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Good book: Anything by James Lee Burke or Australian author Chris Hammer.
Good programme: The Tunnel (TVNZ) with Stephen Dillane and Cleménce Poésy was adapted from the Danish-Swedish crime series The Bridge. At times, it’s almost unbearably bleak – definitely noirish – but the characters are likeable and complex, and the acting is impressive. Also loved Lessons in Chemistry (Apple+). Brie Lawson in the lead is great.
Good board game: Scrabble. It reminds me of my grandmother.
Good swimming spot: Amour Bay, west Auckland, is lovely, relatively unknown and close to home. But I’m ever cautious about swimming – it has been the object of public health warnings before – so I’d always check. Other than that, French Bay in Titirangi.
Good feed: Pasta & Cuore in Mt Eden: candles on the table; fairy lights in the courtyard. Delicious handmade pasta and fantastic service.
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
