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Meet the woman behind Moxie + Mess, a New Zealand platform bringing honest conversations, expert insight and practical guidance to women in midlife.
For women
figuring it out.
Because apparently, we’re still doing that.

Moxie + Mess is an independent New Zealand platform for women navigating the middle bit of life, when you’ve accumulated plenty of experience but somehow the rule book has gone missing.

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We’re talking money, menopause, relationships, careers, family, reinvention, practical life and all the things women are often expected to quietly know how to handle.

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Not from a pedestal. Not with all the answers. But with good information, expert voices, honest stories and the occasional admission that none of us really knows what we’re doing.

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Real women.
Real questions.
Real life.

Real women.
Real questions.
Real life.
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Hi, I’m Claire.

I’m a journalist, editor and communications specialist based in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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I created Moxie + Mess because I kept noticing a gap in the conversations being had with women in midlife. There was plenty telling us how to look younger, get healthier or reinvent ourselves, but much less about the practical reality of this stage of life.

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What happens to your finances when life changes? What should you actually know about menopause? What does starting again look like at 45 or 50? How do relationships, friendships, careers and family shift?

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Moxie + Mess is the platform I wish I’d had.

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So, I created it.

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Good information
matters.

Moxie + Mess combines journalism, expert insight and lived experience.

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When we cover health, menopause, money or other topics where expertise matters, we talk to people who know their stuff and draw on reliable, evidence-based information.

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We’ll be clear about who we’ve spoken to and why their expertise is relevant. And when we share personal experiences, whether our own or those of the women we interview, we’ll make it clear that they are individual stories, not professional advice.

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Because this stage of life deserves more than hype.

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It deserves honest, useful and reliable information. 

You don't have to figure it out

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