New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 30th January 2020

The Kiwi Midwife Trialling Virtual Reality For Pain Management During Childbirth

It's a strange concept, but dreaming that crystal blue waves are crashing at your feet as the sun sets over the horizon will help you through your labour, according to PhD student Lorna Massov.

New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 26th September 2019

How I Heal With My Hands - A Blind Acupuncturist Shares His Story

It wouldn't be amiss to say that Ivan Pivac is an accomplished man. He was one of the earliest Kiwi acupuncturists to practise in New Zealand; he holds degrees in Spanish, psychology, economic history and business studies; and formed a company that imported products for special needs clients. It's an impressive list of achievements made all the more inspiring by the fact that Ivan is legally blind.

The New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 13th August 2019

Westside's Esther Stephens' Sideline As A 'Sixties Chick' Singer

Adorning the curtain rail of Westside actress Esther Stephens' bedroom is an array of vintage dresses that look like they've arrived straight from the 1960s. Complete with impressive back-combing and thick eyeliner, Esther and her friends Olivia Tennet and Aria Jones fawn over the rainbow of retro frocks, which are perfect for their new girl band The Up Doos.

The New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 15th April 2019

The Oldest Old Girl

At 101 years old, Beryl Newman has experienced plenty of change in her life. From war and rationing to the shortening of netball uniforms, there have been plenty of things for the Cantabrian to reflect on.

The New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 4th March 2019

For the Love of Art

Carolina Izzo is an art conservator in Auckland

The New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 16th January 2019

Tween Ruby's Winning Invention

Ruby is helping people get a grip.

The New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 26th November 2018

Changing Paces

Fleur Mealing finds her stride in Queenstown

New Zealand Woman's Weekly • 21st June 2018

The Auckland 102-year-old who knits every day to help premature babies

It was 93 years ago when a nine-year-old Millicent McComb first picked up a pair of knitting needles – well actually, they were just sharpened bike spokes.