as the Valley Bar, the space has undergone 

a stunning transformation to emerge as a chic cocktail lounge. 

Toast to friends and treat your tastebuds to the exquisite 

sweetness of peaches, tiramisu, aloe and lychee. Sit back, 

unwind and be surprised and delighted by the creative 

combinations of fun flavours. 

If you’re after a lighter refreshment, Skylark has a range of 

low alcohol and non-alcoholic cocktails, featuring heavenly 

flavours like limoncello, coconut aloe and watermelon mint. 

They’re not to be missed, especially at our prices – cocktails 

are only $16, non-alcoholic cocktails just $12. 

Fancy a deal? Join us between 7–9pm for ‘cocktail hour’. 

Festive, flavourful, and fun entertainment for a song? What 

could be better?! 

Like its namesake, Skylark offers a carefree, fun-loving 

atmosphere. With live music every weekend and a brand-new 

state-of-the-art sound system, you’ll be flying high as you 

enjoy great quality music. 

Live it up with live music and celebrate with a cocktail (or 

two) at Christchurch Casino’s swankest new digs. Be sure to 

slip into Skylark for your next night out – you’ll love it! 

christchurchcasino.co.nz

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1. A crowded bar in the fore with a pumping dance floor behind 

2. Two of the brand-new cocktails are served, the 

“Low Margaret” and “Prima Ballerina” 

3. Two punters enjoying their first drinks in the new space 

4. Jordan Luck brings the house down 

5. A couple enjoy a bottle of wine as Lee Martin performs 

6. Food and Beverage Manager Dave Steward serves a beer 

7. Patrons browse Skylark’s brand-new cocktail menu

6 Magazine | Editor’s note 

Hello 

Ever since I laid eyes on the artwork showcased on this 

month’s cover (by the celebrated artist Robin White, of 

equally iconic Sam Hunt at the Portobello pub) while visiting 

Te Papa last year, it has sat in the back of my head on my 

wishlist of ‘covers I’d love to run’. 

So it was with great excitement that on a recent trip 

to Dunedin, I found the touring exhibition had landed at 

Dunedin Public Art Gallery, ensuring just the kind of strong 

South Island connections I look for in all our content. 

People often ask what I look for in an 03 cover, and the 

truth is there’s no specific formula – the only prerequisites are 

that it be captivating and compelling (we really want you to 

pick it up!) and pay tribute to this amazing little island of ours. 

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but that’s 

not true when it comes to magazines. A lot of thought and 

work goes into choosing and locking each one in, and I truly 

hope you enjoy them! 

Elsewhere in the mag, it’s a diverse mix of goodies: from an 

Arrowtown fashion label drawing on the colours of Central 

Otago (page 34) and Canterbury pie royalty Wendy Morgan 

sharing some tasty pastries (page 67) to cool Dunedin 

boutique Company Store’s dreamy makeover (page 48) and 

an insider’s look at the mindblowing Cirque du Soleil show 

coming to Christchurch (page 38). 

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8 Magazine | Contents 

In this issue 

22 

INTERIORS 

48 Moving on up 

Inside Company Store’s stylish new space 

Resene 

Temptation 

COLOURS OF 

THE MONTH 

COVER FEATURE 

28 Robin White retrospective 

A major exhibition of Dame 

Robin White’s artworks on 

display in Dunedin 

FASHION 

24 Lighter shade of pale 

Beige doesn’t have to be boring 

34 Oamaru to Arrowtown 

Fresh fashion that celebrates the 

seasonal shades of the South 

HOME 

22 Most wanted 

What the 03 team are coveting 

right now 

TRAVEL 

58 On island time 

Step back in time in the blissful 

Pacific paradise of Samoa 

reCOver YOUr 

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Celebrating 

exCellenCe: 

Lovoir Day Spa Wins Prestigious 

Architecture Award 

“There’s nothing like this in Christchurch…” 

HHHHH 

Immerse yourself in the serene tranquillity of Lovoir Day Spa, an 

architectural gem nestled in the heart of Christchurch. Recently, 

Lovoir was recognised as a winner at this years Canterbury 

Architecture Awards, a testament to its exquisite design and 

soothing ambiance. 

This award-winning retreat, the only purpose-built luxury spa in 

Christchurch, is also the highest-rated. It boasts seven opulent 

treatment rooms, including two dual rooms, meticulously designed 

to harmonise with your skin or relaxation journey. 

Last year, Lovoir was crowned “New Zealand’s Best Day Spa 2022”, 

further solidifying its reputation for excellence. Specialising in 

skin health, the expert therapists offer an array of rejuvenating 

facials and advanced skin treatments, ensuring a transformative 

experience for their clients. 

Lovoir’s philosophy is anchored in achieving tangible results that 

make a significant difference in their clients’ lives. Step into Lovoir 

Day Spa, leave your worries at the door, and begin your journey 

towards a renewed sense of skin, body and wellness under the 

caring hands of the dedicated team. 

Experience the difference at Lovoir, where architectural elegance 

meets unparalleled service. 

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10 Magazine | Contents 

OUR COVER 

28 

Robin White, ‘Sam Hunt at 

the Portobello Pub’, 1978. 

Acrylic on hardboard. 

Collection of 

Dunedin Public Art Gallery. 

Resene 

Very Berry 

READ US ONLINE 

67 

Resene 

Salted Caramel 

FOOD 

67 Pie time 

Perfect pastry from pie royalty Wendy 

Morgan’s new cookbook 

ARTS & CULTURE 

38 The Cirque is in town 

Acrobatics on ice from Cirque du Soleil 

40 The everyday herbalist 

A look inside the ultimate guidebook 

to local herbal remedies 

72 Book club 

Great new reads to please even the 

pickiest of bookworms 

BEAUTY 

26 About face 

The best new beauty products for winter 

REGULARS 

12 Newsfeed 

What’s up, in, chat-worthy, cool, covetable 

and compelling right now 

74 Win 

TOM Organic period products, Good 

Change cloths, Bennetto chocolate, Elta 

Ego alcohol free cocktails, Nevé’s new car 

fragrance diffuser and YUM breakfast packs 

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12 Magazine | Newsfeed 

Newsfeed 

What’s up, in, chat-worthy, cool, covetable 

and compelling right now. 

Well well well! 

Dunedin – lucky you! Well+Being is a dreamy new 

wellness centre offering everything from infrared saunas, 

float and LED light therapy to health/mental coaching, 

lifestyle medicine and yoga, pilates and meditation 

classes. Located on St Andrew Street in the city, this 

stylishly serene space spans three sub-floors and is 

curated to offer advanced whole-body, science-backed 

methods to nourish the three states of being: physical, 

mental and emotional. 

wellandbeing.nz 

Go big or go home 

Consider us deeply obsessed with the lush new collection 

from one of our favourite New Zealand jewellery designers, 

Jasmin Sparrow. “A love letter to childhood nostalgia, 

vintage jewellery and the audacious women who wear 

it,” Trésor features supersized earrings with a retro nod, 

handcrafted and plated in recycled 14ct gold or rhodium. 

jasminsparrow.com 

Get in formation 

Supermarket shelves got a little brighter this month with the 

launch of skincare brand Formation, offering a range of products 

high in quality and in active ingredients, without the high price 

tags to match, all while looking fabulous on your bathroom 

shelf! “We aim to take the guesswork out of skincare and the 

ingredients so that everyone can feel empowered in selecting 

their skin care products and in their own skin,” says Formation 

new product development manager Claire Whitehouse. The 

first drop features a squalane cream cleanser, ceramide day 

cream, AHA exfoliant and peptide night cream, from $25. 

thoughtfullyformed.co.nz 

Butter up 

For those not #blessed enough to have access to the 

French-flavoured deliciousness that is Christchurch 

patisserie Butter, or if you have a mid-week craving 

for the Saturday shop window, local candle company 

Nevé have created a heavenly limited-edition 

collaborative candle. Inspired by the traditional French 

pastry canelé, this decadent little travel candle is a 

perfectly balanced mix of creamy baked custard, 

vanilla bean, caramelised sugar and honeycomb notes. 

neve.co.nz

Elite performance 

in a changing world 

In my previous article, I mentioned a 

career highlight which included the 

chance to present at an international 

conference. In it I posed the question: 

“what exactly would I speak about?” 

And now, 24 hours away from its 

delivery, I’d love to tell you what I 

decided on. 

My selected topic is ‘elite performance in 

changing times’ and with that I’m going 

to share with my audience some of the 

principles behind that choice. But first, 

consider this for a moment: all of us live 

in changing times, not just in my own 

profession but in everyone’s everyday 

life. There are a number of elements 

contributing to this and I’ll go through 

them. 

Attention spans are painstakingly short. 

The average attention span is said to be 8 

minutes and 25 seconds, with a possibility 

of 20 minutes at the highest level and a 

mere two seconds at the lowest; and just 

for general interest, Generation Z comes 

in at a skimpy 2.7 minutes. Which will be 

no surprise to many parents who feel like 

they’re not being listened to, because 

statistically speaking, they’re not. 

Next is the reality that living and working 

in a post-Covid world, there’s a certain 

level of stress, uncertainty and heightened 

anxiety that naturally exists for most of us. 

When you add the elements of higher 

expectation, entitlement, and the belief 

that everything we want should be 

delivered instantaneously, you create a 

powder keg of emotions. The point being 

that any performance, let alone elite 

performance, is challenging no matter 

where you find yourself. 

