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ISSUE 47 MAY 2018
GOOD SORTS
WOMEN WITH
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
HONING
HER CRAFT
THE MAKING OF A
CREATIVE SUPPLIES
ENTREPRENEUR
LEADING LADIES
CLASSIC STYLE WITH
A NOD TO THE PAST
Celebrating
women8
26 contents ISSUE 47 - MAY 2018
LIFE
8 SELFLESS SERVICE
Women with community spirit.
Skara Bohny/Samantha Gee/Kat Pickford
26 BUILDING ON A STORY
Blending old with new in a Marlborough home.
Maike van der Heide
38 A CRAFTY IDEA
Nelson-based MillyMac founder Kim MacDonald.
Adrienne Matthews
50 GOURD STUFF
Artist Joyce Hyatt’s decorated gourds.
Adrienne Matthews
55 DEVOURING WELLINGTON
Spending 48 hours in a foodie paradise.
Samantha Gee
STYLE
14 PIONEERING STYLE
Classic looks with a modern twist.
14
Styled by Jacqui Jones
21 ACCENT ON ACCESSORIES
How to embrace feminine style.
Jacqui Jones
ON THE COVER
In this month’s fashion spread we salute pioneering New
AROUND TOWN
Zealand women. Taking inspiration from writer Katherine
32 OUT AND ABOUT
Mansield, model Steph Le Gros is dressed in a top and jacket
Marlborough and Nelson people
from Sassy’s, skirt and handbag from Frock n Soul, fur scarf from
photographed enjoying life.
Cruellas, shoes from Taylors and earrings from Louise Douglas
Jewellery. Photographer Virginia Woolf. Stylist Jacqui Jones. 34 WHAT’S ON
We’ll help you fill your calendar for May.contents
ISSUE 47 - MAY 2018
FOOD
41 CUISINE: CAPTIVATED BY CUISINE
Arnel’s Filipino Restaurant in Nelson.
41
Adrienne Matthews
45 RECIPE: MACARONI FORMAGGI
Nelson restaurant Comida’s recipe for its
popular Italian-style macaroni cheese.
TRAVEL
46 AN EASY ALPINE ESCAPE
Mountainbiking from Porters Lodge, near
Arthurs Pass. Michael Hayward
BUSINESS
52 STRATEGIC FIT
Little Boutique co-owner Julie Forbes explains
why she loves her job.
GARDENING
56 HIP HIP HOORAY
Using rosehips in the kitchen. Vanessa Phillips
ENTERTAINMENT
58 FEMALES ON FILM
What’s on at the cinema in May. Dave Manning
47
EDITORIAL
Editor Vanessa Phillips
vanessa.phillips@stuff.co.nz
Fashion styling Jacqui Jones
Contributors Skara Bohny, Samantha Gee,
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For years I was a blood donor,
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great, but it was the times I was able
to help others on the spur of the
moment that created lasting special
Painful, tired,
memories – like coming to a sudden
stop in my car in the pouring rain on heavy legs?
a Northland highway to help a car load of tourists from Bali
who had a tyre puncture, or helping an appreciative elderly
woman cross a busy road.
Would you love to
There are, of course, thousands of men and women
who devote a lot of their time to helping others in our
wear shorts again?
community, which is richer for it.
In this month’s issue of Admire we speak to several
community-minded women doing good stuff in the top of
the south. The efforts of the Angels Trio who prepare free
community meals and school lunches in Nelson, Kai Rescue
which distributes unwanted food to those in need, and Lapu
Oliver, who for decades has helped Pacific Island families
moving to Marlborough, are simply inspirational.
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fashion spread, recreating their looks with a modern spin.
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selfless service
Every day hundreds of people are busy in the top of the south,
volunteering their time to help others in the community. Admire speaks
to women whose community spirit is driving positive change.
The Angels Trio - Lovey Paul,
8 Chanel Faapui and Vera Manawaiti.OUR PEOPLE
SPREADING THEIR WINGS
WORDS SKARA BOHNY
PHOTOS BRADEN FASTIER
W
hen you refuse to accept
failure, success is the only
option.
