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CODED TO SECRECY VERA MUMMERY • FOR THE LOVE OF SPORT REX DAVY • SUMMERSET PHOTO COMP
WINTER EATS CURRIED LENTIL & PUMPKIN SOUP • KEEP MINDS SHARP CROSSWORDS & PUZZLES
COVER IMAGE | Rex Davy
Hello & Goodbye
Milldale
Warkworth
Parnell
from Emily
Hobsonville St Johns
Ellerslie
Manukau
Karaka
Katikati
Papamoa
Rototuna
More than
Hamilton It’s with a mixture of sadness and
5,000
Taupo
Pohutukawa Place
New Plymouth
excitement that I bring you my final
Te Awa
edition of Summerset Scene before
New Zealanders call Napier
Summerset handing over the reins.
Wanganui Hastings
Levin Havelock North
home Waikanae
Paraparaumu
Palmerston North
Trentham
Nelson As always, this Winter Issue is packed with It has been a genuine privilege getting to know
Lower Hutt
Richmond Aotea inspiring and interesting stories. Over cover star, many of you over the last two years and I consider
Blenheim Kenepuru Rex Davy, was made a member of the New it a joy to have been entrusted with writing your
Zealand Order of Merit for his services to rugby stories. In pursuit of my desire to write of war-torn
in May after being nominated by Sir Graham and developing nations, I'm passing on the baton
Henry and Sir Michael Jones. You can read his of Summerset Scene so that I can move to the
Avonhead
Rangiora story on page 8. Taupo’s Vera Mummery recently northern hemisphere in search of humanitarian aid
Wigram
found out she was secretly working for MI6 roles. My first stop is learning French in France!
Casebrook
during the Second World War, and shares her
I have no doubt you’ll find a wonderful confidante
experiences of learning Morse code. We also
KEY and storyteller in Janan Jedrzejewski, who will be
hear from Frenchwoman Lily Cox, who arrived in
your new Summerset Scene editor. You can reach
= Summerset village New Zealand with her husband, a newborn, a few
her at magazine@summerset.co.nz, and will get
= Planned village English phrases to her repertoire, and not a
to know her more in her first edition – the Spring
penny to their family’s name.
Issue.
Dunedin This edition brings you the eagerly anticipated
With heartfelt gratefulness, farewell.
winners of Summerset’s annual photo competition!
A huge range of fantastic images were submitted,
and competition was fierce. You can view the
winning shots and hear from the photographers
Thank you for on pages 12–19.
SU M M E RS E T SC E N E W I N S I N T E R N AT I O N A L AWA R D your feedback! Lake Tekapo makes for a fantastic and photographic Emily Elliott
Summerset Scene has received an Award of Merit in the ‘Publications’ winter destination, as you’ll see on page 44; and SUMMERSET SCENE EDITOR
Thank you to everyone who
category at the International Association of Business Communicators
took the time to provide what better way to keep warm than by making
(IABC) Gold Quill Awards. I’ll be starting my new adventure with seven weeks of
feedback about Summerset your own pair of mittens (page 37). Jan Bilton
This global accolade was received alongside recognition for companies action-packed travel around France, Spain, Portugal
Scene. We are in the process
shares her recipe for caramelised apple custard and Morocco with my mother. If you’d like to stay in
such as Walmart, Sony, American Express and Deloitte Global. There of collecting, reading and
were 15 merit and excellence awards in the category, and hundreds of considering your answers.
croissants – a perfect treat on a cold, crisp day touch, you’re welcome to come with me via social media!
entries in the awards. – as well as one for a delicious curried lentil and Jump onto Instagram, search and follow:
We will report on your
Thank you to staff and residents who contribute to making Summerset feedback in the next edition. pumpkin soup (pages 30–33). Summerset is also Two Elliotts Take Europe
Scene the award-winning publication it is! now a carbon neutral organisation. (@elliottsineurope)
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Contents
F E A T U R E S C O L U M N S COLUMNS
V E R A M U M M E RY P H Y L & DAV I D H I G M A N STA F F
P RO F I L E 24. CRAFT
CORNER 37. E X E RC I S E 43.
Coded to A second
secrecy chance at love
4. 20. OUR
N E WS 26. BOOK
R E V I E WS 38. T R AV E L
LO G 44.
R E X DAV Y L I LY ( E M I L I E ) C OX
For the love From France to
of sport farm life
D E L I C I O US
R EC I P E S 30. M OTO R I N G 40. B R A I N T E AS E 46.
8. 22. IN THE
GA R D E N 34. FAS H I O N 42. A RO U N D
SU M M E RS E T 48.
SU M M E RS E T R E S I D E N TS
Photography
competition
12.
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CØDED TO
SECRECY
B Y E M I LY E L L I O T T
Originally from England, 95-year-old Summerset by the Lake
resident Vera Mummery didn’t know she had worked for MI6, the
British Secret Intelligence Service, until recently – more than 50
years after she signed the Official Secrets Act during the Second
World War.
As a teenager, Vera wanted to be a journalist living in London, but
her father told her it was no career for a woman. She stormed out
of the house, joined the army, returned home and slammed the
paperwork on the table in front of her father, saying “How’s this for
a career!”.
Stubborn by nature, Vera says she would have been conscripted
anyway. However, she explains that during her three weeks of
introductory training, “Myself and 11 other women were picked
from our group and sent to the Isle of Man. We weren’t sure why
B Y E M I LY E L L I O T T we were picked to be there, but we started learning Morse code."
WE WORKED SIX-AND-A-HALF DAYS A WEEK, WITH ONLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS OFF. IT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD AT
FIRST, AND THE BEEPING DROVE US MAD, EVERYTHING
ENDED UP SOUNDING LIKE MORSE – BIRDS TWEETING,
CAR HORNS… EVERYTHING!
At the beginning of their training, which lasted a few months, Vera
says the group’s target was to successfully record 26 words per
minute. By the end, they were expected to be at 32 words. Those
who hadn’t met their incremental targets each week were sent
elsewhere. “We never asked questions, and it was all very serious.
We had to sign a secrecy act in front of three generals.”
Vera finished the training with three other women, and was sent
back to the mainland for a tour of Bletchley Park – the top-secret
home of the Second World War codebreakers – where she got to
have coffee with Alan Turing. “Bletchley never taped Morse. They
could only decode it, never receive it,” Vera explains.
LEFT | Vera Mummery with her pooch, Otto.
