From Miranda Kerr and Michael Hill’s new gigs to the best brands for plus-size tailoring, sit back and enjoy the best lifestyle and entertainment coverage from our talented, award-winning journalists. Here are our picks for this weekend – click here for more information. Lifestyle, entertainment and Viva hub.
Four Kiwi recreational drug users tell Sinead Corcoran-Dye what they’re taking and why after a woman dies from a suspected drug overdose while celebrating her 40th birthday He told me what he was taking.
“The amount of medication taken varies greatly from person to person,” says Mandy, 31. “Sometimes I use marijuana every day to relax. Other times I go weeks or months without doing anything. I don’t have any rules, but I like balance.
My friends and I usually place large orders that can cost thousands of dollars, but we always keep them in our cupboards ready for any occasion. I like exploring different drugs for different experiences, so mushrooms and acids are always on the menu. Then, for social situations, I lean toward MDMA, cocaine, or sometimes ketamine. Be sure to mix. I’m not very fearful and I’m good at understanding how I feel about a situation.
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Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr talks to Amanda Linnell about the birth of her fourth baby, her exciting new role with the New Zealand brand and the life lessons that helped her get to where she is today.

Miranda Kerr is crazy about love. She’s actually into it. It’s been six weeks since her fourth son Pierre, a supermodel, came into the world, and she says she can’t imagine her life without him. “He’s just a beautiful bundle of joy and we all love him so much.”
Miranda is speaking by phone from her home in Los Angeles, where she currently lives with her husband, Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel, and their four sons. Her eldest son is 13 years old. She chats and shares the ups and downs of her family life. , she looks like an old friend of hers and it’s not your usual celebrity interview where she sticks closely to the script.
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Men and women constantly change their hormone levels over time, but how does this affect our desires and daily life?

From weight gain to filthy tempers, our sex hormones have a lot to answer for. Of the 50 hormones in each of us, three play important roles in puberty, fertility, and sex drive: estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone.
“Hormones are chemical messengers produced by glands in the endocrine system and released into the bloodstream,” explains physician and health expert Dr. Shirin Lakhani. “They work together like an orchestra in the body, and imbalances can occur at any stage of life and affect others.”
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A bestselling Kiwi author has written about how this small South Island town captured her heart and imagination.
I’m no stranger to the South Island section of State Highway 1, having driven between Queenstown, Wellington and Auckland many times, but it wasn’t until late 2017 that I got off the highway and entered Kaikoura. It was after that. It punches way above its weight.
At that time, this road had suffered considerable damage. I was there to write about the highway’s reopening after the Nov. 14, 2016 earthquake cut off the seaside community from the rest of the country for more than a year. .
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When it comes to tailoring, including sizing, these experts offer sage advice.

Discontinued racks still have a bunch of mismatched “Curve” collections hanging, trying to pass off the idea of ”sizes included,” but they’re working on a well-thought-out collection. There are several specialty brands and designers. – A wardrobe consisting of crisp blazers and well-cut pants.
Comfort is one of the key factors in why we wear the clothes we wear every day, but finding quality tailoring that looks great can be difficult at any size. But for those who identify as a size 18 and above, the tailored clothing options on offer can be limited, ill-fitting, and lacking in inspiration.
But what is good tailoring? It’s not as strictly defined as we are led to believe.
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she is known Charlie the orangutan He has developed a friendship spanning 34 years since he was 6 years old. Johnny the tea party chimpanzee. Long-time primate keeper Kim Knight talks about caring for animals in the past and why she’s quitting it.