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west coast winter weekend embrace the crisp coast air, jaw dropping scenery & off the beaten track remoteness
While it might not be sunbaking on a loungechair weather in Canterbury, surprisingly the West Coast enjoys relatively good weather over the winter months. Greymouth is the perfect starting point for your West Coast adventure. Either head north on a drive to Karamea or head south to the mesmorizing glaciers. Here we’ve rounded up a few of the must-see and do’s for Greymouth and both north and south driving trips. IN GREYMOUTH: Greymouth is the largest town on the West Coast and has everything you’d expect of a medium sized town. It’s a town rich with a history of jade hunting and gold mining and a town where you’ll hear some ‘only in the coast’ style stories while sitting in one of the popular pubs sipping on a local brew. The Monteiths Brewing Company is the obvious choice for a visit while in Greymouth. Established in 1868, the brewery offers four tours of the factory every day. Witness the making of beer in
open fermenters by coal-fired boilers, and learn of each beer’s origins and special characteristics. Besides, who doesn’t want a beer tasting at the end of a tour? If you want to take away a little slice of West Coasts’ scenic heaven, a visit to the Nimmo Gallery in Greymouth is also a must. Award winning photographer Stewart Nimmo’s work is more than just simple photos of a pretty landscape. “He creates images with an emotive response, capturing a sense of place that few can. Nimmo knows the many moods, weather conditions and aspects of the coast.” He has cleverly turned a few of his spectacular images in to wall decals too. HEAD NORTH: GREYMOUTH TO KARAMEA The Great Coast Road is rated by Lonely Planet as one of the top ten drives in the world. Making your way up the coast from Greymouth to Wesport you’ll find endless spots to put your camera under its paces.
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Make yourself a knife or try out some knife throwing! There are some stunning tracks and even more stunning vistas too. If you’ve got the time, a day trip in Barrytown will provide a unique experience. Make your own West Coast souviner, a knife crafted out of steel and native timber. For the adventurous, you’ll also get some axe throwing and target practice thrown in. Further north, Punakaki’s Pancake rocks and blowholes are a noteworthy stop. The pancake rocks really do look like pancakes! Taking over 30 million years to ‘cook’, the best way to view this ancient spectacle is by doing the 20-40 minute track. If you head at high tide you also see the blowholes in action and might even spot a Hector dolphin or two. Travelling on to the charming village of Charleston, you can step back in time by visiting one of the gold mines from the 1800’s. Only a short drive up the road you’ll come to Westport . Denniston Dog or The Bay House make a great lunch spot, before cruising on towards Karamea. For the adventure enthusiasts head offroute at the Buller River to Lyell. You’ll find a long-forgotten gold miners’ road that has been revived as a mountain biking and tramping trail. Westport is the base for The Old Ghost Road and you can do sections, an overnight or traverse the entire trail. The entire trail will take you 2-3 days to ride or 4-5 days tramp! For anyone wanting to up the anti. there are tour packages that include heli rides, white water rafting combined with biking/tramping on the track. If you’ve stayed on the coastal route you’ll get to Karamea which borders Kahurangi National Park and is a nature-lovers paradise with caving, birdwatching, mountain biking, fishing and hunting, kayaking and rafting opportunities. There are a huge variety of short walks near Karamea including the Nikau Walk and Scotts Beach Walk which highlight the natural bush and coastal features of Karamea. You feel like you have entered another world when you visit. It’s isolation and pristine, undisturbed nature at it’s finest.
and you’ll hit Hokitika. Famous for greenstone and jade, you’ll be spoilt for choice with art pieces available to purchase from many a gallery. 35 minutes south of Hokitika you’ll find the quirky settlement of Pukekura. With a population of two, it’s officially the coast’s smallest town. It’s also the home of Pete’s possum pies and the Puke pub that makes it a great little spot for a slightly crazy, untamed coast experience. From Pukekura it’s little more than an hour drive before you hit the Franz Joseph. On the way get the camera out for a stop at Lake Mapourika, one of the coast’s famous reflection lakes. The Franz Joseph and Fox Glacier are most accessible glaciers in the world, and one of only two places in the world where you can view glaciers descending into rainforest.You can view the front of the glaciers yourself by walking the glacier valley walks. There are plenty of guided options for experiencing the glaciers and if you have time on your sidestop over for a night in the Fox Glacier. If you head on the 20 minute Minnehana Walk, the enchanting rainforest walk is ablaze with glow worms at night. The West Coast really is a crazy, untamed, beautiful beast and a winter driving trip is definitely the best way to stumble upon some really stunning scenery, uniquely coast experiences and plenty of genuine kiwi hospitality.
