Stories

Finding their Footing

Meagan O’Hehir and Heather Cust met years before cancer entered either of their lives, crossing paths on the netball courts of the Rosebud Football Netball Club. It would take a diagnosis, then…

A Sparkling Story

Farah Mak has a life that has always resisted easy summary. Best known to many as Katrina Marshall on Neighbours, she has also worked as a presenter, an MC, and a keynote…

Class Act

There’s a particular kind of chaos that takes over a primary school hall when Spectacular Spettacolo rolls into town, and it’s one that Lea da Silva Gomes has spent the past 16…

The Orchid Hunter

Hastings microbiologist Robert Mitchell discovered something beautiful and unexpected during his COVID lockdown rambles in nearby nature reserves. It changed the future for local native terrestrial orchids. “I was just a curious…

Getting Busy Living

When you ask Chantelle Ross about her son, she doesn’t talk about how he died. She talks about his laugh. “It was infectious, and he could find humour in almost anything,” she…

Treats With Care

Somerville chef and hospitality trainer, Marlene Hoff, has been quietly changing lives for years, serving up nutrition for the body, mind and spirit. Everything she does comes from a place of care,…

Fabric of Change

Caleb Watkins wants to do some good in the world. The Bittern eco commerce entrepreneur is currently focussed on rescuing landfill-bound fabrics. He transforms salvaged heavy-duty canvas and PVC into smart, durable, naturally waterproof outdoor gear.

Unhinged Success

It all started with a single post to a Facebook community noticeboard on a Monday. Bec Watson posted her rant about the Peninsula Link roadworks anonymously, not feeling confident enough to put her name to it in case she copped flack.

Harmonious Living

When Angel walks into a client’s home for the first time she’s looking at lighting, clarity, and how energy circulates. “Good Feng Shui is present in spaces where energy can circulate freely. She also tunes into something more subtle – lingering emotions, energetic blocks, and patterns accumulated over time.

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