Are you familiar with www.cartoonyoo.com,

www.raidthepantry.co.nz, www.purplesoap.co.nz,

www.myfrenchlife.com, www.thatblindwoman.com?

FINDING A NEW WEBSITE ....eg: www.thatblindwoman.co.nz (when you DON’T have a URL address, you Google search) Google and search engines are brilliant, if you have all the ingredients....author + new book + nz + something distinctive (blind woman) and up comes this website. But if you exclude ‘blind woman’ in the search you wont discover this website. Worse result if you are simply hunting for new authors, new books, or books for gifts, or top sell-ing books, and hoping to discover this site. You simply wont find it.

THE QUESTION IS... How do we get to learn about interesting or intriguing sites, if we don’t know they even exist, or have never discovered what infact they are selling? That’s the reason for launching this guide. We got frustrated at learning about sites weeks, months or even years after they launched....and thousands we still don’t know about...so we decided lets hunt, collect and share what we find intriguing about NZ websites. THE AIM is to give a voice, to new products, new findings, new to market, without knowing all the specifics of a particular website or even product or subject. Or discovering interesting family businesses, sole traders, entrepreneurs, or those with a great product, service. ...and for those website operators, who equally desire NEW customers, and want to be found.

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These Guys teach school on a beach Unique New Zealand is "the school on the beach." Browns Bay beach is less than 1 minute from both our adult and teen/junior campuses. Auckland City is just a short... www.unique.ac.nz www.facebook.com/uniquenewzealand

Holiday Cruising A unique cruising experience exploring the sheltered inland waterways of the majestic Kaipara River. This sheltered all weather estuary waterway makes an ideal cruise for... www.kaiparacruises.co.nz

What’s a cable ferret? You’ll find these in spaces around the home, in attics, wall cavities, under the floor, in the basement, in the garage, in the wash house, even in the kitchen cupboard. Cableferret is an ingeniously designed product used for.... www.cableferret.com

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Indoor candle lit

Balcony

candle lit

Private rooms

candle lit

Best view of Rangitoto Island

whilst sitting beachside with a latte www.takapunabeachcafe.co.nz

Best beach in Takapuna

Best cafe where 40 people sharing the same table is anticipated by cafe goers. www.littleandfriday.co.nz

Best ‘hidden’ cafe right on the Takapuna lakeside https://www.facebook.com/pages/French-Rendez-vous/231292210308979

Best Sunday Market which attracts 10,000 people weekly www.takapunabeach.co.nz

Best place to learn to windsurf in freshwater www.madloop.co.nz

Best place to play golf without needing to be a member www.tgolf.co.nz

Best views from a campsite www.takaounabeachholidaypark.co.nz

Best place to find retro toys

www.retrospace.co.nz

Best new Takapuna social hub www.thecommons.co.nz

Giant rock chair on rock walk http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/

newseventsculture/heritage/Documents/

takapunamilfordwalk.pdf

Best historic waterside theatre. www.pumphouse.co.nz.

Best Night Market in Takapuna www.facebook.com/TakaNightMarket

Bes place to park your car www.parkopedia.co.nz

takapuna

coffee, cake, chainsaw, please

Possibly the Best place on the planet for coffee LAKE TE KAPO www.earthandskynz.com

Cycle or walk the viaduct

on the Old Coach Road in Ohakune. www.ohakunecoachroad.co.nz

V8 Supertourers LIVE online V8ST ONDEMAND is the recent addi-tion for petrol heads wanting to keep abreast of NZ V8 Heros like Murphy and Van Gisbergen. Look out for FREE TICKETS to Puke-kohe racedays too. www.v8st.co.nz

Make your own station

Listen to iHeartRadio Anywhere Only iHeartRadio lets you listen to your favourite live radio stations or create your own commercial-free cus-tom stations from a catalogue of over 16 million songs, all in one free app www.iheartradio..net.nz

Pop up Parking at Eden Park Pop up parking for those who simply want a parking space at an event or busy neighbourhood. New in its mak-ing, but simply brilliant. Various options available for EDEN PARK parking. http://popupparking.co

