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General Manager Winfred van Workum details the resort's amenities, and muralist William Savarese outlines how he created the key art piece.

Islandwide transit, a vacant commission seat and beach erosion are just a few of the issues on tap for Longboat in 2024.

Winfred Van Workum sheds light on the service and amenities needed to make it a Forbes Five-Star property.

ANWB stops insuring fatbikes because thieves love them

Due to the "extremely high" number of fatbike thefts, the Dutch travel association ANWB has temporarily stopped insuring these e-bikes with extra wide tires. The aim is to maintain the affordability of bike insurance. According to Floor van Workum, the CEO of the insurance division of ANWB, the theft rate leaves them "with no other option."

“This is knowledge and learning you just can’t pay for.” The young graduate had completed her six-monthly placements at NMIT and forestry company OneFortyOne. Having just started at Port Nelson, she was due to then go to the environmental management company, Nelmac. While hoping exposure to the businesses would increase her chances of getting a permanent job, the scheme also allowed her to identify which aspects of the work she most enjoyed. Braden Fastier/Stuff NMIT commerce graduat...

Paynter was “terrified” for the upcoming apple season, with picking beginning next month. The stonefruit season had been a successful one, he said, as the timing worked perfectly for students who were on their summer holidays, but the same couldn’t be said about the apple season. “It’s the backpackers we miss the most. Although they would only stay for about a month, they were consistent.” It was hard to convince potential workers from outside the region to move to Hawke’s Bay...