So how do you grow an elite business, elite 

performance and a culture that cultivates 

just that without losing yourself and your 

people in the process? I’ve come to rely on 

some personal philosophies backed up 

by years of mentorship from one of New 

Zealand’s top mental skill coaches, Gilbert 

Enoka. A little, sometimes a lot, of trial 

and error, and some significant strategies 

that I’ve seen work brilliantly in our own 

company. 

Let’s start with world-class one-on-ones 

that allow for connection, recognition and 

challenge rather than merely overviewing 

tasks or ticking boxes. I love this aspect of 

my role and I’ve seen people thrive under 

this stewardship. 

Equally important is the acceptance that 

old ways won’t open new doors. Although 

I do know there are no magic solutions, if 

you just do what you have always done 

you will get the same results – and over 

time these will erode. 

Innovation, professional and personal 

development, and a strong vision are 

important as without them you can 

stagnate. Edward de Bono had this to say: 

“there is no doubt that creativity is the 

most important human resource of all. 

Without it there would be no progress just 

a forever repetition of the same patterns.” 

I’m also going to highlight the need to 

expect less and prepare more, a narrative 

that should encourage everyone to stop 

looking at the person across from them to 

bring all the answers and start contributing 

more themselves, knowing that this all 

starts with preparation. 

Finally, I hope to conclude with a mantra 

that it is vision than excites people, not 

numbers, and I’ve seen this evidenced in 

real life time and time again. Numbers on 

their own only appeal to a small group 

of people and, in fact, numeracy has the 

power to dampen enthusiasm rather than 

lift it. 

There you have it. I hope I’m making sense. 

I hope I’m able to bring my best self to the 

occasion and I hope I bring a little bit of 

Kiwi magic to the moment. 

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Brush up 

The latest sought-after release from elevated Aotearoa skincare 

brand Tronque, the sleek and sexy Ionic Body Brush ($70) is made 

from extra-fine, ion-charged copper bristles and forms negative 

ions from natural friction that re-ground your natural energy state 

as you brush. Tronque founder Tanné Snowden says using the 

brush is the perfect way to stimulate energy through improving 

circulation, with habitual use revealing improved skin appearance. 

“Dry brushing your skin with our Ionic Body Brush will exfoliate 

any dry skin, leaving your skin smoother and brighter, with reduced 

cellulite, lymphatic drainage and reduce inflammation.” 

tronque.com 

Cascade into winter 

A new chapter from covetable Kiwi label Ovna Ovich, 

the Cascade collection was formed around the belief 

that winter needn’t be dull. With a palette of earthy 

colours from Chestnut to Mushroom and Grass, 

signature cuts are offered in soft, sustainable fabrics 

such as cupro, tencel, merino jersey and a luxurious 

ZQ certified merino/possum blend. Accessories from 

tote bags to socks and scrunchies add the perfect 

playful finishing touches. 

ovnaovich.com 

What’s up, doc? 

Doco fans, get ready – the much-anticipated 18th 

edition of Doc Edge Festival is set to captivate 

audiences once again with a diverse and thoughtprovoking 

line-up featuring 71 films, 22 XR projects 

and a photo exhibition celebrating the work of the late 

documentary photographer Ans Westra. Showcasing 

a wide range of films from around the world, the 

selection includes several world and international 

premieres, including Kiwi flick Seasick (pictured), which 

looks at the degradation of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf – 

one of only two marine parks in New Zealand. While 

cinema screenings are only in Auckland and Wellington, 

the nationwide virtual festival runs from June 19 to July 9. 

docedge.nz

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The art of style 

The Christchurch Art Gallery 

showcased a different kind of 

masterpiece recently, hosting the 

exciting launch of the all-new 

Maserati Grecale. Cosmopolitan 

and modern, Italian and timeless, its 

sculpted lines fuse essential iconic 

design elements with an audacious, 

futuristic outlook. The Grecale 

embraces a new luxury paradigm 

made of tradition, innovation and 

concrete vision, where every detail 

has a purpose. Discover all the key 

design features of the new Maserati 

SUV now at Christchurch’s 

Euromarque showroom. 

euromarque.co.nz 

Bye bye bad 

Say goodbye to germs and other 

nasties in style this season with cool 

new Kiwi launch Byebyebad, who have 

tapped into the powers of sustainably 

sourced super ingredient Bioactive 

Totarol (extracted from offcuts from 

fallen New Zealand Tōtara trees) to 

create a range of natural and effective 

personal care products. This innovative 

ingredient has serious antibacterial, 

antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and 

antimicrobial properties, and has 

been utilised by the brand in lush 

handwashes, a natural hand protector, 

a mouth refresher and a blue light face 

shield spray, all encased in compelling 

packaging. 

byebyebad.com 

Absence makes the art grow fonder 

Absence, the newest exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o 

Waiwhetū, argues that sometimes the most compelling thing is what isn’t 

there. Running to August 20, 2023, Absence brings together works from 

artists working across diverse mediums and eras all connected by the central 

theme of absence – from things that have been and gone to those we think 

may soon arrive. Covering a wide spectrum that includes the mournful and 

the mischievous, the monumental and the hardly-there-at-all, this thoughtprovoking 

exhibition invites viewers to fill in the gaps. 

christchurchartgallery.org.nz 

Petrus van der Velden, ‘Burial in the Winter on the Island of Marken’ (also known as 

‘The Dutch Funeral’), 1872. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te 

Puna o Waiwhetū, gift of Henry Charles Drury van Asch, 1932.

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Quiet luxury 

Beloved local label Shjark proudly 

rounds out its offering for AW23 

with a concise High Winter 

collection – Quiet Luxury – 

celebrating timeless elegance and 

modest sophistication. The final 

delivery of the season showcases 

a harmonious blend of refined 

silhouettes in delectable shades 

of emerald green, alluring bronze 

and the perfect ‘of-the-moment’ 

anthracite grey. In keeping with 

Shjark’s design ethos, the range 

features co-ord suiting, equally 

slick and modern colour-blocked 

together or as your everyday 

grab-and-go separates. 

shjark.com 

De-puff those peepers 

The latest innovative formulation from 

NZ beauty brand Antipodes aims to 

protect, de-puff and deliver immediate 

hydration for the eye area. Backed by 

independent clinical studies, Anoint H₂O 

De-Puffing Eye Gel ($59) features seven 

key bioactive ingredients with antiinflammatory 

and protective properties 

to reduce puffiness and leave eyes 

looking fresh. The icing on the cake? The 

newbie features 100 percent sustainable 

and biodegradable extracts from nature 

and is packaged in premium recyclable 

glass and FSC cardboard. 

antipodesnature.com 

Sweet tour 

Dunedin-based musician Sean James 

Donnelly, better known to indie and 

electronica fans by his now iconic 

initials SJD, is hitting the road this June/ 

July with the SJD The Sweetheart Tour 

Aotearoa 2023. Including gigs in Dunedin 

(June 23) and Christchurch (June 24), 

the tour celebrates SJD’s ninth album 

Sweetheart, released in October 2022, 

which features an impressive cast of 

contributors, including Tami Neilson, 

Don McGlashan, James Milne (Lawrence 

Arabia), Anika Moa, Julia Deans and Chris 

O’Connor (The Phoenix Foundation). 

banishedmusic.com 

Hit the books 

The bookworms here at 03 have great childhood memories 

of bookathons, so we’re thrilled to see The Great Kiwi 

Bookathon taking place this month, encouraging Kiwi 

kids to get reading while also raising awareness and much 

needed funds for Blind Low Vision New Zealand. Getting 

involved is simple – kids register online, read the books they 

like throughout the month of June and share their world 

of books with friends and family, unlocking prizes along the 

way, and funds raised go towards supporting BLVNZ’s work 

with young people and their families. 

bookathon.co.nz


Strictly limited 

Following on from Central Otago distillery Scapegrace’s 

highly sought-after first release comes a second drop 

of limited edition single malt whisky ($130 each or a 

set for $350). Fortitude V (with notes of smoked pears, 

liquorice and dried cranberries), Fortuna VI (buttery 

biscuit, crisp green apple and toasted chestnuts) and 

Dimension VII (spiced walnuts, cider apples and sweet 

hay) are designed to be collected and revered. Each 

release has started its life in virgin French oak with 

the range including a mixture of classic and mānuka 

distiller’s malt, in a mix of 100L and 200L barrels. 

scapegracedistillery.com 

Farewell to fuzz 

Fun fact: if you’ve been considering laser hair removal, now’s 

the best time to start your hair removal journey – not just 

because it gives you time to get summer-ready, but also 

because the laser pros at OFF & ON Christchurch are 

currently offering 20% off their laser hair removal packages, 

until June 30. Whether things just need a tidy or there’s more 

work to be done, book in quick for a smooth summer. 

offandon.co.nz 

Screen time 

Design, architecture and film lovers, mark your calendars, as 

the 12th annual Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 

is here, and it’s a goodie! Hero films include Bawa’s Garden – 

revealing the work of renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey 

Bawa, Nan Goldin: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (pictured) 

– an epic, emotional and interconnected story about 

internationally renowned and groundbreaking photographer 

Nan Goldin who turns the lens on her own life, and Brown 

vs. Brown – looking at the history of mid-century modernist 

architecture in New Zealand during the 1950s and ’60s, seen 

through the lens of the son of the late architect Peter Mark- 

Brown. Dunedin, June 1 to 14, Christchurch, June 8 to 25. 

resene.co.nz/filmfestival 

Come together 

Dire Straits fans will be beyond excited at the news that 

the second in the Come Together album concert series 

is none other than Making Movies. Released in 1980, 

the album includes singles ‘Tunnel of Love’, ‘Romeo and 

Juliet’ and ‘Skateaway’ and is regarded as one of Dire 

Straits’ best. The Come Together supergroup, which 

includes Jon Toogood (pictured), Julia Deans, James 

Milne (Lawrence Arabia), Milan Borich, Mel Parsons, 

Jol Mulholland and more, will perform the epic album 

live in its entirety, along with a bonus set of classics and 

deep cuts. Christchurch, June 8, tickets at Ticketek.

