John Killick

Cyclical times from a geo-political and 'religion' perspective

These are cyclical times from a geo-political and ‘religion’ perspective.

All Blacks – A Champion Brand

Sport, especially team sport is a wonderful measure and humbler of man’s opinion, of their own importance.  Professional team sport changes the notion of participation to one of ‘reward’ – spectator, sponsor, organiser and player.  The Brand, just as with business, can lose its appeal very quickly. ...

Socially Responsible Investing

One of the really positive aspects of KiwiSaver and regulation has been the attention it has created to a formerly barren landscape of intelligent journalistic investment discussion.  For many years’ fund managers, banks, finance companies and insurance institutions have set their own professional protocols and standards.  Products...

Life is a series of risk and reward decisions

The framework of our life will be determined by our daily decisions and the daily disciplines to the achievement of those decisions.  The level of risk, or adventure, or achievement – is ours to make, enjoy, celebrate or regret.  When deciding on any course of action we...

Do you think there might be something wrong?

Healthcare is a growing concern in western democracies, exacerbated by an ageing population, greater expectation placed upon our health providers and cost escalation from medical and technological advance.

But that doesn’t explain why a significant number of young people aren’t coping, mentally.  The mental health services in New...