Travel / Lifestyle1 December 2017
Dotted around New Zealand are a number of vintage railways and private lines. Often run by volunteers these railway trips are a fun day out if you want a bit of nostalgia and some great scenery. Here are 4 of my favourites!. . Glenbrook Vintage Railway (Auckland) . The premier NZ steam train att...
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13 September 2017
We appreciate your correspondence and always like to share interesting stories. With that in mind we received this cracker recently from Paul and Maureen. "Hi Dallas and Summer,. Paul and I just wanted to give feedback on our experience dealing with you both on our disastrous caravan insurance cl...
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Automotive1 September 2017
This is the story of two Astons and how some clever thinking won the respect and love of our broker and their clients. High-end and performance car owners are anything but run-of-the-mill clients. They have particular needs and want to deal with a specialist who understands them and can customize ...
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Broker1 September 2017
The Underwriting Agencies Council (UAC) was formed in July 1998 and is the peak body for Australian and New Zealand underwriting agencies. UAC General Manager William Legge believes the agency sector is the way of the future for the insurance industry. Having previously working for direct insurers...
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Broker1 September 2017
EQC and FSL fees on our Star CamperCare policies. As you’ll be aware the Fire Service (FSL) and Earthquake Commission (EQC) levies increased on 1 July 2017. They also changed the rules around collecting these levies. We believe there are a number of more direct and equitable ways to collect the...
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Automotive1 September 2017
Classic cars. The market and their valuations today. The advent of the GFC changed substantially the way in which the world views investment. The traditional bank deposits coupled with minimal (or even negative) interest rates have been replaced by a number of alternatives such as wine, internatio...
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Recipes / Food1 September 2017
Prep time: 20 Minutes. Cook time: 60 Minutes. . Ingredients. ½ cup butter. 1 ½cups white sugar. 4 eggs. 1 teaspoon vanilla essence. 3 bananas sliced. 1 cup sour cream. 1 tsp baking soda. 2 cups flour. Method. Preheat oven to 175˚C. Line baking tin. Cream together butter and sugar....
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Editorial1 September 2017
When Tourism Holdings Limited brought Dave Simmons onboard two years ago to develop Mighway (the RV owner’s rental business) he was given a clean slate to craft a new business unit with an independent company culture. That culture has been built around ice-cream!. “I’m passionate about the i...
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