T H E C O U N T R Y C L A S S I C S 

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From our heroic signature Galway boot to the wide choice of colours, fits and styles in the 

collection, our GORE-TEX® lined, waterproof, breathable boots are the ones to beat. 

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22 Magazine | Wishlist 

Most wanted 

From rainbow jewels and jewel-hued accessories to compelling reads and 

fragrances, here’s what the 03 team are coveting this month. 

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1. Maison Margiela Replica diffuser in By The Fireplace, $179 at Mecca; 2. Pop Motif Matisse ‘Open Window’ framed A2 print, $389 at Ballantynes; 

3. Juliette Hogan Daisy blouse in Primrose, $399; 4. Aesop Gloam eau de parfum, $265; 5. Karen Walker Jewellery Cubist sterling silver ring, $329; 

6. Deadly Ponies mohair scarf in Denim, $329; 7. Empire table lamp in Pistachio, $170 at A&C Homestore; 8. Moke Debbie raincoat, $237 at Zebrano; 

9. A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha, edited by Witi Ihimaera and Michelle Elvy, $40; 

10. Teva Geotrecca Low hiking sneaker in Burnt Olive, $280; 11. Fili Three-Layer rattan vase, $220 at Garden Objects; 

12. Saben Coco Mini bag in Cherry, $359

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24 Magazine | Fashion 

Pale and interesting 

Beige doesn’t have to be boring, and if this season’s options for lighter 

shades of pale are anything to go by, there’s plenty of fun and flair to be had in 

hues from oatmeal and honey to mocha and even moonrock… 

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1. RUBY Firebird satin top in Moonrock, $249; 2. Kate Sylvester Alice sunglasses in Honey, $199; 3. Briarwood Maeve dress in Ivory, $399; 

4. Shjark Helsinki wool coat in Oat, $899; 5. Kester Black nail polish in Low Maintenance, $30; 

6. Birkenstock Big Buckle Boston shearling clogs, $489 at Superette; 7. Karen Walker Glitter socks 2-pack, $37; 

8. Moochi Pleating skirt in Taupe Neutral, $350; 9. Nicole Rebstock Noelle suede boots in Mocha, $519; 

10. Mina Peachy wool-blend dress in Oatmeal Dot, $495; 11. Marle Cait mohair-blend cardigan in Ivory, $450; 

12. Kowtow Row top in Sand Marle, $249; 13. Camilla & Marc Betty jeans in Stone, $384; 14. La Tribe Annika nubuck clogs in Sand, $359

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26 Magazine | Beauty 

About face 

From innovative hair removers and smart self-tanners to at-home peels, high-pigment eye 

colours and lip-plumping liners, here’s what the 03 team are trying this month. 

1 

Tan in technicolour 

Self-tanning just took an innovative turn with the 

launch of Bondi Sands’ new Technocolor range ($32 

at Chemist Warehouse). Developed over several years 

using laser skin analysis technology, the collection is 

classified by different base colours (caramel, emerald, 

magenta and sapphire, pictured) to enhance skin’s 

natural melatonin instead of changing it as traditional 

self tans do. 

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Whip it good 

New from luxe local brand Jeuneora, SoWhippy 

Prebiotic Cream Cleanser ($58) is a bit outside the 

usual face-wash box. Designed to balance the skin’s 

microbiome and formulated with agave, a deeply 

hydrating prebiotic, as well as antioxidant-rich wattle 

seed, clarifying kaolin clay and refining niacinamide, 

this deliciously peach-scented product goes on silky 

smooth and lathers up to a light and fluffy texture. 

6 

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Eight weeks old and ready 

to meet the world 

Rohan Gopal Boyd received his six-week immunisations in early May. His 

mother, Madhu, said making the decision to make sure Rohan was immunised 

was more a case of ‘why would you not?’ than ‘why would you?’. 

“I know he will be getting some antibodies from me, 

but if you can make sure your baby is fully protected, 

why would you not?” Madhu said. 

Even before Rohan was born, Madhu was making 

sure that Rohan was getting the very best start in life 

by asking her parents to get the Boostrix vaccine for 

tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. As a firsttime 

mother, she knew her parents’ presence and 

support were important in those first few weeks, 

but wanted to make sure that she was not taking any 

risks with Rohan’s health. 

“Rohan’s going to be a very social boy. He is my 

parents first grandchild, and they have lots of plans 

to show him off. It was important to me to get him 

vaccinated if he is going to be around a lot of people. 

It is not just about protecting him, but also protecting 

others,” Madhu said. 

In addition to following the standard immunisation 

schedule, Rohan will also receive the Bacillus 

Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccine for tuberculosis (TB). 

Madhu asked her midwife about getting the vaccine 

who referred her to the hospital to arrange this. 

“My parents were back in India for a time a few 

years back and Mum caught tuberculosis then. It is 

recommended that babies who have regular contact 

with someone who has had TB get the BCG vaccine 

so we are making sure he will receive it as soon as he 

can,” Madhu said. 

The three immunisations babies receive at six-weeks 

are: 

• Rotavirus (oral) 

• Diphtheria + tetanus + whooping cough 

(pertussis) + polio + hepatitis B + Haemophilus 

influenzae type b (Hib) 

• Pneumococcal disease. 

Talk to your family doctor about ante-natal and 

childhood immunisations.

Feature | Magazine 29 

LEFT: Robin White, ‘Hooper’s Inlet’, 1976. Oil on canvas on 

board. Fletcher Trust Collection, Tāmaki Makaurau. 

From Portobello to the Pacific 

A “family reunion” of works by Dame Robin White from her 

50-year career is currently on show at Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 

including that famous painting of Sam Hunt at the Portobello Pub. 

WORDS REBECCA FOX 

On a road trip with poet Sam Hunt in 

the 1970s looking for somewhere to 

live and work, Robin White “fetched up” 

in Dunedin. 

It took only one trip out to Otago 

Peninsula for Robin to know that was 

where she would like to live. A couple 

of years later she found a house in 

lower Portobello for a “princely sum of 

$1500” that, she says, suited her perfectly, 

meeting her primary criteria of being 

close to the sea. 

Her view was Harbour Cone. 

“It became an anchoring point for me 

visually in terms of place.” 

She had met Sam when she was fresh 

out of Auckland art school in the late 

1960s and became his neighbour at a 

little inlet off Paremata Harbour, near 

Wellington, named by Sam as Bottle Creek 

– “for obvious reasons”. 

“He offered to find me a place to live, 

which he did. The little place I had to live 

and work in became just too small.” 

After failing to find somewhere else, 

the pair headed off on a road trip, finally 

arriving in Dunedin. 

It was while living on the Otago 

Peninsula she invited Sam to visit and the 

idea for her famous painting ‘Sam Hunt at 

the Portobello Pub’ (1978) was born. 

Her life on the peninsula is captured 

in a series of regional-realist paintings 

– featuring her first child Michael, her 

neighbours, Hoopers Inlet, her mother, 

who visited to help with the baby, and 

Harbour Cone – that are on show in 

Robin White: Something Is Happening Here 

at Dunedin Public Art Gallery. The works 

are part of an exhibition developed by 

the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa 

Tongarewa and Auckland Art Gallery Toi 

o Tāmaki. 

“There are a lot of changes in medium 

and approach to making images but 

the constant thing has always been the 

reference to place and circumstances in 

which I live,” Robin (76) says. 

That place changed dramatically for 

Robin when the family decided to move 

to Kiribati, the former Gilbert Islands, after 

being invited there to assist and support its 

Baha’i community. 

“We were members here in Dunedin 

of the Baha’i community. Nobody was 

offering to go. So, out of the blue, we were 

approached. For me it was a wonderful 

adventure. So off we went.” 

She soon realised it was not going 

to be possible to continue working in 

the way she had. Living in a village in a 

traditional home, with a thatched roof, 

meant traditional painting materials were 

not suitable. 

“The canvas and oils I had packed had to 

be put to one side and I had to rethink my 

approach.” 

As she began to learn about the culture 

and language of her new home, she 

started drawing.


“That process of adaptation is recorded 

in the ‘Beginner’s Guide to Gilbertese’, 

where I’m learning how to make a wood 

cut because the wood was available and I 

happened to have some carving knives. So 

I thought, ‘this is going to suit the situation 

I’m in, rats aren’t going to attack and insects 

won’t be bothered’.” 

Robin fell in love with Kiribati. 

“That became my place. We were there 

17 fantastic years. I learnt so much while I 

was there.” 

She worked constantly. She had a 

press sent out and good quality paper, 

which was easy to store and get back to 

New Zealand. 

Robin returned to New Zealand with a 

new body of print works. 

On the journey back to Kiribati in 1996, 

she learnt fire had destroyed her home and 

studio there. 

“All I had was in a suitcase with me.” 

The family was offered a room to stay in 

and she began to think of ways to continue 

working on her ideas. 

“I realised I had only what was available 

locally.” 

There is no tradition of painting in 

Kiribati, as the art was in women’s weaving. 

White began working with them, creating 

her first works on woven pandanus-leaf 

placemats – ‘New Angel’ (1998) is based 

on logos for basic products available from 

the island’s local stores. 

“I got hooked on it, that way of 

working. So I started to look for other 

opportunities.” 

