US-based rugby coach Adriaan Ferris says it s an honour to be asked to lead the Tonga men s sevens team at next month s Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Monaco.
The Tonga Rugby Union announced last month that players and staff based in New Zealand and Tonga would not be considered for selection because of the ongoing risks associated with Covid-19, with regular coach Tevita Tu ifua also remaining in New Zealand.
A New Zealand-based squad has been training under Tevita Tu ifua for the past three years.
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Adriaan Ferris, of Ngāti Porou, is a former Northland NPC coach where he crossed paths with a number of Tongan players, including Fetu u Vainikolo and Taniela Moa.
Following the announcement of a new UK customer centre and showroom in March, Rodin Cars has revealed its expanded production facility in its home country of New Zealand. The move will significantly increase the firm’s production capacity, bringing more elements of the process in-house.
A portion of the new facility will be dedicated to design offices, but the expansion will also allow for in-house engine building, streamlining the production process and allowing for greater control over the final product.
Sitting on a 1400-acre plot adjacent to an existing facility, the new 2500m2 unit has been designed using the same computer programmes used to develop its cars, with plans for further expansion to over 7000m2 in mind. Even its concrete floor is high-tech, featuring a number of isolator pads for sensitive machinery such as the 3D printers used for the production of the gearbox and exhaust system of the upcoming FZERO.
Illustrator Peter Grundy brings fun to an Australian fintech brand
Bear Meets Eagle on Fire rebranded the company using illustration to articulate complex ideas in an accessible, friendly way.
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Fintech brand Wisr has had a complete redesign courtesy of Australian agency Bear Meets Eagle on Fire (BMEOF) and New Zealand-based creative digital agency, Resn. Wisr’s rebrand not only includes an aesthetic overhaul, but also sees the brand launch a new platform driven by its purpose of “financial wellbeing”.
In terms of BMEOF’s approach to Wisr’s rebrand, the agency looked to publicise the brand’s “functional and rational” personality amongst competitors. “They look like banks, who’ve read a few tips on how to be ‘fun’ on Instagram, and they all end up looking the same; simple, human, bright, but without any real idea or craft,” describes Micah Walker, founder and chief creative officer of BMEOF. “We wanted Wisr to be different.”