Three women started with passion
and an idea, and now they’re feeding
hundreds of school children every week
and hosting community dinners every
Sunday in Nelson.
The Angels Trio, made up of Chanel
Faapui, Lovey Paul, and Vera Manawaiti,
say their success comes down to keeping
on going.
“We are not prepared to accept
failure,” Vera says.
“If we don’t pull through, then kids
are going to school hungry. Kids can’t
learn when they’re hungry.”
In any given week they make up more
than 200 lunches, each packed with
fruit, a muesli bar, yoghurt, a sandwich, The angels have been working in the They are working slowly but surely
and a “treat” - some chips for a snack. community for two years and are now towards opening their own cafe, which
Things have come a long way from spreading their wings. they aim to use as a source of funding
their humble beginnings. They can In March, the trio were awarded for more lunches and community meals.
make 100 school lunches in an hour, $5000 from The Car Company $10,000 Vera says as soon as they have a
and they can deliver them to the eight Charity Drive, giving them the means commercial kitchen they can start
Nelson schools involved in the scheme to make even more lunches. They are baking their own treats to put into the
before morning tea break. Their first planning to speak to intermediate lunches, instead of using bought ones.
lunch making efforts took an entire day schools in Nelson to offer their lunches Chanel says their big dream would be
to prepare. to more hungry kids. to help rehome the homeless.
They also have a lot more lunches to It was also in March that the three “That’s if we win Lotto. We could get
make, after they devised a shame-free realised the real impact of their work in some shipping containers, and make
way of signing up for a meal: texting. the community. They were recognised as them into places people could stay for a
“It can be really hard to say you need Pou Toru champions by Te Pūtahitanga while. We could help find people social
something, or to ask,” Lovey says. o Te Waipounamu, a Whānau Ora workers, if they needed it, help people
“We don’t ever have to see the kids or organisation representing a partnership get back into society.”
the parents. We just put a notice out at of all nine iwi of the South Island. “A lot of people focus on the
the school and they can text us a name Their championship is in their work to school lunches, which is great, but our
and a room number, that’s all we need,” “enable all whānau to taste life to the community meals get people from all
Chanel adds. utmost”. walks of life,” she says.
There was a noticeable jump in Chanel says everyone at the “We recognise the regulars. If
their lunch orders after this layer of symposium knew of the Angels Trio, someone misses a meal we ask their
anonymity was added to the process and it was an incredible moment for all friends where they are, we give them
- though the three mums never judge three. something to give them if they couldn’t
anyone for receiving the lunches or “We get recognised a lot in Nelson, make it.”
coming to the community dinners. but to think all these people from The three pride themselves on
The trio make school lunches for around the country had heard about us never letting anyone go hungry. They
two days a week - Mondays and was amazing,” she says. encourage people to have seconds if
Wednesdays. Vera says it really brought home how they need it, to take leftovers with
“We did our homework when we important their work is. them or even prepare a plate to take.
started,” Chanel says. “It wasn’t until then that we realised Having come through the hard yards
“If you’re on the benefit, Mondays we mattered.” of establishing themselves, Chanel,
are hard. The kids have eaten Even though the work the three do Lovey, and Vera are ready for the next
everything over the weekend, and to keep kids and their community fed step of their journey.
your payment hasn’t come in yet. And has been making waves in Nelson and “I’ve got a vision - dominate Nelson,
Wednesdays is for the people whose around the South Island, it still isn’t then the South Island, then the whole
benefit comes in on Thursdays.” enough for the trio. country, and then the world,” Vera says.