Garden Gernie Another new app. This is a brilliant idea. Simply its a gardening compan-ion you can use to discuss various gardening questions. Showing you how to grow veges and fruit in an or-ganic style. http://gardengenie.co

Latest business trends? One New Zealander feels he has the answer and has launched his podcast The first two issues has two business heavyweights including Rod Jury from Xero and Hamish Carter on the lead-ership of the Sir Peter Blake Trust www.nzbusinesspodcast. com

Quirly names we love www.runningwithscissors.co.nz A snazzy ad agency full of creative types. When we ventured in, we dis-covered some magical thinking.

101 ways of living wisely Brilliant list of living fundamentals in-cluding some sensible ways forward... Have a cuppa with your neighbour Collect your change for charity Pick up litter Get fitter, feel better Reuse envelopes. Lifewise is a charitable organisation behind the Big Sleepout campaign, turning around domestic violence and simply turning lives around. www.lifewise.org.nz

Lookout for the launch of Mexican take out Mad Mex from Australia.

New store in Ponsonby shortly www.madmex.co.nz

Steel frame in a can Innovative NZ business has launched various initiatives in the form of prefab steel framed buildings. No leaky build-ing syndrome here. www.framecad.com

Keep Calm and Squat www.flexed.co.nz

Geography is

the study of, and

knowledge about

the land.

I didn't start my career with the implicit aim of selling the land. My principle goal was to teach others about the wonderful world of geography. After realising in high school that I had a natural affinity to the land, I studied to be-come a Geography Teacher. With many, many, many hours of study, onsite viewing and desire to soak up what makes this absorbing planet so interesting, I was given the opportunity of becoming a teacher to expand younger minds about the delicious subject of geography.

EDUCATION

University of the Witwatersrand

BA Education with Honours in Geography

MY ACTIVITIES

Football - both my boys represent Birkenhead United; Waterwise instructor for Takapuna Intermediate at Lake Pupuke, also for local primary schools using Birkenhead Wharf; North Shore beach appreciation - such as surfing at Muriwai or simply walking my dog on Takapuna Beach.

LATEST CLIENT FEEDBACK

"During our intensive, year-long house search we met and liaised with many agents. Reidunn Keeley was the best agent we ever dealt with. She gave us as much information as she could, and always got back to us very quickly. As well as doing a fantastic job with helping us work out if this house was the one for us (and under considerable time pressure), she was also completely lovely and genuine. We can thoroughly recommend working with Reidunn." Abba & Ryan

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Hire an authentic British Cab to travel around Auckland Authentic London cabs to drive around Auckland. Great for cou-ples, singles or even the full family pack. Roomy, sexy and a right head turner. www.metropolitan.co.nz

One leading bodybuilder only ever eats vegetarian food to build muscles! K Road, Central City This is a vegetarian and vegan experience. Combo meals for $7.00. Based upon the Hare Krishna philosophy, all food is plant based, and with spices for a delightful wholesome meal. www.govindas.co.nz

NEW LOOK YOGA PLUS DINNER for $19.00 THE LOFT YOGA CENTRE Floor 1 , 103 Beach Road, Central City If yoga and great food and great people is for you, visit the Hare Krishna devotees at the Loft Yoga Centre.. Or if you aren’t up for yoga, pop along each fortnight for vegetarian cooking classes, www.theloft.org.nz

I feel you’re going to the DOGS Manukau City, South Auckland Here is a unique way to spend a few hours cheering for dogs chas-ing stuffed bunnies. Bet as you do at the horse races, or join the crowd in the pavilion or trackside. www.thedogs.co.nz

Race in NZ’s most powerful driftcars Henderson, West Auckland Not only the fastest, but you get to race on the longest track too. 300 metre in length. www.blastacars.co.nz

Bring your Torch One an a half hour tour through these sensational caves, housed in the very south of Auckland. See glow-worms and amazing forma-tions. www.nikaucave.co.nz Q

