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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.
Financial support during lockdown: Inland Revenue increases relief payments
To reflect increased wage costs, the IRD has increased its relief payments.
Electric cars: Are they worth it with the government rebate?
Does the rebate now make buying an EV worth the initial upfront cost?
A lesson in resilience
How do we become resilient in times of adversity, both professionally and personally?
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.
Five chores worth outsourcing
With the right balance of outsourced tasks, your weekends could become significantly freer of household maintenance.
From genetically engineering kiwifruit to banking: Meet Westpac graduate Bradley Hosking
Bradley spent five at The University of Auckland.
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. "
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.
Get more from your garage
Could it be redesigned as a storage space, office, or even an entirely new standalone granny flat?
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.
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.