text: Where there is severe oedema (swelling due to water retention), signs of pre-eclampsia, or deep vein thrombosis.
  Maternity reflexology puts greater focus on the endocrine system (the hormones). Reflexologists with specialist training will avoid certain reflexes that might be used in a regular reflexology treatment. Relevant pregnancy complaints and aliments can be treated throughout the sessions, and attention is paid to the lymphatic system to assist with any swelling and fluid retention.
  Some women feel more comfortable informing their midwife/obstetrician, however it is not essential if the pregnancy is without complication. It is worth noting that increasingly women are receiving reflexology at the recommendation of their midwife.
  Generally reflexology is relaxing and enjoyable. However, where there are areas in the body that are out of balance then there may be some tenderness in the corresponding reflexes in the feet. This tenderness tends to disappear as the reflex is ‘worked’.
  
  In another creative first, Weta Workshop has today officially opened its newest facility, Weta Gameshop, thought to be the world’s first specialist mixed reality development studio dedicated to creating new content for Magic Leap.
  Located a stone’s throw from Weta Workshop in the Wellington suburb of Miramar, Weta Workshop’s new division is working on a flagship game for Magic Leap’s soon to be released technology; Magic Leap One. Currently in advanced stages of development, the next generation game, titled Dr. Grordbort's Invaders, is being co-produced by Weta Workshop and Magic Leap and is based around the science fiction world of Dr. Grordbort, the brainchild of Weta Gameshop’s Game Director, Greg Broadmore, in development with Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger over the past eight years.
  Weta Workshop and Magic Leap have been working in close partnership to build mixed reality experiences, bringing extraordinary characters and imaginary worlds to life to forge a new realm of entertainment and experiential storytelling. Magic Leap’s spatial computing platform, which aims to seamlessly blend the digital and physical worlds, will be released in 2018.
  Weta Workshop’s brand-new facility was officially opened today by New Zealand Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage, the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, accompanied by Weta Workshop founders Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger and Weta Gameshop’s crew of 50 staff.
  Their ground-breaking partnership with Magic Leap is another feather in the cap for Weta Workshop whose creativity crosses so many different fields. It’s also an example of Kiwi creators and innovators being sought out for their talent and fresh approaches.
  I congratulate Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger and their talented team on their achievements and wish them all the best for the delivery of their new game, which I had the privilege to test drive in a private demonstration.
  Through a relationship we struck up with founder Rony Abovitz, Weta Workshop was one of the earliest companies to partner with Magic Leap and we have had the honour of not only helping to shape the first game to run on the Magic Leap platform, but to contribute to the development of the Magic Leap platform itself. It has been a terrific experience for us all.
  Richard also sits on the board of the Florida-based Magic Leap and acts as the company’s Arts Ambassador to China.
  The Weta Gameshop team is a collaborative mix of Weta Workshop creatives and storytellers and Magic Leap technologists, and everything in-between. It’s a multidisciplinary blended team that dreams big and is forging the future for spatial computing entertainment.