Property: Between the Devil and the CBD
“Now if I was a lawyer and I did a bad job on a contract,” says Willis Bond’s managing director Mark McGuinness, “people don’t have to look at that contract […]
“Now if I was a lawyer and I did a bad job on a contract,” says Willis Bond’s managing director Mark McGuinness, “people don’t have to look at that contract […]
Motorways are hideous things. Needless to say they are not built for their aesthetics. Nor are they built for the acoustics, the aroma or the vista, or their positive impacts […]
In every ECE centre it’s the same, says Aro Valley Pre-School manager Bev Mead: “There’s a blocks corner, there’s a dress-up corner, there’s a paint corner, there’s a Play-Doh corner, […]
With its expanded airport and expressway plans, new big-box retailers, rebuilt civic buildings and new aqua centre, Paraparaumu is growing. Will further development plans inject the area with more tourist […]
After I arrived at property investor Bob Jones’s Lambton Quay office, he first had to take me to his balcony to point out the terrible job people do on high-rise […]
Your landscapes are quite sublime – cascading waterfalls and mountains. I grew up in Dannevirke on a farm, so that’s what’s inspired a lot of my paintings. They do have […]
This Wellington institution’s 50-year history, location and diverse clientele situate it in the heart of Cuba Street. The Matterhorn was first opened in 1963 by two Swiss brothers making […]
If it’s been a hard week at work and I’m in need of a drink I’ll be at… Four Kings, having a vodka, lime and soda. Then the next day if […]
In late July, I had the pleasure of visiting Gareth Morgan – Wellington economist, investment manager, motorcycle adventurer, public commentator and philanthropist – at his Oriental Bay home. It was […]
In March this year, Victoria University (VUW) launched its new student ‘hub’ complex in Kelburn; the following month champagne flutes were raised in celebration of VUW’s ranking as the number […]