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By Linda Blair

Thursday Oct. 08, 2015

Viva

Clueless' Cher Horowitz. Picture / Supplied.

Food & Drink

This beetroot, haloumi, kale and lentil salad is very virtuous, but doesn’t taste it

Salty cheese and a banging balsamic dressing undercut plenty of virtuous veg.

Fashion

How to dress originally, according to the runway

Inspirations include a sci-fi supper club and Alexander McQueen's bumster trousers.

Food & Drink

Enjoying your favourite wine? Pair it with these perfect snack plates

Match your ideal drink with snacks involving melted cheese, fresh vegetables or raw fish.

Food & Drink

The most influential women in food and drink in NZ named

Judith Tabron is this year's Supreme Woman at the Women in Food & Drink Aotearoa awards.

Food & Drink

The heirloom tomato and burrata dish you order at the wine bar? It’s just as good homemade

With ingredients like this, dinner is fancy, but no fuss.

Beauty

The Viva team test drive the newest wave of hair tools. Here are which ones are worth the money

From wide plate straighteners to do-it-all stylers - we try, before you buy.

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Fashion

How to Say No to People You Like

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This beetroot, haloumi, kale and lentil salad is very virtuous, but doesn’t taste it

How to dress originally, according to the runway

Enjoying your favourite wine? Pair it with these perfect snack plates

The most influential women in food and drink in NZ named

The heirloom tomato and burrata dish you order at the wine bar? It’s just as good homemade

The Viva team test drive the newest wave of hair tools. Here are which ones are worth the money

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