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committee members benjamin badger jeremy finch joel gabites aaron harvey nicolette le cren andrew riches anthony rohan andrea watson

writers naomi arnold jolene williams scot mckay anna pearson alana callaghan kevin vincent shabnam dastgheib matt maguire

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president brett christie

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welcome to CYP Firstly, thank you! Thank you for picking up this – the third CYP magazine and giving us an opportunity to show you who we are, what we do and why we’ve become the buzz in our region – Canterbury.

Whether you’ve picked it up in a cafe, whether you’re a member who’s received it in the mail, or whether you’re one of our professional sponsors looking to see what your support has produced - welcome.

As president I’m lucky to have lead this great society again for 2009 and 2010 – and my word, haven’t these past two years shown us their full hand in terms of business challenges!

I’d be lying if I said the economic down-turn hasn’t affected CYP, but yet we still recorded another massive year in terms of event ticket sales and member sign-ups. Well done young Cantabrians – in 2009 because of your involvement, you’ve made it an excellent year for CYP! The committee has had a lot of fun working for you and once again you’ve confirmed for us that there’s still a demand for a society like ours, especially in this close-knit region.

Yet again CYP organised a successful array of social and business networking events which have been tremendously well-received. This was no surprise. We’ve quizzed a lot of our members and found they wanted MORE of what we were already offering so we doubled the number of events in 2009 and will build on that for 2010. We still ran our popular benchmark events such as the CYP Ball, and the ever-popular cocktail party, but threw in some new events including ‘Bring a Boss to Lunch’ and ‘Business Speed Dating’, all of which were extremely successful - fun, creative and great for networking!

We know it’s always going to be challenging running a non-profit society, and while the committee puts in huge hours, we also enjoy it massively. Thank you to the 2009 and 2010 committee as they have worked very hard and very well together to organise an amazing year. Also thank you to our members new and old, who have supported our events so well. Lastly, thanks to our sponsors, many of who have had faith in our society from its inception. You’re gaining fantastic exposure to the cream of Canterbury’s future business leaders.

CYP is all about seeing YOU, the members, out there enjoying it. I look forward to seeing your enthusiastic support at our large list of events in 2010 as we take CYP, the original young professionals’ network, into its third year!

Brett Christie President Canterbury Young Professionals Incorporated

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4 head honcho welcome from CYP president brett christie

6 stalk your members meet some of CYP’s local members

8 calibre profiling some creative cantabrians

10 event gallery photos from our three annual social events of the year, the cocktail party, the black & white ball and the christmas cocktail party

16 long range jolene williams explores wellington, our culture capital

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19 burning questions alana callaghan from hamilton hindon greene ltd answers your questions on shares and investments

20 target practice kevin vincent’s tips for today’s young leaders

22 young guns shabnam dastgheib profiles the young team behind the successful Party Warehouse

24 steve gurney - life after the legend scot mackay talks to christchurch multisport legend steve gurney on leadership

26de facts regarding defactos - or - how to be a goldiggermatt maguire explains how to protect your assets from a vengeful ex

30 the long lunch anna pearson explores the hidden treasure that is Osaka

31 late night naomi arnold and jolene williams review local hot spots Monster Yakitori Bar and Tru Bar

33 hit list local upcoming events not to be missed

34 scrapnel just some of our sweet benefits for all CYP members

35 cyp 2010 calendar a list of the upcoming CYP events events to plan your life around… be there or be square!

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chris andersonChris Anderson is a native of Christchurch, growing up here and attending Christ’s College and the University of Canterbury. It means he already has a solid base of friends and family, but he still believes that being part of Canterbury Young Professionals is a good way to make new business connections. “It’s good to mix with people who are also new to the professional mould, such as myself, and bounce ideas and experiences off of each other,” he says. “ Mixing with people who are not necessarily business-oriented, such as medical professionals, is always good.”

For Chris, CYP’s events are a highlight of being a member. “They’re always very well thought out, well organised and full of variety. The events attract interesting and successful speakers and I have to say the finger food is always phenomenal.”

Chris believes Christchurch is a great place for building business and working relationships with people. So far he’s met a lot of new friends from different professional backgrounds, and hopes to create a few opportunities within his own profession, law. He’s keen to practice overseas at some point - but at the moment is working on getting himself established in Christchurch.

He’s a first-year lawyer at Lane Neave and being a keen sportsman would eventually like to incorporate sport law into his career - a specialist area of law that he believes is underutilised in New Zealand. “Especially because sport has become so commercial and with events like the IPL, Super 14, A League and the World Cup coming up there are more opportunities for New Zealand sportspeople and New Zealand as a whole.”

chris whitesideThough Chris Whiteside might be most familiar to you as a Jockey-wearing candidate on TV2’s The Apprentice, he’s got a second life as a brand-new member of CYP.

“It’s all new to me,’’ he says. “I thought CYP would be heaps of fun and a great way to meet lots of new people.”

Chris, 28, was the finance officer on the 2006 University of Canterbury student executive and must have enjoyed it, because he wanted to get back into a similar governance role with CYP. He’s got in at the top as the new treasurer on your executive committee.

Friends who had been past committee members had “talked it up”, and he hopes to continue providing “lots of great events” for members in the future.

Chris is a Christchurch native and attended St Andrew’s College until 1999, before studying at both Lincoln University and the University of Canterbury graduating with an honours degree in economics. After a stint with Kiwi Campers and running his own business, he’s been working in business recovery at the Christchurch branch of BDO since January last year. Of his future career plans, he says “they always change”.

“In my career I want to be doing something that inspires me each day.”

His hometown is “relaxing and moves slowly,” he says, before adding cryptically, “this is both good and bad”.