Soon after, Robin and her family returned 

to New Zealand. Her children had been 

living with a Kiribati family while attending 

high school in Masterton and Robin and 

her husband wanted to be closer to them. 

“It was a way of maintaining that 

connection with their Kiribati family. Our 

kids’ first language was Kiribati.” 

As she did in every place she lived, Robin 

dived into researching and discovering the 

history and kaupapa of her new home, 

Masterton and Wairarapa. 

Her first works were an effort to address 

the effect of colonisation on Māori. She 

worked with a young Māori “tagger” who 

came into her studio to tag the wool bales 

she was using to create work. 

“The idea of the wool bales was to make 

the medium as much part of the message 

as the image.” 

Robin also learned of a prisoner of 

war camp in Featherston where Japanese 

and Koreans were interned during World 

War II. In a “cultural misunderstanding” 48 

Japanese soldiers died in a shooting incident. 

ABOVE: Robin White, Tamari 

Cabeikanacea and Ruha Fifita, 

‘Living in a material world’, 

2017. Bark cloth, earth pigments 

and natural dye. Collection of 

the Museum of New Zealand 

Te Papa Tongarewa. 

OPPOSITE: Robin White, 

‘This is me at Kaitangata’, 

1979. Screen print. Collection 

of Auckland Art Gallery Toi 

o Tāmaki.

32 Magazine | Feature 

“My father was very anti-war and a member of the 

Peace Council and he used to take me to meetings 

when I was just a kid.” 

At one of those meetings she learned about the 

bombing of Hiroshima, which “haunted” her. She had 

always wanted to travel to Japan, and did so at the 

invitation of a Japanese painter. There she sought out a 

Japanese calligrapher to write into her painting. 

“We became friends and she agreed to do it.” 

On her return to New Zealand, Robin found she 

was still “hankering after” the Pacific. An opportunity 

to work with a Fijian friend, Leba Toki, whom she had 

worked with before, came up. In Lautoka, Fiji, Robin 

worked with Leba and her sister-in-law Bale Jione, 

producing ‘Teitei Vou (A New Garden)’ (2009). 

“Through these works I made with Leba I got to 

know about the process of image making on tapa and 

also learnt from Leba about the history of making tapa 

and that it was closely associated with tapa in Tonga. 

“We had this dream of bringing the two 

traditions back together again as they had been in 

pre‐colonial times.” 

She worked with a young Tongan woman, Ruha Fifita, 

to produce a series of works presented in Kermadec 

(City Gallery Wellington, 2012) and Ko e Hala 

Hangatonu: The Straight Path (Pātaka, Porirua, 2014). 

“That was my opportunity to learn the Tongan 

approach to working on tapa.” 

Robin, Ruha and Leba came together again to 

produce another series of works. In the Fijian tradition, 

stencils are used to apply the images but in Tonga 

they create templates which are then rubbed and 

hand‐painted over the top. The large tapa works 

incorporate both styles, along with Robin’s images. 

“When it comes to the visual elements which are 

part of the narrative of this, it is when I design – the 

teapot, those birds, I design and cut those stencils.” 

Robin’s most recent work is a return to drawings, 

notes and research she was doing back in 1997 when 

she was still living in Tarawa in Kiribati. 

“The idea got disrupted by leaving Kiribati and going 

to New Zealand.” 

The watercolours, based on things she 

encountered on a daily basis in Kiribati, are just a 

“trial run”, she says. 

“This is me just experimenting to see how the 

drawings might look when they are enlarged. They’re 

really elements of a work in progress.” 

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Southern colour 

A stalwart of the South Island fashion industry for two decades, Natalie Newlands 

continues to celebrate this very special part of the world – including its stunning 

natural palette – from her current base in Arrowtown. 

WORDS JOSIE STEENHART


Knitwear from the current New Lands collection. 

With Central Otago’s famous fall hues currently in their 

full glory of greens, golds and tussocky tones, local 

fashion designer Natalie Newlands of label New Lands 

has paid sartorial tribute to the region via a collaborative 

collection with Cloudy Bay, to be worn by the celebrated 

winery’s staff. 

“We designed a stunning topographic print using the 

winery’s new colour palette,” says the designer from her 

Arrowtown base, “which beautifully reflects the contours of 

the land the vineyards are planted on in both Central Otago 

and Marlborough.” 

Grape-green trousers and a pleated midi skirt and silk scarf 

in the striking signature print form the focal points of the 

range, which can be paired with either a crew sweater, knit 

t-shirt or cardigan in 100 percent organic combed cotton in a 

hue she calls “Cloudy Bay wheat beige”. 

“There are several options allowing a variety of looks, at all 

times highlighting the topographic print to retain a connection 

to the land,” says Natalie. 

“Where possible we used natural and breathable fibres 

and trims and details were carefully selected, while the 

distinctive seasons and climates of the Marlborough and 

Cromwell regions were taken into consideration throughout 

the design process.” 

Having grown up on a farm in Oamaru, Natalie has largely 

continued her career from the South Island, gaining a BA 

in Fashion at Otago Polytechnic before working with Margi 

Robertson at iconic Dunedin label NOM*d for five years, 

and in 2012 purchased Queenstown boutique Angel Divine 

(which she sold in September 2020). 

“During this time I also started New Lands Studio, as I saw 

a gap in the market and a calling to be at the helm of my own 

creative endeavours.” 

Now living and working out of Arrowtown, Natalie says 

that while the area definitely serves up plenty of inspiration 

and is a great spot to raise family, when it comes to 

running a fashion business, “for us the geographic location 

doesn’t matter”. 

“Technology makes it so easy and so efficient. Also 

Queenstown airport is super close so it’s really easy to travel. 

“I love the nature here, it serves me far greater than a city 

on an energetic level.” 

“It has really strong seasons, stunning summers and pretty 

chilly winters, and the autumn seasonal colours never get old. 

There’s a lovely community here of long-time locals. I love the 

ease of everything being so close and spending a lot of time 

with my boys down at the river, getting back to nature and 

the simplicity of wholesome living. 

“I grew up rurally on a farm, I love the farm life, it was 

such a wholesome childhood. I’m the youngest of four. The 

work ethic of growing up on a farm has supported my drive 

as an adult.” 

And it wasn’t only a solid work ethic Oamaru provided, 

but a starting point for Natalie’s love of fashion, clothing 

and design. 

“Mum and dad always let me wear whatever I wanted, 

so this freedom of expression really shaped my creative 

flow. Oamaru was great, I invested heavily into the local op 

shops and was always re-working my finds into some wild 

masterpieces.”

“Oamaru was great, I 

invested heavily into 

the local op shops and 

was always re-working 

my finds into some 

wild masterpieces.” 

That creative flair can still be seen 

in Natalie’s latest projects, such as 

the current New Lands collection, 

which features suiting with an edgy 

twist, cosy-cool quilted jackets and 

covetable knitwear in shades of lime, 

blush, fog grey, sky blue, cinnamon 

and coffee, or woven with her 

unique art prints. 

“Clothing ranges, for me, generally 

start from a concept or inspiration 

through art, colour, fabrication 

or a feeling, often inspired by our 

customers. New Lands still works to 

functionality with ease and design, 

but the initial inspiration can vary 

from season to season. All of my 

clothing works back to our values of 

confidence, comfort and play.” 

Fabrication choices also factor 

strongly in Natalie’s brand manifesto. 

“The yarn options and combinations 

are always exciting and innovative, 

something that really excites me, being 

conscious of its previous or next life. 

“For example, we’re currently using 

repurposed nylon from abandoned 

fishing nets, re-spun into textile 

use, then blended with merino. 

This innovation allows a double use, 

reducing the ocean’s pollution while 

giving it a new life. 

“We also use a lot of mohair, alpaca 

and merino, all of which are traceable 

back to the farms and origins. 

“I have adored knitwear from a 

young age, so each collection has a 

strong knitwear focus.”


“The distinctive seasons and 

climates of the Marlborough 

and Cromwell regions were taken 

into consideration throughout 

the design process.” 

ABOVE: The New Lands X 

Cloudy Bay collaboration 

drew on inspiration from 

the local landscape. 

OPPOSITE: Natalie 

Newland incorporates her 

original artwork into her 

fashion design.

The Cirque is coming to town 

South Islanders, lace up your ice skates – celebrated Cirque du Soleil 

production CRYSTAL, a spectacular of acrobatics on ice, touches 

down in Christchurch this month. 

PHOTOS OLIVIER BRAJON 

W 

hile many Kiwis may have already experienced Cirque du Soleil’s signature breathtaking 

shows, CRYSTAL, created in 2017 and having already travelled to more than 130 cities, 

18 countries and seen by more than 1.8 million people, is easily the coolest (literally and 

figuratively) yet. 

Not only is it Cirque du Soleil’s first and only touring show to incorporate remastered 

pop songs into the soundtrack of a show (more on that later), it’s also – mindblowingly – 

performed entirely on ice. 

“Creating an acrobatic performance on ice wasn’t easy,” says Christine Achampong, 

CRYSTAL’s senior publicist.


“CRYSTAL uses one of the biggest stages in Cirque du Soleil 

history, which means we needed to get creative with how 

we used it. One of the ways we did this is by using 28 video 

projectors to project large-scale video and images onto the 

ice, transforming our stage into the many different imaginary 

worlds on Crystal’s journey under the ice. 

“And because the artists of CRYSTAL move around much 

faster than they do on regular Cirque shows (because they’re 

on skates!), CRYSTAL is the only Cirque du Soleil show to use 

an automatic spotlight tracking system (versus a manual spot 

operator) that uses infrared technology to follow each of our 

artists on ice. 

