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 […]
Transport: For Truck’s sake
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 […]
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Pre-School: Education Special 2013
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, […]
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Kapiti’s Growing pains
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 […]
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The Interview: Sir Bob Jones
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 […]
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The Interview with Ben Timmins
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 […]
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Matterhorn
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 […]
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Capital Questions with Vince Lia
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 […]
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The Interview: Gareth Morgan
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 […]
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University’s games
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 […]
