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The other morning I rolled out of bed at 5am, laced up my running shoes, and headed out in the dark. It wasn’t some heroic act of discipline so much as simple maths: I needed a few extra kilometres to hit my weekly goal before flying off to the US for a week of business travel. That said, the 5am start isn’t exactly unusual for me. My alarm goes at that time every day and, ot...

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A few years back I found myself in a trendy Auckland café, the sort of place where the menus were printed on recycled paper and the barista could talk at length about the provenance of the oat milk. I’d been coaxed there by a mate who was on some sort of plant-based kick. The food was, I’ll admit, surprisingly good, a beetroot burger that actually held its own and a coconut “...

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The other day I was talking to someone about their kids, and they remarked upon the fact that their teenage sons were lacking direction and motivation. They seemingly spend much of their time locked away in their bedrooms, playing video games and not interacting with the real world. It got me thinking about the journey to manhood and the difficulties facing young men today.</...

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It’s been close to thirty years now that I’ve jumped out of bed when the haunting fire siren goes up and headed out with our local volunteer brigade. In that time I’ve seen more than my fair share of car wrecks, house fires and middle-of-the-night callouts that turn out to be burnt toast. Each incident is different, but there’s a common thread:...

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It was while standing in front of the bathroom mirror the other morning, razor in hand, that I found myself mulling over the curious contradictions of my career. Perhaps it’s a little eccentric to be philosophising while lathered up with shaving cream, but then again, most of my semi-formed thoughts seem to come either mid-run or mid-shave. On th...

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