Let’s hope the CYP exec is one of the good things for Chris.

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victoria powellVictoria Powell says the value of CYP is never knowing when you may need someone. She joined us in 2008 and a couple of years in, is hoping to meet new people in similar fields of work.

Victoria works at The Press as an advertising sales consultant, looking after the employment and entertainment sections of the newspaper and organising ads for jobs, restaurants, bars and tourist attractions.

Born in Gore, Victoria got out as soon as she could, heading for the bright lights of the big city when she was a few weeks old. She went to school here and took a roundabout route to her current job; she trained as a primary school teacher, then spent

time in banking, studied a diploma of business and management via the Open Polytechnic and from there to ad sales. Eventually she’d like to become a media buyer, but says she might have to move overseas to reach her goal.

For now, though, Christchurch suits her because it’s laid-back and relaxed. But having grown up here, she finds it a very small village: “everyone knows someone who knows you”.

The best thing about CYP for Victoria is the social events. “The cocktail parties and balls are a lot of fun and a great way to catch up with loads of people.”

peter weijerssure that business survive even if the businesses owner(s)’s health fails.”

He says he has some “big plans” for 2010 and beyond. “I want to grow my business and reputation to a level where I’m seen as the business risk expert in Christchurch - or New Zealand.” He may be well on the way. Last year he was the Professional Advisers Association Inc’s runner up in the Rookie Business Insurance Adviser of the Year category.

Being new to the city, CYP has helped him along the way with his business interests. He initially joined because he thought it would be a great way to meet new people in an organisation that was about fun, as well as having a business focus. “I’ve made some really good contacts and I’ve got some new clients from CYP,” he says. “I’ve actually already made some good friends.” But it’s the parties that really “make it stick out as an organisation”. Peter names the Black and White Ball as “an event not

A native of the Netherlands, it was meeting a Christchurch girl that made 28-year-old Peter move to New Zealand in 2006 - and he’s glad he did.

“What is there not to like?” he says of Christchurch. “I love that it has got all the things a city can offer but at the same time it’s 20 minutes to the beach for a surf and one hour to the nearest ski field. Even though most people don’t always say it, I think there are a lot of business opportunities here.”

For almost three years Peter, who has a master’s degree in interdisciplinary social science, has been running his own risk insurance company, covering individuals and business for “anything that can happen to them”. He’s seen his business thrive since then.

“I have both private and business clients: private focusing on the wellbeing of their families and the business insurance is really to make

to miss” as well as the 80s cocktail party and last year’s circus cocktail party where you may remember him as the purple human cannon ball. CYP’s business events also rate a mention. “They’re interesting and a good way to build up your network.”

calibercreative cantabriansheaven in a PattY Pan: cupcake parlourRemember the first time you bit through Cupcake Parlour’s buttercream frosting into the soft cupcake beneath? You knew it was going to be an experience you wanted to repeat. Christchurch cousins Annabel Newman and Kirsten Taylor have been building up their cupcakery since late 2006 and are well into the swing of creating pure cupcake heaven at their boutique shop between Salisbury and Victoria streets. The product of seven years of research, their business is meticulously branded with 1950s home-kitchen chic and the cupcakes and other baked goodies are simply to die for. A Christchurch institution - suggest the Cupcake Parlour for your next morning tea shout.

• Standardcupcakewithfrostingandsprinkles$3.50.• TheCupcakeParlour,48SalisburySt,Chch.Ph3777443orvisitwww.cupcakeparlour.co.nz.

SaCReD ChOCOLate aLCheMY: she chocolatAlthough it’s worth a trip out to Governors Bay merely for a taste, She Chocolat offers so much more – particularly if you’re planning a wedding, a birthday or a career change. She Chocolat offers unique day-long courses with a master chocalatier who will teach you, or a special someone, the ancient art of chocolate-making. Who could not love “a day of chocolate indulgence?” Other courses cover tempering chocolate by feel (and taste), truffle making and decorating with chocolate. Check out their website to discover the spiritual side of chocolate or order truly decadent wedding and birthday cakes.

• ChocolateIndulgenceDay:$175• SheChocolat,79MainRoad,GovernorsBay.Ph3299825orvisitwww.shechocolat.com.

the i.t. WhiZZeS: carnival labsThe phrase of the millennium? “There’s an app for that.” And a founding CYP member is behind one of the companies that’s making it happen. Carnival Labs is a Christchurch based software developer building applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Together with Toby Cox and Cody Bunea, director Guy Horrocks creates apps under contract for the likes of Taco Bell, HBO and Kraft. Horrocks was also oneoftheteamatoriginaliPhoneappdevelopers,PolarBearFarm.Since2007,CarnivalLabshasdeveloped about 60 iPhone and iPod Touch applications, had over six million downloads, and is currently building two applications for the iPad with more on the way.

• Checkoutwww.carnivallabs.com,orvisitthematiTunes’AppStore.

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event gallery

cocktail carnivale, c1 coffee hq, 24th april 2009

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film noir black & white ball,

the great hall, 5th september 2009

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backspace gallery, 17th december 2009

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long rangewellington jolene williams

A shimmering harbour, impossibly terraced hills, and a rip-roaring southerly that pierces the core, Wellington has always had a flair for the dramatic. Only a 45-minute flight from Christchurch, a weekend in the capital is the perfect respite from the nine-to-five weekday drudgery.

