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: The Jeep Gladiator Sport – a town and country status symbol
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Review: The Jeep Gladiator Sport – a town and country status symbol

It may be a fiend to park, but the Jeep Gladiator Sport grunts and roars with the best of them, says car reviewer Matt Martel.

Matt Martel 21 Mar 2021
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Picking a winner – our top winemakers on the 2021 harvest
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Picking a winner – our top winemakers on the 2021 harvest

The 2021 wine harvest is on track to be another vintage year. Bob Campbell, MW speaks to some of our country's top winemakers to get the lie of the land.

Bob Campbell MW 21 Mar 2021
Review: Can Fitbit’s Versa 3 and Sense smartwatches give the Apple Watch a run for its money?
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Review: Can Fitbit’s Versa 3 and Sense smartwatches give the Apple Watch a run for its money?

Has Fitbit's takeover by Google made their smartwatches even more competitive? Henry Burrell road-tests the new Sense and Versa 3 models to find out.

Henry Burrell 21 Mar 2021
Hunting for bigger fish to fry – a morning on Lake Tarawera
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Hunting for bigger fish to fry – a morning on Lake Tarawera

Fishing enthusiast Brent Melville discovers the best spots around the Rotorua region to catch rainbow and brown trout.

Brent Melville 21 Mar 2021