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Customer Showcase Minimalist Journeys
Customer Showcase: Eternal nomads Minimalist Journeys teach their customers how to live with intention and travel lightly. Image supplied by Paul Ryken: Wrapped up observing the Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers. Paul and Sandra Ryken fell in love with life on...
Connecting the leading edge of tech with Annie Conza
Customer Showcase: Connecting the leading edge of tech with Annie Conza Annie Conza has always been an early adopter. For her business, Add iT Accountants, that means leading with the latest technology These days, working from home is the norm....
Remote Living Essentials
Remote Living Essentials Four things you need to live off-grid in comfort Sometimes we just want to get away from it all. Clean air, birdsong, nothing but mountains and forest as far as the eye can see. New Zealand is the perfect place to get off-grid, whether for a...
Everything You Need To Know About Mesh WiFi
Everything You Need To Know About Mesh WiFi What it is, when you need it, and how it can save headaches in your home Does this sound familiar: “Hang on, bear with me – let me move somewhere with better signal, the WiFi isn’t good in this room … Can you...
The Best Apps for Boaties
The Best Apps for New Zealand Boaties Make the most of summer on the water with these 14 apps Summer in New Zealand isn’t complete without the ocean. More than 75% of us live within 10km of the sea, and many Kiwis can’t imagine a summer without being out on the waves....
GUEST POST: Full time life on the road with kids
GUEST POST: Full time life on the road with kids We’ve heard some interesting opinions in our time about travelling with kids. We’ve been told it can’t be done, that you can’t travel with a young baby, that you can’t travel full time with children, that...
NZ’s Best Streaming Platforms
New Zealand’s Best Streaming Platforms Tired of Netflix? Check out the gems on these other local and global streamers As much as we love it, there comes a time when we just aren’t excited by the choices on Netflix anymore. Over the last couple of years we’ve been...
How much data do I need?
How much data do you really need per month? An easy guide to understanding your monthly data demands and steps for reducing data usage. Update 15/03/2022: Wireless Nation now offers Endless Data standard as part of its Lifestyle Broadband, Coastguard, and...
What you need to know about cybersecurity
What you need to know about cybersecurity Know the threats, and take steps to keep yourself and your data safe online There’s nothing that Hollywood can’t glamourise, and in this case we’re talking about hackers. On the big screen they’re often the good guys,...
How does wireless internet work?
How Does Wireless Internet Work? It’s the unseen wonder of the modern world - but how does it work in practice? There’s a famous quote by Arthur C. Clarke: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. For many people around the world,...