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. 

Travel light - what to pack for a stylish long weekend
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Travel light - what to pack for a stylish long weekend

How often do we return from a weekend away and realise that many of the things we packed in our suitcase were never used? Many of us counter-intuitively pack too much for our short breaks, lugging around bags overflowing with clothing options just in case unexpected situations ar...

Sally-Ann Mullin 23 Oct 2020
Heard it through the grapevine - putting the cork in famous wine myths
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Heard it through the grapevine - putting the cork in famous wine myths

There are two sorts of wine drinkers: the insecure and the very insecure. Because most of us don’t want to make a fool of ourselves, we are less likely to question wine wisdom when it is delivered by someone we regard as an expert. If I were to dream up a piece of wine wisdom and...

Bob Campbell MW 23 Oct 2020
My Net Worth: David Seymour, MP
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My Net Worth: David Seymour, MP

Welcome to My Net Worth, our regular column on the lives and motivations of our top businesspeople and politicians, in their own words.David Seymour (Ngāpuhi) has been MP for Epsom and Act leader since 2014. In the third term of the last National-led government, he was Parliament...

23 Oct 2020
My Net Worth: Pablo Kraus, CEO, ecostore
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My Net Worth: Pablo Kraus, CEO, ecostore

Welcome to My Net Worth, our regular column on the lives and motivations of our top businesspeople, in their own words.Pablo Kraus was born in Germany and grew up on Auckland’s North Shore. He is group CEO and a director of sustainable home and body care brand ecostore, organics...

16 Oct 2020