Life

New Zealand’s buzziest city, North Island hot spot Auckland  offers a striking harbourside setting, cultural cool, and smart wining and dining… Sleep: Art deco goes Pop at central Hotel DeBrett in Auckland, in the heart of the CBD’s shopping-sorted High Street.

The first day of childcare is the hardest.

When ASIC banned the massive home loan exit costs in July 2011, the general public assumed that changing lenders and hence home loans was quite easy.

Almost a third of professionals say their asthma has hampered their career development or held them back at work, according to a new survey.

The ultimate 21st-century city, Shanghai boasts a striking skyline, glam dining and a seductive shopping scene… Sleep: For luxe urban lodgings in shopping-central Nanjing Road, book an art- and antique-filled boudoir at Jia Shanghai.

Work Life Balance? Work Life Conflict is a much better term to describe the constant battle to maintain multiple priorities, particularly when it comes to pursuing a career or business with kids.

Have you ever considered whether there are any ‘wealth blocks’ sitting in your path? These are attitudes or feelings which are unconscious responses to our experiences and conditioning that prevent us from achieving our true wealth potential.

Celebrities have taken to “live” mammograms on television, undergoing this usually very private procedure in a rather public way.

France’s fabulous capital Paris is nothing if not chic, with easy-on-the-eye architecture, romantic cafés and beautiful boutiques… Sleep: Classically Parisian, the Montalembert offers an elegant restaurant and bar, sneak-peek views of the Eiffel Tower from its eighth-floor rooms, and an unbeatable St Germain des Prés location, handy for designer stores.

If the budget is passed by the Senate there will undoubtedly be tighter times ahead for many Australians, all in the name of reducing our national debt by $300 billion over the next decade.

Is 2014 the year you’re going to lose that extra weight, get organised or bag the career of your dreams? Yes? Then you’re going to need to get savvy and take some time to plan how you’re going to make your dream a reality.

From bustling crowds in mid-town, to hidden gems in the village, there is plenty to indulge in during the off-the-clock hours.