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Vera says that her small group’s
first posting was to Gibraltar,
where they were involved in
Operation Mincemeat – made
famous by the 1956 movie The
Man Who Never Was – when the
British successfully tricked
German troops into invading
the south of France so that the
Allies could occupy Sicily. Vera
and her colleagues were then
sent to Sicily. “You worked the
whole time, around the clock,
and got a bit of sleep when you
could.” They then went to
Turkey, back to England and,
ultimately, to Germany.
“Hitler had five frequencies
that he secretly communicated
to his leading five generals on.
We were intercepting the
communications and writing
the Morse codes down. They
were very fast!” Vera says that
although they worked hard,
“Hitler had five they didn’t really know what
they were working for. “We
frequencies that he were told, ‘These are the
secretly communicated to frequencies, and these are the
ABOVE | Vera in her uniform in 1943. ABOVE | Vera in her uniform.
call signs – record everything.’
his leading five generals You just hoped you were “We were lucky we could sort of confide in each “Looking back at what we did upsets me greatly.
getting it all. It was monotonous
on. We were intercepting work, and everything was sent
other, but we couldn’t tell anyone else what we’d Though they were the enemy, they were still
done during the war – not our parents, nor our someone’s brothers, fathers or husbands,” Vera
the communications and to Bletchley for decoding.” children when we had them.” reflects. “I had no idea I was working for MI6, and
Vera was sent back to England it was very surprising to find out. I was able to
writing the Morse codes when the war finished on
After the war, the couple moved to New Zealand,
tell my children and grandchildren, but my
where they built a yacht in Auckland and became
down. They were 8 May, and celebrated her 21st involved in racing. Vera says one of the highlights
parents had passed away by then so never knew.
birthday a few days later. My grandson Sean was 17 at the time, and he
of her life was being the starter and timer for the
very fast!” Married in 1943, she was Louis Vuitton Cup race, when she worked
came around to see the letters. He then brought
reunited with her husband two all of his friends around to see,” she laughs. “To
alongside Sir Peter Blake.
weeks before the war in Japan this day, he stills calls me ‘Nana Bond’.”
Then, in 2010, a friend of Vera’s said she’d heard a
ended and discovered that he “They were the worst of times, but they were also
radio announcement asking those who had worked
had been doing similar work, the best of times. We worked very hard, and the
with code in the war to contact an address in
often in the same places. camaraderie was wonderful. At the time I didn’t
Cheltenham, England. Vera did so, and when the
think what I did was important. To us, it was just
papers came back to her with the MI6 letterhead,
a job we had to do, so we got on and did it.” Vera
explaining what Vera had worked on, a solid gold
still knows Morse code, and says she doesn’t
LEFT | Vera received a gold medallion medallion and certificate were included.
for her work. think she will ever forget it.
Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 7
Rugby has been a way of life for Summerset at
Monterey Park’s Rex Davy, who was made a member
of the New Zealand Order of Merit in May this year
for his contributions to the sport and to the
community, after being endorsed by Sir Michael
Jones and Sir Graham Henry, among several others.
Now 85 and a life member of Waitakere Rugby Club, Rex still
watches his beloved team every weekend during the club season.
He explains that, as a child, rugby and cricket were his two
passions. “I lived close to Trafalgar Park in Nelson and I was
always down there batting or kicking balls.” He started playing
in senior rugby teams at a young age, often finding himself up
against men who were much older.
REX’S FAVOURITE PLAYING POSITIONS WERE
FIRST FIVE-EIGHTH AND SECOND FIVE-EIGHTH,
FOR THE
AS WELL AS FULL-BACK.
“THEY WERE ALL CLOSE TO THE ACT!”
He played for Nelson and Golden Bay, before moving up to
Auckland in his early 20s, where he played for the senior
LOVE OF
Grafton team. After hanging up his playing boots, Rex moved on
to coaching. In 1965, his good friend was coaching and invited
him to join in as an assistant coach. “I loved it! I didn’t realise
how much more there was to know about the game until I
started coaching – you then start thinking about the game all
the time, even at work,” he laughs.
SPORT
The key to being a good coach at club level, according to Rex, is
not to think you’re coaching the All Blacks. “If you can improve
your players’ play – both individually and collaboratively – it’s
fantastic. I loved helping someone to be a better player.” He
enjoyed working with young people, and said it kept him young
himself. “Even though they’re good sportsmen, they’re young
LEFT | Rex Davy has been recognised for his contributions to rugby.
B Y E M I LY E L L I O T T
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"REX HOLDS HUGE MANA AND RESPECT ACROSS ALL
SPHERES OF OUR WEST AUCKLAND COMMUNITY…
as a community champion both in sport and youth, he is a true patriarch of our
community. There is no leader more deserving to be acknowledged in this very
special way than Rex Davy.” – SIR MICHAEL JONES
men at the end of the day. As well-known real estate company. The Trusts Arena, which Rex
a coach, your role is also to “I was able to travel all over helped establish, is the home
show honesty, integrity, and the world for rugby,” says Rex, for the Waitakere Athletics
provide support.” Rex went on explaining about a time he and Waitakere Rugby clubs,
to coach many Auckland was in South Africa. “I ran into and has three outdoor fields,
representative-grade teams. Bishop Desmond Tutu, and he an athletics track and an
said to Sir Graham Henry and indoor arena that has hosted
Rex then moved on to
I, ‘Hello Rex, hello Graham. concerts, netball
administration, managing the
"It is almost unbelievable what Rex has fitted into his Could you do me one thing? internationals and boxing
Auckland National Provincial
extremely busy life, but in all his endeavours... Get Jonah Lomu’s signature matches, among many other
Championship side, the
for me!’” events. The facility is also
Auckland Blues and the New
HE HAS ACTED WITH TOTAL INTEGRITY, Zealand Barbarians for many
available free of charge for use
by schools and students.
seasons. He was also an All
THOUGHTFULNESS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT Blacks liaison officer and a Rex credits the award of his
AND HUMBLENESS THAT ENDEARS HIM member of various New Zealand Order of Merit to
committees, including in the his late wife, Heather, who
TO SO MANY PEOPLE. role as chair. In addition, Rex
THE COMMUNITY ALSO HAS A
LOT TO THANK REX FOR. HE WAS
passed away recently. “She
is a life member of the was a huge support to me and
Rex has run a very successful business and helped many individuals have a INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE
Auckland Rugby Union. At the my family, and I couldn’t have
TRUSTS ARENA AND PROVIDING
better life along the way. He has made a huge difference to his community, to same time as his rugby done it without her.”
A FANTASTIC SPORTS COMPLEX
rugby, and to the spirit and togetherness of his family. I have total admiration administration profile was
WEST AUCKLAND IS VERY
increasing, Rex was also
and respect for this man.” – SIR GRAHAM HENRY PROUD OF. ABOVE | All collection of images sits
developing a successful and in Rex's Summerset villa.
