On a visit to the GPG office in Auckland, a Biz staffer could not help but notice a Gideon's Bible on a bookshelf in the meeting room.
It sat alongside a set of Stock Exchange rules and former Herald staffer Yvonne Van Dongen's Brierley, the biography of the company's founder, Sir
Ron.
Is the indefatigable Tony Gibbs reaching out for divine assistance as he tangles with Rubicon and Tower? Isn't the Gideon's Bible the one that gets distributed for free? Can't GPG afford to buy one? Does Gibbs ever get confused between his two holy books, ie, the well-known Christian text and the story of Sir Ron?
Extensive inquiries reveal that the Bible is, in fact, a sign of GPG's legally-focused approach to the world of business. Gibbs has it close at hand because he swears so many affidavits.
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The line between advertising and art has been blurred forever, says M&C Saatchi writer Nick Goldwater after the agency's campaign for the Weekend Herald's new magazine Canvas fell victim to a criminal act.
One of the original artworks created for the Canvas launch was stolen from its home in an Auckland Adshel bus shelter over the weekend.
On Saturday night, a light-fingered art aficionado smashed the Adshel frame and stole its contents, a painting commissioned by the Weekend Herald to promote Canvas.
Ironically, the shelter was situated right outside the Art Gallery on Wellesley St.
Artist Rachel Miller is said to be mildly flattered by the incident but is extremely keen for the painting to be returned. No questions will be asked if the art is returned to the offices of M&C Saatchi, Level 2, 18 Shortland St.
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Acronym alert. Expect to hear more about GIPS, as the New Zealand Society of Investment Professionals seeks to educate the market about compliance with Global Investment Performance Standards. Perhaps those so educated should be known as Gippies.
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How bizarre - first there was the Otara Millionaires Club, now we have an Auckland millionaires club.
The Auckland Club Entrepreneur Society (ACES) has its home at the austere Auckland Club, and is described as a "social salon with a unique twist" by founders Chris Bolton-Jamieson and Helen Jamieson.
ACES meetings are hosted by millionaire property investors Michael Pettett and Daniel Feller who, at each monthly session, will introduce several speakers on the subject of "how they got out of the rat race".
But before you dismiss the concept as completely ghastly, be aware that all profits raised go to charity.
"We wanted to meet people interested in the same things as us, getting out of the nine-to-five routine permanently, having more life, less work," says Jamieson.
"We approached Michael who thought it was a great idea and he persuaded Daniel Feller to join us as well."
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Woops - update needed.
"The City of Sails and Home of the America's Cup" is how the Auckland district of the Real Estate Institute boasts of the Queen City at www.reinz.org.nz.
Perhaps a touch of amnesia or just nostalgia? Nice pictures of the boats but, really, we'd rather forget about it.
On a visit to the GPG office in Auckland, a Biz staffer could not help but notice a Gideon's Bible on a bookshelf in the meeting room.
It sat alongside a set of Stock Exchange rules and former Herald staffer Yvonne Van Dongen's Brierley, the biography of the company's founder, Sir
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