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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.

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.

Bevan Docherty announces retirement

Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty has announced his retirement from professional triathlon after 15 years.

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.

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.

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.

Voice lifted Joe up where he belonged

Joe Cocker, who has died aged 70, was a Sheffield-born singer who came to be considered one of the greatest white blues and soul vocalists...

CIA's Queen of Torture outed

In the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to his lair.

Angela Hunter: Diverse workforce seen as profit driver

Diversity in the workforce is a polarising issue at times. During the recent election there was a lot of comment about the extent to which women, Pasifika and Maori, among other groups, should have their voices guaranteed in legislation.

Nigel Morrison: Human capital key to corporate success

SkyCity, the largest single-site private-sector employer in central Auckland, prides itself on being an "employer of choice," says its chief executive.

Revolt of the poor unlikely in Godzone

New MPs 'thrown in at deep end'

Twelve good questions to ask

'The company I work for does engagement surveys every year," said Alison, who works in retail in Auckland.

Tom O'Neil: Freedom to reclaim sense of self belief

UK ambulance service poaches Kiwi paramedics

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.