ANCIENT GRAINS / Growing quinoa in Taihape MEMORIES OF RIO / Our sporting stars look back LEATHER MAN / The rise of Deadly Ponies SMOOTH SAILING / Kiwi sailmakers’ success LUCKY LOBSTERS / The Dom Perignon of the sea ANZ IN YOUR COMMUNITY ISSUE No. 05 THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN SWING MANAGING LIFE ON THE TOUR WITH NEW ZEALAND’S FAVOURITE PRO GOLFER CONTENTS COVER STORY FEATURES 08 / 02 / 04 / 12 / THE GIRL WITH THE CHANGING FACE MEMORIES OF RIO THE LEATHER MAN THE GOLDEN SWING New Zealand has seen a lot of ANZ Ambassadors share Luxury fashion brand Deadly World Number 1 golfer Lydia Ko change in three decades highlights of the Olympics and Ponies’ rise to the top on staying humble while Paralympics reaching for the stars 16 / 26 / 42 / GROWING ANCIENT GRAINS SMOOTH SAILING FARMING SUCCESS IN AOTEAROA Meet the Kiwi sailmakers whose THROUGH LEAN THINKING How Kiwi Quinoa is set to take yachting innovation has changed How an Eastern Bay couple has over New Zealand and the globe high performance sailing ridden out the low dairy payouts through innovative thinking STORIES 20 / TEACH A KID TO COOK 32 / SPORTS: 39 / MARKING MATARIKI 46 / PAINTING IT BLUE In Paeroa, kids are learning to cook THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE Customary Māori patterns adorning ANZ staff spend a day helping delicious, nourishing meals How young former refugees are ATMs for Māori New Year charities and community groups becoming part of the community across the country 22 / FEEDING THE FUTURE through sport 40 / CELEBRATING OF FARMING A CENTURY OF CRICKET 48 / GRIM TALES OFFER TEARS A Waikato vet’s ingenious invention is 34 / A DIFFERENT DESTINY BLACKCAPS help makeover an OF HOPE taking the farming world by storm The story of a modern teen and the Auckland cricket club A new book retells stories of Matron of a WW1 hospital ship domestic violence as fairy tales 24 / LUCK OF THE LOBSTER 45 / RETIREMENT SAVINGS Chinese consumers are spending 36 / LEARNING THE HARD WAY REALITY CHECK large on Kiwi crayfish How financial literacy helped one KiwiSavers facing a savings gap woman save her family 30 / SOUTHEASTERN HOSPITALITY 38 / EYEING UP THE A growing Auckland food empire’s FURNITURE BUSINESS recipe for success A flourishing online furniture store which almost failed before it began EDITOR / Peter Parussini PUBLISHER / Sputnik CONTRIBUTORS / Sophie Speer, Michelle Duff, Angela Barnett, Kathryn Boyde, Stefan Herrick, Julia de Blaauw, Sarah-Jane Bashford, Sonia Ball, Louise Nicholson, DESIGN / Creature Design PRINTER / Bluestar Group Evan Rummins, Jenny Watts. OUR CHANGING FABRIC What a difference a generation makes. Thirty years ago Our Olympic silver medal-winning golfing star Lydia Ko is a natural fit for this year’s I was beginning my career with ANZ as a bank teller in cover as the poster girl of our changing Adelaide. Six years ago I moved to New Zealand and this New Zealand. Born in Korea, Ko is a fully- fledged Kiwi competing around the world year my family and I became proud Kiwis. We are part under the New Zealand flag. She’s a typical of an ongoing wave of immigration that’s changing the Kiwi – down-to-earth and humble – and she’s made our country proud time and time face of New Zealand. again with her achievements on the golf course. We’ve also honoured our other Our infographic overleaf shows the changes Olympian and Paralympian ambassadors New Zealand has seen in numbers. In the past who strived for excellence on the global generation our population grew 44 percent stage. Each of our sportspeople has shared from 3.2 million in 1986 to 4.7 million. a memory of their experience at Rio. Auckland’s population is 60 percent larger than It isn’t always easy making your way in it was in 1986. I’m a member of the 39 percent 01 New Zealand today and some of the people PG of Aucklanders who were born overseas. Today helping make a difference are profiled this year almost one quarter of Auckland is Asian. as well. In Paeroa, kids are brought in from the While many focus on how the face of cold to learn to prepare nourishing, delicious New Zealand has changed, our economy meals, while in Lower Hutt young former ISSUE NO. 05 has transformed in a generation as well. refugees are given a space to socialise and We’re still dependent on primary industries, become part of the community through sport. but the country that once lived off the FABRIC This year’s magazine features some very sheep’s back is now living increasingly off different Kiwis, and if one thing is certain, tourists. Back in 1986 about 600,000 