Marque my words

Earlier in the week New Zealanders were outraged when two workers were caught kicking and bludgeoning bobby calves as they loaded them into trucks. In a country that relies so heavily on beef and dairy exports, this sort of behaviour is bizarre, intolerable and thankfully not the norm.

We did a little bit of research and found an article published in 2013 by academic journal Anthrozoos. Scientists from Newcastle University found that by giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual they increased yields by 3.5%.

Today we learnt (TWL) that if we treat our animals with dignity and care, they'll produce better results? Incredible, who would have thought!

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Zagga, New Zealand's first peer to peer lender specialising in secured loans launched on December 1 2015. While only a 'soft launch', Zagga has already funded over $630,000.

According to chief executive Marcus Morrison a large number of enquiries have come from borrowers interested in its capacity to broker home loans.

Zagga is able to operate outside the loan-to-value restrictions that require banks to limit the amount of lending they do to borrowers with a deposit of less than 20 per cent.

Today we have a chat with Marcus about where he's come from, where he wants to go and what makes Zagga different to other peer to peer lenders.

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• There’s a gap between common sense and justice

• You can be found not guilty and still receive a life sentence

• We prejudge people’s opinions, negatively or positively, based on our perceptions of them

• There’s a level of interconnectedness between events, media, organisations and people that at times is frightening

• There’s no hiding

• Organisations, people and institutions are more visible and accessible than ever

• Scrutiny can be severe and social media unforgiving

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A closer look at this iconic logo reveals that the negative space between the ‘e’ and the ‘x’ creates an arrow.

If you haven’t seen it before you have now. Designed by Lindon Leader at Landor Associates in 1994, it has won over 40 awards worldwide and was ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the eight best logos of the past thirty-five years.

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