“One of the biggest challenges for our production team 

was ensuring that the equipment used (lights, speakers) 

could withstand the cold and operate properly at low 

temperatures. That’s why we travel with backups of backups 

of our technical equipment, just in case. 

“Another challenge was getting our artists mentally and 

physically prepared to perform on the ice. It’s ‘easy’ for a 

seasoned acrobat to do what they do on a regular stage floor, 

but the ice adds another physical and psychological element 

that all CRYSTAL artists need and have been trained for.” 

A further challenge is shifting such an extraordinary 

production from city to city and country to country. 

“The entire show moves from city to city in 21 x 48ft 

transport trailers,” Christine explains. 

“The process of loading in and setting up the show 

takes approximately 15 hours and usually happens the day 

before we premiere in a city. This doesn’t include lighting 

focus time – it takes up to 24 hours to autofocus the 30+ 

projectors that we travel with on tour. 

“But before we load in, we have to make the ice! This 

can take anywhere from 48 to 72 hours before the tour 

gets to town. The length of ice time depends on a few 

different factors including the humidity and temperature 

inside and outside of the arena.” 

While this might not take too long in a mid-winter 

Canterbury, there’s also the 97 employees that travel 

with the show to look after, plus the hiring of 100+ local 

employees to fill positions from runners and wardrobe 

assistants to technicians, catering and loading in and out. 

Then there’s the music: with its sweeping, atmospheric 

and romantic soundscapes, CRYSTAL is the only touring 

show to feature popular music in its musical score. 

Audiences will hear Cirque-style re-recordings of 

‘Chandelier’ by Sia, ‘Halo’ by Beyoncé, ‘Sinnerman’ by Nina 

Simone, and U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’. 

The score also features music specially created for the 

show that incorporates a variety of musical styles, from 

grand orchestral sounds and klezmer-style chamber music 

to melodic folk and energetic rock-tinged beats. 

To up the aural ante even more, CRYSTAL features 

three live musicians who play a total of eight different 

instruments including violins, acoustic and electric guitars, 

accordions, bass clarinets, clarinets and saxophones. 

Last but not least – the costumes. All artists have 

between three and four costume changes in one 

performance, which means each costume has been 

adapted to help with ‘quick changes’ between scenes – 

sometimes the artists have less than 30 seconds to change. 

“Because of the added element of the ice, safety is also 

a big part of what we do,” Christine explains. 

“Shoes and gloves have ‘crampons’ on them to help our 

non-skating artists run, tumble and do all the breathtaking 

acrobatics they do on the ice. 

“We also travel with over 600 pieces of wardrobe 

on tour and all our costume pieces are created at our 

international headquarters in Montreal, Canada. Each 

costume at Cirque du Soleil starts off as a blank white 

fabric that’s either laser-printed or handpainted with 

a pattern. 

Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL runs June 16 to 25, 2023, at 

Christchurch Arena. 

cirquedusoleil.com


The everyday herbalist 

Passionate about herbs since childhood, Jane Wrigglesworth is now one of 

New Zealand’s foremost experts on all things herbal. In an extract from her new 

book The Everyday Herbalist she shares some favourites for de-stressing. 

WORDS JANE WRIGGLESWORTH | PHOTOS LOTTIE HEDLEY 

became interested in herbs as a child around the age of 

I 10 when my family and I visited a herb farm somewhere 

in Aotearoa. My memory is fuzzy on where exactly it was, 

but I distinctly remember being fascinated by the groupings 

of plants. (There was a gypsy caravan there too, with which 

I was greatly enamoured.) 

There was a section of herbs for headaches, one for 

first aid, one for coughs and colds, and others for various 

other ailments, plus one for beauty. 

I was likely more interested in the last one, but I 

remember being hugely impressed that a herb could be 

grown in the garden and used to treat a headache. We left 

there with a newly purchased herb book and I pored over 

that avidly, intrigued at the prospect of making my own 

shampoos and lotions from herbs, and later how to use 

herbs for first aid. 

In my teens I progressed to experimental beauty 

formulations. I brewed and blended all manner of herbal 

concoctions to slather onto my face. In my bedroom-cumscience 

lab I churned out amateur lip balms, toners and 

face scrubs. 

I recall a thyme, beetroot (for colour) and glycerine 

lip tint that did a fairly good impersonation of a Nivea 

strawberry lip gloss. (Except it tasted like beetroot.) I made 

herbal creams and ointments, in my early days referring to 

the newsletters of the Herb Federation of New Zealand 

for advice. 

I now make my own ointment and cream formulas with 

herbs that I know will benefit the skin, whether it be for 

acne, rashes, cuts, wounds or wrinkles. 

My interest in herbs peaked in the early 2000s when I 

was editing the Weekend Gardener magazine. I developed a 

bleeding stomach, unbeknownst to me, and eventually ended 

up in hospital with dangerously low iron and haemoglobin 

levels. I had blood pumped back into me and was given 

some nice red pills to bring my haemoglobin back up to 

where it should be. Except they didn’t seem to work, and 

they made me nauseous. 

So I googled natural remedies and found that parsley, a 

veritable wonder herb, is high in virtually all vitamins and 

minerals, including iron. I began to consume it on a daily 

basis, along with chamomile tea, which helped to reduce 

the inflammation in my gut, and soon enough my iron levels 

began to rise. That was revolutionary for me, and since then 

I’ve been a convert to the magic of herbal medicine. 

I went on to study herbal medicine formally and I’ve 

been fortunate to meet many amazing herbalists and herb 

enthusiasts along the way. I edited the quarterly journal of 

the Herb Federation of New Zealand for seven years and 

went on to write a herb column in New Zealand Gardener 

magazine for over a decade.


LEFT: Ashwagandha. 

NERVINES TO THE RESCUE 

Nervines is the name given to a group of 

herbs that can help to restore a sense of 

calm. Nervines specifically support the 

nervous system and can be used to promote 

calm, elevate mood and help induce sleep. 

Many nervine herbs can easily be grown in 

the home garden. 

HERBS FOR DE-STRESSING 

Some of my favourite herbs to help you 

de‐stress are ashwagandha, barley grass, 

skullcap, passionflower, German chamomile, 

lavender and motherwort. 

It seems only natural now to go one step further and put my thoughts 

and formulations down in a book. I hope that my narrative will encourage 

you, too, to dip your feet in the world of natural medicine. If nothing 

else, perhaps you can try your hand at making a lip tint or two – I can 

recommend a thyme, beetroot and glycerine lip tint. (Except that it does 

taste of beetroot...) 

Caution! Herbs, just like prescribed medications, can be dangerous – or at 

the very least produce unwanted side effects. If a herb is potent enough to 

produce a positive effect, such as reduce cholesterol or anxiety, it is strong 

enough to do other things. 

There is a list at the end of the book of known medical risks associated 

with the herbs mentioned. It’s important to research not just the benefits of 

a herb but also any known side effects before use, in order to avoid adverse 

reactions. Don’t assume that because it’s natural, it is safe. 

Ashwagandha 

Ashwagandha (also referred to by its botanical 

name, Withania) is one of the best herbs for 

combating stress. Many herbalists list it as 

their all-time favourite herb and it pops up 

fairly frequently in the book. 

Christchurch-based herbalist Richard 

Whelan once told me, “If, by some horrible 

drought of supplies, or whatever passes 

for the herbalist’s modern version of being 

shipwrecked on a desert island, I could only 

have one remedy to use, it would definitely 

be withania”. 

Upper Hutt herbalist Donna Lee agrees: 

“We have more than 250 herbs at Cottage 

Hill Herb Farm, in dried form and/or in 

the garden, and withania is our top-selling 

herb because it works across so many 

areas. We use it for anxiety and stress, mild 

depression, lack of energy, sexual issues and 

that ‘everything is on top of me’ feeling. 

Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue as well as 

insomnia respond well to withania.” 

I love it too. It can be used as both a 

tonic (to increase energy) and an anxietybuster. 

Like other adaptogenic herbs, it 

helps the body to ‘adapt’ to situations, 

exerting a ‘normalising’ influence. It helps 

strengthen the body’s response to stress, 

and enhances our ability to cope with 

anxiety and fight fatigue. It helps you to get 

your glow back. I suggest taking it on a daily 

basis if you’re feeling stressed, anxious or 

just ‘blah’.


RIGHT: German chamomile. 

OPPOSITE: Chamomile- and lavender-infused 

honey with edible gold leaf. 

German chamomile 

While German chamomile has many useful properties, 

it’s best known as a calming herb. As a tea, it helps with 

stress, nervousness, anxiety and insomnia. 

Chamomile is a gently acting herb so it’s suitable for 

children and babies. It’s especially useful for soothing fussy 

babies and calming excitable toddlers. Keep a chamomile 

glycerite on hand for any childhood ailments, including 

colic and digestive issues, as well as restlessness, irritability 

and nightmares. 

Make a tea by infusing 1–2 heaped teaspoons of dried 

flowers in freshly boiled water. Steep for 10–15 minutes. 

Lavender 

Lavender needs no introduction. It’s been used as a 

remedy for frazzled nerves for centuries, and with good 

reason. Modern research confirms that inhaling lavender 

reduces the level of the body’s stress hormone, cortisol. 

A recent study found that lavender oil aromatherapy 

reduced the level of perceived anxiety and physical 

symptoms of anxiety in nursing students in South Korea. 

In two exploratory randomised control trials, lavender oil 

was found effective in reducing anger–frustration moods 

and negative feelings about the future. 