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Kai Rescue driver Jenny Holden, left,
and Ecoland manager Karen Driver.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT volunteers sort through what has “We knew there was a lot of food
already been received. going into landfill. Some of it would
WORDS SAMANTHA GEE
She works part time, but fills in if they have been going to pigs but quite a lot
PHOTOS BRADEN FASTIER
are short of volunteers. wouldn’t have been, and we still think
I
n a small space within Ecoland on “It’s just a roll the sleeves up kind of edible food should go to people, not
Nelson’s Vanguard St, volunteers are mentality around here.” pigs.”
busy weighing, sorting and repacking Karen says most people understand Despite their efforts, Karen thinks the
food. there is “something wrong” with organisation is collecting a “really small
Freshly picked apples, recently baked edible food going in the bin and that proportion” of the total edible food
bread and a variety of vegetables come there is huge demand for a service like waste in Nelson.
in the door and are sorted into boxes Kai Rescue. “We still suspect there is quite a bit
for different charities to collect. The food they collect might have of food out in the community that
Karen Driver, Jenny Holden and passed its best before date, which is gets dumped and could be going to
Gileen Caughey are the women behind about quality, not safety. Karen says charities,” says Jenny.
the food rescue organisation, Kai anything past its use by date is not While she was pleased to be tackling
Rescue, supported by a loyal band of redistributed. the issue of food waste, Karen says in an
volunteers. She says people often can’t believe ideal world, there wouldn’t be a need
The service began last March, to try how much food comes into the charity for Kai Rescue.
and save some of the perfectly edible on a daily basis. “That there is no food being wasted
food that is unwanted by supermarkets Having Kai Rescue as a separate and there is no need for people to get
from ending up in the dump. distribution unit to collect the food and free food, that is my ideal but we are a
In its first year, more than 75 tonnes distribute it means charities themselves long, long way away from that.”
of food was redistributed to more than can focus on their work. Achieving this would involve a large
40 charities and organisations in need. “The feedback we get from all the scale shift in thinking, but Karen thinks
“It is very purposeful work,” says groups is just so positive,” says Karen. it is possible.
Jenny, who starts each week day in the Kai Rescue was started with the “It is all about not creating waste in
Kai Rescue van, collecting food from help of former Nelson Environment the first place.”
supermarkets in Nelson, Stoke and Centre manager Ruth Seabright, who
Richmond. There are also several local had previous experience in setting up *Anyone interested in donating
food producers who donate different the Kaivolution food rescue service in food or money, or volunteering
items when they have an excess. Hamilton. time to Kai Rescue can contact the
Some days, after dropping off the When the idea was first suggested at organisation on 03 545 9176 or
first load, Jenny will head out on a a community meeting, the response was email info@nec.org.nz.
second run to collect more food while overwhelming, says Karen.
10OUR PEOPLE
A HELPING HAND
WORDS KAT PICKFORD
PHOTO DAVID JAMES
A
fter almost 30 years working
as the unofficial welcoming
committee for Pacific Island
families moving to Marlborough, Lapu
Oliver is proud of the region’s thriving
Pasifika community.
Lapu migrated from Samoa to New
Zealand in 1970, and trained to be an
accountant before meeting her husband
Dave Oliver in Christchurch.
When the pair moved to Marlborough
after buying the Blenheim Motor Camp
and Backpackers in the 1990s, there
were only five Pasifika families in the
district.
The bubbly Samoan was homesick and
wanted some time to reconnect with the
customs and people of her home country,
so organised a get together for Pasifika
families in Pollard Park every Sunday.
“We were two Samoan families, two
Tongan families and one Fijian family.
We couldn’t understand each other so
we spoke in English.
“We ate and laughed and had a bit
of a sing along, it was just what we
needed,” Lapu says.
As more Pasifika families moved to
Marlborough, their little gatherings
grew, but Lapu says many people
struggled to settle into their new way
Lapu Oliver.
of life.
“I’ve been there, I know what it’s like
to show up in a new country, where no abuse and mental health issues were leaders then shared this information
one speaks your language and you have some of the problems some people were with their community.
no idea what to do or where to go or dealing with, and as a result Lapu got to “It worked really well, because our
how to get help.” the know the Blenheim police and courts trainers were able to go back and spread
Lapu started meeting migrant families well as she provided translation and the knowledge in their own language
at the airport, ensuring they had a place support for her residents who got into and follow up and keep hammering it
to stay and helping them source warm trouble with the law. home - life is just so different in New
clothes, furniture and food in the first Recognising that Pasifika were not Zealand compared to the islands.”