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3 I LIFESTYLE
‘coolness’ doesn’t expire at 50 For years modelling and to a certain extent fashion has been a young persons game. But there has been a shift in thinking in the industry of late. Women above 50 are no longer as invisible in the eye of popular culture. Not only are over 50’s these days more adventurous with fashion and make-up, they’re more likely to control the income and household spending. Big brands such as Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent have realised this and are now using well known over 50’s faces like Jane Birkin and Iris Apfel to market their products. Women want realism in marketing and realism in lifestyle. You won’t be alone if a guilty pleasure is thumbing through the stacks of magazines at the hairdressers, but I’m sure you’ll agree that there’s a lot of ‘young fluff’ filling the pages. It’s this fluff that Pauline of Moxie Market wanted to avoid. She set up the Moxie Market website/blog to talk about the things that interest ‘women of a certain age’ and to discuss relevant issues honestly and with candour. You’ll find a plethora of articles and encouraging discussions of interest to New Zealand’s women on topics as diverse as ‘7 Things I No Longer Give A Damn About Now That I’m Middle-Aged’ to ‘Reflecting on the Big OE.’ Why Moxie Market...did you feel there was a gap in the market for honest, interesting articles for older women? Some years ago I was contemplating the Boomer tsunami and was surprised at the percentage of women that made up the demographic. This led me to think about the number of ‘revolutions’ we have lived through, fashion, music, travel, careers, sexual liberation. We represent a true inflection point in history; women will never be the same as a result. We came of age during the radical
1960s and ‘70s. We have had choices, made decisions and experienced things our mothers only dreamed of. It cannot be overstated how dramatically life has changed for, and been changed by this generation of women. You set up with no credentials in this space, what has been the biggest learning curve for you with the whole experience? I do have some credentials in that I am a woman of a ‘certain age’ and have experienced many of the revolutions in music, fashion and career opportunities. It wasn’t until I thought back to my experiences that I became excited and so thankful for the impact, both good and bad, that the experiences had on my life and are reflected in who I am today. If you could share any pieces of wisdom to your 20/30 year old self, what would they be? Be true to yourself, don’t look back. Every day is one more yesterday and one less tomorrow so don’t waste time with regrets and guilt. Just strive to be a better version of yourself, don’t try to change who you are. Where to for Moxie Market? Over the next twelve months Moxie Market will be delivering more open and honest articles dealing with ‘break the glass’ subjects that will resonate with many women. In our youth obsessed world, I want providers of products and services to speak to us, to take us seriously, to customise and to understand that we are a powerful, lucrative, and as yet, untapped market. To that end I am encouraging reputable companies who appreciate the value of women in the Moxie Market demographic to promote relevant products and services that I will be able to stand behind. Visit www.moxiemarket.co.nz
Iris Apfel - 91 Apfel is Manhattan’s oldest and coolest It girl. Quirky oversized, owl-frame glasses, stacks of bangles and flashes of bright colour are all part of her signature style. “No amount of money can buy you style,” she said recently. “If someone says, ‘Buy this – you’ll be stylish’, you won’t be stylish because you won’t be you.
Dame Anna Wintour DNE - 67 A British-American journalist and editor, known for her cool demeanour on fashion show front rows. She is a petite, average height woman but the power of her personality is crystal clear, not just from her fashion but from the way she holds herself. She likes statement necklaces, rich textures and bold prints but her clothes never overwhelm her.
MICK Jagger - 73 Mick has swagger. At 73 Mick is still providing style inspiration across the globe. The hair, the lips, the velvet jackets and skinny jeans to show off his boyish figure. The shimery open shirts and the silk scarves. His style has never been stagnant.
debbie harry - 71 Harry proved that peroxide hair could look sexy, as well as disheveled and punk. Confidence is cool. Harry has said, “Being hot never hurts!” With her iconic pout, shock of bleached hair and eagerness to experiment and play dress-up have made her source of inspiration to those in the fashion world for over 40 years. At 71 the rebel rocker spirit still remains.
sophia loren - 82 Loren’s style is legendary. The epitome of gamour, she always knows how to pull together the famous ladylike, hourglass dressing, with just the right amount of sexiness thrown in. ‘You have to be born a sex symbol. You don’t become one. If you’re born with it, you’ll have it even when you’re 100 years old.’
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fantastic FEIJOAs True feijoa fans await the feijoa season with Christmas-like excitement. In Autumn when they finally arrive they are usually plentiful and pop up in recipes everywhere. They’re a unique fruit and most certainly aren’t for everyone’s taste buds. For those who love them, it’s their brief appearance in the year that make you clamber for recipes to capture their goodness. Feijoa crumble, feijoa smoothies, feijoa ice cream, feijoa chutney, feijoa cider, feijoas with peanut butter, feijoas pure as they are, traditionally eaten cut in half and with a spoon.
