Carly Gibbs
Weekend writer
Carly is a weekend writer for the Bay of Plenty Times
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Eight tips to ease your Covid anxiety as we head into 2022
Kiwis have high hopes for a better 2022, but it's still easy to succumb to worry.
A 'gentle man': Why Chris Parker has made a name for himself as a kind comedian
His material is based around being an emotional person:"I don't want to be hurtful".
'This pandemic has squeezed the private right out of us': Urzila Carlson ponders oversharing
Carlson tackles the topic of oversharing on social media in her new show It's Personal.
How to declutter your garage in five easy steps
Kiwis are accumulating more and more possessions, which take up valuable garage space
MasterChef winners to release cookbook in te reo Māori
The Birds' new cookbook will be one of just a handful in NZ published in te reo Māori.
Material world: How shopping addiction is quashing Kiwi dreams
Frivolous spending is seeing some couples rack up to $100,000 in consumer debt.
Instagram versus reality: How girls can feel body confident
Body insecurities can flow into feelings of worthlessness and unlovability, say experts.