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Bear Park: where staff satisfaction is key

Bear Park preschools in New Zealand are committed to fostering a supportive and nurturing environment for staff and children alike. MiNDFOOD finds out more.

Investment Opportunities That Work as Hard as You Do

We’re all living a busy life, and in the hustle and bustle it can be easy to let your finances fall by the wayside. However, if you want your money to work harder for you, Milford Asset Management can help. No matter what your goals, they have an investment solution to suit your needs.

Meet the Innovators: How Fisher & Paykel is changing the way Kiwis live

When it comes to premium products that change the way we live, Fisher & Paykel is a world leader in innovation. We meet some of the designers and engineers who are bringing the company’s vision to life.

Why this little fella rules the world

The unlikely combination of a cheeky donkey, a giggling grandmother and a viral video turned Queenstown writer Craig Smith into the world’s bestselling author.

Life Aquatic

Frustrated by public perception of the commercial fishing industry, two fisheries scientists went about telling the real story … by buying a fish and chip shop.

Meeting the Maker

In our first Fisher & Paykel Innovation Series interview, we meet chief designer Adam Moody, whose childhood love of design inspired his dream career creating premium kitchen appliances for the world.

Through the ashes

Editor-in-chief Michael McHugh travels to visit MiNDFOOD readers Diane de Haan and Carol Reese, and discovers real hope and restoring ‘balance’ in action.

Fisher & Paykel Innovation Series: Adam Moody

Fisher & Paykel leads the way when it comes to New Zealand appliance design and innovation. MiNDFOOD took a trip to the company’s Dunedin design centre to experience first-hand how the magic happens, as we followed chief designer Adam Moody for a day.

126 years of Suffrage: Thomasin McKenzie poised for stardom

New Zealand has long punched above its weight in Hollywood. Now, a Wellington schoolgirl, Thomasin McKenzie, with acting in her blood is set to join her compatriots in the limelight.

Period of change

Several hundred million women and girls around the world are excluded from society because they’re menstruating. Could menstrual cups provide a solution? MiNDFOOD investigates.

#BalanceforBetter – What International Women’s Day Means to Me

Women from around the world share their inspirational messages on what it means to be a woman in 2019, and […]

Social Sacrifice

A new documentary, The Cleaners, uncovers a dark Internet ‘underworld’ where social media posts go to die, and a filtered, inoffensive world becomes reality.

Caring For Carers

Having a daughter with a serious medical condition inspired Lisa Marie to find a way to nurture the health and wellbeing of those who spend their days tirelessly looking after others.

Holding On To Hope

Seventeen years ago, Mike Rolls’ world was suddenly turned upside down. He hopes his journey back from dark days may inspire others to ditch their ‘dead weight’.

A man’s incredible journey across New Zealand to help support two young boys with a rare genetic disease

A New Jersey man is running across New Zealand attempting to raise $31,500 for two siblings with a rare genetic […]

Aiming for a dream run

Joany Badenhorst may never have snowboarded before, but that didn’t stop this courageous young woman giving it a go – […]

Health in the digital age

Local doctor Lance O’Sullivan is transforming the way we look at health with new technology that puts the power in […]

Give the gift of kindness this Christmas

The incredible stories of kindness from strangers that flooded in when Naomi Lambert hid kindness cards in the lead up […]

The sordid underworld of social media – exposed

A new documentary, ‘The Cleaners’ explores the dark underworld of social media and how censorship effects what we see and […]

This new font will help boost your memory

Australian researchers have developed a new tool that could help readers with their memory retention. Melbourne-based RMIT University’s behavioural business […]

The world through the eyes of disabled people

The Girl with the Purple Cane, Liz Jackson, has created The Disabled List to harness the intuitive creativity disabled people cultivate by […]

It is a powerful time for women

By Julie Anne Genter, Minister for Women Not since the women’s liberation movement of the 1970s have we seen the […]

Aussie mums take on the challenge of a tech start-up

Two Australian sisters take on a new challenge as they share the inspiration behind their start-up e-card business, T.O.Y. Having […]

A Role For Everyone

It’s not easy to break into the movie world, and even harder for those outside the mainstream. One filmmaker knows talent comes in many different forms and is doing her bit to increase diversity.

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