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FACTS ABOUT THE FEIJOA Feijoas (also known as pineapple guavas and guavasteen) are an exotic, divinely-flavoured fruit native to South America. Small, green and egg-shaped, the scent and flavour sometimes defy description. Pineapple, banana, mint, strawberry and guava flavours all mingle to create a taste sensation that is wonderfully addictive! Alternative names: English: feijoa, pineapple guava, guavasteen; Spanish: guayabo grande, guayabo chico, guayabo del pais (Uruguay); Portuguese: goiaba serrana, goiaba verde, goiaba abacaxi (Brazil) Botanical name: Acca sellowiana (renamed from feijoa sellowiana in recent times) Origin: the cool subtropical and tropical highlands (less than 1000 m) of southern Brazil, Uruguay, western Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Scent and taste: Feijoa fruit has a distinctive, potent smell. The aroma is due to the ester methyl benzoate and related compounds that exist in the fruit. Seasonality: In the southern hemisphere, the season runs from late March to June although. In the northern hemisphere, the fruit is harvested October to December. Varieties: There are more than 20 varieties of feijoa. Nutritional value (per 100g): Energy 190kJ (45 calories) Carbohydrates (Sugars) 10g Protein 1g Fat <1g Fiber 4g Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): 28 – 35 mg
Nothing beats a cold winters night meal than a hot bowl of curry. This comes from the forums of Jamie Oliver’s website. INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 chicken drumsticks, skin off 4 large mushrooms, quartered 1 bell pepper, diced 2 onions, diced 1 garlic clove, crushed & chopped
5 feijoas, peeled & sliced 1 tablespoon curry powder 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon cornstarch/cornflour 500ml chicken broth or stock (made or bought)
DIRECTIONS 1. Scour into the flesh of the chicken leg on both sides (until it looks like you have a tic tac toe pattern). 2. Heat up a large pan with the oil and sear both sides of the legs until you get a nice light brown colour. 3. Set aside the chicken in a bowl. Add a bit more oil and throw in the mushrooms, bell pepper, onion and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes. 4. With the vegetables put in the feijoa, curry, allspice & pepper. Stir up until combined then sit the chicken legs in the middle of the pan. 5. Finally combine the chicken stock and cornflour in a bowl, then pour into the pan. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn the chicken legs over. Let it simmer for about half an hour. 6. Cooking time will depend on your pan/stove. The scouring of the chicken allows you to see right to the bone without having to pull the chicken apart to check it’s cooked. 7. Serve with rice.
FEIJOA, PEAR & GINGER CHUTNEY Here is a great way of using up all your delicious feijoas and preserving them for the months ahead. A delicious savoury aromatic chutney to serve with cheddar or cold meats. INGREDIENTS 1 kg scooped feijoa flesh 1 kg pears or apples; peeling, cored and roughly chopped into 1cm dice 2 medium onions, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1 cup raisins or sultanas 1/2 cup unrefined sugar; muscovado, rapadura, coconut sugar 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon mixed spice 1/2 cup malt or apple cider vinegar
DIRECTIONS 1. In a large pot combine all the ingredients. Leave to stand for an hour to infuse the flavours and soften the fruit. 2. Bring to a gentle boil. Simmer on a low heat for 1 1/2 hours until thickened - it will thicken more as it cools. 3. Carefully spoon the hot chutney into hot sterilsed jars. Screw on the lids and leave to cool on a wooden board. Store chutney in a cool dark place for up to a year. Once opened keep refrigerated.
Nicola Galloway is a Nelson-based food writer, stylist and photographer. She writes and photographs the award-winning food blog Homegrown Kitchen (Winner, Best Food Blog 2013, Munch Awards; Finalist, Best Publication 2013/2015, Culinary Quill Awards).
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WEAVING TEXTURE IN TO DESIGN Texture continues its popularity in the interior decor space. Velvet, leather, linen, crystal, wool, anything that makes you want to touch it! Katie Bobsien from White Canvas INTERIORS provides some inspiration on how to make interiors stylish and tactile. Texture is an often-overlooked element of interior design. It’s the vital ingredient that makes the ‘wow’ factor and should be at the forefront of your thinking when designing an interior space. To ensure a space is visually appealing, elements of colour, shape, pattern and texture all come into play. Texture in interior design refers to the surface quality of a material. There’s tactile texture, the actual 3D feel of the surface and there’s the 2D visual textures that you can see. Texture doesn’t have to be felt to be sensed. Why does this matter? Much like the colour of a room can affect how warm or cool it feels, texture can have a direct correlation to the balance of an interior space. Even the most formal and polished rooms benefit from the addition of something tactile that begs to be touched. A room devoid of textural contrasts is simply boring. All surfaces have a texture, it is the way in which you pair them together and what textures you chose that can determine the feel of a space. For example, a cotton duvet set with cotton pillows would feel a little one dimensional but add some linen, velvet or fur and you have a visually interesting space that pops. Texture makes a big impact when you let opposites attract. Pair smooth, shiny metals with rough, natural timbers to create drama and enhance the ambience. Choose soft, fine fabrics and embellished furniture for a feminine mood; use rustic metals and rich woods for a masculine feel. Silky pillows and velvet slipcovers make a space more formal, while denim slipcovers and corduroy pillows add an everyday comfy vibe.
