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I’m the standing joke in my family in that movies are, for me, a great opportunity to catch up on sleep. In my global travels, I’m often asked about New Zealand’s Hobbit and Lord of The Rings film franchises.…

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New Zealand can rightly be proud of the fact that we have the world’s most engaging central bank Governor. Adrian Orr, head honcho of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is fond of using esoteric analogues and mind-altering metaphors…

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Imagine a small country, isolated in the middle of a vast ocean. Imagine it covered in green grass and with lots of glaciers and fiords. Now add in a relatively small, yet well-educated population, good social cohesion, respected democratic…

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There’s a saying that I heard a lot over Covid lockdown all about not wasting a good crisis. It’s business talk and, like all good business talk, it runs the risk of seeming a little bit disrespectful or tone-deaf…

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I was having a chat with someone the other day and we were bemoaning the fact that being aware of all the social and environmental issues facing the world can be a real downer. We both agreed that if…

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In my work as a professional board member, and in my travels as a jobbing technology analyst, I often come across organizations looking to leverage technology to drive better outcomes for customers. This “digitisation” angle, is an oft-mentioned ambition.…

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You can blame Green MP and voice-of-the-millennials Chlöe Swarbrick for the fact that Baby Boomers, and (heaven forbid!) anyone older than them are often derided by younger generations. If you believe the existing narrative, that boomer down your street…

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Pithy quote are fun things, in that those who read them can obsess about their origins rather than cogitating on their substance. According to Google (and, thus, unquestionably accurate), the quote that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to…

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The other week my youngest progeny took part in a high school entrepreneurship programme. For some reason that may or may not have to do with genetics and nurture, both he and his brother have a business bent and…

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I have a helicopter-sized bee in my bonnet about Government procurement and how it relates to local suppliers. I also have a huge disclosure to make that said bee has its origins in the fact that my businesses, Cactus…

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