Have You?.... Cruised on a sunny day through Auckland’s harbour and ended up on an island designated as a wild-life sanctuary for endangered new z e a l a n d b i r d l i f e www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz

Match raced aboard an authentic Americas Cup Yacht as sailed originally by new zealand’s finest racing team www.explorenz.co.nz

Visit New Zealand’s biggest Sunday market in A u c k l a n d ? www.avondalesunday markets.co.nz

www.shepherdhut.co.nz

No More Toasters ! Gone are the days of one shop and one registry for your wedding, birthday or anniversary gifts. Now just build your desired selection and guests are invited to purchase said items. www.notanothertoaster. co.nz

OK, No more Beersies for you. WICKED mobile bar . Great idea for outdoor events or indoors here no bar exists. www.mobar.co.nz

Another Night in the Dog-Box Fantastic backyard accommodation ideas. Relocatable garden sheds, spare rooms or guest bed-room. Sleep outs, Duck hunters hut, Den, sewing room. These are delightful. www.shepherdhut.co.nz.nz

Just Leave Your Mates Behind Great name for a fine wine biz. Sign up for a regular wine newsletter www.swig.co.nz

Fill Your Face Full of Choco-late The wonders of new technology. Take a family photograph and have your snap e m b l a z o n e d onto chocolate squares. Imag-

ine the delight on your part-ners, your mother or your sons face when they are given a handmade box of chocolates with a photo of themselves or something of great importance to them. Maybe a celebration, a sports award, a lost animal, an anniversary, a wedding, a birthday, or as a get well gift. The choices are only limited by your imagination. For those seeking the ultimate unique business gift, then here is the answer. Forget the corporate usuals, get someting meaningful and personal to your client or in-dustry. www.chocolategraphics .co.nz

or Heights

Rungway? Here is NZ’s only rung way. Which translates to

‘iron-way’. In simple terms you are hooked up to a harness system and you walk all over the

side of a sheer rock face. What could be simpler. www.rungway.co.nz or

www.climbingqueenstown.com

What is the Skypath?

...and, what is the Seapath?

Planned to be finished by end 2014

www.skypath.org.nz

Private Piha Puha A day on the beach at Piha, fol-lowed by your own privately cooked meal. www.pihakitchen.co.nz

Here’s how we Support Surf Lifesaving What better way to support this award winning surf life saving club, than to a share a beer and a pizza whilst watching the sun set over Piha Beach. Im a firm advocate of this form of charity giving. www.pihaslsc.com

Classic Ever seen the classic kiwiana video about mates and their bbq. www.thetongmaster.co.nz.

Best Gift you could ever give to yourself Ever thought you should give more of yourself to somebody in need. www.givealittle.co.nz

Purple is currently IN Wondered whether anyone had in fact decided to manufacture purple c a m e l s o a p . www.purplesoap.co.nz

Delve in Wondered what was behind sites wi th quirky names l ike. . . www.pigtitsandparsleysauce.co.nz

Inhale Is it really possible to live off the s m e l l o f a n o i l y r a g . www.oilyrag.co.nz

Delightful We were captured by a truly an-noying website. www.sputnik.co.nz

Private Cottages Diiscover 4 very private cottages which would be perfect to rekindle the r o m a n c e . w w w . m i s s i o n d e s i g n . c o . n z /moojebing.co.nz

The making of pottery and ceramics is wet, messy and splashy. www.splashy.co.nz

Ever Been labelled ? Design your own beer label. Great gift idea for your garage brewer. Create your own image and join

the growing list of boutique brew-

ers from home. Saves money on

a dozen from your local off li-

cence.

www.beerlabelizer.com

Delicious Hand Made Puddings New players on the block, but making an inroad into the stom-achs of Kiwis. Started off making 50 puddings to sell at the markets. Now they supply 50% of nationwide supermarkets. Another example of number8 fencing wire. www.dolloppuddings.co.nz

Timberrrrrrrr Timber not destined for the wood-pile Amazing gifts at frankly rather amazing prices when you consider the work that has gone into each item. www.collinswooddesigns. co.nz

www.beatmerchants.co.nz

You expect me to get into what? Flown in a WW2 vintage war plane over Auckland City on a sunny S u n d a y a f t e r -noon.www.flydakota.co.nz.