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I have always loved using natural materials and believe that they facilitate in creating a more calming and inviting space. When specifying for my design clients I will search to find options that work within their budget but still utilise natural products. I strongly feel that a home is created through the use of layers and texture. Rugs and throws are great, as they allow you to easily build on the existing elements within the space. We recently bought back some beautiful rugs from Morocco that instantly add warmth to a room when laid under a coffee or dining table. With the Property Styling side of White Canvas Interiors I love bringing in wooden stools, trays, ladders, hydes, linens, wood and marble to weave texture into my clients homes I am styling. And create a cohesive look and feel for potential buyers. I love seeing my client’s spaces come to life and ensuring they are investing in the right pieces for their home. Engaging a designer assists in getting the most out of the pieces you select for your home and how you place them, this in turn aides in creating a harmonious and well utilized space that will stand the test of time. Katie Bobsien White Canvas Interiors
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embalming - MACABRE OR FASCINATING IT’S NOT REALLY PART OF EVERYDAY CONVERSATION BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT? ARE YOU GOING TO BE BURIED, CREMATED OR EMBALMED? As we head towards the last part of our lives certain aspects suddenly become more significant. What will happen to us when we’re ‘gone?’ Do we want to be buried, cremated, embalmed? Do we want our ashes scattered at sea, buried in a graveyard with a headstone or left in a cupboard at one of our off-spring’s homes? Ian Bell of Bell, Lamb Trotter says he always dreads it when people say they want the body removed and put straight in a casket. ‘I try to get them to see the person again. I explain to them how they will be dressed, with their features posed. It’s just a reaffirmation that the person is dead. If they’ve been in hospital it helps if they can see the person with all the tubes removed-at peace.’ He said it is amazing the number of people who say afterwards: Thanks, we’re glad we did that.’ He says: ’The therapeutic benefit is unbelievable. Counsellors emphasise that grief is not a state but a process, and viewing the body is part of the healing process. Anna Burbury was reluctant to see her mother embalmed and in a casket, but went along with the rest of the family not sure what to expect. ‘I’m so pleased I was dragged along, ‘she said. ‘She looked as though she was asleep. I thought we should be whispering in case we woke her up.’ She explained that she never saw her father after he died and has always harboured the vague feeling that maybe he was still alive somewhere. An embalmer explains the procedure. When the body reached the mortuary, while the clothing is being removed, the embalmer is doing a ‘case analysis’ estimating age, weight, state of nutrition, effects of disease, moisture content of tissue, scars or anything which might cause problems and assessing what sort of fluid they should use. The body comes with a death certificate, so the embalmer is generally aware of the cause of death. But all cases are treated as potentially infectious until the cause is known. Once undressed, the body and hair are washed. The features are then ‘set’ or ‘posed’-the mouth and eyes are closed. Often a single invisible stitch is used through the jaw to hold the mouth in place. Small plastic ‘eye caps’ are inserted under the eyelids to keep them closed and give a more natural look. ‘Mouth formers’ are used to replace false teeth, The above procedure takes place whether the person is going to be embalmed or not. Embalmers emphasis; ‘It gives them a bit more dignity.’ If the person is to be embalmed approximately eight litres of formaldehyde is injected into the artery and simultaneously replaces the blood. The body is then aspirated to remove all fluids, gases and semi solids, washed, disinfected, hair shampooed and dried, dressed and placed in a natural position in the casket. Clothing is generally supplied by the family. But funeral homes also stock items, if required. Mementos are often added-photos, wedding dresses, diving equipment-even surfboards and
motor bike handles. Where necessary cosmetics are then applied. If the person has been ill, a little colour is added. The embalmer’s aim is to make the person as presentable and as normal looking as possible. Families often supply cosmetics, although mortuaries have their own supplies. The mortuary is the most expensive room in any funeral parlour, with the latest technical and surgical equipment. It closely resembles an operating theatre. The embalmers clothing also resembles hospital attire-green, blue or sometimes purple gowns, similar to surgeons, a disposable plastic apron, white gumboots , often two pairs of gloves and mask. Embalming is one of the longest practised arts-thought to have begun in Egypt in approximately 320BC. Macabre or fascinating-it is a process many of us are inevitably going to be part of.
