Oily Rag: Fire lighting made simple
It's getting cold, so it's not surprising we have had some tips recently about a problem that has occupied the minds of humans since fires were invented - how to start them easily.
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Finance: Simpler approach to tax on transfers
Issues around tax on foreign superannuation schemes for people who have made New Zealand their home have been floating around for a while.
Finance: Serious savers: Winners and grinners
Money is like oxygen, we have to have it, and saving is a key part.
2013 vintage the best ever
Some are calling the Hawke's Bay winevintage of 2013 the best ever, aonce-in-a-lifetime vintage created byan exceptional summer.
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Breeders celebrate best bulls
Leading dairy farmers gathered at genetics company LIC last month to celebrate 2012's successes.
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Jacoby Poulain: WOF for rentals well overdue
It surprised me to learn that little more was required than a lavatory, a sink and some pipes.
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Call for tougher rulings for rural rustling
The Ministry of Fisheries' tough seizure laws could be replicated for stock rustling.
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DHB slammed for letting mental health patient decline procedure
A decision to allow a mental health patient to decline a potentially life-saving procedure has been slammed by a coroner. Wellington Regional Coroner Ian Roderick Smith criticised Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB) in three inquest findings released today. He said 61-year-old Melvyn Bedford, who had an alcohol-induced dementia disorder, should never been given the choice of having a nasogastric tube inserted to drain fluid from his stomach while going under the knife for a hernia operation. Mr Bedford, well-known to the Kapiti Community Mental Health Team, and who was subject to…
A secret weapon for your business - CRM
Looking for a new secret weapon for your small business? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software could be the answer. It helps you: Win new clients or contracts Understand your customer Retain customers by giving them a better experience Decrease duplication and costly customer management. Imagine if every... More
How to back up your phone
Your phone has been for a swim. Your business contact information or vital sketches were on it and now it refuses to start. Owners carry their business lives around on their mobile phones and tablets. If the phone was lost or broken it would be at the very least a huge nuisance. At worst important business data could be lost. When it... More
Seamless telephony is a godsend for small business.
Small businesses sometimes pay hundreds of dollars a month more than necessary for their telephony - thanks to inertia. Many have a mish-mash of telephony services. It's not uncommon for small businesses to cut costs significantly following a telecommunications health check, says Kelly Blomfield, business account manager at Telecom Hub... More
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