A few days ago, a well-respected business leader in New Zealand wrote an opinion piece setting out his views for what New Zealand needs to do to economically recover post Coronavirus pandemic. One of the initiatives he suggested went…

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Like all (well, I’d assumed all) Kiwis, I was impressed and moved by the compassion that our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has shown during the Coronavirus crisis – while being clear and emphatic in her decisions, she also finds…

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So… I’ve been thinking… This morning I read on the news about calls from one of our city’s most prominent commercial property owners for the Government to step in and support hospitality businesses by way of rent subsidies. Apart…

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My 2 cents… I was interested to see a video on Stuff tonight with Emily Miller-Sharma of RUBY CLothing talking about how consumers can make a difference by buying local products rather than ordering off online retailers from overseas.…

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Yesterday I came across a startup that is planning to reinvent face masks (just in case you didn’t realize that, apparently, they need reinventing). According to their website, there is a fundamental problem with the trusty old N95 facemask…

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I’ve been just a little bit busy in the last few days so haven’t been doing much opining, but here are some more thoughts… For over twenty years I’ve been a volunteer firefighter, and before that, I did a…

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When I did my Company Directors’ Course with the Institute of Directors in New Zealand on my way to becoming a Chartered Member, I always remember something we were told in one of the sessions. The facilitator reminded us…

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Warning: Another Covid-19 related post (kind of) I got into an argument this morning on Twitter (I know, hard to believe, right?) after I suggested that perhaps we are seeing the tech industry’s day of reckoning. You see for…

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My fifth outing at the Old Ghost Ultra (see my previous race reports, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), and perhaps the most special one yet. The short version I ran the entire race with Yonni and we both managed a…

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