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P H O T O G R A P H Y C O M P E T I T I O N
Thank you to everyone who entered our annual resident photography competition. This year’s
entries were high in quality, thoughtful, interesting, and very hard to judge. Each image
submitted portrayed Summerset, its people, and the beauty of New Zealand well.
We’re thrilled to showcase this year’s winners of our four categories: Life at Summerset, Your
Summerset Home, Iconic Local, and Summerset People. We talked to them about their images,
and how they felt about winning.
Our Grand Prize winner, Alan Martin from Summerset Falls, Warkworth, captured a blend of the
categories in one fantastic image shot from his villa at sunset. Congratulations to everyone who
entered. We look forward to receiving your photographs next year!
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G R A ND PR I Z E WI NNE R
AL AN MARTIN
S UM M ERS ET FA L LS , WA RKWO RT H
"It’s where I live; I live right there in the photo. I wake up in the morning, and
at night I see incredible sunsets. By the time I get my camera out to capture
them, they’re gone! I got lucky with this one. I love waking up to the sunrises
and watching the sunsets. To me personally, this is home. It’s what makes this
image so special. When I looked at the photo after I took it, I noticed the street
lamp at the end of the street and really fell in love with it."
“I’m blown away. I didn’t expect this at all!”
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WI NNE R
L I F E AT
S U M M E RSE T
PAULINE FRASER
SUMMERSET AT BISHOPSCOURT,
DUNEDIN
"In this image, the positioning of the
outstretched arms to the entrance
of Summerset at Bishopscourt say
welcome and the expression and the
actions of participants indicate that
life at Summerset is great. When I
took this photo it was very hot, and
with no swimming pool we decided
WIN N ER to cool off in the fountain! The
impromptu action caused a lot of
amusement."
YO U R SU M M E R S E T H OM E
“I’m surprised and
delighted to win; it was
PHILIP SALMON such a fun moment!”
SUMMERSET AT MONTEREY PARK,
HOBSONVILLE
"I like it because a lot of us have retired – and because we’re retired we
can do what we like. A lot of the boys in the village, we’re doing what
we like. The tools we didn't sell are in our garages. We have a lot of fun.
That’s what I like about the image – we’re doing things we enjoy.
"To me this image means we’ve been doing what we
like and we’ve achieved our goals. It’s great to win!”
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ICON IC S U M M E RSE T
LOCA L PEO PL E
GRAHAME YONGE GWYTHA FRANCE
SUMMERSET MOUNTAIN VIEW, SUMMERSET IN THE SUN,
NEW PLYMOUTH NELSON
"I love the whole scene of Taranaki, but "This image is all about the fact that age
the waves and the surfers, and matching really means nothing. A friend of ours
the two is beautiful. The whole image was having a birthday, and asked if we
speaks to me of New Plymouth. I’m very wanted to come. My husband Russ had
trigger happy and I’m always looking out a ball, and our son came from the Gold
for moments that are happening that Coast. Father and son having a race –
I can take photos of. I love silhouetted age means nothing! The image shows
images because it’s dramatic." one of Nelson’s activities. People in
Summerset are Summerset. There is a lot
“I’ll have to get a bottle of going on in the village, and people are
champagne to celebrate!” always giving something a go."
"I’m very excited and pleased!
I love promoting Summerset,
especially Nelson!”
18 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 19David and Phyl Higham didn’t expect to fall in love
A second
when they moved into their separate villas at New
Plymouth’s Summerset Mountain View. Phyl had
been living in the village for a year when David
moved in across the other side.
chance at love B Y E M I LY E L L I O T T
David explains that they met at happy hour. “I saw a lady standing
by herself. The idea of happy hour is that you talk to people,” he says.
Phyl interjects, “He came up to me and asked, ‘Would you like a
conversation?’. I’d heard he was a vet, so I knew it would be an
interesting conversation. Our friendship grew with many more
interesting conversations. Then, he asked for me lunch. I was
dubious to go to lunch with him in case we saw people we knew.
And we saw three!”, she laughs.
David and Phyl’s friendship continued to grow as they walked
David’s Labrador daily and spent more time together. David then
made the decision to ask Phyl on a holiday to Napier to meet
some of his family. Phyl was unsure, but went anyway, and
enjoyed the time getting to know David better.
Within six months of their happy hour meeting, David and Phyl
were a couple, and they got engaged a few months later. David
says the relationship “felt right”.
“We had both lost our spouses to Alzheimer’s, and we’d both
had good marriages beforehand. We obviously got on well
together, and all of our family have been most happy about it.
We like doing similar things,” he says, and lists off the movies
and documentaries they enjoy, the interests they share, and how
they complement one another.
The pair had three months of engagement before an intimate
family wedding on Phyl’s daughter’s property in April 2018.
WHY WAIT WHEN YOU’RE 80! IT WAS A LOVELY WEDDING,
WITH OUR CHILDREN, THEIR SPOUSES, AND GRANDCHILDREN.
IT WAS OUTSIDE, AND WE HAD A POTLUCK. I DIDN’T MARRY DAVID
BECAUSE I WANTED COMPANIONSHIP; I MARRIED HIM
BECAUSE I LOVED HIM.
David says that after a honeymoon in Australia, they sold Phyl’s
villa and she moved in with him. He says, “I love having a partner
I am proud of and love showing off. I’m so proud to introduce
her to so many people!”
20 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 21From France to farm life
However, not long after they arrived, Jack sold “We weren’t attached to anything, but we had a
the farm. “He didn’t tell us. We had to move to great marriage. We always worked together.”
the farm next door, and all the cows had
ABOVE | Lily's young adult years.
B Y E M I LY E L L I O T T tuberculosis, which we didn’t know at the time.
BELOW | Lily now lives in Summerset by the Lake, Taupo.
We tried to find more work, and went from one
Frenchwoman Lily (Emilie) Cox was born close to the border with Belgium and enjoyed growing
farm to another. No one wanted us because we
up in a large home on a spacious property. Her family used to have parties and entertain in their
were foreigners!”
spare rooms, and Lily attended cooking school.
Lily says that clothes were hard to come by in
When a British soldier delivered news to their Lily explains that her husband, Harry, met a Kiwi post-war New Zealand, so she learned to sew
door about Lily’s aunt, Lily didn’t imagine she’d soldier while on a bayonet course with the New and started making her family’s garments. “We
marry him after a second brief meeting and a Zealand Army. “The Kiwi, Jack, told us to get in didn’t have a penny, but we dressed like we had
year of letter writing. The newly married couple touch when the war was over, as he would offer millions,” she laughs. “I’d go to a shop, look at
moved to England for a short time, before Harry a job.” the clothes, then go home and make my own
crossing the ocean to live in New Zealand version of them.”
