​ Andy Ellis has been playing rugby in both New Zealand and Japan and was part of the starting All Blacks side to take on Samoa with a historial win in Apia last week. Andy was also the last man to touch the ball in the All Blacks' World Cup final win at Eden Park in 2011! I caught up with this talented ultra fit halfback before he flew out to Samoa to find out what foods keep him going... Top image from here. Image above from zimbio.com 1. Where you currently live? Christchu

1. Where do you currently live? I was brought up in a small town in Northland but have recently moved to Christchurch to play for the Mainland Tactix and set up a nutrition practice - Mission Nutrition. 2. Tell us a little about your sport and the weekly training that’s involved? Netball is becoming more and more physical so strength and power is a big part of our program. A normal week would consist of 3 full body weights sessions, 3 netball/skill based sessions (usually aro

Pictured above: Julia Edward (front), Sophie MacKenzie (back). At the 2014 World Rowing Championships with the gold medal after winning the lightweight women's double in a world best time in Amsterdam. Hailing from a high-country Marlborough station, Sophie MacKenzie is a world champion lightweight rower and is also one half of the wellbeing blog Megs and Soph. In this interview, as part of my sports nutrition series with top New Zealand athletes, I find out what floats Sophi

​ To compliment some work I'm doing with Sport Tasman and the Pathway to Podium Programme run through High Performance Sport and Sport New Zealand, I'll be interviewing some of our country's top athletes to find out what they eat! This will help to provide ideas and inspiration for our budding young athletes and how they can begin to incorporate nutritious & delicious foods into their training and competition schedules. First up is the young and highly talented Olivia Merry f

I was so honoured to be nominated for a Liebster Award by the lovely Jacqui from Rethink Nutrition in Illawarra, NSW. Jacqui’s blog is a beautiful collection of nutritious recipes and thoughtful health posts that support a sustainable approach to healthy living. The thing I adore most about social media is the ability to connect with like-minded people around the globe. The ‘Liebster Award’ is a bit like a pat on the old back by fellow bloggers and a way of sharing new blogs

On a recent trip to Western Australia, I was fortunate enough to meet Emma Galloway of the very beautiful My Darling Lemon Thyme blog. Emma is a kiwi who is now living in Perth so I was super keen to meet a fellow kiwi and find out what makes her tick and the kinds of things that make her boat float… Emma is as cheerful and humble as her blog suggests. In fact, we chatted so much that I ran out of time to ask her all of the questions I had intended! Being New Zealander’s, we