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To Gift Or Not To Gift? Words fleur mcdonald
Gifting is allowed under the subsidy regime but under strict parameters. For many of us, gifting and gifting programmes relate directly to the Family Trusts we have established to protect the assets we have built up over our lifetimes. When the Government abolished gift duty on 1 October 2011, many of us saw the ability to gift in bulk as very attractive, but there are many reasons why this may not be right for you. While the government has abolished gift duty as far as tax is concerned, the Ministry of Social Development (the “Ministry”), the government agency which administers the Residential Care Subsidy scheme (the “Subsidy”), has made it very clear that their gifting regime has not been abolished. In fact, the Ministry’s gifting regime is applied meticulously to every subsidy application. To give some background to the subsidy, as an individual, or a couple where both are in care, the Ministry regulations allow you to retain assets in your own name of $219,889. This asset threshold includes both real property (house and land) and personal property (cash and investments). If however, one of you is still living in the family home, you can choose to apply an alternate threshold where the family home and one vehicle are exempt. Be aware however that in this situation, the assets you are allowed to retain are set at a lower threshold of $120,416. Gifting is allowed under the subsidy regime but under strict parameters. If you gift over those parameters, the excess gifts will be added back into the Financial Means
Assessment, which is used to assess your eligibility. Currently, gifts of $27,000 per year are allowed. The catch here is that this is not $27,000 per year, per person but $27,000 per year, per application, which includes both your assets and the assets of your spouse or partner. You are therefore able to gift at $13,500 each for a total combined annual gift of $27,000. You should also be aware that, in the five (5) years directly preceding a Subsidy Application, allowable gifting is reduced to $6,000 per application, per year. Please also note there are strong anti-avoidance provisions in the Social Security Act 1964 and attempts to dispose of or deprive yourself of assets which might have otherwise been available to pay for your care costs will be subject to rigorous scrutiny. Gifting in one lump sum to your trust may not be in your best interests. It may be that the best possible solution is to continue a gifting programme but at the reduced rate of $13,500 each so that your combined gifting comes within the Ministry’s regulations. Otherwise you run the risk that they Ministry will claw back gifting to such an extent that you fail the Financial Means Assessment and will not be eligible for assistance. At Harmans we understand that this may impact on you and we are happy to discuss your options with you. Give Fleur McDonald a call on 03 352 2293 to arrange an appointment to discuss your situation
7 I lIfestyle
ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST
On the subject of death many of us are only too ready to believe any ghoulish story that comes our way. It is a sensitive issue that most people tend not to address until the decision is forced upon them.
Subject to how many services are performed each day the casket is usually incinerated about 90 minutes after the service- definitely within 24 hours, as long as all the paper work is complete, and the medical referees’ permission has been given. Misconceptions abound about what happens ‘behind the scene.’ Caskets are only ever opened when requested by either the police or a doctor. The funeral director must then be on hand. Cremation staff are never present. Valuables such as jewellery or gold teeth aren’t removed, or even the ‘silver’ handles or plaques on the casket, which are in fact chrome-plated plastic. They melt along with the remains. How the mourners last see the coffin is how it enters the chamber. Gold and silver jewellery evaporate at 1054 degrees. The cremator can get up to 1200C in the lower chamber at the point of burning. The temperature is kept constant. Generally the casket and contents take one and half to two hours to be broken down to ashes. Ashes fall into three categories: Warren and Mahoney: Rubble, which consists of foreign objects such as metal pins, hip joints, nails, screws and Harewood Memorial Gardens Crematorium metal belt buckles which don’t melt. Black ash, which is the casket residue. Almost four out of five Christchurch people are cremated, but many misconceptions about White ash, which is the human residue. the practice are still out there. The ashes are removed in a stainless steel pan, similar to a house ash pan, and after allowing No matter what shape, size or colour you are it is a sobering thought that if you choose to them to cool for about 12 hours, they are then sorted. ‘Non person’ debris is disposed of into be cremated everyone will end up roughly the same weight-2.5kgs. rubble containers. Your final resting place may take the form of a green cremation ash box about a third the When only a small amount of black ash and 100 per cent of white ash remaining, the ash is size of a shoebox (100 cubic cm), a powder coated metal container, an aluminium tin or a lavish then ground into a fine powder and placed in a cremation box. wooden or ceramic urn. Here another misconception arises: Are these the correct ashes? Only one body is Cremation is an ancient custom, though not legalised in Britain until 1885, and only in 1963 cremated at a time and in between each cremation the chamber is swept clean of any did the Vatican deem it acceptable for Roman Catholics to be cremated. remaining residue. In the Western world there are only the Orthodox Jews, who believe a body should be John Guthrey of Mainland Crematorium, who works closely with funeral directors says; buried within 24 hours of death and literal-minded religious groups such as the Exclusive “More and more people are having a direct cremation, without a funeral. This is a huge saving. Brethren, who do not condone the practice, believing a body cannot be resurrected from ashes. once all the paper work is done it can cost around $2000. In this instance the funeral director It is the task of the funeral director to organise for the casket to either be taken to the takes the body straight from the home or hospital to the cremator.” cemetery or the crematorium. Most cremation boxes are removed immediately to family plots or to be scattered in a At the crematorium on completion of the service, after everyone, including the funeral variety of unusual places. Some boxes can remain at crematoriums for many years, although director has left, the casket ‘disappears’ behind the scene- but not directly into the cremation legally they can be disposed of after a year. chamber, as many people believe. It is placed temporarily on a shelf, in the casket room at the On the subject of death many of us are only too ready to believe any ghoulish story that rear of the building. comes our way. It is a sensitive issue that most people tend not to address until the decision If the service is to take place at the crematorium, the casket goes in the front door with pall is forced upon them. But with prior deliberation and knowledge of procedure the task is bearers or is placed in advance on the catafalque in the chapel. On completion of the service the casket slowly ‘disappears’ behind the scenes. It does not go made significantly easier. In fact many people are now prearranging and pre-paying for funerals and associated expenses. directly in to the cremation chamber as many believe, but is taken by a casket lift, or hand operated fork lift, and placed back on a shelf with other caskets.
