Bonus shares a positive way of encouraging people to hold on to their investment?
Subscriber contentBy Linda Sanders in Money
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
A reward for sitting on an investment is better than a punishment for selling.
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Match-fixing and refereeing fiascos in sport
Subscriber contentBy Paul Thomas in Sport
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
If we’re going to discuss match-fixing, let’s also talk about refereeing fiascos.
Priceless Olympic moments
Subscriber contentBy Diana Wichtel in Television
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
It wouldn’t be the Olympics without its priceless moments of weirdness and wonder.
August 18-24: Including Bedlam and Auckland Daze
Subscriber contentIssue 3771 18th Aug 2012
SATURDAY AUGUST 18 Fear Factor (TV2, 7.30pm). Take the torture of a Japanese gameshow, give it the big budget of an American reality show a
Darwin’s Ghosts by Rebecca Stott review
Subscriber contentBy Bernard Beckett in Books
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
Some cracking chapters in Rebecca Stott’s pre-Darwin history aren’t quite enough.
Does cherry juice help with insomnia?
Subscriber contentBy Jennifer Bowden in Nutrition
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
Can’t sleep at night? Tart cherries might help.
August 18-24: Including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 & 2
Subscriber contentIssue 3771 18th Aug 2012
SATURDAY AUGUST 18 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Sky Movies, Sky 020, 8.30pm). Director David Yates almost seems to heave a
Ai Weiwei: An artist for our age
Subscriber contentBy Hamish Keith in Cultural Curmudgeon
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
The more I think of Ai, the more I suspect he is writing the rules for art in this century, and the word “engagement” will be high among them, says Hamish Keith.
August 18-24: Including Headless Chickens and BBC Proms
Subscriber contentBy Fiona Rae in Radio Week
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
SATURDAY AUGUST 18 Essential New Zealand Albums (RNZ National, 4.10pm). Music critic and Listener columnist Nick Bollinger present
Winter meals with a difference
Subscriber contentBy Lauraine Jacobs in Recipes
Issue 3771 18th Aug 2012
Add dry-cured meats to make a tasty winter meal with a difference.