Career & Money

Career & Money

Balance Is The Goal, But Burnout Is The Norm—Is This What Your 9 To 5 Looks Like?

With things like flexible working, financial wellness and company values all piping hot topics right now, we wanted to find out just what it…

Career & Money

Why These 3 Hospitality Workers Moved To Western Australia–And Why They’re Not Leaving Anytime Soon

Read on to find out why these four now WA locals made the move to the west coast—then pack your bags to do the same.

Sustainability

Here’s How 10 Inspirational Kiwi Women Are Embracing Equity This International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, an important day for all those who identify and women and allies. To celebrate, we reached out to…

Career

20 Rad Workshops In Auckland Where You Can Learn A New Skill

Thankfully, for those wishing to sink their teeth into learning a new skill, a bunch of workshops have popped up all over Auckland with…

Career

What Is ChatGPT And How Can You Use It?

You’d have to be living under a rock if you haven’t yet heard of ChatGPT.

Entertainment

Local Hip-Hop Supergroup 0800 Collective On Keeping Things Fresh And The Power Of Collaboration

If there's one thing hip-hop group, 0800 Collective is going to do—it's keep things fresh. 

Money

10 Budgeting Tips To Get A Jump On Your Savings This Year

 Make a budget they said, it’ll be fun they said.

Getting The Gig

How Ethique’s Founder Brianne West Is Revolutionising The Beauty Industry

Not many people can say they started a beauty brand in their own kitchen, but Brianne West did just that when launching Ethique.

Career

6 New Careers Gen Z Need To Jump On

​Contemplating what the future holds for you? Being part of Gen Z, chances are you love being in the know, you want to make an impact…

Career & Money

How To Write A Resume When You’re Applying For New Jobs In 2023

It’s time to put that humility aside and show the working world what you’ve got to offer. Not sure how or where to start when it…

Career & Money

How To Write A Cover Letter In 2022

A competitive job market and time-crunched recruiters mean good cover letters are more essential than ever—but writing a confident…

Money

Get Your Finances Ready For Silly Season With These 4 Simple Money Hacks

We know this is not what you want to hear right now, but the silly season is right around the corner.

Career

5 Simple Ways To Break Into The Tech Industry In 2022

Sarah Liu, founder and managing director of The Dream Collective, says breaking into the tech industry is easier than you think. We picked…

Music

Meet SAMMIE, The DJ Making Waves In NZ’s Booming Underground Music Scene

With her beaming smile, a flick of eyeliner and a strong coffee in hand, there's no stopping SAMMIE in her tracks.

Getting The Gig

3 Boss Creators On How To Fuel Your Inspiration

Aotearoa is home to incredible talent. Music, art, design, hospitality—it's fair to say we have creative inspo in…

Career

Here’s How 9 Inspirational Women Are Breaking The Bias, Part 2

Welcome to part two of our inspirational interview series all about breaking the bias, the theme for International Women's Day 2022. To…

Career

Here’s How 9 Inspirational Women Are Breaking The Bias, Part 1

Today is International Women’s Day, an important day for all those who identify as women and allies. To celebrate, we reached out to…

Money

5 Epic Money Hacks To Get You Over The Finish Line

Let’s be real, 2020 has been tough on your soul and your wallet. If you were one of the many people who lost their jobs or had their…

Money

8 Easy Ways To Sell Your Old Stuff Online And Make Bank

If you’ve been on the decluttering bandwagon lately, here’s how to shift your stuff and make bank on online marketplaces.

Money

Everything You Need To Know About NFTs

Heard the term NFT thrown around a lot lately, but have no clue what it means? We get it. Between Bitcoin and Dogecoin and all the other…

Career & Money

How To Lean Into Working From Home In 2021 And Beyond

Every cloud has a silver lining, and following recent events, that silver lining has to be the rising trend of working free-range.

