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. 

Raising a glass to the best winter craft beers
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Raising a glass to the best winter craft beers

From Scotch ale to oyster stout, here's our pick of Kiwi-made craft beers to warm the cockles.The inclination to drink darker, maltier beers in winter is driven by history and some cultural DNA.British drinkers are accustomed to a ‘winter warmer’, the Belgians prefer weightie...

Test driving the Rolls-Royce Phantom
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Test driving the Rolls-Royce Phantom

You don’t drive the Rolls-Royce Phantom. You direct it. You are a captain on the bridge of a supertanker — you point its lengthy prow in the right direction and relax.Driving the Phantom, if only for a weekend, changes your expectations of what a car is and can be. The star-lit i...

Matt Martel 17 Jul 2020
My Net Worth: Helen Robinson, Oi CEO
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My Net Worth: Helen Robinson, Oi CEO

Welcome to My Net Worth, our new regular feature on the lives and motivations of our top businesspeople, in their own words. Helen Robinson is a professional director, legendary tech executive and co-founder of Oi (the Organic Initiative). In 2016, Helen was the supreme winner at...

17 Jul 2020
The new workwear: stylish office attire which is a pleasure to wear
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The new workwear: stylish office attire which is a pleasure to wear

Fashion editor Sally-Ann Mullin says we should all be slipping into something more comfortable.

Sally-Ann Mullin 10 Jul 2020