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.

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
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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
Luxury watches - the tourbillon is the new must-have timepiece
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Luxury watches - the tourbillon is the new must-have timepiece

Long-time observers of the watchmaking industry will tell you that trends are difficult to predict but easy to spot, at least in normal times. At the big Swiss watch fairs where the bulk of a year’s new releases are launched, word soon spreads as to the flavour of the moment, be...

Bani McSpedden 16 Oct 2020
It's in the brag - mastering the art of self-promotion
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It's in the brag - mastering the art of self-promotion

Don’t skite. Stop showing off. Don’t go on about yourself. US author and entrepreneur Meredith Fineman has written a book devoted to the notion that these well-worn pieces of advice are not just wrong, they’re harmful. Brag Better is a highly practical guidebook full of advice on...

Paul Little 16 Oct 2020