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12 Steps to resilience while living in lockdown
Dr Lucy Hone and Dr Denise Quinlan (pictured) reveal their steps to resilience.
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Financial support during lockdown: Inland Revenue increases relief payments
To reflect increased wage costs, the IRD has increased its relief payments.
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Electric cars: Are they worth it with the government rebate?
Does the rebate now make buying an EV worth the initial upfront cost?
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A lesson in resilience
How do we become resilient in times of adversity, both professionally and personally?
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Meet the Westpac graduate who speaks four languages
You don’t have to speak four languages to get into the Westpac NZ graduate programme, but it sure helps.
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Five chores worth outsourcing
With the right balance of outsourced tasks, your weekends could become significantly freer of household maintenance.
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From genetically engineering kiwifruit to banking: Meet Westpac graduate Bradley Hosking
Bradley spent five at The University of Auckland.
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How Aziz Al Sa’afin forgave his attacker and believes education can combat hate crimes
"I looked him in the eye and told him how he made me feel. "
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How to rent out your house as a film shoot location
An average-sized villa in Auckland can rent as a film shoot location for $1,500 per day and $2,500 per day for a larger property.
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Get more from your garage
Could it be redesigned as a storage space, office, or even an entirely new standalone granny flat?
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Inside the pet cemetery that’s been a thriving business for 21 years
A 10-acre plot of land bought in 1979 has been running an unlikely small business for over 20 years.
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Opinion: Past generations also found home buying a hard task
The rapid rise in house prices over the past 10 to 15 years is not a modern phenomenon.