OMG, A shirtless waiter..lol Enjoyed a private dinner cooked by a renowned chef at home, with or without the offering of a naked w a i t e r s e r v i c e . www.dineathome.co.nz

Fishing anyone? Viewed some of the 2,000 whales whom visit the Auckland Harbour. www.dolphinplanet.co.nz

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Biked from the top of Mt Ruapehu for 17 kilometres downhill to the bars at Ohakune township. www.nzbybike.com

A Kiwi gem which may be extinguished by Len Brown Pitched a tent on the edge of Takapuna Beach and awoke to the glorious sight of the sun rising over R a n g i t o t l o I s a n d www.takapunabeach holidaypark.co.nz

You might meet Federer here...True! Yes, Roger has played here on court one.. Hire ‘Centre Court’ with you and a friend at the home of tennis, S t a n l e y S t r e e t . www.aucklandtennis.co.nz

Love Chocolate! On 7 April 2007, Pete Reilly, Chris Orange, and Manuel Kahura, of the band Chocolate Fish, played at my wedding celebration at a vine-yard on Waiheke Island. I was completely blown away by what I heard. Their music set an abso-lutely wonderful mood for the eve-ning; the tone was entertaining, upbeat, relaxed, and unobtrusive. Pete, Chris and Manuel are ex-tremely talented musicians, and were willing and able to learn sev-eral songs that my husband and I had requested just a week before the celebration. They covered mu-sic by Al Green, Nina Simone, Ben Harper, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, and others, and also performed fantastic original songs. With a fairly small party of 50 guests, we weren't sure if people would feel moved to dance, but the music definitely got them on their feet. We had such a great time dancing! I am a singer/songwriter, and the highlight of my evening was performing three original songs that I wrote for my husband, with the band's backing. We had-n't had an opportunity to practice beforehand, and I was incredibly impressed by their professional approach, musical talent, and abil-ity to improvise and adapt to the new songs. Nearly all of the guests commented on how amaz-ing the band was, the great atmos-phere that the music created, and how exceptional it was to hear me perform songs with the band. I felt that they went above and beyond what was required to make our wedding unique, memorable and enjoyable, and we couldn't have been happier with our choice. If you would like to contact me re-garding this reference for Choco-late Fish, please contact me at robinwiedmer@yahoo.com. All the best to the band! Keep up the great work. Thanks again. Written by Robin Wiedemer (Mulvey) ww.chocfish.co.nz

life drawings www.bodyscape.net.nz

A top place to be a woman

NZ ranked 7 out of 136 countries worldwide as being One of the Best Places to

be a Woman, suggests the recent World Economic Forums Global Gender Gap

Index 2013.

New Zealand was at number one - equal with several European countries - for

educational attainment, which included literacy rates and enrolment in primary,

secondary and tertiary education.

A comment in the NZ Herald from Labour MP Jacinda Ardern said: "When com-

pared with other nations, when it comes to things like access to education, you

would certainly hope that we would be ranking highly.

"But that is no reason for complacency and we have to constantly keep an eye on

how things are improving domestically, even if we're on the improve relative to

other countries, particularly when it comes to the gender pay gap.

www.jacinda.co.nz

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Reel Retro Reel Film is a service dedicated to the capturing and documenting of your most important occasions on Super 8mm film.

Reel Film was conceived in 2007 by photographer Josh Hethering-ton upon his introduction and con-version to Super 8 when he stum-bled across and purchased a sec-ond-hand Super 8 camera at a flea market whilst on holiday in Sydney with his wife, Cara.

By combining his experience in still (mostly film-based) photogra-phy, photographing weddings pro-fessionally, a musical background, film-editing experience and an irrepressible love of and passion for retro, analogue-based technol-ogy, he set about developing and honing his skills. For the next two years Josh immersed himself in home movie making – document-ing and editing family birthdays, holidays and celebrations, along with a series of weddings and events on Super 8 film, which he had transferred frame-by-frame to a digital format and then cut, via a software editing platform into si-lent films synced to sympathetic and transforming musical sound-tracks.

