NZ Herald19 Jun, 2026 08:00 PM3 mins to readTaryn Brumfitt, 2023's Australian of the Year and founder of the Body Image Movement, says people should focus on what their bodies can do rather than how they look.As celebrities grow noticeably thinner and social media fills with speculation about weight loss drugs, many are asking if we’re witnessing a return to the 1990s and early 2000s.
But Taryn Brumfitt, the body image advocate who was named Australian of the Year in 2023, believes we’re focusing on the