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washpen walk Described as ‘a pocket of paradise where moa once roamed’, Washpen Falls is a conservation project that started 80 million years ago with a major volcanic blow.
About forty years ago in true pioneering spirit Washpen Falls Walk was established by Tom McElrea’s grandfather. In the early days it was christened ‘The Muddy Bums Brave Club’ by Tom’s grandmother. Even now, you could be forgiven for wanting to stick with the name. There are parts of the track, were it not for the stout manuka stick Tom thrusts in to your hand at the beginning of the trip, you might well end up in the mud on your rear end. Less than an hours drive from Christchurch and about 20 minutes form Methven, on the hill country farm owned by Tom and Jen McElrea is this one and a half hour walk through a diverse countryside. One climbs a track through outcrops of trees more reminiscent of the Australian outback, to bare tussock covered hills and finally meanders through dense native bush beside a swift stream tumbling over round boulders. Tom had spent many hours laboriously hacking away at the original track to make it ‘comfortable’ for your average city slicker to navigate. You don’t have to be fit.You don’t even have to wear sturdy shoes – although bare feet are probably not an option as along the way there is a fair bit of sheep manure to circumnavigate, not to mention the odd rocky outcrop and thistle patch. Tom has organised plenty of rest stops, where he gathers the fold in and tells some fascinating tales – of evidence of Maori war parties moving through the area centuries ago, of his grandfather and friends using the hilly outcrops for target practice during the war, of a recent sighting of an enormous pig lurking in the under growth. Pulling a small, dilapidated woven basket out of a crevasse high up in the hills, he almost has you convinced when he tells you the small round stones inside are in fact moa gizzard stones petrified over the years. In summer, when the weather is fine and the ground dry, he asks everyone to find a spot in the tussock, right on the summit, to lie down and just listen - except for the birds there is complete and utter silence. Most people say they could happily lie there in the sun for the rest of the day. He says the Asian tourists particularly love the tranquility. Part of the homeward bound track comprises of an engineering feat that obviously took many months to complete – a huge wooden ladder with platforms leading around an enormous waterfall. ‘This is compulsory,’ says Tom miraculously finding a bottle of Scotch and a few nip glasses and everyone is asked to quaff a small slug of whiskey with some of the icey water straight from the fall. The final stretch of the walk is through native bush with a strong smell of honey-dew coming from the dripping, sticky beech trees. Among other arts and crafts, Jen sells honey made from these very trees in her small shop. The walk ends in an amazing clearing, with a rough-hewn timber lean-to at the side of a beautiful tranquil lake. In winter the lake is often covered in ice so thick that it is used for skating. Tom, in true form regales everyone with stories of wild parties his parents and grandparents had on the lake, with speakers supplying the music, rigged up in the surrounding native trees. ‘Take the weight off your feet,’ insists Jen, serving up coffee or a drink on the enormous
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just breathe TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND CALM DOWN. SOUNDS EASY RIGHT, BUT ARE YOU BREATHING PROPERLY? we talked to maRGO from Apollo power yoga about the connection between breathing and yoga. When you’re stressed, people often advise you to take a deep breath — and for good reason, a new study shows. Slowing your breathing calms you, and now scientists may have figured out how you can relax your brain through your breath. It has to do with your brain’s pacemaker for breath. For anyone looking for ways to deal with stress and negative emotions, that’s good news. Although it’s been generally known that breathing exercises can have a calming effect on emotions, the researchers’ findings could provide a scientific explanation for why hyperventilation makes us anxious, or why breathing slowly can calm us down. The latest findings continue this research, focusing more on the effects of breathing. We talked to Margo from Apollo Power Yoga on Hereford Street about some benefits that attending yoga can have on your breathing. How can attending one of your yoga classes help to improve breathing? In yoga class, we teach you how to breathe through your nose, using your primary breathing muscles to deepen and lengthen your breath. This sounds like it should come naturally to most people, but unfortunately it doesn’t. Most people breathe through their mouths, in a short and shallow way, using their secondary breathing muscles. Breathing through your mouth activates your sympathetic nervous system - your “fight or flight” response - which kicks in when you’re in stressful, dangerous situations. This response causes you to produce stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which in turn elevates your heart rate and your blood pressure. So mouth-breathing makes you feel and experience stress, even when there’s no cause for stress. Breathing though your nose activates your parasympathetic nervous system your “rest and digest” or “feed and breed” response - this turns on when you’re in safe, abundant situations. This response causes you to produce “feel-good” hormones such as dopamine and serotonin, which decrease your heart rate and blood pressure. So nose-breathing gives you feelings of safety and abundance. In yoga class, we teach you to breathe through your nose, using your abdominal muscles, your diaphragm, and your intercostal muscles (between your ribs). These are your primary breathing muscles, the ones which are meant to be used for breathing in situations of safety and abundance, so using