The results were delightful and compelling – the essence of their beauty lying ultimately in the un-equalled emotional resonance of Super 8 and the innate and in-comparable aesthetic, romantic, nostalgic and vital qualities of the Super 8mm film format itself. www.reelfilm.co.nz

Eyes glazed Now here is a unique art form. Real life body sculptures cast in glass www.foreveryoung.co.nz

Dare to dance www.bellydancing.net.nz

Hire an authentic British Cab w w w . l o n d o n c a b . c o . n z

( C h r i s t c h u r c h ) w w w . m e t r o p o l i t a n . c o . n z (Auckland)

Kayak the meandering P u h o i R i v e r www.puhoirivercanoes. co.nz.

View colourful fish from the comfort of a glass bottom boat in A u c k l a n d . www.glassbottomboat.co.nz.

Water borne

romance Seeking just ‘you together’

time, hop aboard the house-

boats on Lake Karapiro for 21

kilometres of water borne ro-

m a n c e .

www.houseboatescape.

co.nz

Little Tykes Fabulous little overalls for the

toddler set. What a great idea.

Simply let them play and then

wash the vinyl overalls.

www.puddleduck.co.nz

www.chocfish.co.nz

This Business isn't running at a Snails Pace The market gardens of Hawkes Bay loathe them, but in one pocket of harvestable land, a lo-cal mother of two is encouraging the humble snail to multiply. Raewyn Achten stumbled across the idea of grow-ing snails for restaurants in 2005 after coming across an Australian farmer who was selling an online manual for grow-ing escargots. Within a week of the manual ar-riving, Raewyn had built her first snail bed. However like so many ventures which start with great enthusiasm, she soon realised that snail farm-ing was not quite as easy as she first thought. Problems with early morning es-capees, and the first batch of baby snails being wiped out by hungry birds made her realise there was a lot to learn. Silver Trail Snails was soon gain-ing enough juicy escargots to en-

ter the restaurant market. With the addition of business partner and friend Jaye Sims, this busi-ness is flourishing under the weight of 500,000 snails per annum. Each morning at the crack of dawn, both business partners beat the birds and hunt down es-capees. Each night they spray water over the snail pastures to encourage snails to come out and eat. Being free range , vegetable fed and on pastures pesticide free fits well with the demands of restau-rants and their discerning customer. Snails are a valuable commodity with restaurants paying $15-$18 per dozen for these little delica-cies. A tin of imported snails sells at around $15.00. Achten says its been a huge learning experience for them as they simply didn't have any prior knowledge about snails before investing in this venture. Silver Trail Snails are also sold in gourmet food stores and are proving popular as an addition to dinner parties. Business is all about perfect timing, and with the media reports pointing out the health

benefits of snails, Achten believes they have broken into the snail business at just the right time. www.silvertrailsnails.co.nz

Your Condolences A wonderful site for those living with the death of a loved one. En-ter the site and pay tribute to those whom have passed away. A record for family and friends to grieve, read, reflect and honour their cherished. You are invited to place your own brief messages of goodwill, support and reflection. www.remembering.co.nz

D is for Dog Loved products with names

like...Float Doggy, Sub-

Woofers, Puff Doggy, Arma

Doggy.

www.d-fa.com

www.pusspuss.co.nz

Have You...

