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These apple cinnamon muffins start with an easy muffin batter that’s flavored with cinnamon, brown sugar, and plenty of juicy apples. They make a delicious breakfast alternative or sweet treat for any time of the day. · Ingredients · - 125g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the tin - 125g dark brown sugar - 150ml golden syrup - 250g self raising flour, plus extra for the tin - 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda - pinch of ground…

We all know someone with a fast metabolism. Or at least we think we do. · They have a voracious appetite and yet never put on weight. Is it that some people genetically are predisposed to be fatter than others? Perhaps our hormones are to blame, the type of foods we eat, even our gut health. · There are certainly lots of competing theories for why some of us pile on the pounds, with corresponding diet advice. · And all of them are a…

When the deeply patriarchal Romans first encountered Celtic tribes living in modern-day France and Great Britain in the first century B.C.E., their reaction to the roles of the sexes was one of surprise and dismay. The tasks of men and women “have been exchanged, in a manner opposite to what obtains among us,” wrote one Roman historian. · New evidence from Celtic graves now confirms that at least one part of Britain was a woman’s world long…

On 17 January 1853 Governor Sir George Grey issued a proclamation to bring the New Zealand Constitution Act (UK) 1852 into operation, establishing a system of representative government for the colony. · The Act created a General Assembly – an appointed Legislative Council and a House of Representatives elected every five years by males aged over 21 who owned, leased or rented property of a certain value – and six provinces with elected…

A simple breakfast dish that's just as good at any time of day. Greek scrambled eggs with tomatoes. If you want, you can add chopped roast peppers to the tomatoes before adding the eggs. This is easy to scale up and with all the wonderful in season produce available in summer, there are lots of choices! · Ingredients · - 4 large, well-flavoured tomatoes - 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil - 2 garlic cloves, grated to a purée - 8-10 large eggs…

Writer Brandon Smith argues that globalist organisations like the World Economic Forum (WEF) are using carbon taxation and climate equity as tools to centralise power and wealth. · Smith asserts that carbon controls are not about sustainability but about restructuring the global economy to benefit those pushing the social justice agenda. · He cites the WEF’s push for “justice, fairness, and DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion)” within carbon…

Creative New Zealand, a government-funded agency, is under fire for funding an arts group accused of promoting racism. · Brown Town, a visual arts group, according to RNZ, aimed at addressing “long standing issues of racism,” promoted an upcoming event featuring racially tiered ticket pricing: $30 for non-Māori/Pasifika attendees, $20 for Māori and Pacific attendees, and $15 for early-bird buyers. · Creative New Zealand provided $35,000 to…

Back in the ancient world, all sorts of people were inked up. Ötzi the Iceman, preserved in an Alps glacier for over 5,000 years prior to being found by hikers, had 61 tattoos on his wrist, legs, back and torso. A male mummy from Predynastic Egypt, who lived around the same time as Ötzi, sported upper-arm tattoos of what’s believed to be a wild ox and a Barbary sheep, while a female counterpart had S-shaped curves on her shoulder. And in Peru,…

The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was formed on 16 January 1941 to enable the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) to release more men for service overseas during the Second World War. Within 18 months, the authorities also created a Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps and a Women’s Royal Naval Service. · The WAAF contributed to the war effort by easing personnel shortages. Initially, women served as cooks, mess-hands, drivers, clerks, equipment…

As Turkey pushes forward with plans to repatriate Syrian refugees under its “temporary protection” policy, questions arise about the safety and legitimacy of returning millions of people to a country still grappling with instability and the remnants of a devastating civil war. · It has been a month since the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024. The emerging interim government in Damascus is now led by Hayat Tahrir al Sham…