3 years ago
There’s nothing quite like pouring a new bag of coffee beans into the grinder, filling the portafilter, leveling it, tamping the grind and then waiting for the espresso machine to …
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3 years ago
Sally Webster re-examines the concept of self-talk after watching an interesting portrayal of Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s mental decline and recovery.
One of the first scenes we see in currently …
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3 years ago
Image ‘Tanzanian Lunch’ thanks to Michigan State University
When Massey University Professor Stuart Carr received a Fellowship to the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology (SIOP) this June, he wasn’t …
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3 years ago
Featured image: Stephanie O’Connor, Clare, 2014, Giclée print, Collection of the artist
The enthusiastic ‘embrace your flaws’ encouragement offered by those who claim to support ‘natural’ female beauty is not something …
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3 years ago
SALLY WEBSTER discovers yet another layer of welfare related outrage was heaped on the British government yesterday. The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies issued a press release stating …
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4 years ago
Caring for a ballooning population of elderly New Zealanders is one of this country’s biggest challenges and focuses largely on Auckland. This is not a new problem.
As colonial …
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4 years ago
Last week on Facebook, we shared a New Zealand Herald article about the beginning of the end of ‘Zero Hours’. It’s a nasty, global work-life phenomenon that sees low-skilled employees …
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4 years ago
IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD THESE DAYS. IT’S ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN GET ON CREDIT. THIS YEAR’S RECORD CREDIT DEBT FIGURES SHOW NEW ZEALANDERS ARE HAPPIER TO …
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