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Welcome to the Creative Economy
From apples to advertising, from dairy farming to Krishnan's Dairy, the central and driving force in the New Zealand economy is not the land or even the people on it. What matters now are great ideas
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Independents' Day
It’s a business dominated by foreign players with multinational reach. But a revolution in technology and a grinding determination to do it by themselves has ensured the independent music labels and their talented artists are not just surviving, but flourishing in the local music business. looks for lessons in the indie renaissance
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How To: The Perfect Storm
Where do great ideas come from? Idealog learns how to put brains in gear
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Independents’ Day
Your track-by-track guide to 16 slices of prime, independent New Zealand music, free with Idealog #1
Idealog #1
January-February 2006
Audi designer Wolfgang Egger brings the A5 Sportback to life right in front of our eyes. It’s all about three lines, apparently, but those three lines have been obsessed over. Enjoy the autospeak: the rear comes complete with both accent and elbow.
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