them also activates your parasympathetic nervous system, calming your mind and heart. If you breathe through your mouth, you’re probably failing to use your primary breathing muscles, and relying on your secondary breathing muscles, which are higher up on your body - the upper trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, and scalene muscles. These are only meant to be used in stressful situations when you need to get more breath than your primary breathing muscles can produce, so using them activates your sympathetic nervous system, making you feel stressed. Your classes are temperature controlled, can you tell us what the benefits of this increase in temperature are? At Apollo Power Yoga, we heat our practice room to about 28 degrees Celsius. This is warm enough to help your muscles and joints become more supple and protect them from injury, but not so hot that it stresses your system. We use infrared heaters. Infrared is the part of sunlight which makes you feel warm. It penetrates through your skin to warm your muscles, and also helps your muscles to recover from any injuries you may have. With the heat at 28 degrees, and with the strong nature of our Power Yoga practice, most people sweat in our classes. Sweating is a great way of detoxifying your system. It sounds so simple but are there any tips you can pass on to help people breath correctly? Always breathe through your nose. As you inhale, take breath right down into the base of your lungs, draw your diaphragm down
your body and use your intercostal muscles to expand your ribcage. Keep inhaling until your lungs are full. As you exhale, let your diaphragm release back up your body and engage your abdominal muscles. Keep exhaling until your lungs feel empty. Try to make your exhalations longer than your inhalations.
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shave years off carefully selected glasses can do wonders! Eyewear has come a lot way since the days they were simply an instrument for helping us see better. Eyewear is making more of a statement than ever before and are now considered one of your best fashion accessories. Picking the right glasses can shave years off, but picking the wrong ones can have the reversed effect. The proprietor of L’Atelier D’Optique in Aix en Provence in France - country of chic says frames should be tried on before buying, and frames should follow the brow line. People always ask what shape and colour suits them, but really the most important thing is fit. From feline frames to clever updates on the classics, there are so many ways to rock the trendiest styles this spring. FELINE: Cat-eye glasses with their frames slightly upturned frame at the temple, enhances cheekbones giving an instant facelift. BRIGHT: The perfect way to brighten up an all black outfit. pops of colour add warmth to mature skin. Make sure you pick a colour to suit your skin tone. PRINT: Patterns and textures are the perfect way to create an individual twist. CLEAR: Clear frames are both funky and functional because they go with almost any outfit. Futuristic clear frames are good if your outfit is very colourful. METALS: At night wear more delicate style metal frame to make your look feel more dressy. AvIAToRS: Obviously aviators are a classic, but recently the frames have undergone a re-invention with variations from rectangular to teardrop shapes. Remember, style has no age limit. What to pick for your 2017 optical wardrobe?
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WINTER catch of the day fishing - it’s not just for the lads Forest fringed lakes, to crystal clear mountain streams, there is truly stunning fishing to be had in amongst Canterbury’s beautiful landscape. Salmon and trout are plentiful and fishermen and women are few. If you’re after a salmon, you can’t go past Lake Coleridge, the Rakaia river or the closest option to Christchurch, the Waimakariri. The main fishing season ended on the 30th of April but the winter season carries through until the end of August. Winter fishing is growing in popularity and if you head during the week it’s a great destination for those who like the prospect of landing themself a large fish in the solitude of some spectacular scenery. It’s not just salmon that could be on the menu, Canterbury also has some of the most under fished waters for large brown trout in New Zealand. For those who know how and where to access it, the fishing is fantastic. For the novice angler, spin fishing is easier than fly fishing and is better suited to fishing in deep lakes.You won’t feel like a novice either, as you’ll find most of the people on the shoreline of the lakes will also be spin fishing. The largest of a series of the Canterbury high country fishing lakes, Lake Coleridge is the best lake to catch a landlocked chinook salmon. Although the last part of the journey in to the lake is still on shingle roads, the trip from Christchurch takes little more than 90 minutes. There are a few different companies in Christchurch offering 1/2 day, full day or overnight guided fishing tours on both rivers and high country lakes. They’ll give you pointers and guide you to the best places to
catch the fish of the day. Make sure you purchase a Fish and Game Fishing License before you go and wear plenty of warm clothing and gumboots. Oh and be prepared to get up early. Most fishing trips start at 5am. The best time to fish is a couple of hours before the winter sun hits the water. While winter might not be the peak season to bag your fishing quota, it’s the perfect time to hone your skills, relax amongst some beautiful landscape and hopefully catch a delicious salmon or trout.
