I am a designer based in San Francisco, and I love to doodle during my spare time. I hear many words that amuse me during the day, not sure why, but they are just too funny. Perhaps it s a combination of being easily amused and having English as a second language. In any case, it s a good method to escape our sad pandemic reality and deal with stress.
For example, when my mother mentioned she is doing intermittent fasting, an image of a person putting a mitten over their head popped into my mind. Then when I heard thumb drive, I saw an actual human thumb driving a car. Same with Bluetooth (my daughter was asking why someone came up with this name?) - in my head, I saw an actual blue tooth transmitting Wi-Fi from a mouth.
There are still several grey areas around the sole purpose test that can create complexities for advice fees, with a need to focus on clearly defining different subject matters in the superannuation paramount.
Tipping point: Why are Kiwis drinking less NZ wine as exports soar?
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By: Michael Cooper
Wine romance and greater quality are drawing us to vineyards, but as bulk exports soar and foreign firms move in, returns per litre are falling. And so is our consumption of New Zealand wine. Special Report by Michael Cooper.
Wine is a symbol of the good times, but we enjoy it in times of stress, too. The challenges of the past year have seen many Kiwis reaching for a glass or two of wine – and we are not the only ones.
Sales of New Zealand wine in its key export markets – the UK, US and Australia – are booming. The planet decided Covid-19 wasn t supposed to be endured in a state of sobriety, declared winemaker Steve Bird late last year, so people were locked down at home and they were drinking wine like there was no tomorrow.
Wellington first-home buyers drawing on Bank of Mum and Dad amid soaring deposits
1 Mar, 2021 07:42 PM
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First-home buyers are drawing on family help to get on the property ladder. Photo / Mark Mitchell
First-home buyers are drawing on family help to get on the property ladder. Photo / Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
The bank of Mum and Dad is increasingly present in the capital s housing market, says a Wellington mortgage advisor.
Loan Market mortgage advisor Craig Pope said while a 20 per cent deposit was not always necessary, family assistance for first-home buyers was becoming more common. No matter what you re deposit level is, it is very difficult to try and get up and get saving and get to a meaningful-sized deposit, especially in a hot property market, he said.