Jools Topp's animal instinct
Plucked from the dark safety of his travelling case and brought out into the dazzling sunlight of a brilliant summer’s day, three week- old kiwi Kopuku squirms and lets out a series of cute squeaks. Also emitting a rather sweet noise is Jools Topp. Here ...
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Anne Jullienne's dream wedding
Wen Shortland Street star Anna Jullienne describes her family to others, there are particular adjectives that spring to her mind. “Strong, slightly crazy... and highly emotional!” laughs the brunette. Kiwi actress Anna (27) was raised by three generations of women – her late great-grandmother, whom she called Nana; her grandmother, ... More
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Suzanne Paul ties the knot again
When Suzanne Paul and her husband Duncan Wilson think back to the time of their lavish Fijian nuptials in 2005, the memories are bittersweet. They’d just lost their house and all their money in their failed kapa haka cabaret venture, Rawaka, but the ceremony was a blast and they were ... More
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Tomboy to glamour girl
We treat Olympic athlete Sarah Walker to a makeover for the Halberg Awards More
My son's circumcision agony
The terrified screams of her little boy from behind the closed door of a doctor’s surgery tore through Salma Khan’s* heart. It was supposed to ... More
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Over the Teacups
My young granddaughter was staying with me overnight and in the morning, I went into her room wearing my favourite fluffy pink housecoat. “Grandma,” she said, “you look just like Madame Butterfly!” Surprised, I said, “How do you know about Madame Butterfly?” She replied, “It’s the name of our school pig.” As you can imagine, I was a little despondent about this.
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