Baptism by fire only begins to describe it. On February 22nd, Mary Devine was less than three weeks into her new job as managing director of Ballantynes when the earth…
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Saatchi & Saatchi. One of the world’s biggest creative agencies; it’s a name that’s synonymous with making big ads for big brands that win big awards. At Saatchi’s Auckland office,…
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Quick questions about selling online The internet age is truly upon us. Booking a flight, buying tickets to a show, checking the bus timetable, communicating with overseas friends… it’s hard…
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The kiwifruit – how can a fascinating furry brown thing become so popular and responsible for so much success? The kind of success that now means Zespri plans to take…
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Thinking outside the proverbial box is more than just an overused expression for the Wizard of New Zealand. He has built his entire identity on thinking laterally. Of course the…
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As we head into autumn, it’s amazing to think about what Christchurch looked like this time a year ago. Only several weeks after the earthquake to most of us, in…
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If you haven’t seen Meet the Feebles, watch it. As funny as it is low budget, as entertaining as it is repulsive, this 1989 black comedy about the twisted life…
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On the eve of his final Olympic mission, Dave Currie talks to Karen Pasco about the state of the Games and those who play them. He is a former national…
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Hosting the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural show, would to the faint-hearted be a mountainous task, but the new man at the helm plays the hefty workload down, taking it all…
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Roadworthy restyling By Tim Grey In most areas of life there is nothing a Frenchman would least like to be than German. But for some reason, when it comes to…