By Bridget Gourlay In October, the mayoral seat is up for grabs when the people of Christchurch decide who gets the job of running the city for the next three…
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By Kate Pierson It is widely accepted the earth was formed more than 4.5 billion years ago. Then came a single, large land mass, or super-continent called Pangaea, which divided…
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By Bridget Gourlay Like it or not, Auckland’s councils are merging and the ‘supercity’ is being formed. In October, we’ll know who will be mayor of the new area stretching…
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By Kate Pierson When someone’s accused of being distracted, it’s usually done with a negative connotation. Deemed the arch nemesis of employers and the antithesis of productivity, a distraction is…
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Franchising Confidence Index Quarterly Survey Franchize Consultants’ Franchising Confidence Index is a quarterly survey of 383 New Zealand franchisors and 115 specialist service providers (e.g. consultants, banks, accountants, lawyers and…
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By Kate Pierson Our lives are democratically governed by an intricate web of civic laws and legislation. And despite the occasional frustrations that arise from fleeting feelings of imposition, the…
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By Bridget Gourlay It doesn’t matter if you live in Flat Bush, Forest Hill or Freeman’s Bay. The long talked about supercity has happened and the same mayor, the same…
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By Bridget Gourlay It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the cheesy Christmas carol goes. While that might be debatable for some of us, the silly season…
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By Melinda Collins There’s a lot to be said for free trade and its economic covenants. But flipping a coin and throwing product at a reluctant country is unlikely to…
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For someone who loves words and writing, it is humbling to be completely lost for them in face of such devastation and tragedy. Our quiet little Christchurch slice of life…