few days of their arrival. aware of the subtleties of New Zealand Lapu Oliver became a Justice of the
She would get them connected to laws and customs, she began working Peace in 2002 and in 2010 received a
power and phone, take them to enroll with police and other agencies to Kiwibank Local Hero medal for service
their children at the local school, find a provide education for migrants on the to the Marlborough community, in
GP to take them on, help them fill in IRD dos and don’ts of life in New Zealand. particular the Pacific Island community.
and bank forms and connect them with Classes for English, filling out forms Currently she is the Marlborough
any other support services they needed. and gaining a driver licence at REAP Pacific cultural advisor for Oranga
During her time at the Blenheim (Rural Education Activities Programme) Tamariki, and continues to provide a
Motor Camp and Backpackers, she followed, while representatives from warm welcome to new Pacific Island
noticed many people moving to agencies including Immigration, WINZ, families arriving in Marlborough.
Marlborough - not just Pacific Islanders - Marlborough Community Law, Women’s “It brings me so much joy to help
were running away from their problems. Refuge and Victim Support briefed others. I’m very proud of where we are
But all too often their problems followed Pasifika leaders on what support was today - Pasifika literacy rates are much
them, she says. available, their rights and how to seek better, the kids are doing really well at
Domestic violence, alcohol and drug help in times of need. The Pasifika school and the community is thriving.”
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pioneering style
125 years since the women’s suffrage movement won women the
right to vote in New Zealand, we celebrate pioneering Kiwi ladies,
recreating their looks with a modern twist.
STYLIST JACQUI JONES PHOTOGRAPHER VIRGINIA WOOLF
MODELS ALI KIMBER, STEPH LE GROS, RENEE JEPSOM
Inspired by Jean Batten
- New Zealand aviator.
Ali wears jacket and
jumpsuit from Dotti, scarf
and gloves from Cruellas
and boots from Taylors.
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Inspired by Kate Edger
- first New Zealand woman
to gain a university degree.
Ali wears cardigan from Frock n
Soul, skirt and headscarf from
Trouble and Fox, jewellery from
Louise Douglas Jewellery and
shoes from Taylors.
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Inspired by Nancy Wake
- New Zealand-born
WWII heroine.
Renee wears dress and
jacket from Jacqui E,
hat and handbag from
Trouble & Fox, fur
stol from Cruellas and
jewellery from Louise
Douglas Jewellery.
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Inspired by Dame Te
Atarangikaahu - Māori Queen.
Renee wears dress from Trouble
and Fox, feather cape from Dotti
and jewellery from Jewel Beetle.
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Inspired by Kate Sheppard
- New Zealand suffragette.
Steph wears top from Dotti,
poncho from Sassy’s and
necklace from Jewel Beetle.
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1. Reiker “Glade” boots in olive from Taylors. 2. Pearl Acorn gold earrings and Sea Pod crescent necklace from Louise Douglas Jewellery.
3. Rose Gold flower pearl pendant from Jewel Beetle. 4. Pearl cap gold ring from Louise Douglas Jewellery. 5. Wonders “Jessi” heels in taupe from Taylors.
6. Black and gold box handbag from Frock n Soul. 7. Greenstone and silver koru drop pendant from Jewel Beetle.
8. Dove necklace from Louise Douglas Jewellery. 9. Black leather gloves from Cruellas and Brixton pack hat in Ivory from Trouble & Fox.
Hair: Leonie Whittaker. Makeup: Kim Hill from Between Miroirs Hair and Beauty.
Special thanks to Founders Heritage Park for our photoshoot venue.
Stockists Cruellas - www.cruellas.co.nz Dotti - www.dotti.com.au Frock and Soul - www.frockandsoul.nz
Jacqui E - www.jacquie.com.au Jewel Beetle - www.jewelbeetle.co.nz Louise Douglas Jewellery - www.louisedouglas.com
Sassy’s - www.sassys.co.nz Taylors - www.weloveshoes.co.nz Trouble and Fox - www.troubleandfox.co.nz
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accent on accessories
How do you embrace feminine style? Accessorise, accessorise,
Photo 123RF
accessorise, writes Admire stylist Jacqui Jones.
