Guide to Doing Business in New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful country which welcomes foreign investment and immigrants. It offers a very high quality of lifestyle along with stunning natural beauty and a very clean environment.
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What I wish I had known …
To celebrate the 250th episode of seeds podcast this is a short talk I gave at the High School that I went to for about 60 students who were age…
Remembering Captain Planet, 30 years on
Three decades since it first emerged on our screens, Captain Planet and the Planeteers will always be remembered as the show that introduced an entire generation to corporate greed and…
Why we need creatives at the governance table, now
OPINION: A key part of learning how to adapt to our Covid-19 reality will be rebuilding our business models.
How to create a podcast
Seeds Podcast started September 2017, this article was first published June 2019, updated Oct 2020 and further updated July 2023. Introduction I think podcasting connects us to our past. That…
Here’s why more Aucklanders should move to Christchurch
They’re two cities with identical amenities, identical schools and equally beautiful hinterlands. So why don’t more people choose the one where houses are half the price?
A case for bringing creatives to the governance table
On the back of co-authoring a white paper on the subject, Steven Moe explores how artists and poets can bring colour and creativity onto boards.
Charities are essential, yet often forgotten
OPINION: We see them every day, we know people who work for them, we give to them.
All 32 of Rolleston’s playgrounds rated
This is a ranking of every Rolleston playground. You see, I have four young children aged 4, 7, 10 and 12. We visited every playground in Rolleston (we could find)…
“New Power” Book Review
Review of “New Power: How anyone can persuade, mobilize, and succeed in our chaotic connected age.” By Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms Having just been involved on 24 April 2020…
New Zealand Charity, NGO, Community, NFP Sector Response to Covid-19
This page is a compilation of all the emails and also the videos since the start of the crisis sent out to a group of leaders from NGOs, Charities, NFPs,…
On being efficient …
This was a post on Facebook so sharing here too as it got a lot of “likes”! Someone just asked me this in an email: “Just a quick question – I…