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Annette Presley's New Passion

Outside her comfort zone, Annette Presley is now directing her energies to help children at risk take a ‘StepUP’.

We all do it. Taking just glimpses of those in the media spotlight, we put together a picture of a person we are likely never to meet. Annette Presley has provided us all with more than just glimpses. Her time in the media spotlight has been both frequent and well illuminated. We all then have a very clear picture of who this woman is – or do we?

As with many celebrities, the secret..... Please click "Read Entire Annette Presley Article" above to continue.

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Jenny Shipley

Close to Her Heart

Former National Party Prime Minister Jenny Shipley has gone red but it has nothing to do with changing her political allegiance. As the patron of the Heart Foundation’s Go Red for Women campaign, she is helping to highlight heart disease death rates amongst women.

Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley knows first hand the devastating consequences of a heart attack. Her father died from heart disease at the age of 52 and she herself suffered a heart attack in 2000. That’s why she had no qualms in accepting the Heart Foundation’s invitation to become the patron for its Go Red for Women campaign. “It is a terrific programme and I am delighted that I was asked to be involved.”... Please click "Read Entire Jenny Shipley Article" above to continue reading.

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Are our Animals Happy?

Mairi Stewart is assessing the emotions in animals.

We are all part of a movement that sees us scurrying through the gauntlet of grocery aisles trying to use our time and our money economically as we hunt down grocery bargains. We scan the myriad of food products and their confusing info-smothered labels determined to secure an assortment of provisions for our families... Please click "Read Entire Mairi Stewart Article" above to continue reading.

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Managing Confidentiality -

Arrangements that work

Confidentiality (or non-disclosure) requirements are usually difficult to enforce. Often, they are broad and generalised, and an add-on to a larger employment or other agreement. Also, once information has been disclosed, there is no going back – your information is no longer confidential – so is there really an effective remedy for a breach? You may receive financial compensation but your information is still out there, known to the world... Please click "Read Entire Confidentiality Article" above to continue reading.

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An Outstanding Speech Maker

President Elect Barack Obama is relatively young, lacks experience, but is a superb speaker. So what can we learn from Obama’s oratory skills that you can implement for your next speech?

Here are some insights into his outstanding speechmaking and speech giving skills...Please click "Read Entire Speech Making Article" above to continue reading.

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Business starts with a vision and ends with success

In between, says Jo Doolan, partner at Ernst & Young, should be hard questions, hard yards and the chance to make a difference to New Zealand.

In the male domain, two significant events took place within days of each other in the world of retailing and entrepreneurship...Please click "Read Entire Success Article" above to continue reading.

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Living in a Cookbook

The release of a new book about renowned Moeraki restaurateur Fleur Sullivan provided Jo Bailey with the perfect excuse for a road trip.

Dusk is wrapping its dark cloak around the craggy North Otago peninsula as we turn off State Highway One and head past the famous boulders towards the tiny fishing village of Moeraki, home to one of the South Island’s most exceptional foodies...Please click "Read Entire Fleur Sullivan Article" above to continue reading.

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The Science of Perfume

Can a perfume really make you smell younger?
According to perfume makers and researchers woman can now buy into the scent of youth. New perfumes claim to make the wearers smell 10 years younger. The claim is nothing to sniff at as anti-age perfume is the latest beauty trend to take the anti-age world by storm...Please click "Read Entire Perfume Article" above to continue reading.

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Wellbeing Snippets

STOP OBSESSING ABOUT THE SCALES
You don’t need a set of bathroom scales to tell you what shape you are in. A glance in the mirror or a tape measure around your waist will be a better indicator. Your body composition and your waist measurement is a more accurate gauge of your health...Please click "Read Entire Wellbeing Article" above to continue reading.

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Air New Zealand Fashion Week Features

NOM*d
– Welcome to ‘Bedlam’
In the London of the 1790s a popular diversion for the moneyed classes was to go and look at the unfortunate inmates of the Bedlam asylum. Occupants of Bedlam were incarcerated yet remained on show for the titillation of the visiting public. Such were the famously unruly scenes they created that Bedlam has now become a synonym for chaos and disorder...Please click "Read Entire Fashion Week Article" above to continue reading.

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Flight of Fashion

When Air New Zealand set about to revamp their staff uniforms they saw a great opportunity to put the country’s strong fashion reputation on the line and take it to the world!

Her Magazine talks exclusively to Elizabeth Findlay, the genius behind our most internationally recognised brand, Zambesi, about the process that took place when they accepted the opportunity to design Air New Zealand’s Uniforms...Please click "Read Entire Zambesi Article" above to continue reading.

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To all the Kids Born Before The 80s

• First, you survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank and lived in houses made of asbestos while they carried you.
• They took aspirin, ate blue cheese and tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer.
• Then after that trauma, your baby cribs were covered with bright coloured, lead-based paints...Please click "Read Entire 80's Article" above to continue reading.