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Once a month we send out an e-newsletter, giving behind the scenes insight into the production of the magazine, sneak previews of upcoming issues as well as interactive features.Knights of the Sky
Peter Jackson has used his cinematic expertise to recreate scenes from World War 1, housed in the purpose-built Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre that opened last December. But this is no static display. Breathtakingly realistic figures act out scenarios with one of the world’s largest collections of original and replica aircraft. Staff from the workshops of Weta and Wingnut employed their film-making know-how to create special effects that earned the accolade “Best museum in the world” from the Sydney Morning Herald’s travel writer.
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, 79 Aerodrome Road, Blenheim, phone (03) 579 1305, www.omaka.org.nz
Tasmania photo essay
A road trip along Tasmania's east coast takes in beaches, mountains and national parks with some intriguing stops along the way. Below are some web exclusive images from photographer Don Fuchs.
For more photos and the full article, "The Devil is in the details", see Issue 41 of NZ Life and Leisure
Polly's Smoked Kahawai Pie
POLLY’S SMOKED KAHAWAI PIE
(see story Adventures of the fabulous five in Issue 41 of NZ Life & Leisure)
Kahawai straight from the smoker – even up against the fat, freshly boiled crayfish of Marokopa it’s a taste hard to beat. It’s not often there is any left over, says Polly, but on those occasions she sometimes makes it into a pie.
350g pumpkin
2 medium kumara
4 medium potatoes
6 tablespoons butter
1 onion, diced
garlic
6 tablespoons plain flour
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
3 cups smoked kahawai
chopped parsley
grated cheese
Cook vegetables; mash with a little butter and milk. Melt butter, add onion and garlic and cook slightly, stir in flour then add milk slowly.
Mix in mustard and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in smoked kahawai and parsley. Spoon mixture into an ovenproof dish, top with
mash and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake at 180C for about 30 minutes.
Issue 41 January/February 2012
How I became manager of a renowned tourist operation
WORDS: Rosalind Le Bas Walker.
INSPIRATION: Christina Mackay, 40, was once a stay-at-home mum with no career prospects. Now she helps give tourists the Kiwi holidays of their dreams.
At Full Sail
Feature: A Kiwi/American couple's yacht support business in Vanuatu.
Meet Dr Libby
Feature: Dispenser of wise words about mind and body health.
From the Editor - Issue 41
THE SLAM OF THE OFFICE DOOR as work finishes and Christmas holidays gegin is one of the finest sounds in human history, if you ask me. The year's work is finished and nothing more can be done. It is time to unwind 12 months of accumulated knots, spread them out on the great beach towel of an Aotearoan summer and
see them drift away in the sea breeze.
Chilling out is very good for us and no one is more persuasive in this regard than NZ Life & Lesiure's new well-being columnist Dr Libby Weaver. We need to slow down, she says and switch off. Today's tenacious technology enslaves us to a 24-hour locked-and-loaded state of connection and preparedness. Reject it. Be unready and unavailable - and feel no guilt. I am giving it my all this summer - flat-out doing nothing.
It's been a busy year as we've reshaped our lives and our businesses to the new 'norm'. Cantabrians taught us so much about the power of acceptance and its usefulness when facing terrible ordeals. We're healthier and more effective by accepting life's vicissitudes and refusing victimhood. In the words of a friend trying to distil the essence of Buddhism into a pithy phrase: "Shit happens; don't take it too personally". Succinct if not pretty.
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Cape Kidnapper's weekend for two families
THE FARM AT CAPE KIDNAPPERS is known for its luxurious accommodation in a rural Hawke’s Bay setting with an internationally admired golf course and a cossetting spa. But it’s also a fabulous place to take the children and our prize has been designed to provide some premium family time for two couples each with two children. Parents will relish the comfort of a suite with connecting second bedroom and a grown-ups’ dinner courtesy of the lodge’s babysitting service. Children will have a lovely time exploring the farm, riding quad or mountain bikes and swimming in the pool. Everyone has a chance to try the golf. It’s all about sharing good times that will become cherished family memories.
For more information, visit www.capekidnappers.com
THE PRIZE IS FOR FOUR ADULTS AND FOUR CHILDREN, VALUED AT $11,600.
IT INCLUDES:
- Two nights’ accommodation in two suites at The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
- Pre-dinner drinks and canapés
- One family dinner
- One parents-only dinner
- Four hours of babysitting with room service for the children
- Breakfast each day
- A day’s golf OR 80-minute spa treatment for parents
- Children’s introductory golf lesson OR mini beauty treatment
Savar Giveaway
The Savar range packs
king-size amounts of
hypo-allergenic, plant based cleansing,
hydrating, nourishing and repairing into it's travel sized skin essentials.
We have three packs of Savar skin essentials to giveaway. Each pack contains face and body washes, toner and body and hand lotions, valued at $125.
Multiple entries not accepted.
Entries close February 22 2012.
Deutz Giveaway
Win a limited edition Deutz Marlborough Prestige Cuvee pack including two hand made designer flutes valued at $640.
We have one pack to be won.
You must be over 18 years of age to enter this competition.
Multiple entries not accepted.
Entries close February 22 2012.
Cheese making DVD Giveaway
Biddy Fraser Davies has shared her cheese making expertise on a DVD demonstartion.
We have four DVDs, each valued at $40, to giveaway.
Multiple entries not accepted.
Entries close February 22 2012.
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Ferrero Rocher Giveaway
It's hard to go past a Catherine Martin designed hatbox filled with Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
We have three hatboxes, each valued at $80 to giveaway.
Multiple entries not accepted.
Entries close February 22 2012.
