The Life

The Life is a BusinessDesk section for people with an appetite for living well, who like to celebrate the good things in life – whether that’s investing in your health and wellness or a weekend at a lodge. 

Eyes on the prize – stylish sunglasses designed in NZ
Swag Free

Eyes on the prize – stylish sunglasses designed in NZ

New Zealand has an eye-opening number of innovative companies designing sunglasses that combine form and function.

Tara Barker 02 Jan 2022
Talking Shop – Rickie Dee and James Rigden on 20 years in the fashion industry
Style & fashion Free

Talking Shop – Rickie Dee and James Rigden on 20 years in the fashion industry

This year the team behind Superette celebrate 20 years in the highly competitive fashion retail business.

Family business - the prizes and pitfalls of succession
Work Free

Family business - the prizes and pitfalls of succession

Handing down a family business to a second generation can be fraught with problems.  

Dan Brunskill 02 Jan 2022
Locals step in to pick up $400m in hotel deals
Travel

Locals step in to pick up $400m in hotel deals

It was a record year for hotel deals as local buyers snapped up some of the country's most sought after hotel assets, banking on a post-covid resurgence.

Brent Melville 29 Dec 2021