The Cox family were picked up by Jack when
following the end of the war.
they arrived, but were shocked to see the farm Lily and Harry had a second son and moved
they had left the northern hemisphere for. around New Zealand going from job to job –
“It was a barn!” remembers Lily. “We thought ranging from managing the Taupo AC Baths
we’d made a huge mistake, and if we’d had the and fabric stores, to owning restaurants and
money, we would have gone back straight teaching swimming, and finally purchasing
away.” Lily and Harry started learning how to 10 acres of land and running farm holidays. “My
WE SOLD ALL OF OUR POSSESSIONS TO PAY FOR
milk cows and ride horses, and Lily bought father forced me to learn how to cut his hair when
OUR TRIP, AND ARRIVED IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1949
plywood to make a cot for their growing son. I was 15. In one New Zealand town, there was no
WITH NO MONEY AND A BABY.
Lily arrived knowing only a few phrases of English. hairdresser, so I’d cut people’s hair,” muses Lily.
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Marion
Ewe BY JENNY BRIDGEN
Marion Ewe says her life experiences equipped her perfectly for her
new role as Service Coordinator at Karaka village. “This is the first
job I’ve had that is suited to all of me,” she says.
Brought up in a large, extended family of eight “I do a milk round in the morning. It’s a means
children in Pukekohe, Marion credits her of catching up with people; an informal
grandparents for instilling a deep sense of check-in without being intrusive. I’m notified
community service in her. She has worked in when people come out of hospital or have been
social services all her life: as a case manager unwell, so I can check on them and make sure
and work broker for Work and Income, on a they have the support they need. I’m happy to
nationwide project to increase the uptake of do personal things for people, and I spend a lot
Early Childhood Education among Māori and of time liaising with the families of our residents,
Pasifika families, and, more recently, helping especially if they are overseas,” says Marion.
long-term unemployed people gain sustainable
permanent employment.
“My grandfather was a big personality. He used
to drive around the streets at night to pick up
Māori youth, visit and talk to their parents, and,
if needed, organise them to stay with their
I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THE
extended whānau. He was always out visiting
ELDERLY. THEY HAVE WALKED BEFORE ME,
different marae, and was heavily involved in
AND LAID THE FOUNDATIONS FOR
local community groups.” Marion’s grandfather
THE GOOD THINGS IN MY LIFE.
was instrumental in the creation of Pukekohe’s
ALL OUR STAFF SHARE THAT RESPECT.
Ngā Hau e Whā Marae. She says it was developed
THAT’S WHAT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON.
as a place for people from all iwi and all walks
of life.
Marion has been working as Service Coordinator Marion says she loves her job: “We have some
at Karaka for four months, getting to know the real characters here. Nothing surprises the
job and, importantly, the residents. She looks elderly. They’ve either been there and done that,
after residents across the village, with a special or know someone who has. I love listening to MARION IS A SERVICE
focus on those in the serviced apartments. their stories and seeing them healthy and well.” C O O R D I N AT O R AT
S U M M E R S E T AT K A R A K A
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NEWS
Papamoa
Blenheim
Rangiora
Caring for our Helen says it was fun to see Eleanor serve
breakfast, help clean and dress residents, and
New villages Purr-fect fundraiser for
caregivers deliver coffee and morning tea. “It was such a
pleasure for us to have Eleanor on board with
planned local animal charity
our team. She was chatting to everyone about
Summerset held its first annual Caregiver how they like their tea or coffee, and how they Summerset will be expanding into the Many furry friends were made in February
Celebration Day in March as a way of were.” sunny climes of Blenheim and Tauranga, when residents and Friends of Summerset in
recognising and appreciating the work our as well as opening a new village in Trentham attended a high tea fundraiser for
Later, CEO Julian Cook was shadowing caregiver
caregivers do. At every Summerset care popular Rangiora. Lower Hutt-based Kitten Inn. The event’s
Sesilia Haupeakui at Summerset at Heritage
centre, executive and senior leaders, as well special guests were 19 kittens and cats – many
Park in Ellerslie. “The day was a great way for
as members of the Human Resources team, just six weeks old.
us to show our appreciation for the great work The sites in Blenheim and Rangiora were
shadowed a caregiver for a shift, finishing the bought in March, and land at Papamoa
our caregivers do. They’re so important to
day by cutting a cake with staff. Beach, Tauranga, was purchased in Summerset at the Course Sales Manager, Jan
Summerset, and help us to look after our
residents. I really enjoyed the day; I made a September last year. Honnan, says the charity does a great job
General Manager Operations, Eleanor Young, bunch of cups of tea, helped out our caregivers, rescuing and caring for hundreds of kittens
CEO Julian Cook says that bringing the
spent the morning with caregiver Helen Singh and served our residents. Our caregivers know each year. “I wanted to do something to help
Summerset lifestyle to high-growth
at Summerset at Karaka. “Our caregivers work residents so well – they know all their little raise money. Everyone who came was really
regional centres is part of the company’s
tremendously hard every day to look after the preferences.” generous and we raised around $400 for the
business strategy.
needs of our residents, so we wanted to Kitten Inn.”
Blenheim’s new village will provide 200
celebrate them and their dedication to their Summerset resident Maureen enjoyed
SESILIA SAYS JULIAN DID VERY WELL AS A independent-living homes, Rangiora will
work. We felt the best way to do this was to get numerous cuddles on the day. “I just enjoy
CAREGIVER FOR A DAY. “WE APPRECIATE see the development of 300 homes and
on the floor and work alongside them,” says being with cats. We’ve always had them.”
THAT HE WAS JUST LIKE ONE OF US." Papamoa Beach will have 280 homes.
Eleanor. “Working alongside the team at Karaka
The three villages will also provide care Stefanie, from Kitten Inn, says that one cat
was hard work, but very rewarding. Spending
Summerset employs more than 590 caregivers, beds and Memory Care centres for spent half an hour snuggled on the lap of an
time with our residents and staff for the day
and Caregiver Celebration Day is one way we people living with dementia. attendee. “It was a great afternoon with the
was thoroughly enjoyable.”
are saying thank you for their hard work. residents and Friends of Summerset – really
To find out more about these villages,
lovely!”
visit our website: summerset.co.nz
26 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 27More than
$44,000
raised for
Christchurch
Staff and residents rallied to
support Christchurch in the
wake of the tragic shootings
in March, holding fundraisers
in villages and offices across
the country to raise more
than $44,700.
