Can you make a game in just 48 hours?
Not just the first country to see the sun, New Zealand will be the first to kick off the Global Game Jam too come January. More …
Opinion
Who’ll boss the kiss – NZI or the Roundtable?
4The ‘merger’ is a public show of a marriage of equals, but usually it’s no such thing – the Business Roundtable and New Zealand Institute are like chalk and cheese. More …
Marketing
Finders are keepers at Art Series Hotels
‘Stay the night. Steal the art’. That's the slogan employed by one of the Art Series Hotels in Melbourne, where guests are encouraged to attempt to steal a hidden piece of artwork. More …
Gifts for the arty types in your life
Struggling to find a present for the arty wanker in your life? More …
Opinion
Whatever happened to quality?
2Great brands can be tarnished by substandard products and after-sales support. More …
Scary stuff: the economics of climate change
2Why is the application of cost benefit analysis to climate change so difficult? More …
Opinion
Let’s celebrate organic growth
5For every crash and burn, it’ll be the Ma and Pa business that saves this country’s bacon. More …
Big black bird to take to the skies
1Air New Zealand has lifted the hood on the world’s largest commercially operated aircraft to be painted completely black. More …
Review: Microsoft Touch Mouse
4Mouse purists may find this one takes a little getting used to. More …
Win
Win! A History of the World in 100 Objects
4Stemming from the BBC series by the same name, this hefty tome ($45, Allen Lane) will come in handy for both regaling family with fascinating facts should Christmas day prove rainy, and as a weapon to thunk someone round the ... More …
Art
A Christmas show that’s just a tad creepy
Just in time for Christmas, Toys – an exhibition of weird, sinister and some-times creepy childhood relics – is swooping into Auckland. More …
Architecture
Q Theatre hits all the right notes
Recently home to Tartuffe and currently hosting Auckland Theatre’s version of Roald Dahl’s The Twits, Queen’s Street’s new Q Theatre has well and truly established itself on the Auckland arts scene. More …
Friday frivolities: Key sells his assets, tech mosaics, junk food giftwrap and more
Five links for your Friday distraction. More …
Design
The right type: Trends in local business signage
If you’ve ever heard a graphic designer complain about an ugly font, you will know this is not a topic to be scoffed at (unless you want their three-day-old black coffee hiffed in your face). More …
Science sidelined at Durban
The UN negotiations hardly displayed a widespread awareness of scientific reality. More …