Idealog
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January-February 2008
Editorial
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From the Editor
New Zealand may suffer from too much purity—but our competitors would still love to take it off us
Now
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One man everything
Russel Walder plays something that’s rarer in the music industry than chess: the oboe
21
Spinning around
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is on a three-leg tour that is much more graceful than it sounds
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Time flies
It began 15 years ago as a doodle in a high school exercise book, but Andrew Hawley’s concept yacht design, the Hawley F140, is starting to take shape.
Features
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Who you callin' green?
Like it or not, the landfill economy is coming to an end—and New Zealand needs to get real. uncovers the Kiwis who are doing us all a favour and living up to our undeserved reputation. Just don’t use that ‘G’ word. Plus: follow these leaders, the view from London and the life in post-peak oil times
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Brothers in art
Take three brothers: one clued-up in IT, one with a business background, and another who creates 21st-century Maori art. It took a family loss to bring them together but now they’re reinventing the business of indigenous art. meets the Murray men of Imagenation
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Sweet science
Our kiwifruit industry was built by combining the Chinese gooseberry with Kiwi know-how. Now a New Zealand company is returning the favour, working with Chinese growers to raise the plants needed for its natural, healthy sweetener. But they need to step carefully, reports —Big Sugar is watching
Workshop
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The story of the storytellers
Networking: The digital mavens at the inspiring AnimFXNZ show they’re not blinded by science
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The honourable relic
Art: Goldie captures the story of a nation in two portraits—but not as he intended
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Back to the boob tube
Screen: It’s been a big year for Kiwi TV, but the most promising moment was largely ignored
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Rebel knits
Startups: It’s pretty hard to undercut the Warehouse, so craft has a new role—relief from mass-produced sameness
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As different as the next guy
Advertising: Every agency claims to be special. Here’s how to live up to the hype
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Business at the speed of slow
Offshore: Londoners refuse to be rushed by an upstart from the colonies, but you can do business at British pace
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Attract great staff (and keep them)
How to: Great staff want to be part of their company’s success. Here’s how to get them on board. Plus the history of HR, how it’s done at Squiz and at More FM, keeping up the churn and what workers really want
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Parting shot
God’s own countries
Plus
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Idealgear
Summer edition | 24 pages of design-led delights for lounge lizards, fashion buffs and lovers of all things innovative
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Creative showcase
The future of work | Discover how sustainability affects our workplaces, and what some companies are doing to make the way we work sustainable
Idealog #13
January-February 2008
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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