There are many types of lavender, but those used 

for essential oils, fragrance and medicinal purposes are 

generally the English lavenders (Lavandula angustifolia syn. 

officinalis) and the Intermedia varieties (hybrids between 

L. angustifolia and L. latifolia). One that is well known and 

readily available is ‘Grosso’. 

A simple way to release lavender scent into the air is to 

use a diffuser with 3–4 drops of essential oil, perhaps in 

your bedroom at night to induce sleep. Or swab a couple 

of drops of lavender essential oil onto your pillowcase. 

Touch, as well as smell, has a calming effect on the 

body and mind, so if you can, use a combination of both 

with a lavender massage oil using flowers freshly picked 

from the garden. For a quicker massage oil, add 10 drops 

lavender essential oil per 1 tablespoon carrier oil (e.g. 

olive, sesame, jojoba, sweet almond). 

An infusion of the flowers can be taken as a tea or 

added to a bath to aid relaxation.


MOOD-BALANCING 

ASHWAGANDHA TEA 

(OR CAPSULES) 

My first foray into making my own herb 

capsules was with ashwagandha powder. I 

bought powdered herb and empty gelatine 

capsules, and stuffed the powder into them. 

It worked a treat and was an efficient way of 

consuming the herb, but it was a bit fiddly. 

If you want an easier option, go for tea. 

1 tablespoon finely chopped ashwagandha root 

1 cup milk and 1 cup water (or 2 cups water) 

Sliced or powdered ginger and/or liquorice root 

(optional) 

CHAMOMILE- AND 

LAVENDER-INFUSED HONEY 

This goes down a treat with kids. For adults, add a 

spoonful to a cup of chamomile tea for sweetening 

if desired, or take a spoonful as is. For fun, add 

edible gold leaf (which is actually real gold and 

surprisingly inexpensive online) for a special gift. 

Gently simmer the ashwagandha and milk/water 

in a small saucepan, covered, for 15 minutes. 

Add ginger and/or liquorice root (Glycyrrhiza 

glabra) if desired, to support the adrenal glands’ 

response to stress. Strain before drinking. 

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Buy them pre-filled, or buy the vegetable-based 

capsule shells online and fill your own. 

50g (2 oz) dried chamomile flowers 

50g (2 oz) dried lavender flowers 

1 cup honey 

Edible gold leaf (optional) 

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and mix them in a jar with the lavender flowers. Add 

the honey, stir, then seal with a lid. Place in a warm 

room out of direct sunlight and leave to infuse for 4 

weeks. Strain through a fine-meshed sieve into a clear 

jar. If adding edible gold leaf, layer it in with the honey. 

Images and edited text from The Everyday 

Herbalist by Jane Wrigglesworth, photography 

by Lottie Hedley, published by Allen & Unwin, 

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Moving on up 

Dunedin’s coolest fashion store Company has 

made a small move – with big impact. 

INTERVIEW JOSIE STEENHART

Interiors | Magazine 49 

Dunedin fashion retail institution Company Store turns 10 this 

year, and recently moved to a light, bright, beautiful new space 

on George Street, just a few doors down (and upstairs) from the 

original boutique. 

Now fully settled in the elevated (both literally and figuratively) 

locale, owner and founder Sara Munro (also of label Company of 

Strangers) talks pastel paint colours, her passion for local product and 

picking exactly the right pieces of furniture. 

You’ve just moved across the road and upstairs, right? How/why/ 

when did the move come about? 

We had been looking for a new space for about four years, I was 

just waiting for this one to pop up. I wanted to create a slower‐paced 

experience for our customers, something a little more hidden, 

something less ‘generic retail’. 

I would stand in our old store and look upstairs at the beautiful 

light in the barber shop across from ours and think what a beautiful 

space it was… so I just manifested it, haha! 

The aesthetic/vibe of the two stores is quite different… 

Couldn’t be more different! Our old store was a little goth and 

intimidating. This one is warm, light and relaxed. It feels so welcoming 

once you get into it. 

In our new space we pay tribute to all our local makers, 

collaborators and the many hands involved, with our unique hands 

motif, inspired from a past collaboration with artist Harley Jones. 

I feel like retail over the years has become so branded and 

marketed in your face, fast-paced and stressful. I wanted to slow 

it down, and be able to really give breathing space to the beautiful 

products we have. A lot of time goes into what our makers create so 

our retail needed to reflect that. 

How long have you been on George Street in total? 

Ten years! It really has flown by. 

Who did the interior design, and what was the concept/brief? 

We did everything in-house. Amelia [Hope, design manager] and I are 

very DIY. We both loved the opportunity to design something other 

than clothing! 

We dreamed up the idea of curved carpet and our glass brick wall 

was a nod to the local swimming pool in the ’80s. We wanted it to 

feel soft, comfortable yet elevated. 

How/why did you decide on those beautiful pastel wall colours 

(and what are they?) 

I didn’t want anything to be white. Generic retail white, so boring! It 

was important to us that everything was soft but needed to be warm 

and safe and that would work with any colours that come in over the 

years with the products we sell. 

The pink on the back wall is actually called ‘Dunedin’ so we had to 

have that! The blue is ‘Birdlings Flat’. Both are Dulux colours.

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Tell us about the furnishings… 

The furnishings are all vintage, sourced over the last year. 

I am obsessed with furniture, so I kept my eye out for the 

right thing. 

The Italian chairs, table, bamboo plinths and the Travertine 

counter are from Babelogue in Auckland. The soft paper 

lanterns are from Simon James. 

The other pieces were custom-made from new and 

sourced second hand components. I don’t like everything to 

be new, I like things to carry their history with them. 

And artworks… 

The main canvas, by Philip James Frost, a friend and former 

Dunedin artist, hung in our original store but looks completely 

different now. The photographs are by Tim Hardy, a 

Melbourne-based photographer. 

As well as clothing and jewellery you also sell some 

homeware – tell us a bit about the brands and products 

you choose to stock? 

I am quite passionate about New Zealand-made, and that’s 

reflected in the skincare, candles and homewares we sell. 

I like to sell things I actually use myself – Maryse is a 

beautiful skincare brand, ethically packaged too, and locally 

made products like George & Edi from Wānaka. 

The ceramics are all by Denise Porter-Howland of Eleventeen 

Ceramics. They range from ice cream shoes to banana vases to 

cigarette butts. They don’t sit on the shelf for long! I like things 

that reflect ordinary life but have a sense of humour. 

I also love to support upcoming talent like Bebe May, 

a Christchurch-based jeweller, Frances Clothing from 

Martinborough, Nelle from Dunedin (not online yet because 

her clothes sell the second they hit the rack!).

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Arrowtown-based artist and furniture-maker Ed Cruikshank creates stylish, high-quality pieces imbued with 

his unique blend of creativity, craftsmanship and human connection. 

Ed Cruikshank’s creative journey began in Oxford, England 

where he learned the craft of fine cabinet-making before 

moving on to a degree in industrial design in London. He 

stayed in the city for another decade working alongside 

King Charles’ cousin David Linley (now Snowdon), managing 

various LINLEY special projects including a limited edition 

Range Rover and a super yacht interior that brought him to 

New Zealand for the first time. 

Special people, places and memories feature prominently in 

Ed’s work. He vividly remembers his first experiences of New 

Zealand and specifically Queenstown, where he returned in 

2002 for a ski season then set up shop in Arrowtown two 

years later. 

“It’s hard to believe, looking back, that I thought it would 

be hard to find customers here in a tiny town at the end of 

the road in the quieter of the two islands of a wonderfully 

underpopulated country at the end of the earth.” 

The Arrowtown store gathered momentum and a growing 

following that lasted for 10 years before Ed decided to move 

out of the public eye in favour of a quieter life, working from 

an idyllic pondside studio at home with an inspiring view of the 

mountains he came to explore. 

“I’ll never forget meeting the head designer of Louis 

Vuitton at my little studio after delivering several pieces of 

furniture for their new Queenstown store. Exhausted from 

the long-haul flight and punishing work schedule, he arrived 

and without a word fell into one of my leather rocking chairs 

bathed in the winter sunlight. He sat back silent for what 

seemed like an eternity until finally he said, ‘I’m done, I want 

what you have here’. New Zealand had struck again.” 

The studio offered the privacy and focus Ed had craved 

during his time in busy Arrowtown. He wrote a book about 

his work and continued to pursue an idea – hatched in 

2010 by his involvement in an international art show – of 

embedding personal meaning using a form of braille into his 

unique custom furniture. 

“I was fascinated by the idea of inscribing coded texts 

into the pieces. They often spoke of special people and 

memorable moments in the lives of their owners. Family, 

loved ones, places and times that were etched in their hearts 

were embedded forever in the timber or metalwork of the 

furniture, so the stories and memories could be captured and 

carried into the future.” 

2022, and a trip back to the UK stirred something in 

Ed’s soul. The hottest day in England’s history marked a 

conversation that would spark a change and see his creative 

career take another turn, deeper into the art world. 

“I will always love making furniture but my desire to 

explore deeper human meaning through my work was 

beginning to overflow.”

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LEFT: Detail of the 

‘1821’ table, 2010. 

Photo: Dave Comer 

BELOW: ‘Balance’ 

artwork from Ed’s 

new collection. 

“The majority of furniture projects understandably focus on practicality 

and utility. The artistic part of me felt constrained and I knew there were 

deeper personal things I needed to express.” 

“The majority of furniture projects understandably focus on 

practicality and utility. The artistic part of me felt constrained and I 

knew there were deeper personal things I needed to express.” 

He decided to take the plunge, and in late 2022 took on a 

gallery space and started to work on pieces that would hang on 

the walls alongside his furniture. 

