Finny’s last hurrah By Kate Pierson ‘This too shall pass’ is an apt expression for life. The transitory nature of our existence means events, situations, status and commitment will come…
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A Cut Above By Bridget Gourlay It’s a success story that sounds a bit too out-there to believe. A young mum from rural Waikato starts a fashion line from a…
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Field of dreams By Bridget Gourlay Sir John Walker could have taken his medals, his prestige and his earnings from his business and enjoyed his later years. He is not…
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New horizons By Bridget Gourlay July, 1971. A young Jenny Shipley is in her final year of teacher’s college in Christchurch. Halfway across the world in Beijing, Henry Kissenger, on…
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Body corporate By Melinda Collins The thus far futile search for immortality, or at least the extension of life, is nothing new. Although there is no elixir, a healthy diet…
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By Bridget Gourlay When it comes to natural disasters, arguably the most important thing is not the damage that’s done, but how we recover from it. Many Cantabrians showed their…
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The Beautiful Game By Kate Pierson After meeting every red light in Christchurch, forgetting the memory manufacturer — the trusty digital SLR — desperately trying (and failing) to disguise a…
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Balancing acts Some credit Sir Roger Douglas with single-handedly saving New Zealand from financial ruin. Others blame his policies for causing a huge gap between the rich and the poor,…
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Broadly Ambitious By Bridget Gourlay Most little girls dream of becoming princesses. Or famous actresses. Or having hundreds of puppies. Annette Presleydreamed of owning her own company at the age…
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Legging it By Melinda Collins She’s got the tights, not sure about the cape and although she doesn’t wear her underwear outside her pants, super-businesswoman Corinne Callinan has taken on…