You can of course, follow the tourists straight to Te Papa. The great monolith offers a leisurely stroll through New Zealand history. But if time is short, give the old dinosaur a miss. Instead, breathe the living cultural splendour of the streets. The eccentric Cuba Street can easily provide an afternoon’s entertainment. Social barriers disappear as high-flyers rub shoulders with the boho, the emo and the Soho-aspiring set. Here you can enjoy a coffee outside the hipster Plum Café, while watching unsuspecting tourists doused by that cheeky bucket fountain. Somewhere between the human beat box and the Hare Krishna devotees you’ll find Left Bank Arcade. The hidden alleyway is a trove of cheap ethnic eateries, sushi, Mexican, Lebanese and local Malaysian favourite, Satay Kingdom. Further down, you’ll meet

the legendary Matterhorn, a Wellington institution for over two decades - which is forever in restaurant years - and in 2008 reigned supreme as Cuisine’s Restaurant of the Year. This restaurant-bar is a compulsory stop. Don’t expect an intimate dinner date. At night, the bar comes to life and live music turns the party vibe up a notch. This is after all, where Fat Freddy’s Drop and L.A. Mitchell recorded live albums. For a more casual drink, try Hope Bros and its home-cut fries’n’gravy. Or head down Courtenay Place to The Malthouse and sample some of its 150 beers. Then retire to one of the many inner-city hotels. Or, if the feet permit, follow the thumping bass to the clubs along Courtenay Place.

Those feeling slightly jaded the next morning may enjoy riding the cable car to the Botanical Gardens. The ride is as exhilarating as bingo at Grandma’s house, but it offers amazing city and sea views, without having to break a sweat. For a livelier jaunt, follow the joggers and rollerbladers along Queen’s Wharf. Stop for a quick rock climb or sea kayak or try to find the 11 poetry art pieces scattered along the walkway.

Finish at Oriental Bay where, despite the sub-Antarctic temperatures, locals gorge on Kaffee Eis’ hand-made gelato.

The great thing about Wellington is there’s always something on. As the arts capital of New Zealand, the theatre and music scenes are alive and kicking. Tiny galleries are dotted throughout the city centre. Film festivals abound and are a perfect opportunity to visit the beautifully restored Embassy and Paramount theatres.

For a lazy Sunday afternoon, head to the Westpac Stadium aka the Cake Tin and catch the Phoenix Football Club in action.

Before heading back to the airport, make sure you’ve lingered over a coffee or two. The twelve Mojo cafes are renowned for quality and precision. But there are countless gems, each with their own persona. Try Fidel’s for its grunge cool, the delectably quaint Simply Paris or Parade for its homely artisan feel.

Caffeine is the lifeblood of the city. It is throbbing in the streets, inspiring, invigorating the masses, before Monday, that old devil, rolls back around.

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Solution: By utilizing the creative and innovative team at Bright Sparks to produce a novel trade show giveaway. The View Finder is a unique promotional product developed from the 80’s childhood toy. Brett Jeffery from Events & Venues Rotorua filled the disc with pictures of his venues and various Rotorua attractions to display what his company could offer, but the real idea behind the Viewfinder is to generate interest and long term brand recognition. Its nostalgic and tactile qualities make it one of the most novel promotional items in the market today.

“[Bright Sparks] are fantastic for ideas and we have a great relationship. A year ago we might have gone to three different companies, now I go directly to Bright Sparks to get what we want.” Brett Jeffery, Sales & Marketing Manager, Events & Venues Rotorua.

Problem: How can Events & Venues Rotorua show their potential clients their great facilities and the exciting activities Rotorua offers without actually being there?

burning questionshamilton hindin greene ltd alana callaghan

are Gen Y investors? Hmm that’s a difficult one. I would like to say YES however I do think young people today generally have higher debt levels than previous generations. Firstly, because of the common trend towards tertiary education over the last 20 years which is more expensive today. Secondly, prior to the financial crisis we have grown up in a world where credit is easily accessible, making us a buy-now, save-later population. Thirdly, New

a client of their firm and have already received their disclosure statement. This is a document designed to protect you so you’re fully informed of the firm you’re dealing with, the advisor’s qualifications and experience, and whether or not they have any convictions. A client agreement form must be filled out and returned along with photo ID, your IRD number and proof of your bank account details.

What do i need to think about for my first investment? Generally there are two types of clients - transactional clients, where the client wishes to either buy or sell a security, and wealth management, which tailors an investment portfoilo to meet the individual client’s investment objectives and risk profile. Clients receive regular reporting on their Portfolio throughout the year.

What’s the minimum dollar value? Brokerage rates differ between firms and as a result the recommended minimum trade value changes. In HHG’s case, we try to deter people from investing lessthan$5,000persecurity,astheminimum brokerage component would make up a significant proportion of the trade value.

CYP member Alana Callaghan is a NZX Associate Advisor at Christchurch’s HAMILTON HINDIN GREENE LTD. A disclosure statement is available on request and free of charge.

Zealanders are extremely focused on buying their first house and as a result savings do get directed to that area. However that really is a generalisation and many Gen Ys are keen sharemarket investors. I would have to say Kiwisaver has definitely made people a lot more aware of the importance of saving, retirement planning and therefore investing which is a great thing! With the ease of information accessibility due to the internet, monitoring investment portfolios and remaining up-to-date with news, investing has never been easier.

how do i buy shares? Once you have an account established with an NZX market participant (such as a sharebroking firm, advisory firm or online provider) the process is straightforward and efficient.

What’s involved with establishing an account? First, you need to choose a firm and establish what their services actually are. If possible, ask someone you know to recommend a financial advisor, or visit the NZX website http://www.nzx.com/ investing/find-a-broker/ for a list of NZX Market participants. It’s important that you deal with an approved and registered body. A new client pack will need to be sent to you, which always includes a disclosure statement and the firm’s terms and conditions.