“The words started to form and tumble out of me and I 

transformed them into artworks using the same concepts, 

craftsmanship and materials I have used in my furniture for decades.” 

The resulting artworks are extraordinary and ethereal. Inscribed 

with intriguing, pierced braille messages that are illuminated from 

within. Surprisingly, they are made from the materials that guns are 

made from. 

“I have used walnut, steel and brass in a number of the new 

pieces. They are very precisely built in the same way as a gun 

but they are created to convey messages of community, love and 

understanding. The point is that we all have a choice as to what 

we do with the things we are given. I guess you could consider 

them weapons of mass connection.” 

Like his furniture, the unique artworks are available as finished 

pieces or can be specially commissioned. 

“It has been fascinating working on the pieces. Whether 

the words are my own or those that someone else wants to 

express, they always relate to human connection and people 

we love.” 

edcruikshank.com

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On island time 

Christchurch travel writer Mike Yardley boards the MV 

Samoa III across the Apolima Strait from Upolu to Savai’i 

to discover a place that feels blissfully turned back 30 years. 

WORDS & PHOTOS MIKE YARDLEY 

S 

uffused with a deep sense of cultural pride and tradition, Savai’i’s astonishing 

archaeological sites, ravishing tropical terrain and laid-back tempo all combine to 

soon sweep you up into its charismatic embrace. 

Curiously, despite being mostly uninhabited, Savai’i is the largest island in 

Polynesia outside of Hawai’i and New Zealand. In true Samoan spirit, no matter 

where you roam on Savai’i, this South Pacific paradise is a low-density affair, where 

you won’t be competing for towel space on its blessed beaches. 

Most of the island’s villages are sprinkled along the main coast road that lassoes 

Savai’i, where you’ll regularly see locals snoozing or chatting in large fale, or taking a 

dip in the communal rock pools adjoining the shoreline.

Travel | Magazine 59 

“In true Samoan spirit, no matter 

where you roam on Savai’i, this South 

Pacific paradise is a low-density affair, 

where you won’t be competing for 

towel space on its blessed beaches.” 

The passing spectacle is a visual feast. The rich 

assortment of venerable churches, ranging from the rustic 

to show-stopping; the crowded buses brightly emblazoned 

in a carnival of colours; the playful children waving warmly 

from the roadside with wide smiles; the piglets and 

poultry scampering frenetically across the road; and horses 

being bathed in the sea all vividly paint Savai’i’s picture. 

My driver/guide Logo and I set about savouring some of 

Savai’i’s finest features, in bite-sized chunks. Heading out 

from the rough and ready straggle of shops that line the 

main road around the ferry wharf in Salelologa, our first 

stop was the natural blockbuster, Alofaaga Blowholes, on 

the southwest coast. 

Utterly awe-inspiring, this frothy and ferocious natural 

spectacle is located near Taga village. The blowholes 

were created by lava flows that gradually carved out 

underwater sea caves which became tunnels, connecting 

the ocean to the rock face above. When the water breaks 

against the seaward end of one of the tunnels, it rushes 

into the tube, erupting through the holes above ground in 

explosive waterspouts. 

There were five blowholes puffing, gushing and foaming 

with flamboyant fury on my visit. The waterspouts soared 

as high as 20 metres, but can go higher at high tide. Over 

the years, locals would regularly throw coconuts into 

the vent right before the big blow, blasting the coconuts 

like cannonballs even higher than the water jet. Logo 

mentioned that this pastime is now frowned upon as a 

health and safety threat, given the unpredictable trajectory 

of the coconuts.

60 Magazine | Travel 

“Savai’i’s astonishing 

archaeological sites, 

ravishing tropical terrain and 

laid-back tempo all combine 

to soon sweep you up into its 

charismatic embrace.” 

Nowadays, the outer husk of the nut is deployed as a safer and decidedly 

tamer alternative. I would have preferred the edgier version. 

Another star attraction on the South Coast is Afu Aau Falls. You’ll 

struggle to find a prettier swimming hole, or a more searing image of 

tropical paradise. This hidden waterfall plunges from the dense rainforest 

into a cool crystalline pool. The water is three metres deep in the heart of 

the pool, although it’s shallower on the outer rim. 

As the mercury soared, a conga-line of pleasure-seekers flocked to the 

swimming hole, eagerly lapping up the chance for a restorative heat-busting 

dip in this knock-out location. 

Further inland lies the Pulemelei mound, Polynesia’s largest ancient 

structure. This enormous pyramid, as wide as 60 metres at its base, rises in 

two tiers of basalt to a height over 12 metres. 

Almost squarely oriented with the points on a compass, the original 

purpose of this enigmatic structure remains open to conjecture. Samoan 

oral traditions imply that such monuments were used for pigeon snaring or 

as a watchtower. 

In contrast, some archaeologists believe the pyramid’s flat top, or 

platform, reminiscent of the pyramids built in Mesoamerica, was used 

for religious rituals, while also raising so many questions about age-old 

migration paths. Sadly, it has been consumed by the jungle and is no longer 

open to the public. 

However, another huge highlight awaited me on the north coast of Savai’i, 

at the Saleaula Lava Field. This sprawling geological phenomenon is the 

legacy of volcanic activity, when Mount Matavanu started erupting in 1905. 

I strolled across the eerie black landscape, surveying the remains of buried 

villages, where homes and buildings were swallowed up by the lava flow. It 

kept on belching for a further six years, pouring yet more lava onto the field, 

covering an area of over 100 square kilometres. Five villages were buried, 

although thankfully the lava was slow-moving so there were no fatalities. 

When you step on to the lava field and its bleak, black canvas, you’ll also 

notice the beauty in nature’s brutality. Swirling, shapely patterns fan out 

across the volcanic rock, like the ripples on the surface of a lake. 

Plant life and trees have assertively regenerated on the fertile ground. 

Remarkably, some villagers have rebuilt fale and modern homes on the rock. 

The vivid green of the foliage makes for a 

striking contrast with the jet-black rocks. 

I visited the remains of a London Missionary 

Society (LMS) church that was engulfed 

by the lava flow. You can still make out the 

arched windows and the peaked roof, but 

the inside of the church is filled with layers of 

black rock, barrelling through the arched door. 

To the left of the church, a rocky undulating 

path shadowed by trees leads you up to a 

burial site that has been dubbed the Virgin’s 

Grave. Prior to the eruption, the daughter 

of the village’s high chief, who had become a 

nun, died of tuberculosis as a teenager. Locals 

believe she was so pure that the lava flowed 

around her grave, not touching it. 

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My beautifully designed poolside villa, with 

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marmalade chicken 

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1 teaspoon minced ginger 

2 teaspoons soy sauce 

8 chicken drumsticks 

1 onion, sliced 

1 broccoli, cut into florets 

Toasted sesame seeds 

In a medium bowl whisk together the marmalade, garlic, 

ginger and soy sauce until well combined. 

Add the chicken drumsticks and onion to a slow cooker 

and pour over the marmalade mixture. 

Place the slow cooker on high for 3–4 hours or until the 

chicken is tender and cooked through. 

To cook the broccoli, bring a drizzle of olive oil to mediumhigh 

heat in a large skillet or frypan. Sauté the broccoli, 

stirring occasionally until tender, and season to taste. 

Serve the marmalade chicken alongside the sautéed 

broccoli and garnish with the toasted sesame seeds. 

Top tip: After a bit of heat? Finish off your marmalade 

chicken with a drizzle of chilli oil and sliced fresh chilli or 

chilli flakes. 

This slow cooker meal can also be made in the oven. 

Simply follow the steps above and combine ingredients 

in a casserole dish with a tight-fitting lid instead of a slow 

cooker. Bake at 170°C for two hours or until the chicken is 

cooked through and tender. 

Recipe image on previous page. 

Prep time: 10 mins 

Cooking time: 3–4 hrs 

Slow cooker sticky 

date pudding 

You can’t beat a classic dessert like warm sticky date 

pudding on a cold winter’s night. This crave-worthy 

pudding has a moist sponge cake on top and a gooey 

toffee sauce that forms underneath that will have you 

wanting to lick your bowl clean. 

Serves: 

6 


Cooking time: 1 hr 45 mins 

1⅓ cups self-raising flour 

½ cup + 1 cup brown sugar 

1 cup milk 

2 eggs 

60g butter, melted 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1¼ cups dates, finely chopped 

Lightly grease your slow cooker with butter or oil. 

Combine flour and ½ cup brown sugar in a large bowl. 

Whisk together the milk, egg, butter and vanilla in 

a medium bowl. Pour the wet mixture into the dry 

ingredients and mix until smooth. Stir through the dates 

and pour the mixture evenly into the slow cooker. 

Mix the remaining 1 cup of brown sugar with 2 cups of 

boiling water and gently pour over the pudding mixture. 

Cover with the lid and cook on high for 1 hour 45 minutes 

or until the pudding feels firm and springs back when 

pressed in the middle. 

Remove the lid from the slow cooker and leave to cool for 

5 minutes before serving. 

Top tip: This self-saucing pudding is best served with your 

choice of ice cream or a drizzle of fresh cream.

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1 cup Pams Smokey BBQ Sauce 

½ cup Pams Chicken Stock 

1 cup Pams Diced Onions 

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 

2 teaspoons smoked paprika 

1 teaspoon fennel seeds 

1 teaspoon dried oregano 

500g bag Pams Superfoods Super Slaw 

¾ cup Pams Garlic Aioli 

12 Pams Finest Brioche Burger Buns, 

halved and warmed prior to serving 

Place the pork skin side up in a slow cooker. Pour over the apple juice, 

barbecue sauce and chicken stock. 

