Health and wellbeing virtuoso Rebecca Wadey spends her weekends indulging in the occasional spiced strawberry and chia cocktail, checking out her favourite shops and spending time with her family. "We spend a lot of time in the garden, gardening, searching for our free-range chicken eggs, or we head around the rocks at Pt Chev beach, swimming at high tide and poking sea anemones when the tide's out."
After being diagnosed with cancer at age 26, Wadey, alongside Megan May of Little Bird, was inspired to create The Centre, a nurturing and relaxing space offering yoga classes, nutrition, meditation, massage therapy and more, to create a community area for those after a little "everyday getaway".
Wadey shares her top weekend spots, from where she's dining and what she's trying and her adventurous summer plans.
Mornings ... I start most days with a yoga class at The Centre, sucking back a green detox smoothie from Little Bird on the way home before running the kids to school. It's also our go-to family breakfast locale, the kids love the g'raw'nola and nut milkshakes, or sprouted bread with homemade almond butter and "jam". We also love Grand Harbour for brunch, along with the rest of Auckland. We start our days early, which at least means we get there before the crowds. Meola Kitchen is another favourite in our household; I love the breakfast burrito with lashings of hot sauce and they serve, hands-down, the best coffee in the area (please, someone, bring good coffee to Pt Chev).
Drinking ... I don't go out specifically to drink - all my social endeavours revolve around food. At the moment I'm loving spiced strawberry and chia kombuchas at Little Bird Ponsonby, the "Street Fighter" at Chop Chop, sangria at Cocos and any incarnation of a margarita at Mexico (tequila is my biggest vice).