Advisors are prohibited from giving any advice unless you’re

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target practicetips for today’s leaders kevin vincent

Leadership involves guiding the conduct of others. Leaders need to be more effective than others in conveying meanings and intentions and also in receiving them.

People expect to see leaders recognising opportunities, taking advantage of them and making a difference against the odds. It is an important maxim that all leaders must be realists and recognise the need for action even when that action is not so apparent or can’t be foreseen. They must also strive to achieve goals, some of which can only be achieved through succession and generating new leaders. Asking colleagues to take on responsibility through empowerment is one of many ways a leader can help improve and develop their team’s decision-making abilities.

Empowered leadership is a way of leading people to ensure delivery of the best quality product or service, while also taking good care of colleagues who provide that product or service.

The following ten steps are recommended:

1. Create a work environment that is physically, emotionally and spiritually safe for employees. Eliminate discrimination and oppression. Discourage gossip and foster an environment of safe risk- taking.

2. Help colleagues feel connected to the mission and vision of your organisation, to their workmates and to you as their leader. Communicate the vision and mission often and each person’s role in it. Care about each individual

7. Create opportunities for your team to have fun at work. Do not discourage play-making at work unless it becomes excessive (or dangerous). A little fun can make the day go faster, relieve stress and consequently improve the output of each individual team member.

8. Ensure your colleagues have valuable and useful training so they not only perform their jobs well but are also promotion-ready. Not having useful training is another reason employees give for leaving their jobs.

9. Communicate the usefulness and purpose of what you are asking employees to do. They must understand how the tasks they do will benefit themselves and the company. People who are asked to do things they don’t perceive as useful, or things they don’t understand, will not do their best work.

10. Ask employees to evaluate and constantly improve the quality of their work and work together with them to develop production standards for quality. Ask your workers to evaluate their work against standards and constantly look for ways to improve what they and what the company does.

If you choose to implement these ten tips with the team you lead, you will be amazed at the results. You will be providing the balance needed between the quality of the product or service and the people who produce it. Striking this balance will allow you to get the best out of every one of your colleagues and you will have created a really fantastic place to go to work each day.

member and make sure they know you do. Foster cooperative and collaborative teamwork.

3. Ensure your colleagues feel cared about and that their lives matter, not just their work output. Notice when something is off and ask about it, but leave room for them to keep it to themselves if they choose to. Provide flexibility with work/life balance and remember lack of appreciation is the main reason employees give for leaving their jobs. It’s not money.

4. Listen to their ideas and implement those that are possible and that make sense. Let your team know you value and respect their opinions and input. Decrease complaints by requiring that each complaint be accompanied by at least three possible and reasonable solutions. Respect your colleagues as integral, contributing workers in your company. Communicate their individual and collective importance, value and worth on a regular basis.

5. Allow your colleagues as much freedom as they can responsibly manage. You will give less to new employees and more to longer-serving colleagues with a proven track record. Fight the urge to micromanage, but let the team know what you want and allow them to determine how they will provide it to you.

6. Provide your colleagues with choices. Allowing options will increase cooperation. People do not like feeling there is no choice in a situation as that generally breeds anger and frustration.

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young guns

Christchurch’s Party Warehouse hasn’t let the recession slow it down - instead, their business has outstripped all expectations by growing more than 150 percent over the last three years.

Owner operators Tim Aldridge, 30,MarkBacon,27,andCarlaBacon, 29, expected zero growth in their marquee and party supplies hire outfit this year. But Tim says business is up 20 percent on last year despite the economic climate – and maybe even because of it.

“Our main market is weddings and that hasn’t been affected. We also have more people entertaining at home and they come to us for things like wine glasses and jukeboxes,” he says.

Now involved with more than 3000eventsorpartiesayear,Party Warehouse started with just$800,amarqueeand50chairs. It operated out of a garage for those first few years before moving to its current premises in Blenheim Rd. The three former

customers in Timaru, Ashburton and Selwyn, they have to deal with several different councils and sets of regulations. Every marquee erected needs a council permit and every council has different requirements. It’s been a challenge to figure out, says Tim. “The amount of time involved dealing with the permits took us twice as long as we would have guessed.”

Party Warehouse’s motto had always been “walk before you can run” and Tim says they didn’t push the business to grow before it was ready. The aim had always been personal and financial freedom, and to fill a gap in the market. “Though there were other party hire businesses in Christchurch we thought we could do it better.”

Tim says their focus now is to fine-tune their current service and improve their products.

“We want to be bigger and better.”

commerce students are looking forward to bright things in the future.

The company hires out glassware, chairs, tables, jukeboxes, linens, heaters and lights as well as marquees. Tim says half of all new clients are word-of-mouth referrals and their positive feedback give him a strong sense of pride in the business. “We’re doing a good job, I think.”

Though it’s taken a while to report a profit – six years, in fact, since its modest start in 2001 - they’re now a million-dollar operation. The trio invested any money made in the beginning back into supplies and advertising. Tim says the business was very much reactive for the first year or two, and they bought marquees, tables and equipment as the orders came in.

He says the biggest hurdle in the beginning was getting their heads around council legislation and miles of red tape. With

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steve gurney

Multisport to me is training hard and pushing your body to its limit. Streaking away from a television camera and installing bodily fluid release valves in a kayak are not what I think about when multisport comes to mind.

But to New Zealand’s most decorated Coast to Coast athlete Steve Gurney, that is Kiwi ingenuity and a big part of getting into a winning frame of mind. To him, happiness and satisfaction are key.

Gurney has spent the past 20 years of his life competing in and winning adventure and multisport races. He has won New Zealand’s world famous Coast to Coast event nine times as well as prestigious international events.