Next add the onion, garlic, smoked paprika, fennel seed and oregano. 

Cover and cook on low for 10–12 hours until the meat is falling off the bone. 

Turn the slow cooker off and remove the meat from the liquid, set aside until 

cool enough to handle. Remove the skin and bone and, using two forks, flake 

the meat into fine pieces. 

Pour the liquid into a shallow saucepan, skim excess fat off the top and then 

simmer until the liquid is reduced to a saucelike consistency. You will want 

about 1½ cups of sauce. 

Place the pork in a bowl, pour over the sauce and mix well. Taste and season 

with salt and pepper if needed. 

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Recipe | Magazine 67 

Living the pie life 

Born into a Canterbury pie dynasty, Wendy Morgan has gone on to have a 

delicious career in the food industry. Now enjoying a quieter life in Christchurch with 

fellow chef husband Rex Morgan and dog Pepper, she has penned her first cookbook, 

Who Made All the Pies?, which nods to her pastry heritage. 

WORDS & PHOTOS WENDY MORGAN 

was brought up in a pie shop, our family home 

I joined to the shop. My mother was making pies 

up until two hours before I was born, when she 

reluctantly put down the tools and headed around to 

the Lincoln maternity hospital to give birth to me. 

My parents started their pie business just a couple of 

months before finding out my mother was pregnant. 

They were so busy with the new business, they hadn’t 

even had time to think of a name for me, so when the 

nurse suggested I looked like a Wendy they said, “Sure, 

sounds good to us.” 

And there it began. I spent my childhood around the 

ankles of my parents and their staff as they made pies. 

Looking back, I developed a natural ability for making 

pastry at a pretty young age, really by osmosis. 

My family’s pie shop, Hillyer’s Bakery, was considered 

the best in Canterbury at the time, which I know is a 

big call for me to say, but that’s what people used to 

tell us, and we believed them. 

My mother was credited with taking the flavour 

spectrum of pies to another level. Not content to just 

make mince, steak and bacon and egg pies, she started 

making chicken with mushroom, corn and apricot, and 

adding mushrooms, tomatoes and cheese to steak pies. 

Rumour has it she was the first to make steak and 

cheese pies. In the season, the steak and oyster pies 

were bursting open, displaying their briny goodness. 

Cottage pies had real potato on top and as much 

cheese as we could get to stay on them. Mum also 

had a unique way of identifying the individual flavours 

of the pies by carving initials on the top of them, 

something that used to amuse the customers. I can still 

remember all the pie codes and I use them myself. 

As kids, my brother and I would rise at 5am and 

work a couple of hours before we went to school. 

There was only us and the milkman sharing that time 

of the morning with the sun coming up around us. 

It was always warm and cosy in the bakehouse with 

the huge brick-bottom B&H ovens that had to be 

turned on the night before to warm up. (Although they 

did break down a lot – it was quite normal for our very 

loyal electrician to be working on them at 6am to get us 

up and running for the day.) 

My family used to take the mickey out of me as I 

wasn’t a morning person and refused to speak and 

found everything annoying. Some days I would arrive 

home from school and I wouldn’t go and say hello 

to my parents for fear of being lumbered with a job; 

other days I was only too happy to get amongst it. The 

warmth, the banter, the smells. 

My parents used to wholesale their pies to 

practically every pub in the villages surrounding 

Lincoln, all personally delivered by my father. Another 

one of their wholesale customers was our local school 

tuckshop, which of course was mortifying for me. Oh, 

how the other kids used to think they were so funny 

pretending they had found a mouse in their pie! 

When my parents retired, the Hillyer’s Bakery name 

retired with them, as my brother, Grant, took over the 

business and re-branded to another name. 

I am not a technical or precise cook or baker. 

While I have admiration for those who are, I make 

no apologies for the fact that I’m not. I rely on 

my intuition and I am a big fan of improvising and 

swapping out ingredients. 

Rustic is okay with me, as long as it’s not a complete 

mess. What I’m not okay with is blandness. Pies are 

best when they are intensely flavoured. I think it’s 

okay to describe pies as the ‘beautiful ugly’. Why get 

upset if they are displaying more contents than you 

would have necessarily liked? That just means there is 

probably going to be some tasty caramelisation going 

on. Embrace the imperfection. 

Writing this book has been on my mind for a 

good part of my life and I feel a bit lucky that my life 

situation has finally allowed me the time to do it. It has 

been every bit as enjoyable as I dreamed it would be, 

so much so that I don’t want to stop – there might 

have to be a second book. 

I know that everyone reading or flicking through the 

book will have the same question on their minds. Can 

you use store-bought pastry? Of course you can, I will 

look the other way. No, seriously, ready-made pastry is 

a good convenient product and if it means you get to 

make a pie from my book that you would otherwise 

be too time-poor to do then I say go for it.

Recipe | Magazine 69 

APPLE AND BLACKBERRY PIE 

Swap the blackberries out with any of your favourite 

berries or even rhubarb. I like to use a couple 

of different varieties of apple as they cook down to 

different textures. Granny Smith will cook down to 

a complete purée whereas Braeburn will stay in pieces. 

Choose apples with a good acidity. 

Use a 26cm round pie dish 

4 heaped teaspoons raw caster sugar 

300g fresh or frozen blackberries 

4 large apples, at least 2 Granny Smith, 

the other 2 your choice 

1 teaspoon cornflour 

1 quantity Sweet Shortcrust Pastry (recipe this page) 

1 egg 

Custard 

Whipped cream 

SWEET SHORTCRUST 

PASTRY 

300g high-grade white flour 

200g cold butter, diced 

50g raw caster sugar 

Pinch salt 

75ml cold water 

Place the flour, butter, sugar and salt into a food 

processor with a blade attachment and process until 

it resembles fine breadcrumbs. 

Add the cold water and blend until the dough just 

starts to come together. 

Remove from the processor and finish mixing by 

hand. Form into a ball, press down a little, wrap in 

cling film or baking paper and rest in the fridge for 

15 minutes before using. 

Preheat the oven to 190°C fan bake. 

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons caster sugar over the blackberries and 

set aside. 

Peel, quarter and core the apples. Slice the apples and 

layer into the pie dish. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons caster sugar in 

between the layers. Sift the cornflour over the blackberries 

and fold through. Tip on top of the apples. The filling 

should pile a little above the top of the pie dish, as the apple 

will condense down as it cooks. 

On a lightly floured bench, roll the pastry out to 4mm 

thick. Place the pie dish over the pastry and cut around it, 

2.5cm out from the edge of the dish. From the remaining 

pastry, cut a 1.5cm wide strip of pastry long enough to 

wrap around the edge of the pie dish — this can be done in 

several pieces and joined together. Brush the edge of the pie 

dish with water and place the strips on. Brush the top of the 

strip with water and then place on the pastry top by rolling 

it backwards onto your rolling pin and then forwards onto 

the pie dish. Press the pastry top to the strip of pastry and 

crimp all the way around. Cut some decorative leaves with 

any leftover rolled pastry. Whisk egg and egg-wash the top 

of the pie, place the leaves on and brush with egg. Using the 

tip of a sharp knife, create eight airholes in a circle around 

the top. Sprinkle the pie with a little raw caster sugar. 

Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve with 

custard and whipped cream, or a thick creamy yoghurt.

70 Magazine | Recipe 

BACON AND EGG PIES 

Classic bacon and egg pies are a must in any pie 

book. You can eat them warm or cold for breakfast, 

lunch or picnics — they are always a favourite. I’m 

a little spoilt as my brother makes amazing tomato 

relish that I like to put in the bottom of the pies, 

however this is a good chance for you to use up 

the little bits of relish or chutney you have rolling 

around in the back of the fridge. It adds an extra pop 

of flavour. 

Makes 8 pies 

Use 8 large muffin tins 

1 quantity Rough Puff Pastry (recipe this page) 

8 heaped teaspoons tomato relish 

8 strips streaky bacon 

8 eggs 

100g cheddar cheese, grated 

1 heaped tablespoon chopped fresh chives 

Freshly ground black pepper 

ROUGH PUFF PASTRY 

200g high-grade white flour 

200g butter, room temperature firm, diced 

Pinch salt 

100ml cold water 

Place the flour, butter and salt into an electric mixer 

with a paddle attachment and mix until the flour has 

coated all of the butter cubes and the butter is just 

starting to break down. 

Add the water and mix to a rough dough. Remove the 

dough from the mixer, form into a ball, flatten a little, 

wrap in cling film or baking paper and rest in the 

fridge for 15 minutes. 

Roll the dough out to approximately 35 x 15cm, and 

fold into thirds. Give the pastry a quarter turn on the 

bench. Roll out to the same size rectangle as before 

and fold into thirds again. 

Wrap in cling film or baking paper again and rest 

in the fridge for 15 minutes. Repeat this process two 

more times. 

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan bake. Grease an 8-hole 

muffin tin. 

On a lightly floured bench, roll the pastry out to a 24 x 

48cm rectangle. Cut into eight 12 x 12cm squares. Press the 

pastry squares into the base of the tin. 

Place 1 teaspoon of tomato relish in the bottom of each 

pastry case. Line the strips of streaky bacon around the 

inside of the pastry cases, then break an egg into each 

one. Divide the grated cheese over the tops of the pies, 

followed by the chives and a good grind of black pepper. 

Bake for 15–17 minutes, or until the egg is set and pastry 

is golden. 

Extracted from Who Made All the Pies? 

The ultimate collection of pastry treats for 

every Kiwi household by Wendy Morgan, 

photography by Wendy Morgan, 

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