Applauding our staff General Manager Operations,
Eleanor Young, says variety
Summerset’s annual Applause The person selected for the voucher. Jesse says she will be shows, raffles for hampers
Wheeling around Summerset
Awards celebrate and reward
staff who bring the best of life
Summerset Supreme Award
stands out for their dedication
using hers for her first trip out
of the country in 18 years. “My
filled with goodies made by Mountain View
to our residents. Every year to Summerset’s residents, staff friends saw that I won on residents, bake sales, cake
Old and new cars were out in full force when Summerset
Summerset staff are invited to and the company. Facebook and organised a mini stalls and sausage sizzles
Mountain View residents welcomed Americarna Day to the
nominate their peers across 21 reunion. I’m just in the process were just some of the many
For 2019 we are delighted to village, which was decorated with American flags and
culture and position categories. of getting passports for me and
announce two Supreme Award ways residents and staff serving hot dogs, doughnuts, pizzas and soft-serve ice
This year, the judges assessed my children. We are going to
winners: Jesse Gamutan, cream for the occasion, all to a soundtrack of country music.
more than 800 nominations Brisbane, Australia.” raised $22,000. Summerset
Clinical Nurse Leader at
and selected finalists, who then matched the total dollar Americarna is an annual festival, now in its 12th year, during
Summerset Falls, Warkworth;
were invited to attend the In addition to the individual awards,
for dollar. which hundreds of classic, new, modified and unique vehicles
and Muluga Sauila, Caregiver at
black tie awards ceremony at we also celebrated the following
Summerset at the Course, travel through the Taranaki region. Neil Hart, a neighbour of
villages:
Te Papa in Wellington. “We really value being strong Summerset’s New Plymouth village who helped coordinate
Trentham.
• Village of the Year: enough to care. People in the this year’s fleet of vehicles, worked with staff to arrange for
Muluga says, “I’m so super Summerset in the Bay, Napier
On the night of the Applause 18 cars to visit Summerset and give residents rides. He says,
proud; this means a lot. This is • Best Developing Village: Summerset community have
Awards ceremony, a supreme Summerset on Cavendish, Casebrook “There was a collection of old and new cars, and drivers took
what I do every day – the high been generous, and we are
winner is named. This person is
• Best Care Centre: residents around a pre-designated circuit. They came back
quality of care that I deliver Summerset at Wigram
glad we can give this money
not nominated, but is chosen with the biggest smiles you’ve ever seen – for some, it’s like
every day is for the residents.”
by the Executive Team as Congratulations to everyone who was to help those affected by the taking them back to their youth and it brings back a lot of
Jesse and Muluga both nominated, to all the finalists and to memories for them.”
someone who truly embodies the winners. shootings,” says Eleanor.
our purpose and our values. received a $3,000 travel
Cushla, a resident of Summerset Mountain View, says she
Summerset sent the money to went for two rides – in a 1957 Cadillac and a Chevrolet.
SUMMERSET GOES CARBON ZERO Victim Support New Zealand, “It was absolutely great, so wonderful.”
Summerset is now the first retirement village operator in NZ to be carboNZero
along with love and heartfelt Village Manager Wayne Mackay says residents gave staff a
and CEMARS certified (Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme). best wishes to all those lot of support in decorating the village and getting it ready
This means we have an ongoing plan to reduce carbon emissions and have offset for the festivities, which included a themed lunch, quiz and
affected.
all unavoidable emissions with carbon credits from wind farm generation. other activities. “It’s a fantastic day that we thoroughly enjoy.”
28 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 29DELICIOUS TRYING OUT CURRIED
RECIPES JAN’S RECIPES?
SEND US A PHOTO
LENTIL &
AND LET US KNOW
WHAT YOU THINK!
PUMPKIN
SOUP
MAKES 8 CUPS
The fibre, folic acid and potassium in lentils
all support heart health, and the legumes
are also a good source of essential vitamins,
minerals and protein. This soup can be frozen
W I N T E R
in serving-sized portions.
WARMERS
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 shallots, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2–3 teaspoons curry powder or to taste
R E C I P E S BY JA N B I LTO N
1 cup dried red lentils, rinsed
900g pumpkin, peeled, seeded and chopped
AS THE OLD SPANISH SAYING GOES, 4 cups good vegetable stock
“OF SOUP AND LOVE, THE FIRST IS THE BEST. ”
Garnishes
But what’s not to love about soups? These easy-to-eat treats are Petite slices of toasted French bread or croutons
among the most appetising and versatile of dishes. They can be • Taco chips • A dollop of salsa or pesto •
enjoyed as light introductions to dinner for family or your Crumbled crisp-cooked bacon • Diced smoked
Summerset friends, or as hearty lunches with a roll on the side.
chorizo • Sprigs of fresh herbs or chopped fresh
They are favourites with all cultures the world over. Prepared with
herbs • Finely grated cheese, such as Parmesan.
vegetables, meats, herbs, stocks, lentils, beans and/or grains,
soups are nourishing and comforting on cold winter days.
METHOD
Soup is, of course, a centuries-old favourite that dates back to the
Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan
days of the cavemen, who placed meat, bones and liquid into a
over a low heat. Add the shallots and garlic.
skin bag or animal bladder, together with a few hot rocks, to create
Cook for 2–3 minutes, until soft. Stir in the
a (barely) palatable, warm meal. Thank goodness that, over the
curry powder and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
years, the basics have been improved on.
The basis of a good soup is a flavoursome stock prepared from Add the lentils, pumpkin and stock. Stir until
meat, chicken or fish and vegetables. Cartons of liquid stocks are well combined. Bring to the boil. Reduce the
readily available from supermarkets, or you can make your own heat to medium-low. Cook, partially covered,
stock and freeze it in user-friendly quantities. for about 20 minutes, stirring regularly until
the pumpkin is tender. Mash the pumpkin until
smooth.
This soup is great served topped with a dollop
of plain yoghurt.
30 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 31BUTTERMILK CARAMELISED APPLE &
'FRIED' CHICKEN C U STA R D C RO I S SA N TS
SERVES 4 S E RV E S 4 AS A D E S S E RT O R 8 AS A S M A L L E R T R E AT W I T H C O F F E E
You might be surprised to learn that there is no butter in buttermilk, and that it is lower in fat than I use prepared custard from the chiller cabinet of my supermarket for this recipe.
whole milk. Any left over from the recipe can be added to mashed potatoes, spooned over poached Serve large croissants as a dessert (they can be prepared ahead and cooked just
fruit, used in scone mixtures in place of milk, used as an ingredient in dressings for potato or pasta before serving) or mini croissants with coffee.
salads or added to smoothies.