F
eminine style has historically been vertical balance. to uninstall society’s ‘genderfication’ of
viewed with extreme opposing So, knowing your body shape and colour from their brains.
images. proportions, you can accessorise in the Knowing what colours suit you best is
On one hand there is the vision of the right way to showcase your best assets crucial to looking your best and glowing
‘girly-girl’, who only wears pretty pink and create a more feminine shape for with confidence. I look positively ghastly
dresses, curls her hair and paints her nails. yourself. in pink (‘‘that’s a girl colour mum’’).
And then there is the bra-burning, 2. SHOW YOUR FEMININE PERSONALITY However, whenever I wear khaki green
hairy armpit, embroidered flares and THROUGH JEWELLERY Are you the (considered by my boys as a ‘boy colour’) I
crochet top feminist hippy. traditional and elegant type to go always receive compliments on how great
However, there is one common aspect for pearls? Or are you more bold and it looks on me. Know your best colours
with these two opposing historical charismatic and prefer something with and rock them.
images of feminine style, and that is a more bling? Do you consider yourself 4. DON’T OVERDO IT There is a common
woman’s ability to accessorise. vivacious and fun, opting for statement mistake with accessories and that
The main difference between costume jewellery? is we tend to overdo it. In general,
masculine and feminine style is this Even if you are a sporty active choose one thing as your focal piece,
ability to accessorise, so here are five women, you can still wear a pair of stud whether that be a pop of colour, a
tips for accessorising to embrace your earrings that say something about your bold patterned handbag or statement
femininity. personality. necklace. Let that one thing shine,
1. KNOW YOUR BODY SHAPE AND “Jewellery has the power to be the rather than compete with five other
PROPORTIONS Accessories are often one little thing that makes you feel accessories you’re draped in. The well-
used to draw your attention to your best unique.” – Elizabeth Taylor. used quote of Coco Chanel is oh so
features (or draw your eye away from Jewellery is hugely personal and often true in this case: “Before you leave the
your not so best features). For example, has strong sentimental value, which all house, look in the mirror and take one
the shape of your handbag should tells a story of who you are as a woman thing off.”
generally be opposite to your body shape and what you consider to be feminine. 5. THE INVISIBLE ACCESSORY… PERFUME
to create balance to your outfit. If you’re 3. COLOUR IS KEY TO YOUR “No elegance is possible without
curvy, choose a square shaped handbag, ACCESSORIES Colour is an easy but perfume. It is the unseen, unforgettable
or if you’re slim or tall go for a rounded effective way to accessorise. Adding ultimate accessory.” - Coco Chanel
bag to add curves. a pop of colour, such as a contrasting Research shows that perfume can
If you have a short torso, then add a coloured shoe, scarf or belt can really add boost your confidence and put you in a
low-slung belt to give the illusion of a that feminine style to your outfit. happier mood. What is more powerful
longer torso. If you have a long torso, My two young sons often refer to than embracing your femininity with a
choosing a mid-length necklace rather colours as being a ‘girl colour’ or a ‘boy scent of confidence and happiness? It is
than a long necklace will give you colour’, to which I am continually trying the final accessory to your outfit.
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HOME
building on a story
Maike van der Heide visits a much loved Marlborough home which
blends old with new, and where every object evokes a memory.
PHOTOS DAVID JAMES
“I
was not prepared for the beautiful view I would enjoy fireplaces, stairs, large basement and half acre section for a
standing behind my kitchen sink.” lifestyle and domestic workload more suited to their stage
Lorraine Sutherland gazes out over the dining of life.
table into her cozy lounge and past a wall splashed with deep They subdivided, engaged Jennian Homes and transformed
colours, then onto her patio and green garden. years of Lorraine’s notes and ideas to solid building plans.
It’s a far cry from her former kitchen when she first moved Those plans included level floors and wide doorways to
into her old house. It was squirrelled away out of sight, built accommodate wheelchairs, not needed now, but there just
in a time when it was used by household maids. in case.
So when she planned her new Blenheim house with The couple closely supervised the build from their old house
husband Ron, Lorraine knew she wanted an open plan area before moving in 2016. They were thrilled when a family with
where she could cook and socialise simultaneously. Two years young children bought the old place, somewhat easing the
on, the appeal has not worn off. tough emotional transition.