However, for Gurney’s next adventure he is not about to strip down for another race across the South Island. His new adventure is called Hot Teams, a team development programme that works to motivate and develop team skills in order to better oneself in both the work place and in sports.

“It combines the best of what it takes to form a winning team with great stories from the glory days, we want people to be satisfied and motivated in their work,” Gurney says.

Hot Teams is the brainchild of Gurney, Nara Audra, and Ian Edmonds, former adventure and multisport racers, who have come together in the chance to teach

satisfaction in a new exciting and fun way.

But how does it work?

A number of days before beginning the team development the Hot Teams staff meet with the managers of the business or sports team involved and work out exactly what it is they want to achieve. The three then tailor each session to meet those goals.

On starting the session Gurney, Audra, and Edmonds tell stories of adventures they have had in the past and how they worked with their teams to overcome difficulties to finish each race and ultimately gain satisfaction in what they did.

The virtual race then begins with all participants sitting in front of a board game. The teams are told to navigate and plot out a course on a digital map that must be negotiated to get to the finish. The teams then virtually bike run kayak and raft, making decisions on how to get past each leg of the board game.

“After each leg we stop and discuss what happened with each team and look at what they did and how they could work together to do things better. This feedback stage is really important as it is where we relate the game back to the goals the employer wants to achieve.

“We base the game on reality and real stories and scenarios which we have faced and

others to achieve their goals just as they have done.

“I’ve spent 20 years chasing and getting my goals as an athlete so I fell I know enough about it to teach others. I used to think happiness came from winning and I used to think that if I won then I would be happy, but actually, I think it is the other way around. So if I’m happy then I will win, and it is that mind set that I want to teach to others,” he says.

“One of the concepts which we came up with was this concept of Hot Teams. We thought adventure racing was a fantastic model for team work and for team development. The kiwi athletes were and still are recognised as being the best in the world at adventure racing and so we decided to design a virtual board game race which is played around a conference table to teach people how to succeed through positive thinking and enjoyment.”

However, this model is not to be confused with team building.

“We want to make the differentiation that we are not team building. A lot of people like to call it that, but we wanted to break away from the tired old concept of jumping over the imaginary crocodile pit and all that.”

Gurney says he doesn’t do frivolous, contrived courses set up for companies as a petty tax dodge, but what he does do is find a way to heighten work

life after the legend: the next step for steve gurney scot mackay

over come in real situations in adventure racing. So the virtual adventure race is built around that and makes it more realistic.”

“It is team development in an exciting way.”

Physical or cerebral activities can be built into the development session as well, which could be anything from rafting to orienteering, but each is designed with relevance to the client.

“One of the major techniques I used in my racing was NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) which was so successful over the 15 years I knew about it – I didn’t know about for the first 5 years –

It got my head into a successful space, and so now my goal is to transfer that technique to others. It is about the state of mind you are in once you have achieved a goal and the attitude you are in at the time. I want to take that and apply it to other aspects of your life.”

He says NLP wasn’t any “hocus pocus stuff”, it was straight forward understanding how people did things really well and achieved excellence.

“It’s simple but powerful.”

The Hot Team founders realise that every idea will only last so long, and so they are not expecting their virtual board

game based around adventure racing to last much longer than 10 years.

“We realise that things have a certain life, this simulated team adventure racing product probably only has a certain life so we are already planning new products that will supersede it. We want the experience to be personal and enjoyable.”

So to those who want some free and lasting advice from Mr Gurney, here it is.

“Always make sure what you are doing is something you have a huge passion for, if you are happy you will succeed.”

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de facts regarding de factos

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the easy way to bag someone’s stuff and have a laugh along the way matt maguire

It’s a story you hear over and over again. Man meets woman. Man woos woman. Man proposes to woman in cheesy fashion. Woman accepts. Man and woman are happy. Man and woman are less happy. Woman leaves man. Woman gets half his things. Admittedly, you may not hear it laid out as beautifully as that, but it’s fair to say it is a stereotype as familiar to us as crooked politicians or really ridiculously handsome journalists.

Mike Man-McManmus (not his real name) knows this pain all too well. His second divorce cost him half of his house, despite the fact that he had owned it for32yearspriortomeetinghissecond wife. Yeah, to say he was surprised is probably a bit of an understatement.

But that’s part of being married isn’t it? You’re all-in, the stakes are high, and you’re the one rolling the dice, right?

Well, what if I told you that even if Mike not been married to wife number two, the result may well have been the same simply because they’d lived together?

Yes, that is all thanks to a presumption we have here in New Zealand known as equal sharing, and it exists to give parties in a relationship certainty

in respect of property, and this sometimes led to unfair outcomes when the relationship ended”.

So broadly speaking and some death provisions aside, when it comes to splitting up your property there is now no distinction in the eyes of justice between being in a marriage, civil union or de facto relationship.

However, before you freak out, to qualify for property division under the Act, you must have been de facto for three years. Except when that doesn’t apply. Ahem.

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Confused yet? Then just think of all the absolutes I’m about list as having some wiggle room and you’ll be closer to the real picture.

“If people have never lived together there is no jurisdiction under the act for division of property, so that’s a pretty significant issue,” says Tim Black. A partner at Christchurch law firm Anderson Lloyd, Black is a family, property, and trust asset protection specialist. “However, the devil is always in the detail. There are cases where people have never lived under the same

regarding entitlement following a break-up.

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As a result of a law change in 2002, the Matrimonial Property Act1976wasrenamedtheProperty (Relationships) Act 1976.Toprovetheymeantbusiness, lawyer-types also tinkered with the contents of said Act, adding a clause or two stating that what’s known as “relationship property” is to be evenly divided in the event of a de facto relationship break-up (relationship property being anything intended for common use or of benefit to both parties in the relationship).

