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Equality and diversity aren't new ideas, and yet so many cases of unnecessarily homogeneous representation exist in our lives. We've all been to a conference where the panel of experts are all middle-aged, upper income, white guys. There might be one or two female...

Here I am, on my soapbox, declaring my love for Canva. Care to join me? What is Canva? Canva is a simple, easy to use, drag-and-drop, cloud-based design program your everyday Joe can use. It has a catalogue of pre-made designs and knows the correct size for...

Download the one-page tip guide here! Take a step back and look at the big picture As a flying instructor, I teach map reading to student pilots. When you're trying to locate your position on a map, you need to think of the big picture first: Is the sea on my...

Bronnie reflects on 18 months of being a book worm. A little over two years ago, I made a very quick decision to enrol in the Weltec Graduate Diploma in Event Management with the help and support of my work. I was last a student over ten years ago, and I knew I'd be...

I screamed with fear the whole time during my first flight in a small aeroplane I was 5, and my Mum's eardrums still haven't recovered. As part of International Women of Aviation Week, some of the women from the Wellington Aero Club were in the Sunday Star-Times (6...

Who attends events? The answer is everybody. If you want your next event to be a success you need to make it easy for everyone to be there and participate. From music festivals to techy conferences you need to be inclusive of the diversity of your attendees if you...

An opportunity to hear about Xero's journey and products that'll save you time The main reason why our customers hire OptimalPeople, is that we save you time. You hire us to do stuff you just don't have the time for, don't like doing, and where your efforts should...

A super-chilled day with great beer, delicious food and a buzzing atmosphere For the fourth year, the Greater Wellington Brewday has brought our regions finest craft breweries in to one paddock in sunny Martinborough to celebrate wheat, hops and malt. It's the second...

Let the legacy live on If you tuned in to Seven Sharp on Friday night you would have seen a clip about the Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School. The footage showed some of the 50th celebrations, and focused on the reason the school exists, as well as some of the amazing...