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Book review: The Long Game – How to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world
The Long Game – How to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world, by Dorie Clark One of the minor ‘positives’ to come from the death of Queen Elizabeth II on the 8 th September 2022 was the cancellation of the train drivers strike – which meant I was able to travel down from Huntingdon and […]
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Job advice: making the move back to NZ
With New Zealanders now freely able to move home we’ve seen an increasing interest in those planning to make the move back from the UK either this year or longer term. Along with our NZ community last month we hosted a webinar on returning home, which included everything from finding jobs, to pension transfers, opening […]
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International Women’s Day 2022 programme
You can find the full programme for the evening here.
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Review: Book Club Brunch – Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race
Author: Reni Edlo Lodge Reviewed by: Shayna Manchanda and Veronica Lysaght Two reviews by two different NZBWN women of age, colour, and life experience. Review by Shayna Manchanda Until George Flyold’s death and the Black Lives Matter movement, I hadn’t heard of this book. When I first read the title, I was taken aback, which of course […]
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Review: Book Club Brunch: The Squiggly Career
Author: Helen Tupper and Sarah EllisReviewer: Tiffany Hardy I love this book! I have found it so inspiring, thought provoking and motivational. It has even led me to get out of the lockdown rut and start my own company. I really think the old adage, ‘you only get out what you put in’ is so […]
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Review: Book Club Brunch – Radical Candor
Author: Kim ScottReviewer: Kristine Chadwick To be radically candid and as self-effacing Kiwi’s, many of us found “Radical Candor” by Kim Scott to have rather a lot of name dropping, from Sheryl Sandberg to Steve Jobs, from Google to Twitter and Apple. However, it also revealed that no matter where you work, management issues are universal. […]
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Review: Book Club Brunch – Talking to Strangers
Author: Malcolm Gladwell Reviewer: Michelle Telling So, it turns out that a book titled ‘Talking to Strangers’ was not as much about ‘talking to strangers’ as the title might suggest, but more like ‘how to interrogate and get the truth from bad people’. In addition, the book was described by those who had managed to […]
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Covid-19 info
Key Information from MFaT and UK Govt. For UK updates: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus For NZ in UK updates:https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/europe/united-kingdom/new-zealand-high-commission/living-in-the-uk/covid-19-coronavirus/ Social Media: Twitter @nzinuk and Facebook is New Zealand High Commission – LondonFor NZ updates:covid19.govt.nz Ensure you update your profile or register with Safe Travel:https://register.safetravel.govt.nz/login The Passports Office is now working on By Appointment Only terms, and these can be […]
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Applications
The NZBWN peer mentoring programme enables network members to get started on their own individual journeys to overcome challenges, seize opportunities, and realise their aspirations as well as helping support others on their journeys. Applications opening soon! Applications are opening soon for our mentoring groups that will run from September 2021. You can see the […]
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Services
International Money Payments Network member Geraldine Collett and the team at Halo Financial is dedicated to making sure you get the best possible exchange rate when transferring money to New Zealand or anywhere in the world, for personal or business reasons. Headed in London and founded in 2004, Halo Financial has assisted thousands of clients and businesses exchange currencies all around the world and is committed to […]