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Bruce'sThe blue deck chair: A bank with an infinite game mindset?
In an unashamed take from Graham Norton, I intend to write a few stories called ‘the blue deck chair.’ You are free to pull the lever and flip my chair. So please send feedback, flip, or let me walk… Recently, I had a chinwag with a couple of Kiwibank commercial bankers who’d just refinanced an […]
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Covid-19 Information
We’ve compiled some helpful links… View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Together we can slow the spread. Updates on COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health. This website has everything you need to know about COVID-19 in one place. Learn the simple steps you can take to unite against the virus and slow its […]
A trip with freedom
I started to plan the trip in March 2019 – walking a month on Te Araroa trail covering a third of a South Island section – from Queen Charlotte to Harper Pass. Once I had laid out a rough itinerary, I tried to invite people to go with me. There were several who showed interest, […]
High-level tips to assist small business prepare for Covid-19
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. The coronavirus or COVID-19 presents a significant threat not only to human health but also to business. For many businesses, likely moves by governments to contain the public health risk may result in a sudden fall in demand for your products or services, labour shortages […]
Time is money – bookkeeping reinvented
Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Amy Hua and it’s been almost five months since I started with Gilligan Sheppard, and I would like to express my gratitude to all of you; thank you for being so welcoming. While this is a new beginning, by no means is this an unfamiliarity, having known both Yi […]
On the Myanmar border
Humphrey Hart, a senior analyst in our Value Added Services team, spent more time than he expected on the Thai border in January… Tomorrow, we were going to cross the border into Myanmar. We were having dinner with Doctor Naing and Aunty Pat, who we knew from their social work with Burmese refugees in New […]

