On coming to Tauranga in 2012 she worked as a beauty therapist at Bayfair before starting her own shop at 509 Otumoetai Road.

She is married to Peter (a kiwi) and has a son called Gerry.

Angela’s Chinese name is Yang DeJuan and she grew up in the mountains of Heilongjiang in China, where she had to carry a flaming torch outside at night to keep the wolves at bay.

She tells me that if I meet a bear, I should run around it several times before I flee so that it gets confused and won’t chase me. I pass this on in case you ever need it.

She’s an excellent cook.