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Sophie Speer
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articles by Sophie Speer

28 Nov 2016

High-tech NZ sailmaker tracks into the Stratis sphere

Sophie Speer | BlueNotes contributing editor

Just as the ocean never stops moving, neither does the sailing industry. For Kiwi sailmakers Doyle Sails, weathering the changes and reading long-range forecasts have been the keys to success.

14 Nov 2016

Luck of the lobster in NZ

Sophie Speer | BlueNotes contributing editor

Koura, also known as crayfish or rock lobster, is big business for Ngati Kahungunu. For the past decade, Kahungunu has leased its crayfish quota to Fiordland Lobster Company, the largest and most-profitable live lobster export company in Australasia.

08 Nov 2016

How far we’ve come: 30 years of change in NZ

Sophie Speer | BlueNotes contributing editor

In just three decades, the economic landscape in New Zealand has changed irrevocably. This infographic spells out the biggest shifts.

30 Nov 2015

The new kind of Kiwi home

Sophie Speer | BlueNotes contributing editor

Mike Greer is a man on a mission to solve Auckland's housing affordability crisis. To do that, the director of Mike Greer Homes is building a lot of houses – thousands of them across the country – and he's doing it in an innovative and revolutionary way.