Lorraine’s old kitchen, in a rather grand timber two-storey They took some elements of the past, such as a higher than
structure hailing from 1920, is just over the fence: The standard stud and much of their existing furniture, to blend
Sutherlands built their new house in their old garden. seamlessly with the new.
It was placed on the former full-size tennis court, on the lawn “I think old and new go together perfectly,” says Lorraine,
where their daughter was married, and planned with a very standing under a modern light at her great aunt’s dining
practical insight into what the future may yet have in store. table, purchased with wedding money by the 21-year-old
With their two daughters grown and gone, Lorraine bride in 1920. Lorraine pulls out a chair to show the new
and Ron concluded it was time to downsize and trade the cowhide upholstery.
27HOME Lorraine’s scullery, too, had its modern lines and details views and the light, while remaining perfectly private. softened with an ornate wooden linen cupboard. Lorraine’s favourite area is the north-facing patio, where She has greatly enjoyed putting this eclectic and personal the home’s concrete-like rock coat complements schist walls stamp on the house, filling it with art and photographs that separate lawn from raised garden beds. from years of extensive travels – images of grand European “The old house has a lovely north facing balcony and I cathedrals and Venetian masks in the lounge, a costume from wanted to repeat it because I love outdoor eating and a glass Tibet above the stairs, roosters from Hong Kong and Tuscany of wine outside, and this is so well positioned that in the in the kitchen. wintertime you can have lunch out here.” Each item has a story behind it, which to Lorraine is far A great advantage to building in her garden was that it was more important than creating a “designer” space. already long established, she adds. An existing pergola was “I love a house that reflects a person’s life and personality.” shortened and the wisteria which already grew there was left The couple chose a neutral colour scheme for the interior - to carry on its winding way. Resene White Pointer single to triple, adapted to the light in “The established trees are something that was important each room - and Resene Double Stack for the outside. because when you’re old you don’t have time for trees to It was a palette that allowed Lorraine to bring in splashes grow. The Gleditsia our friend gave for our silver wedding, of colour and texture throughout the home, starting with a and the camellia I planted and they’re 20 years old now.” block of vibrant wallpaper from Cinnamon House that greets Back at Lorraine’s kitchen sink with its pleasing view, anyone who enters the dining room from the hall. attention turns to the lights which she took great care to “My daughters said, ‘it’s just you mum’.” choose and avoid down lights, or “holes in the ceiling”. On the other side of the bright wall, a more subdued The patio light was brought back from Morocco in striped pattern reflects the relaxed, “more masculine” sitting Lorraine’s backpack, “stuffed with my clothes and things” area with leather furniture where Ron enjoys watching sports. while in the lounge hangs a vintage American chandelier In a deliberate move to create ease in their older years, found in Nelson - its stories told in the pits in the brass fitting. the couple live entirely on the bottom floor while the top’s Lorraine’s lounge is made cosy with a gas fire – no more purpose is to welcome visiting children and grandchildren. lugging firewood – surrounded by aerated concrete which The master bedroom, while next door to the kitchen, is truly Marlborough company Zorite moulded, to her surprise, on site a retreat. Shutters frame a lush green garden outlook and the right before her eyes. black rococo bedhead forms the main feature. Although leaving their old family home was tough, Lorraine “I don’t want a bedroom colour scheme to be loud. It has to says she would not change a thing about the house she be calm.” and Ron built for their future on a solid foundation of life The generous ensuite was built to draw in the same garden experience, knowledge and memories. 28
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a crafty idea
Adrienne Matthews catches up with Kim MacDonald, the
creator of Nelson-based MillyMac craft supplies and furniture
business, and an entrepreneur with a determined ‘can do’ attitude.
