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By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher. Socrates

Better Travel Experiences, Travel, Travel Tips One of the great joys of travel is trying new foods. Whether it is enjoying a long lunch in a seaside café, sampling local specialties at a market, or discovering a favourite dish you have never heard of before, food often becomes one of the most memorable parts of a holiday. If you live with a food allergy, coeliac disease, a food intolerance, or another dietary restriction, travelling can require a little more planning.

A local election was too close to call. Neither candidate had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the sportsman like way to settle things. The candidate who caught the most fish at the end of the week would win the election. After much back and forth discussion, it was decided the contest would take place on a remote frozen lake in the country.

Winter is upon us, and many of us naturally reach for the vitamin C bottle at the first sign of a sniffle. Supermarket shelves and pharmacy displays are full of supplements promising immune support, often with a wide range of prices and claims. Yet choosing a vitamin C supplement is not always straightforward. Is a more expensive product actually better? Do powders work differently from tablets? What about liposomal vitamin C, and how much do you really need?

She changes it more often

We’re excited to be giving away two copies of LIT by Anna Woods to our GrownUps members! To be in the draw, simply make sure you’re a GrownUps member, signed up to our newsletter, and fill in your details at the bottom of the page. From an award-winning New Zealand writer comes a debut literary suspense novel, a slow-burning, atmospheric read.

We’re excited to be giving away four copies of The Caring Stars of Matariki by Miriama Kamo and Zak Waipara to our GrownUps members — two in English and two in te reo Māori! To be in the draw, simply make sure you’re a GrownUps member, signed up to our newsletter, and fill in your details at the bottom of the page. A companion book in the popular Matariki star series. “Everything changes, tamariki mā,” says Grandma.

We are pleased to be giving away two DIGITAL double passes for the new movie ‘The Odyssey’ to our GrownUps members. All you need to do to enter the draw is be a GrownUps member, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter and fill in your details near the bottom of the page. Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic, shot across the world using brand new IMAX® film technology.

A mother took her five-year-old son with her to the bank on a busy lunchtime. They found themselves behind a large woman wearing a business suit, complete with pager. After waiting patiently for a few minutes, the little boy said loudly, “Wow, She’s fat!” The mother bent down and whispered in the little boy’s ear to be quiet.

Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about emotional labour on the home front – the daily, unpaid, usually unrecognised, and mammoth task of managing a household’s personal needs, all while keeping your own emotions and needs in check.