INGREDIENTS METHOD INGREDIENTS METHOD
6–8 (700g) chicken thighs Place the chicken in a large bowl. Add the buttermilk and ¼ cup each of brown sugar, lemon Combine the brown sugar, lemon juice, brandy (if using) and
skinned and boned turn to coat well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. juice and brandy (optional) cinnamon in a large frying pan. Heat until the sugar has dissolved.
1 cup buttermilk ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
In another bowl, combine the flour and seasonings. Quarter and core the apples, then slice thinly. Add to the frying
½ cup plain flour or cornflour 2 large red-skinned apples pan, turning the slices to coat them well. Poach for 10 minutes
Drain the chicken in a sieve over a bowl. Dredge the chicken
1 teaspoon each of dried thyme 4 large or 8 mini croissants or until cooked, basting occasionally. Place aside but keep
and paprika in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Spray a baking
¾ cup thick custard warm.
pan with oil and add the chicken in a single layer. Chill for
salt and freshly ground
black pepper to taste 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
pinch of cayenne pepper or Preheat the oven to 200°C. Halve the croissants horizontally and spread the cut sides
chilli powder
thickly with custard. Place the bases on the baking tray and top
Spray the chicken with oil and bake for 25–30 minutes,
spray of canola oil with the caramelised apples. Sandwich together with the tops.
or until cooked and crispy.
Bake for 8 minutes, until golden and crisp.
Serve the chicken with mashed kumara drizzled with basil This is gre at ser ved dusted with icing sugar, together with
pesto thinned with a little lemon juice. whipped cre am and any remaining syrup on the si de.
32 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 33A RT I C L E BY LY N DA H A L L I N A N
IN THE
GARDEN
The green
gooseberries, to the Land of the Long White
Cloud in 1904, when she brought seeds back
from a visit to a missionary school in China. A
local nurseryman soon recognised their
potential, and by the 1950s they’d become a
popular winter crop here. However, at the
indoors
height of the Cold War, their original common
name hampered attempts to establish an export
trade with the United States. At first the fruits
were rebranded as ‘melonettes’, but that name
didn’t stick (a similar attempt to rename feijoas
as ‘pineapple guavas’ also fell flat), and in 1959
the name kiwi fruit was mooted by Turners &
Growers. The rest, as they say, is history.
I have a love–hate In winter, I merrily ignore the frostbitten A few years later, in the 1960s, a similarly savvy
relationship with winter. extremities of my large country garden in the member of the New Zealand Tree Tomato
Who doesn’t? Winter foothills of the Hunua Ranges. I stay close to Promotions Council rebranded the tree tomato
home, pottering in the herb garden by my back as a tamarillo in a bid to end confusion between
weather brings out the
door, where parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme these tangy South American fruit and the
best and worst in all of
are all within easy reach for winter roasts and common garden tomato. The confusion is
us – and our gardens. On herbal tonics. My citrus trees are only a few understandable, for, like the tomato, the
crisp, cloudless days, steps away from the kitchen, too, for everyone tamarillo is botanically a fruit but is as often
when Jack Frost dusts needs a Meyer lemon tree to lazily plunder for enjoyed in savoury dishes as sweet. Add a few
hot toddies and honey and lemon teas. peeled tamarillos to a winter slow-cooker
our lawns white and
I was a winter baby, and ‘Miss A’, the formidable casserole, toss them through a winter salad of
dewdrops freeze like
Plunket nurse who visited my Mum each week, peppery perennial rocket with salt and pepper,
diamonds in the
filled my baby book with her handy hints for or use the fruit in chutneys and marinades to
cobwebs, the bare serve with roast meats.
the health of mother and child. As if she wasn’t
branches of denuded busy enough juggling two babies born exactly
deciduous trees bring a one year apart, Mum was advised to mix orange
bleak beauty to our juice into our milk, add a splash of rosehip
syrup to cooled, boiled drinking water, and
backyards. But when it’s
supplement our diets with sieved kiwi fruit or
wet and cold and your
puréed tamarillos for a quick hit of vitamin C.
gumboots spring a leak (This could explain why, as an adult, I’d much
– as they always seem to rather serve kiwi fruit slices on pavlova and
do when it’s bucketing tamarillos caramelised with brown sugar on the
grill than pop vitamin C pills.)
down – it’s hard to
muster much enthusiasm Did you know that both kiwi fruit and tamarillos
were renamed by enterprising New Zealand
for toiling in sodden soil.
orchardists to make them more palatable to the
I prefer to nest, to
export market? We have a Wanganui school
hunker down and teacher, Mary Isabel Fraser, to thank for
hibernate indoors. introducing kiwi fruit, then known as Chinese
Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 35In winter, we can turn our attention to comfort
WINTER
ARTICLE BY LOUANA MCCORMACK
foods and turn our backs on our gardens – or at CRAFT
GARDENING CHECKLIST
MARVELLOUS
least draw the curtains on them – while lavishing CORNER
all our green-fingered attention on indoor
greenery instead. Houseplants are enjoying a
global renaissance, as trendy millennials nurture
MITTENS
the same plants that were fashionable in the
1970s (and the macramé pot-holders of the
same era).
I’D LIKE TO THINK I INHERITED MY These cosy mittens are
LATE GRANDMOTHER PATRICIA’S perfect for keeping your
GREEN THUMB, BUT I’M HOPELESS hands toasty on your
AT KEEPING HOUSEPLANTS ALIVE. village strolls this winter.
Several pairs can be made
Whereas my grandma nurtured metre-long
from one woollen or
porcelain-flowered hoya vines, decades-old
fleece jumper.
African violets and snazzy streptocarpus, I care
for a revolving cast of houseplants in various
stages of decline. Last year, my father gave me • Plant pansies, Iceland poppies, pot
and my sister a lush maidenhair fern for our marigolds and polyanthus for a splash
birthday. Six days later, mine was fried to a of cheerful colour in containers by
crisp (in my defence, it was the school holidays your front door.
and unseasonably warm), killed not with
• Garlic is traditionally planted on the GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES Step 2: Cut four pieces of the pattern out of
kindness but neglect. your chosen fabric, two mirrored pieces for
shortest day in winter and harvested • A4 paper for pattern • Pen/pencil • Fabric and
It’s survival of the fittest at my place, so I can each mitten. If you are recycling a garment for
on the longest day in summer. Choose paper scissors • Embroidery thread and needle
heartily recommend the South African ZZ plant, your mittens, line up the openings for the
plump, organic, New Zealand-grown
• Fleece/wool fabric – an old jumper or jersey mittens along the hem or cuff to take advantage
Zamioculcas zamiifolia. This subtropical darling seed garlic, and plant only the fattest
boasts shiny foliage and a camel’s tolerance to is ideal • Sewing machine and thread. of this.
cloves, burying them 5cm deep and
drought. It can survive for months without 20cm apart in rich soil. Step 3: Embroider a design on two pieces,
METHOD
watering, and if it does droop, it’s easily ensuring that you are working on two mirrored
• Sow Asian greens such as tatsoi Step 1: Place your hand on a piece of paper and
revived with a long liquid lunch. pieces so that the top of the mittens are
(spoon mustard), bok choy and wong draw around it to create your pattern. Have
Similarly forgiving are the quirky foliage begonias embroidered. Use nature as inspiration or
bok. These brassicas grow at twice the your thumb extended to the side and add
with names like ‘Lizard Leaf’ and ‘Eyelash’, as anything that takes your fancy. Your designs
speed of traditional cabbages. approximately 1.5cm around the edge of your
well as friendly Asplenium ferns such as ‘Crissie’ can be as elaborate as your skills allow!
