Gaslighting can mar holiday gatherings. Here’s how to identify, avoid it
Gaslighting in your family can be disguised with loving and caring messages that seem to demonstrate warmth and interest. Your aunt may ask: “Did you find that special someone yet? You know, you could talk to a professional about how to date,” leaving you feeling insecure and second-guessing yourself. Gaslighting can also be overtly aggressive […]
How to protect an inheritance from break-ups – Mary Holm
I would think about it as a retirement fund, which would immediately benefit you because you would no longer have to save as much for that purpose (keeping the KiwiSaver contributions going, of course, to the extent they are matched by your employer or Government). The original writer should of course get legal advice of […]
Christmas Dinner Recipes: How To Make A Non-Traditional Meal This Festive Season
Make your Christmas one to remember with some alternatives to your usual favourites. Salmon Fillets Wrapped in Bacon with Hollandaise These salmon fillets are elegant and prepared in a flash. The key to quick hollandaise is having the butter bubbling hot when you add it to the egg yolks. Once you have mastered this, there’s […]
Parenting guide to Christmas gifts: How to avoid entitled kids – Nadine Higgins
In short, I don’t want to create entitled little monsters … I’m just not entirely sure HOW you do that. I’m far too new to this parenting gig to profess any kind of expertise – so I decided to seek some advice. Is it too soon? It’s clear my 2-year-old understands far more than he […]
How to tell good debt from bad debt before you borrow to invest – Mary Holm
A: I haven’t read anything by Thomas Anderson. But I note that he has an MBA from the University of Chicago. I do too, so I’m guessing we may have been taught many of the same basic messages about debt. In my columns and podcasts and books, I often distinguish between good debt and bad […]
All Blacks v Scotland test: Line-ups, kickoff times, how to watch – all you need to know
All Blacks won – 30 Scotland won – 0 Draws – 2 All Blacks points scored – 953 Scotland points scored – 372 All Blacks v Scotland line-ups All Blacks side to play Scotland Named Friday NZT Scotland side to play All Blacks Named Friday NZT All Blacks v Scotland last time they met Ill-disciplined […]
How to prepare financially for aged care – Diana Clement
The first thing to know is that your relative must be assessed as needing long-term care. The needs assessment, carried out in hospital or by a community team, will confirm what level of care: rest home, long-stay hospital, dementia, or psycho-geriatric. Call Seniorline on 0800 725 463, for advice. A needs assessment determines what level […]
How to rebuild trust after a restructure – Neil McGregor
A case in point A few years back, I worked with an organisation going through its third restructure in quick succession. The first two had failed: staff were demoralised, the brand had taken a hit, and the bottom line had suffered. When I asked management what they were trying to achieve, they were hesitant, worried […]
How to plan for retiring overseas – Diana Clement
You need a visa, health insurance, and your investments. And read my two articles about New Zealand Superannuation from last year: How you pay for healthcare in your new home is crucial, but NZ Super is just the beginning in planning a retirement overseas. There are other tricky questions that I will cover over the […]
Why Semantic Layers Matter — and How to Build One with DuckDB
Many ask themselves, “Why would I use a semantic layer? What is it anyway?” In this hands-on guide, we’ll build the simplest possible semantic layer using just a YAML file and a Python script—not as the goal itself, but as a way to understand the value of semantic layers. We’ll then query 20 million NYC […]