For too many of us, our day begins by checking emails before we’ve even hopped out of bed, and end struggling to drift off because we feel overwhelmed by our workloads and never-ending to-do lists. Life feels like a constant hustle.
In 2018, Kiwi estate planning firm Perpetual Guardian grabbed global headlines by trialling a four-day working week for its 240 staff while keeping them on the same pay.
The Grumpy Merino
Words — Nick Ainge Roy
In many ways, the Reeds are typical high-country farmers on a typical high-country farm. On their land, which ranges from irrigated flats and rolling hills to rugged mountain faces, they run an old-school combination of sheep and beef: hardy merinos and sturdy, black-coated Angus cattle.
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Though there’s technically absolutely nothing wrong with writing ‘okay’ as ‘OK’ it’s an abbreviation that grinds many a folk’s grammatical gears – including this writer’s (though not as much as BBQ).