This was a big deal, because prior to this, only those in marriages or civil unions got a piece of their ex’s action on the way out the door.

According to www.justice.govt.nz, the change was necessary because “vulnerable partners in de facto relationships had no certain and equal rights

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“ I sometimes sit there and think ‘if this happened to me I hope I would act in a more mature and dignified way

roof but have been classified as de facto, but these are rare.”

Okay, for the sake of clarity let’s say you must have lived together to have been de facto. What about this three years business? Surely that is fairly straightforward – many people can pin down when they moved in together and count three years forward from that date to the point when they are officially de facto, right? Well, no.

“Quite often moving in together happens much more subtly than that,” says Black.

“In a marriage or civil union it’s really easy [to figure out a start date] ‘cos it’s from the day you went to the registry office or church or whatever. But for a lot of de facto couples, it happens by degrees.”

“The discussion might have been along the lines of ‘I haven’t spent a night in my house for three months - I might as well let go of that flat’,” says Black. “In this instance, when did the relationship become a de facto one? When that discussion took place? Or when you stopped sleeping in your own house months earlier?”

Obviously, figuring out these timings can be crucial to the

outcome of a division of property case, because if you haven’t hit the magical three years of living together as a couple, you are in a “relationship of short duration”, and different rules of property division will apply (see sidebar).

To complicate matters further, people aren’t always at their most rational following a break up, as I’m sure some of you know.

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Although a couple who have agreed on division of property and simply want it documented by a lawyer is not uncommon, “most people need some assistance in negotiating - often they are not perhaps in the best of spaces emotionally” says Black.

“I sometimes sit there and think ‘if this happened to me I hope I would act in a more mature and dignified way’. But then when I see people who are otherwise high-functioning, intelligent individuals behaving like children, I think I can’t guarantee I wouldn’t be like that either.”

Yikes. So if agreement can’t be reached via lawyerly negotiation, then a family court judge will have to decide whether the couple are indeed de facto and have been so for three years, which in turn will determine

who gets what. Some factors a court will take into account when deciding this are:

· The duration of the relationship – as mentioned, the Act generally only applies to de facto couples who have been in a relationship for more than three years

· The extent to which the couple shared a home

· whether or not there was a sexual relationship

· the degree of financial interdependence – for example, did the couple have a joint bank account?

· their mutual commitment to a shared life

· who cared for and supported the children?

· who did the housework?

· were the two of them known to friends, family and the wider community as a couple?

· who forgot to wear pants to the hearing?

As you can see that there are more than likely some really obvious cases where people are living in the same household, have a sexual relationship, have joint ownership and so forth, and in these instances it is unlikely the courts will say anything other than they are living together as a couple and thus split the property in half.

matter of some distress for many as they feel that their parents wanted to provide for them only and they’ve had to share it,“ says Black.

You can put it in bank to keep it safe, but as Black adds, “most of us aren’t that cynical and most of us don’t live our lives expecting our relationships to fail at any moment”.

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“What people really need to get their heads around is what are the core bits of relationship property that are going to get divided more or less equally?” says Black.

And according to him, the things that people get most concerned about are the family home (which is relationship property regardless of when it was acquired), and family chattels such as cars, furniture, and income. In the case of the latter, even if it’s in a bank account with your name on it it’s still relationship property and subject to division (with the exception of inheritance money).

Black says protecting these things is a value judgement that an individual needs to make, and that while some aren’t worried, others want to protect what they bring into a relationship. The latter is often the case for those in their second marriage or major relationship.

However, other cases are a little murky.

“It is the stuff around the margins which is sometimes a little more difficult to pin down, and in a funny roundabout way you get to some surprising conclusions sometimes,” says Black.

“For example, you can be defined as living together as a couple even though you don’t live in the same house which might seem a bit strange. And the reverse is true – you can be found to have stopped living together as a couple even though you do live in the same household.”

Indeed, one partner may move to a different city to work but the relationship may continue. Or one of the pair may argue that although they have been living together for three years, the relationship has effectively been over for more than a year. Things can get messy.

Oh, anD…

One trap in which many people find themselves is losing inheritance money. This stuff is classified as separate (i.e. your partner doesn’t get any of it if you split) unless you spend it on something that is relationship property, for example your house or a car. Then it is fair game.

“A lot of times inheritances are swallowed into that joint pool (of relationship property), which is a

So what can you do should you wish to protect your assets?

“Make sure your affairs are structured in a way that is not vunerable to attack by way of a family trust, or enter into a ‘contracting out’ (of the Act) agreement, which defines what will happen if you do separate,” says Black.

By contracting out, you can specify things as being separate property even though under the Act they might be relationship property, but this may be overturned by the courts if it causes “serious injustice”.

Either way, a visit to your friendly neighbourhood lawyer is the first step.

It will come as no surprise to most that de facto relationships fail at a much higher rate than marriages (which themselves fail a third of the time) – it is simply the nature of the beast. So if you are concerned,

get protected or live a life free from material possessions.

For as a wise man once said, “if there is nothing to divide it doesn’t matter what proportions you divide it in”.

MYthS

Some people will tell you that if you are with someone for two years you get half of everything, but if not you don’t get anything. Neither of these statements are true. As stated, the crucial time period is three years and always has been - two years is the rule in some Australian states but not here, which may account for the confusion. Also, you never get half of everything, just a proportion of relationship property.

(ROSD) ReLatiOnShiPS OF ShORt DURatiOn

In ROSDs, contribution is used to

decide on division of relationship property, so unlike de facto situations, there is no presumption that relationship property is to be shared equally.

