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Does your breath need work? So how do you know if your breathing could do with some work? Dina Ceniza, director of Auckland’s The Breathe Clinic, says there are a number of signs. “Sighing, yawning and coughing a lot are all outward signs of poor breathing technique,” Dina reveals. “A lot of people breathe through their mouths but they’re not actually aware of it. “Breathing fast or breathing loudly are also signs. If you’re beside someone and you can hear them breathe, there�...

Amy Prebble14:26, Jul 07 2021 STUFF This article was published on Scout and is republished with permission. Amy Prebble discovers how conservation efforts on Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf have turned it into a bird paradise. When you step off the ferry at Tiritiri Matangi, the first thing that hits you is the birdsong. The three croaky notes of the tui, the trill of the korimako (bellbird) and one call that sounds very much like an old car trying to start up. The cacophony is as ...

“Well then,” she replied, “why don’t you?” Oh. Yes. Well. Why indeed? Especially in Auckland, where we have quite a few new entrants in the hotel department. And we all know that sleeping in a hotel bed is a hundred times more exciting than sleeping in your own because you know you don’t have to wash and dry and fold the sheets. So with far less organising than required for most other travel stories, I set about resting my weary head on pillows of all densities and softness aroun...

Te Ao Although they may be few in numbers, the kaitiaki of Kia Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island are continuing to uphold tikanga Māori within the community, while also educating the many visitors from Ngā Hau ē Whā (The Four Winds). This story was published on Scout magazine. Theres more to Waiheke Island than wining and dining, as Amy Prebble finds out (in between wining and dining). Heres the best way to spend a long weekend. Blessed with a grape-friendly microclimate and glorious w...

“Covid-19 produced a huge amount of fear, anxiety and stress, but the resulting lockdown also created an unusual break in the norm and space to focus on things that otherwise might have been neglected,” she adds. “So we had people signing up ready to move forward with sobriety – and others who were really struggling with drinking and looking for strength to get ready to quit.” If these people are anything like me, they were probably worrying about their drinking long before Covid-1...