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We held a seminar for employers with a difference – it was all in Chinese. We went through what employers need to do in New Zealand – their responsibilities, payroll, filing PAYE returns, ACC payments, etc. It was a great success with a full house spilling out into the corridor. Albert from FreshJeans attended the […]

Following on, I do believe that good people leading good businesses with courage to take risk selflessly present the best invest-able propositions available. The trick is sorting out the good guys from the bad guys. That requires judgement. There are bad guys who are dumb and break the law, no solace for dumb investors. There […]

Rose & Thorne design innovative lingerie items. They’re about taking a fresh sheet of paper and creating the world’s best everyday intimates using a truly contemporary approach. The company is 100% employee-owned and was founded in 2011 by Stefan Preston and Sue Dunmore. Stefan and Sue were both CEO and Head of Design respectively for […]

The Inland Revenue issued its latest Revenue Alert on 22nd May 2014 (RA 14/01) which identifies possible issues surrounding the legitimacy of donation tax credits being claimed by certain taxpayers. The focus is primarily on payments made to private education centres although the general concepts outlined in the Alert are applicable to any payment claimed […]

Our annual conference this year was held at Woodlyn Park, only two minutes away from Waitomo Caves with unique accommodation on board the beautifully refurbished Waitomo Express Rail Car. There’s a limestone waterfall inside the main building complete with glow worms, as well as old bottles, cans and farming artefacts. During our meetings the teams […]