Bathed in New Zealand’s larg-

est hot water thermal pool www.mirandahotsprings.co.nz

Stayed the weekend in a mod-

ern rustic boarded cabin, then tried the summer cafe on the edge of the sand dunes at the west coast beach Bethels Beach www.bushsandandsea.co.nz

Rode the dam train and viewed

the magnificent Waitakere Falls www.watercare.co.nz

Explored the Okura Marine

Reserve and visited Dacre Cot-tage, walking the beautiful Okura W a l k w a y www.planmyplay.co.nz

Got onboard the miniature

trains on Sunday in Mangere www.manukaulivesteamers.co.nz

Sea Auckland See Auckland from beneath a kite as you scream back and forth un-der the canopy of a huge kite. Beginners classes available at Bayswater (catch the Bayswater Ferry from the central Aucland Ferry terminal), or head 40 minutes south to Karaka where a water sports school operates from. The Karaka operation claims to have you kite surfing in a patch of water 8 sq km’s which is no greater than chest deep. The inner Auckland school oper-ates from Little Shoal Bay (next to Bayswater where the depth of water is equally shallow. BAYSWATER www.wingsandwaves.co.nz KARAKA, STH AK www.oceanextreme.co.nz

Does this Float your Boat ? If you can round up 30 people with a handful of dollars ($35-00 each for the boat and sober skip-per), here is the opportunity to cruise under the harbour bridge and up the waitemata harbour, ending up for dinner at the River-head Tavern (you’ll need to allo-cate money for this). After a few hours here, its simply a party boat all the way back to the city. Juke box onboard (now the fun begins! On board bar too. www.theredboats.co.nz

Boooooo...! Why was Vulcan Lane originally called Vultures Lane? Find out about public hangings in Queen Street Discover the gory details about the body in the suitcase murder. Why did the great fire nearly de-stroy Auckland? Learn about these and other au-thentic tales from the dark side of Auckland on a unique lantern lit tour of central Auckland www.aucklandghosttours.com

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Daughter of the Skies

In the 1930s this beautiful pilot fought her way to the top of the man’s world and inspired generations to escape the shackles of domesticity. She was the first person to fly from England to New Zealand direct, and the first woman to fly from England to Australia and then back. She was born in Rotorua, and was known as Hine-O-Te-Rangi, Daughter of the Skies.

Jean Batton

The White Mouse.

She was the Allies' most decorated servicewoman of WWII, and the Gestapo's most wanted person. They code-named her 'The White Mouse'. She led an army of 7,000 Maquis troops in guerrilla warfare to sabotage the Nazis. Nancy Wake was born in Wellington in 1912.

Nancy Wake

The Little Girl

1888–1923,Novelist, born Wellington. New Zealand, regarded as one of the masters of the short story. Her original name was Kath-leen Beauchamp. A talented cellist, she did not turn to literature until 1908. Her first volume of short stories, In a German Pension (1911), was not remarkable and achieved little notice, but the sto-ries in Bliss (1920) and The Garden Party (1922) established her as a major writer. Later volumes of stories include The Dove’s Nest (1923) and Something Childish (1924; U.S. ed. The Little Girl,

1924). Katherine Mansfield

You will find these and other inspiring historical stories about

famous New Zealand women on www.nzedge.com

Simonne

Le Masurier

Let's Go Retro was a boutique vintage and de-sign store nestled at the base of the Waitakere Ranges, New Zealand. For more than five years I ran the shop which opened, with impeccable timing, just two weeks before the U.S. banking crisis hit the headlines. I survived thanks to my lovely, loyal customers who returned time and again to scoop up the latest offerings. Thank you all! Alas, the overheads and other demands on my time forced me to close the store and l am now focused on building my web store into the best online vintage homewares store in New Zealand. From my lovely West Coast home l will strive to cater to the whole of New Zealand and indeed the world if they so desire.

At Let's Go Retro we celebrate the quality and stylewhich allows a beautiful woolen blanket to be justas practical today as it was when first manufactured in New Zealand fifty or sixty years ago. Even the badly stained or irreparable blankets live again in the form of cushions and toys. Retro curtains become new lampshades, vintage cutlery and pre-decimal coins are recrafted into gorgeous jewels. At Let's Go Retro nothing is discarded which may be restored or reused - I mean, why would you? My business was born of a love of vintage style and a strong leaning towards the green side of life. It continues to grow because there are so many who hold the same values

www.letsgoretro.co.nz

Experience your very own rail cart journey as you discover the

Forgotten World. www.forgottenworldadventures.co.nz

www.allviewlodge.co.nz

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