These contributions can take many forms, and financial ones are seen as just as important than non-financial (looking after the kids etc).

“Quite often a court might try to put each party back in the position they were prior to the relationship,” says Black.

However, you may still lose a portion of some things: “Even if you don’t get to three years, your ex-partner is in all likelihood still entitled to a proportion of - for example - your house, because it is core relationship property.”

So it is only once your relationship hits three years that this proportion then becomes 50 per cent.

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the long lunchosaka anna pearson

Welcome to “cheap but yummy” Osaka, Christchurch. Where the miso (salt and seaweed) flows and your rice bowl near fills itself.

It’s an eatery. Unassuming and casual, but slightly wacky. There’s a television in the corner playing a looped video of restaurant owner Antonio (Ryozo) Yuge flamenco dancing.

In 1995 Mr Yuge, 62, moved to New Zealand from Osaka, Japan, with his wife Tsutami. He missed home. Three years later he opened his restaurant, tucked away down Gloucester Arcade, “an oasis in the desert, a space station in space”.

Here’s a man who opened Santa Monica surf shop in Osaka (the closest surf-break is only about 120 kilometres away), has worked as a specialist explosives scuba-

framed pictures of Osaka, Japan, are perched on the walls. A “cat of good luck” sits in the corner. In black font a paper sign reads: “Touch my head and something good will happen to you.”

Mr Yuge describes the fare at his restaurant as “casual Japanese food”. He usually has about three or four head-scarfed and aproned staff working in the open kitchen at a time. To his credit the lunchtime atmosphere is often busy and staff politely take orders over the sizzle from the hot-plates.

If it’s cheap and yummy you are after, try Osaka.

Details: The Gloucester Arcade, 131GloucesterSt,Christchurch.Ph:(03)3777377.Open11.30am-9.30pm,7daysaweek.

diver, and started learning the pianoatage57“bymistake”.

So it’s lunchtime and your tummy’s about to eat itself. Order at the counter from the easy flat-rate menu. Teppan-yaki, deep-fried food, curry, or noodle/rice soup. Ginger chicken is always a winner. You can even buy a beer or wine, instead of heading back to the office.

Expecttopay$8foraregular-sizedmeal,$13foralarge.Don’tforget that the main meals come with unlimited steamed rice and miso soup. Help yourself, everyone else will be.

Looking around there’s about 20 tables, each one has it’s own supply of throwaway wooden chopsticks, generous soup spoons, a glass bottle of soy, and a shaker of dried chilli. Plastic-

late nightmonster yakitori bar naomi arnold

Once an empty storeroom beneath the Lyttelton Coffee Company, Monster Yakitori Bar is just eighteen months old. But it’s well worth a trip under the hill on a winter’s evening. The small bar/restaurant tucked under a flight of stairs is warmly-lit and inviting, with plenty of cosy corners, comfy couches and quirky details.

Local artist Oscar Guerrero designed Monster, covering the walls with his own ashy portraits of yetis, mournful demons and savage ogres. It’s part of a unique concept, says chef Lloyd Millar, that tries to move away from a traditional restaurant.

include Three Boys Wheat, Pils, Porter and Indian Pale Ales and a selection of South Island reds and whites.

Don’t miss scallops wrapped in bacon: to die for. “I’ve heard that called sex on a stick quite a few times,” says Millar. “People are licking their plates clean.”

Details: 29 London St, Lyttelton. Ph:(03)3289166 Fully licensed. Open Wed-Sun, 5pm - 1am Bookings not required.

“We’re trying to not portray ourselves as a restaurant in the classical sense, because yakitori bars in Japan are just that: bars,” he says. “They’re a lot more casual, without the formal waiting. We try and downsize it and then it’s a lot easier to exceed people’s expectations.”

Monster offers live music on a Saturday evening from 10pm. “We’ve had the house rocking quite a few times.”

Why yakitori? “Why not?” he says. The Japanese-style skewers are grilled over banchotan, an authentic charcoal grill. Drinks

Photo: Hugo Vincent

late night

Tru has made a bar out of everything New Zealand. The bar is down an alleyway off the strip and most people who do not know it exists just might walk past. If you do venture down to 152 Oxford Terrace, you will be surprised by the unique experience that Tru hopes to offer. It opened only eighteen months ago but it has already established its regulars.

The name Tru was a struggle to find, co-owner Richard Page said. He wanted something that described the ambition but that was not too “corny”. Mr Page said the passion for New Zealand music made the bar happen. He and his two friends wanted to create a place where people could come and celebrate New Zealand culture. As you enter the bar, everything has a New Zealand aspect. Look up and you will notice the Southern Cross lit up on the roof.

The bar is the long wavy stem of a silver fern. The leaves of the fern are painted on the ground, which you will see very clearly from the second floor. The bar aims for a relaxed classy atmosphere. Every weekend it has a different local New Zealand band playing. With tables cleared on the bottom floor, a small dance floor appears. This is big enough for a small gathering of other New Zealand enthusiasts.

From food to drink to music everything has to be New Zealand-made -- except for some spirits as that “just got too complicated”, Mr Page said.

Details: 152 Oxford Tce, Christchurch. Ph:(03)9611635.Opendailyfrom 4pm - late.

Mr Page suggested having a gourmetpiefor$6.50,servedallnight long, and then heading on to a movie around the corner. He said this had become a tradition for some groups. Mouse traps are on the snack menu along with the usual dip breads and chips.

The cocktail list is definitely something to try. Each cocktail includes New Zealand iconic ingredients from L&P to hokey pokey ice-cream.

The Pohutukawa is the biggest hitatthebarfor$12.ItincludesVodka, pureed raspberries, fresh pineapple, pineapple sugar and fresh mint.

