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Weight loss is something personal, something different for everyone; and as a middle-aged diabetic, it certainly was not an easy path for me. Times when I would rather lay back and watch my favourite TV show after a long day has been replaced by exercise. My favourite foods that make me salivate just by the […]

Up The Duff – Live Conversation Recorded Conversation took place on Wednesday 12th September 2018. How are we going to afford it? That is the ever-recurring question which seems to spring up when hopeful parents start discussing the when and how of starting a family. The answer will likely dictate which parent will take all […]

How are we going to afford it? That is the ever-recurring question which seems to spring up when hopeful parents start discussing the when and how of starting a family. The answer will likely dictate which parent will take all or most of the parental leave, when or if both will return to work, and […]

How often do you find that the HR manager in a business with scale is a third tier mid manager, or if it is at the leadership table it’s not as important as operations, finance customers or marketing? How often do you hear SME businesses say they hate HR and some even resent their employees? […]

Ten years ago, we could not foresee, even in our wildest dreams, that one ACT would so fundamentally impact the Finance industry and later, other professional services. The Act I refer to, is the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML & CFT Act, hereafter the ACT). Due to this ACT, NZ […]