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The over 80-year-old style stars

Ilona is 94, Jacquie is 83, Lynn Dell is 81 . . . These women are the stars of Advanced Style, the sensationally successful fashion blog. Now, their colourful stories are being told in a new documentary.

Top 10 cake shops for Mother's Day

Taking your mum out for coffee and cake this Sunday? Have a look at our favourite spots

Review: The Tasting Shed, Kumeu

Nici Wickes finds this Kumeu highlight well worth going the distance for.

Eternal Gratitude: Tatiana Strudwhick

Tatiana Strudwhick reflects on the tremendous influence that her mother, Cida Mattos, had on her personal and professional life.

Eternal Gratitude: Michal Mckay

Michal Mckay reflects on the tremendous influence that her mother, Eleitino Paddy Walker, had on her personal and professional life.

Flower trucks, the new food trucks

Well-picked and well-priced flower spots.

Viva Hit List 7/5

What we're loving, buying and browsing this week

Beauty: Mother's little helpers

New treatments offer extra oomph for hair or skin, writes beauty editor Janetta Mackay.

Red carpet fashion at the Met Gala 2014

Highlights from the red carpet arrivals at today's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala, celebrating the exhibition Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Looks of the week

Sally Field in pink, Sarah Jessica Parker in florals and Naomi Campbell in sequins - take a look at this week's most stylish moments.

Recipes: Flavours of France

Gruyere beignets, tender rabbit, a delectable prune and port tart — Angela Casley creates a fabulous French dinner party.

Recipes: Rabbit with garlic, thyme and pears

We don't eat a lot of rabbit in New Zealand, but I bet you will be pleasantly surprised by the tender texture of the white meat. The slow-cooked rabbit just falls off the bone.

Recipe: Gruyere beignets (choux puffs)

Deep fried and eaten hot, the gruyere cheese in Angela Casley's choux puffs has a subtle flavour and wonderful gooey texture.

Recipes: Prune and port tart

The Prunes soaked in alcohol in this prune and port tart are soft, sticky and sweet. When it comes to French desserts, it's hard to go past a good tart.

State houses: The way we lived back then

A book that examines the critical thinking behind state housing offers an intriguing insight into the way we lived back then - and may do in the future, writes Claire McCall.

Nici Wickes: Food Talk

For some of us - including Viva's Nici Wickes - food is an endlessly fascinating topic for discussion.

Better stuff, not more stuff

The designer of a range of ethically produced bedding is working towards social changes in Bali and further afield.

Catching up with Mimco

Fiona Ralph chats to Mimco’s managing director about her 10 years with the accessories label.