• When the daphne bushes bloom, you hand as a seam allowance. Ensure you make
and ‘Victoria’. Just make sure their pots are not Step 4: Once you are happy with your
know the worst of winter is over. Look the wrist section straight and not tapered – this
too close to heaters, heat pumps or draughty embroidery, place the right sides of each pair
out for the New Zealand-bred variety will ensure the mittens are easy to get on and
doorways in winter, and let the potting mix dry together, making sure your embroidery faces
‘Perfume Princess’, which is renowned off. Your pattern should look similar to the one
out completely between waterings. inwards. Pin and stitch around the edges,
for its long-lasting display of fragrant pictured (below).
Creating a leafy conservatory indoors means leaving a gap across the bottom for your hand
pink flowers.
you can still get your green fix without feeling to slide in. If you have a raw edge at the wrist,
• Dwarf potted peach and nectarine fold over and sew a simple seam. Turn the
guilty about the leaves in need of raking, the
trees will benefit from a copper spray mittens outside in, so that the seams are on the
pea straw to shovel or the fruit trees to prune
just before their blossom buds burst inside and the embroidery shows.
outdoors. “Winter is a time of promise,”
open. This helps prevent leaf curl and
reckoned the American novelist and part-time
brown rot come spring. Try on your new mittens and enjoy
garlic farmer Stanley Crawford, “because there
is so little to do – or because you can now and
wearing them this winter!
then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so.”
36 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 37R E V I E WS BY N Z B O O K LOV E RS W W W. N Z B O O K LOV E RS.C O. N Z
BOOK
REVIEWS
Th e Hero f rom N i thd a l e S tat ion by D i c k Tr i pp Stor m Clouds Over Levuka by M a rga ret G il ber t
New Zealander Dick Tripp has war efforts, Charlie was awarded Charlotte Swann and her husband relationship with Charlotte can’t
written a wonderful account of a Silver Star by the Americans. Richard arrive in Levuka, Fiji’s go anywhere. And then the
his parents’ lives in his book The capital in the 1860s, but he is estranged wife turns up in Fiji,
But the book is also about Myra
Hero from Nithdale Station. brutally murdered the day after. making matters even worse.
Tripp, Dick’s mother, who was a
Traumatised and overcome by
The book is mainly about his tireless volunteer in her community Storm Clouds Over Levuka is a
grief, Charlotte decides to stay on
father, Charlie Tripp, aka ‘The and who was awarded a Queen’s page-turning historical novel with
in Fiji, feeling she has nowhere
Boss’, who bought Nithdale Service Medal for her work. lots of romance and intrigue. The
else to go. She manages to get
Station near Gore in 1924. Charlie author, Margaret Gilbert, was
The Hero from Nithdale Station is work as a hotel cleaner to make
did the hard work of developing born in Fiji and lived there until
a great read and highlights the ends meet.
this huge station and was clearly she was 21, so she certainly
achievements of an impressive
a man with impressive leadership Time passes, and when she meets captures the feeling of this
couple, focusing on their grit and
qualities. These qualities came to the British Consul, Gareth Murdoch, tropical island paradise very well,
determination, their humour and
the fore when he led the First she is surprised to find feelings but she has obviously also done
humanity, and the legacy they
Commando Fiji Guerrillas in the beginning to stir within her, plenty of research and succeeds
created. It is both an inspirational
Second World War. The end of the feelings she thought she would in transporting the reader back to
biography of a Southland farmer
book is a page-turner, as Charlie never have again. Gareth has an the lawlessness of the 1860s.
who tamed the country and of his
leads his commandos into the estranged wife he hasn’t seen for Storm Clouds Over Levuka is an
wife’s work in the community, and
heart of battles with the Japanese three years but who refuses to easy yet engaging read for a lazy
Wild Side Publishing the action adventure of a war hero. Macmillan
RRP $24.99 in the Solomon Islands. For his RRP $44.99 divorce him, so it seems his afternoon.
Th e B a ker ’s C om pa ni on by A lly s o n G o f to n All About Kate by J os ie La ird
Allyson Gofton has been cooking The recipes in the book are also a All About Kate is an engaging and As an adopted child, Kate has
for more than 30 years and is one great foundation for experimenting, thought-provoking debut novel. always wondered about her birth
of New Zealand’s most loved and and Allyson explains what the The story centres on Kate, who is mother, but when she contacts
trusted authors, with nearly 20 implications are if you use oil in her 20s and who works in a Kate asking to meet her, Kate has
cookbooks to her name. instead of butter, for example. pharmacy. Kate has tried every a double surprise – she has an
The numerous hints and tips are diet available with limited success identical twin, Caro, who wasn’t
This book is a must-have for
another welcome addition, where and can’t accept the curvy body adopted out.
anyone who bakes. It includes
Allyson suggests what to do if, for that nature has given her. She
100 recipes, covering cakes and All About Kate is a novel about a
instance, your cakes are always goes to her doctor seeking some
loaves, pastries, quick bakes, young woman discovering herself
too heavy or are burnt on the top diet pills, but her doctor refuses
biscuits, baked puddings, pavlovas and learning to be comfortable in
or bottom. So when it all goes to give her what she wants. Then,
and meringues, and breads. her own skin. The novel tackles
wrong, Allyson has the answer – when a customer comes into the
some serious topics – eating
Looking through the book, we something that is incredibly pharmacy to return some diet
disorders, self-image in our
can see some definite standouts helpful for anyone new to the pills, Kate begins taking them in
modern world, identity and loss
we would like to try: devil’s world of baking. secret instead of destroying them
– but Josie touches on these with
Penguin Books (NZ) chocolate cake, sponge drops, – soon becoming addicted.