The Hokey Pokey is a very different sort of cocktail with hokey pokey ice-cream, Tuaca, and Vanilla Vodka dusted with Crunchie bar shavings. A must tryfor$13,accordingtoMrPage.

Something a little different that Tru offers is the first ever mini-crate. Like the swap-a-crate, you can buy six stubbies at a very good price for crates being return. Double Brown is only $30,Monteithsis$40,othersareavailable.

They also have a Trufriend system. Join up on their website: www.tru-bar.co.nz and you will get cheaper drinks, and first pick at tickets for the gigs. Also, if you enter the bar and your name is the name-of-the-day, you will receive two free drinks.Head onto the website and see the events coming up, or go find Tru and experience truly New Zealand alcohol and food.

tru bar jolene williams

ReeLinG BaCK tiMe See what your Grandad never spoke about in living black and white at Christchurch’s Air Force Museum. Glimpses of war in Europe, the Pacific and on the homefront: Reeling Back Time is a fascinating journey through archival footage of arguably the most dominant event of your parents’ generation - other than your birth, of course. • UntilJune30thattheAirForceMuseum.20minutescreeningsdailyat10:30am, 12:45pmand4:00pm.$5perperson.Ph:(03)3539504.

ChRiStine WeBSteR: PROvOCatiOnS Put a little kick into your lunch hour and visit Christchurch Art Gallery for Provocations, a new exhibition from renowned New Zealand/United Kingdom artist Christine Webster. It highlights many of Webster’s key concerns, such as power relations, sexuality identity and representations of the body. Not for the faint-hearted, some of these works show nudity and are sexual in content - so handle with care. • 26March-7JuneatChristchurchArtGallery,open10am-5pmdaily, Wednesdayuntil9pm.Free.Ph:(03)9417300. ChristineWebsterTheFallingAngel1997.Cibachrome.Collectionoftheartist.Reproducedcourtesyoftheartist.

SaLSa niGht FRiDaYS Something you’ve always wanted to do, right? Well, now you can try it for free. Grab someone you want to get close to and head down to the Ibis Hotel, Hereford St on a Friday night to find out if you’ve got what it takes to be a smoking Latin dancer. Odds are you don’t, but it’ll be a lot of fun trying. • EveryFridaynight.Freedanceclassat8.30pm,dancingfrom9:30pm, www.latinfire.co.nz email: info@latinfire.co.nz

ChRiStChURCh COUGaRS nBL SeaSOn They made the semi-finals in their first season in 2009 - what are they going to do this year? Forget the Crusaders - for real action head out to Cowles Stadium and support your local basketball giants. • Gamesthroughoutwinter-checkoutwww.cougarsbasketball.co.nzformore details.Doorsopen6.00pm,gamesstart7.00pm.Adults$15.Ph:(03)3652720.

aRtS CentRe FaRMeRS’ MaRKet A great way to get some fresh air and your groceries on your lunch hour, the Farmer’s Market at the Arts Centre has become a local institution for those who care about what they consume. Eat with the seasons and support Canterbury’s farmers and food producers. Plenty of artisan and homespun treats including salami, wine, cheese, veges, preserves, baking and eggs. • TheArtsCentre,Fridays11.00am-3.00pm

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5 inDOChine: Get a free main course when you buy another main course of equal or greater value, plus$5glassesofStellaArtois&Hoegaarden.Foryournextfunction,enquireabout our set menus for groups. No venue charge, Lotus Room & Mezzanine Floor available.

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CYP 2010 calendarFeBRUaRY: 11th Launch Party 1 17th TheGreatDebate 18th Launch Party 2 25th LaunchParty3 MaRCh: 16th NZIM and CYP present Annette Kendall: People Ahead of Profit luncheon 25th End of Month Drinks

aPRiL: 9th NZIM and CYP present Steve Wilson: Life Balance for the Successful Manager 17th ‘OnaBoat’CocktailParty 20th NZIM and CYP present Dan Coward: The Changing Face of Leadership MaY: 11th/12th Goal Setting Workshops 20th Networking Awesomely and Personal Branding 27th EndofMonthDrinks JUne: 16th Business Seminar Lunch 24th End of Month Drinks

Business event highlights• BusinessSpeedDating–CYPmembersmeetChristchurchbusinessleadersinafun‘speed-dating’format• BringaBosstoLunch–YouandyourmanagerenjoyadeliciouslunchwhilenetworkingwithotherCYP members and their bosses• BusinessLunchSeries–Talkwiththought-provokingspeakersoveratastylunch Sponsor Seminars – Seminars hosted with our professional sponsors on ‘need-to-know’ topics

Social event highlights• ‘On-a-Boat’CocktailParty–costumeparty(On-A-Boattheme)whichwillbeonaboat!• EndofMonthDrinks–Enjoyaquietend-of-monthdrinkwhilenetworkingwithother CYP members at Christchurch’s finest drinking establishments• CYPBirthdayParty–CelebrateCYP’sthirdanniversaryinJuly• CYPBall–BetransportedtoanotherworldwithourspectacularthemedBall• CYPChristmasParty–Enjoyend-of-yearcocktailsatChristmaswithSanta

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JULY: 14th Business Event 30th Birthdayparty aUGUSt: 11th Business Seminar Lunch 26th End of Month Drinks

SePteMBeR: 4th CYP Ball 17th BusinessEvent 23rd EndofMonthDrinks

OCtOBeR: 13th Businessevent 28th End of Month Drinks

nOveMBeR: 17th CYPAGM 25th End of Month Drinks

DeCeMBeR: 16th Christmas Party

Please note: These dates are provisional only. Members are emailed in advance with

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