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Tom O'Neil: OE light-bulb moment sparks direction change
The start of the year is a great time to take stock of your professional life, and ask yourself: "What do I want to be doing for my career in 2025?"
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Cricket: Milne's still in cup hunt despite side strain woe
Those who love seeing cricket balls form comet trails out of the bowler's hand can rest easy for now - Adam Milne is still in World Cup contention despite his side strain.
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Get back into the work groove
Getting back into the new year of work after a holiday can be hard. It's normal to want to stay on holiday - but the point is that most people need to make money to survive.
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Tom O'Neil: Identifying your gifts first step to rewarding career
Sometimes, we do major things that aren't authentic to ourselves, often to please someone else. We see short-term gain but it very quickly becomes apparent that we've made a poor decision.
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Bevan Docherty announces retirement
Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty has announced his retirement from professional triathlon after 15 years.
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Kieran Read: Winning ways - view from the top
There are aspects of playing rugby that are not dissimilar to coaching. I believe in leading people by making sure that I have a connection with everyone I am involved with and giving them the trust and belief to do their job well.
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Scars from a less-than-uplifting tour
Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour lasted seconds. The controversy surrounding how it ended continues to echo years later. Read about it here in his own words.
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Boxing day races: Women ride tough in saddle
Ulrika Holmquist has crossed the globe to chase her dream of becoming a jockey. The 21-year-old from from Sweden moved to New Zealand when she finished high school.
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Football: Striker driven to succeed
The Wellington Phoenix will hit Eden Park this evening in rich attacking form and the man on the money is striker Nathan Burns.
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Where are the women?
Fewer women than men choose to go into tech-intensive fields and if they do, are significantly more likely to leave the tech industry.
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Thomson plans to keep on move
Another week in exile for Adam Thomson, another stamp in his passport. The latest is that of the British Embassy, following his journey to London where he has joined the Barbarians in their exclusive Park Lane hotel.
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Twelve good questions to ask
'The company I work for does engagement surveys every year," said Alison, who works in retail in Auckland.
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Proof that maths is hot
The Nobel Prize of mathematics has been awarded to a woman for the first time, which could encourage more young female mathematicians.
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Paul Charman: Unpaid Kiwi internships on the rise
Some university graduates hoping to break into well-paid careers are working months at a time as unpaid interns.
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Work programmes boost confidence
Paige Toft and Braden Alsford count themselves lucky when it comes to making career choices.
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Leave housework at office door
When Nicky Tonkin decided to work from home, the first thing she needed was to install a 90,000-litre swimming pool.
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Closing the talent gap - where are the skilled staff?
From restaurants to rocket-builders — businesses of all sorts share a common problem: Finding enough skilled staff. Anthony Doesburg reports.