The Baker’s Companion is a book a light touch. Kate is a memorable
RRP $55.00 Belgium biscuits, six egg white
to keep and to treasure. The weight slowly comes off with character, and I felt a great deal
pavlova and chocolate hot cross
the pills, but the side effects push of empathy for her as the novel
buns. How could you resist any
away all who are dear to her, developed.
of these? Swooping Kereru
RRP $30.00 including her boyfriend, Luke.
38 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 39MOTORING I’m not generally prone to exaggeration, so please believe me when I posit that
the all-new Jaguar I-Pace is quite possibly the most important Jaguar the storied
British manufacturer has ever built. It’s more important than the E-Type or the
MOTORING
XJ. It’s certainly more important than the fading-fast XF sedan.
The I-Pace is Jaguar’s first full battery electric
vehicle (or BEV), a family-sized SUV designed to IT MIGHT BE AN ELECTRIC PROPOSITION, BUT
take on the Tesla Model X, as well as several new IN REAL TERMS THE AVAILABLE POWER IS LIKE
electric vehicles arriving this year from, most HAVING A V8 UNDER THE BONNET: 294KW AND
notably, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. To drum the 696NM OF INSTANT TORQUE , WHICH HELPS IT
message home with even more vigour, it’s a ROCKET FROM ZERO TO 100KM/H IN JUST
zeitgeist machine: something that fulfils pretty
4.8 SECONDS.
much everything the modern motorist travelling
through a world of depleted resources needs
right now. This thing also has Land Rover-family all-wheel-
drive bits underneath it as standard. It will go
The I-Pace’s 90kWh lithium-ion battery delivers a
places you’d never think of taking an EV; it even
range of up to 470km on a single charge from
has a wading depth listed in the brochure for
either a fast-charger kiosk at the roadside or
goodness’ sake.
(more commonly in New Zealand) a three-pin
plug in the owner’s garage. Jaguar reckons that There are three Jaguar I-Pace grades to choose
range is the equivalent of more than 14 days of from: the $159,900 entry-level S; the SE grade
commuter travel for the average Kiwi motorist for $10k more; or the all-singing, all-dancing
driving 12,000km per annum. Put simply, you’ll $179,900 HSE, which comes with plenty of
never ever visit a petrol station again. Save for premium features like 20in alloys, 18-way electric
coffee, perhaps. To help with ‘range anxiety’, the Windsor leather seats and a powerful 825W
SUV can also calculate charging status and Meridian Surround Sound System.
range, taking into account changing climate In the current climate, the I-Pace might well
JAGUAR
conditions, traffic en route and topography, represent the face of Jaguar – a brand that has
among other driver inputs. traded heavily on heritage up until this point –
into the next decade and beyond. Thank goodness
I-PACE S
it impresses then.
THE STATISTICS
ARTICLE BY CAMERON OFFICER
ENGINE: battery electric powertrain with
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TOTAL SYSTEM POWER: 294kW
TOTAL SYSTEM TORQUE: 696Nm
MAXIMUM SPEED: 200km/h
PRICE: $159,900
40 Summerset Scene | Winter Issue Summerset Scene | Winter Issue 41ARTICLE BY LUCY CORRY ARTICLE BY DAN HARDIE
FASHION EXERCISE
TRAIN YOUR
BALANCE Dan is our new columnist, and
provides regular exercises and
activities on his Instagram
account @dan.thehuman.
TOPPING IT OFF
It usually takes a lot to stand out on the If you have a round face, you need a structured Feeling confident on your feet, whether it’s walking, climbing stairs or getting out of bed, is
catwalk at New York Fashion Week, but last hat rather than something soft and floppy. Hats crucial to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. ACC has measured that if it takes a person longer
year a group of models were head and with high crowns or asymmetrical angles will
than 12 seconds to get from lying on the floor to standing, he or she has a higher risk of a
shoulders above the rest when big-name help create a sense of length. Conversely,
labels decreed that the balaclava was back. people with square faces need something to
fall. Try timing yourself to see how long it takes you.
Thankfully, it doesn’t look like this trend is soften the jawline. Look for berets, circular hats One of the factors that reduces our risk of falling is our leg strength and balance. We want our legs
going to catch on for the rest of us any time and anything with a floppy brim. to be able to keep up with our brain every time we take our next step. Below are a few ways you can
soon and more practical winter headgear is
WHAT ABOUT HAT HAIR? practise this.
always in style – and saves you from being
cold and miserable! Some people are put off wearing hats for fear
1 The tightrope walk 2 One-leg static balance 3 Big-toe push
that their hairdo will be squished into a
WHICH HAT WILL SUIT ME?
hair-don’t. To avoid this, don’t put a hat on Find a straight line on the Stand with one foot facing Every time you walk up a flight
There’s a hat for every head. If you have an oval when your hair is wet or damp, or it will dry in ground, at least 5m long, with forwards on flat ground. Lift of stairs, think about pushing
face, you can wear pretty much anything you the shape of the hat. And put your hat on from some space on either side so the other leg until your knee is your big toe into the step. Our
like. For the rest of us, a bit of insider front to back, placing it on gently but firmly, that you can move your arms in line with your hips. Try to big toes are very important to
knowledge can transform your winter hat into a rather than jamming it down like the lid of a (or a wall on one side to help balance in this position for the health of our feet. When
crowning glory. rubbish bin. you balance). Try to walk along 10–30 seconds per leg. This we push through our toes, we
the line, placing your feet on it helps us to train our reactive send a signal to our brain to
If you have a long face, look for a hat that cuts WHAT ABOUT BEANIES?
like a tightrope walker. Bonus sense of balance, and works a work our foot muscles and also
across your forehead and creates the illusion of
The humble beanie has its uses, but it’s not a points if you can do it lot of important muscles to preserve our foot strength.
width, rather than length. Wide-brimmed hats,
high-fashion item unless you’re a 16-year-old backwards! around our ankles and feet. If
berets or hats with a fitted crown all work well.
street-style star or the beanie itself is made you’d like to make the exercise
If your face is heart-shaped, look for a hat with from a luxury fabric like merino wool or harder, close your eyes.
a shorter brim to balance out a wider forehead. cashmere. Wear your trusty all-weather beanie
Soft knitted hats, stylish caps, and felt or wool when in the garden or out for a walk, but don’t These exercises can be done daily or at any time you’re feeling adventurous. As we know, we have a better
fedoras all suit people with this face shape. wear it when you want to impress. chance of sticking to exercise when we do it with a friend, so find a buddy and challenge each other! The
body gets good at what it does routinely, whether it’s a lot of movement or a lack of it.
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