tourists it’s that growing difference and diversity is visited each year, but the industry is booming the megatrend driving our country today. with more than three million tourists visiting Please enjoy reading about the inspiring Kiwis annually, about 12 percent from China. The who help make up the fabric of everyday life growth in tourism has created more than in this wonderful country of ours. 160,000 jobs for New Zealanders and is worth more than $11 billion to the country. This year’s Fabric magazine puts a human face on our changing nation. Take Jacqui and Dan Cottrell, who have started producing the ancient grain quinoa on the highland plains of Taihape. In just one year they have got their quinoa in some of New Zealand’s top David Hisco eateries and gained interest for exporting CEO, ANZ Bank New Zealand their product. Continuing with the hospitality theme, three of Auckland’s most pre-eminent hospitality stars talk about how they’ve brought the cuisines of Southeast Asia to New Zealand’s largest city. 1 2 4 THE CHANGING 3 5 6 FACE OF 7 9 8 NEW ZEALAND 10 In three decades our country has 11 undergone massive changes 1 NORTHLAND TOTAL FORESTRY HECTARES 4 BAY OF has increased PLENTY 62% AVOCADO PRODUCTION AND FARMING xMORE has increased from 3 331 ha to 1,450 ha 02 PG % OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS KIWIFRUIT PRODUCTION 2 AUCKLAND has increased has increased from 11.3% from 8,101 ha % to 14.6% to 9,331 ha 15 UP ISSUE NO. 05 % AGED ABOVE 65 FABRIC has increased from % OF ASIAN PEOPLES 12.9% to 17.5% has increased from 3.3% to 23.1% 5 HAWKE’S BAY & GISBORNE POPULATION % OF HOMEOWNERS HECTARES OF WINE GRAPES has increased from 881,081 has increased from to 1,415,550 % % 3,001 ha to 6,615 ha 61 UP 19.5 DOWN 3 WAIKATO NUMBER OF DAIRY CATTLE has increased from 1,276,689 to 1,761,949 NUMBER OF SHEEP 38%UP TOTAL SQUASH HECTARES increased has decreased from from 772 ha X 4,471,206 to 1,646,010 to 5,654 ha 6 MORE “TO HAVE KIDS COME UP TO ME AND TELL ME I’M THEIR NATIONAL STATISTICS ROLE MODEL AND THAT I’M ABLE TO INSTIL THEM WITH HOPES AND DREAMS MAKES % % ME VERY PROUD AND 69 UP 12 DOWN 3.8xMORE APPRECIATIVE.” PG / – LYDIA KO 08 IMMIGRATION TO NZ HOME OWNERSHIP ANNUAL TOURISM TO NZ has increased from has decreased from has increased from 689,073 14.9% to 25.2% 73.5% to 64.8% to 3,358,580 visitors “We’re quite proud of what 6 MANAWATU–WHANGANUI we do. We’re farming our 28½ 39.3 quinoa pretty MEDIAN AGE FARMLAND organically.” has increased from 28.5 to 39.3 decreased by 9% PG / – JACQUI COTTRELL 16 7 WELLINGTON POPULATION BORN OVERSEAS has increased from “NEW ZEALAND 15.8% to 21% % 33 UP CRAYFISH IS THE DOM PERIGNON 03 % OF HOMEOWNERS PG OF SEAFOOD.” PG / % – TAINE RANDELL 24 12 DOWN ISSUE NO. 05 8 CANTERBURY “IN OTHER BUSINESSES IT COULD BE A YEAR BEFORE YOU FIGURE FABRIC less than OUT IF SOMETHING’S GOING TO xMORE HALF 10 WORK IN THE MARKET OR NOT; WE SPEND ABOUT TWO WEEKS IN R&D FOR A PRODUCT.” NUMBER OF SHEEP NUMBER OF DAIRY CATTLE PG / has decreased from has increased from – CHRIS MCMASTER 26 10,421,554 to 4,501,137 112,999 to 1,253,993 “I’VE ALWAYS BEEN 9 10 MARLBOROUGH OTAGO INTERESTED IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNISED, STORIES NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT.” PG / – STEPHANIE SIMPSON 34 HECTARES OF WINE GRAPES NUMBER OF WINERIES has increased from has increased 1,744 ha to 22,907 ha from 11 to 105 12xMORE 8xMORE 11 SOUTHLAND % OF POPULATION INVOLVED IN MANUFACTURING has decreased from 25.8% to 8% 04 PG ISSUE NO. 05 FABRIC MEMORIES OF RIO The 2016 Olympics and Paralympics were a testament to the dedication and passion of our sportspeople who achieved great things on the world stage. ANZ ambassadors who competed in rowing, cycling, sailing and swimming share their memories of Rio. 05 PG Eric Hamish ISSUE NO. 05 Murray Bond FABRIC ROWING ROWING GOLD MEDALIST – GOLD MEDALIST – MEN’S COXLESS PAIR MEN’S COXLESS PAIR Living in the Olympic village was One of my most memorable a highlight; it had an amazing vibe. moments of the games was When you walked around and saw entering the stadium for the different body types, people from closing ceremony. Our rowing different countries all with similar event starts the day after the goals and aspirations, you got a opening ceremony so we chose sense of excitement and energy. not to attend in case it negatively The New Zealand team is always impacted our racing performance. very tight and we were always in The closing ceremony was our our common area, watching the chance to march and it's usually games on TV.