Like it or not, first impressions count. So, if you’ve been booked in for a session to eyeball the bank manager, a new potential employer or a seriously hot blind date, you might want to scrub up a little. Now, there’s no use moaning and complaining about how shallow this world is or how beauty...

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Let’s imagine a future where structural integrity is no longer a consideration of industrial design. Let’s imagine a world where Jeff Bridges is King. Let’s imagine Dust, the Tesla Electric Motorcycle. Designed by industrial designer Nazar Eisa, the Tesla Dust is the eternal impossible dream of designers everywhere after watching Tron: Legacy exactly once. It...

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When I get wheeled into sales meetings – kind of like an uncharismatic Denny Crane – I have a habit of derailing the conversation with unfiltered dad jokes. But in my defence, I think I redeem myself when talking both about our content mix and our audience – both connected by a philosophical strand of...

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Recent news headlines showing that the average New Zealand house price has reached the $1 million mark really does highlight the momentum behind the market. Tax legislation, tightening bank lending and various lockdowns seem to be doing little to quell our love affair with property.   In fact, new figures from OneRoof and Valocity show the...

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Summer, the time to stop all the hurrying about and at last unwind. It’s also (hopefully) a chance to relax in the sun after a year spent inside getting a Covid tan. But if the weather gods refuse to play ball in the sunshine stakes, then we’ll just have to get some in pre-bottled. In...

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I was just a kid when the Twin Towers fell. I was at a friend’s house and the family was evangelical enough to believe that TV was the devil. They managed to conjure one out of somewhere though. It was early morning and we squinted through the poor reception of the Television at repeating images...

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