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.

Review: Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 53 – clever, capable and slightly mad
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Review: Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 53 – clever, capable and slightly mad

The AMG GLE 53 turbo-charged three-litre with dual electric motors is a car for our times, says  reviewer Matt Martel.

Matt Martel 29 Jan 2021
Review: Crossing Path's sound bath – toning up your mind, body and spirit
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Review: Crossing Path's sound bath – toning up your mind, body and spirit

We all know that to be in tip-top health we need to slow down, de-stress, meditate often, get better sleep, be mindful, and worry less. Turns out the remedy for our woes is a practice that has been in existence for thousands of years – a sound bath. 

My Net Worth: Chris Quin, Foodstuffs North Island chief executive
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My Net Worth: Chris Quin, Foodstuffs North Island chief executive

Welcome to My Net Worth, our regular column on the lives and motivations of our country’s top business, legal and political people, in their own words. Chris Quin is chief executive of Foodstuffs North Island, the co-operative behind the Pak’nSave and New World supermarket brands...

29 Jan 2021
The good life – a tour of Hawke’s Bay's best cellar doors
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The good life – a tour of Hawke’s Bay's best cellar doors

With Europe off the menu, Bob Campbell, MW takes a grand tour of some of Hawke's Bay's best wining and dining experiences.

Bob Campbell MW 28 Jan 2021