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first encountered MillyMac’s founder “I badly needed to challenge my Determined to succeed, she researched
Kim at a trade fair where she was brain,” she says. “I love learning new another supplier, received the samples
selling her wares to an enthusiastic things so I enrolled in a Barbican small and booked to attend the Canton Fair to
crowd of store owners from throughout business and project management meet them in person. However, before
New Zealand. course here in Nelson.” the fair she discovered that they had
She had an effervescent personality It was an opportunity to acquire pulled out at the last minute.
that just glowed with passion for her business skills, and by the end of the “I felt like an absolute idiot going all
business. year Kim had a master plan for a brand that way and being let down again,”
Kim’s story is one of careful new business. she says.
preparation and planning, coincidences, The following year she began to A phone call to them, however, led to
travel into the unknown, a passion for follow that plan, down to its smallest good news. They offered to fly her to
learning and darned hard work. detail. By July she had registered their factory to meet them and see their
Kim’s mother was a Hungarian ‘MillyMac’ and was putting in her order operation in action.
refugee, arriving on New Zealand for the first line of products. “It was an absolute adventure,” she
shores soon after the Hungarian “I had spent ages looking for a range says, laughing. “Here I was in something
Revolution in 1956. Kim has inherited of craft storage furniture,” she explains. like the amazing race, dashing for trains
the love of fabric related crafts imbued “I wanted to find something that and planes before ending up in the
in the lives of many European women crafters could store their treasures in.” middle of the countryside and being
throughout the ages and is delightedly Finding a company in China that driven for two hours to goodness knows
encouraging New Zealand makers to could make just what she required was where. I couldn’t even find the place on
embrace the joy of hand-crafting. an exciting start but her joy quickly Google Maps.”
Life as an entrepreneur began four turned to disappointment when they The experience proved to be a
years ago when she realised it was time refused to sell her the small initial wonderful turning point for MillyMac.
to move on from her various past roles quantities she wanted. The factory which made goods out of
in early childhood, the Neighbourhood “I had done so much investigation timber grown in Government-owned
Support service and refugee into import and entry requirements to forests was in a small village where
resettlement and learn something New Zealand. I was ready to go and this the owner had grown up. After years
brand new. was a big knock,” she says. studying and working away he had
38decided to return to set up a business house into a sea of
where the local people could have secure shelving.
jobs. He now employs 100 people. “There were a few things wrong with Kim has been offered space at a
“They were so lovely to me,” says the first order but the company paid us United States craft supplier fair but does
Kim. “I spent a day at the factory with back for the mistakes,” says Kim. “I knew not want to run before she can walk.
them and was pleased to see that the then that they would be good to deal “The next step is for me and my
working conditions were no different to with and I have been proven right.” husband Andy to go to China together. I
a factory in New Zealand. Blessed with a brother-in-law who am so looking forward to the adventures
“The machinery was modern and understands the Chinese culture, his tips I know we will have,” she says.
there were clearly good health and were a godsend for Kim. The factory owner and his wife are
safety standards in place,” she says. “It is so important to respect the going to “show us their country”, she
Although Kim could not speak their customs of other countries and not says excitedly. Then, later on, Kim and
language, a translator was available. make a foolish mistake and I was Andy are going to return the favour
“We laughed a lot. They were very blessed to have been schooled up well.” when the couple visit New Zealand.
friendly.” Kim is now at the very exciting stage Kim has succeeded in establishing
Back in Guangzhou she met the where her business is expanding as a firm footing for her business where
factory owner’s wife. people find all sorts of uses for her sets so many don’t, thanks, she says, to the
“They realised that New Zealand of drawers. excellent training she received from her
is very small but were keen to do my “I have expanded my business to sell Barbican course.
order. They also said that they wanted patterns, notions and kits that come A major key to Kim’s success, however,
me to come back and see more of their from USA, Australian and Norwegian is her personality. Open and bubbly,
country.” designers,” she says. she exudes the joy that MillyMac has
Four months later her first container Her other son Liam is a concept brought her.
arrived. designer in Los Angeles and is now “I’m growing a business I can do until
“I gave my husband Andy and son helping her develop the MillyMac brand. I retire. It has fulfilled my passion for
Josh a box of screws and a pile of “I can’t stand still,” she laughs. “I learning and I’m never bored. It is my
discarded pallets and they miraculously have to keep learning and explore happy place.”
transformed the space beneath the where this business will take me.” www.millymac.com
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