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Mustang with turbo punch Words Ross Kiddie
THE SPECS Price: Ford Mustang, $59,8800 Dimensions: Length, 4784MM; width, 2080MM; height, 1391MM configuration: Four-cyLinder, rear-wheeL-drive, 2261cc, 233kw, 432nM, six-speed autoMatic Performance: 0-100kM/h, 6sec fuel usage: 9.3L/100kM
I was an impressionable teenager when Ford’s Mustang first started taking the world by storm in the mid-60s. While those early models were quite tame against the big block V8s it developed into, in six-cylinder or V8 form it became quite the household word in terms of desirability. Ford even gave the Mustang a four-cylinder engine during the 80s. Of course, the Mustang’s history has long been documented – it is a true legend – but if you had told me five years ago that it would soon be reintroduced as a four-cylinder model I would have said you were joking. Well, the joke is on me, for the sixth-generation model is available as a four-cylinder and, of course, a 5-litre V8. I’m no stranger to the V8, I’ve been fortunate to drive a couple since the Mustang was reengineered and released in 2015. The 2.3-litre variant has eluded me until now, and from the outset any misgivings I had about perceived lack of performance were very quickly put to rest - the baby of the series is still a very desirable sports machine. A lot of that is attributed to the turbocharging system fitted to the twin-camshaft 16-valve engine. Ford has long had a programme whereby its Ecoboost systems promote economy along with respectable performance, although it must be said that in the Mustang’s case the boost parameters are biased towards performance. Ford rate the 2261cc unit at 233kW and 432Nm, both outputs realised at low in the rev band at just 5600rpm and 3000rpm respectively. Consequently, it is a feisty engine and although it gives away 73kW and 98Nm to its V8 stablemate, it will scorch to 100km/h from a standstill in 6sec, just a second slower than the big engine. These are figures are not to be sneezed at and it will constantly provide the buyer with keen performance. Drive is channelled through a six-speed automatic transmission, there’s no manual option in Mustang 2.3, but I can report that the auto is a classy gearbox with smooth shifts and paddle shifters on the steering wheel if the driver decides to get involved. When it comes time to put it through its paces on a winding road challenge the 2.3 model feels athletic and nimble. That has a lot to do with the weight balance and the lighter weight of
the vehicle in total. At 1627kg it benefits from an 82kg saving against the V8, and most of that is from up front, enhancing accuracy and corner turn-in. Steerage is sharp and directional and you get this lovely feeling of push from the rear through the driving wheels. The traction and stability control devices aren’t overly invasive, so if you want to be a little playful the Mustang will offer oversteer before the TCS network cuts in. It doesn’t take a lot to challenge rear wheel grip. The huge Pirelli PZero tyres (255/40 x 19in) have a solid tenure with the road surface, but the power outputs are high enough for the rubber to wilt against the road surface. One of the other key points in terms of handling is that the Mustang sits low at just 1391mm. There is little body movement over the suspension, it feels flat and balanced. That is something Ford has done well, not only does the Mustang look sharp and sporty, it has power and handling that is true performance car material. The designers have also done a fabulous job in terms of creating a retrospective look for the fastback, combining a modern method of manufacture with desirable appeal. It is a big car and one which oozes character, the interior utilises design aspects which hark back to the 60s and 70s, yet the elements are functional, the blend is outstanding. Elsewhere, it’s really just a 2+2, you can travel with adults in the rear but it’s a bit of a squeeze and entry and egress isn’t the easiest. That aside, the Mustang in this form is comprehensively equipped and for its price – $59,880 – it is an affordable performance machine. If you want the V8, that’s going to set you back an extra $18,000, but I really wonder if the prestige of owning that big engine is worth the extra cost, the 2.3-litre certainly doesn’t disappoint. In terms of fuel usage the V8 is rated at 12.6l/100km (23mpg), against 9.3l/100km (30mpg) for the 2.3. Those figures would mean a healthy saving throughout the financial year. I’m satisfied now that I’ve driven the four-cylinder, it’s long been on the list of desired drives and it certainly lived up to expectation. Bear in mind, too, that the Mustang also comes as a convertible, the options are all too tempting.
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