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The perfect pick-me-up coffee cake
As the mornings get darker and the days start to feel longer, sometimes morning tea requires a little more than just a cup of tea. Infused with good old instant coffee, this cake is soft, lightly spiced, and topped with a sweet cinnamon crumble that turns golden as it bakes. Perfect for a morning pick-up (or an afternoon one), it’s 100% delicious.

Health is wealth
Without your health, very little else works. Not your career, not your family life, not your finances. The good news is that looking after yourself doesn’t have to cost a fortune. In fact, some of the most effective things you can do are completely free. Here are five ways to get you started.

The people behind the policies
In 2018, Fleur* made a practical and, at the time, unremarkable decision. She took out health insurance. Four years later, facing bowel and liver cancer, that decision gave her access to a chemotherapy drug that wasn’t publicly funded at the time. She believes it saved her life.

Spring harvest risotto
This risotto is a delicious way to celebrate the arrival of warmer evenings, especially now that gardens (and vege aisles) have started to burst forth

Taking control of your insurance
Medical and income protection insurance doesn’t just offer peace of mind – it can be the difference between ‘continuing as usual’ and a mortgagee sale. In some cases, it’s a matter of life and death. But how do you ascertain if you have the right level of insurance?

The people behind the policies
When a DIY job proved difficult to complete, 37-year-old Invercargill man Kane Woodward realised something was wrong. Faced with further worrying symptoms, his journey to a diagnosis had many twists and turns but was ultimately expedited by his insurance cover.