Getting The Gig

How Ārepa Co-Founder Angus Brown Is Promoting Mental Clarity Through This Natural Brain Food

The importance of mental wellbeing at this point of time cannot be understated. With an emphasis on mental wellness, Ārepa founder…

Career

How To Avoid Side Hustle Burnout

Having a side hustle is all the rage. Seriously, everyone’s doing it. From candle making to freelancing to your grandma flogging her…

Sustainability

How Kester Black’s Anna Ross Created A Sustainable Beauty Empire

When it comes to the beauty industry, sustainable and eco-conscious aren’t often the first words that come to mind, which is why…

Money

9 Bank Accounts You Need To Manage Your Money Better

Like most things in life, organisation is the key to success. Getting healthy? Meal plan. Getting fit? Stick to a workout schedule. Getting…

Career

How This Handy Career Hack Can Make Work Way Less Stressful

We spend so much of our waking hours at work, thinking about work, or traveling to and from work, so dealing an overstretched boss (or a…

Career

Here’s How You Can Score A Pay Rise In Just 5 Days

If you’ve felt undervalued, overworked and discriminated against in your current job then PepTalkHer's five-day, free challenge is…

Getting The Gig

Meet Loki Show Creator Michael Waldron, The 33-Year-Old Writing Disney’s Hottest Property

After the release of the first episode of Disney's Loki last week, we caught up with head writer and executive producer…

Getting The Gig

Everybody Eats Founder Nick Loosley On His Mission To End Food Poverty In NZ

Realising this gap between food waste and food insecurity, Nick Loosley founded Everybody Eats - a locally-based, not-for-profit…

Money

Your Financial Future Could Be Written In The Stars

With the new financial year nearly upon us, many Kiwis are setting resolutions and looking to increase their financial wellness in 2021.…

What's On

Get Your Heart Pumping At This Epic Free Speaker Series Hitting New Zealand

What if we told you that you had a billion dollars to spend? Well, it’s your lucky day, because you already are a billionaire; of…

Getting The Gig

Bowl And Arrow Co-Founder Leisha Rae On Building A Healthy Fast-Food Empire

Leisha Rae makes up the sweet 1/2 of Bowl & Arrow with her bestie and partner in crime, Hannah Bryan. After meeting at a cafe Leisha was…

Money

Here’s Why You Need To Take Yourself On A Money Date

When was the last time you sat yourself down and got your financial ducks in a row? The thought of sorting out your finances might give you…

Career

How To Start Your Own Podcast According To Pros Who Have Already Done It

We’ve pulled together our top tips here to get you on your way to being a podcasting pro. Tell nan her bridge partner’s…

Money

Here’s How Your Level Of Self Love Can Impact Your Money Mindset

Almost all of us struggle with our self-confidence at some point or another. From imposter syndrome to body hang ups, there’s always…

Career

Here’s How To Glow Up Your Linkedin Profile

If you thought LinkedIn was just Instagram for corporate white blokes, think again. LinkedIn usage is on the rise, and so are all kinds of…

Money

6 Simple Steps To Use Credit Cards Responsibly

There’s no denying that credit cards can lead to overspending. Research has shown that when you use a credit card for purchases, you…

Getting The Gig

The Founder Of Google’s Empathy Lab Reveals Why It’s Good To Live A Messy Life

When you think of tech gurus like Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs, you think straight-talking, no nonsense leaders. Which is why it was a…

Career & Money

Why We’re Partnering With Australia’s Hottest New Fintech And What It Means For You

Today, Urban List launched a new partnership with one of Australia’s brightest fintechs—a personal investing platform…

Career

Scope Out The 6 Things You Need To Ditch From Your Resumé

Why is updating your resumé so freakin’ stressful!? What goes in? What comes out? How long is too long? We all have these same…

Career

How To Grow Your Side Hustle In 2021

Are you firmly on the side hustle bandwagon and keen to take it further? Whether you’re trying to quit your full-time job or simply…

Career

Get Behind These 8 Female Foodies Who Are Totally Killing It In Auckland

These eight female owner-operators are making waves in an industry with more businesses you can shake a fork at, and have taken the time to…

Career

13 Of The Coolest Female-Led New Zealand Businesses You Need To Get Behind, Stat

We had some insightful chats with cool local businesswomen, dishing out thoughtful advice on what it takes to run the show and demonstrating…

Career

9 Morning Rituals These Kick Ass Entrepreneurs Swear By

We spoke to nine awesome entrepreneurs who reveal how they start their day, and given their track record for creating uber successful…

Career

How To Resign From Your Job And Leave On Good Terms

Landing a sweet new gig is a great feeling, but all too often it’s shadowed by the sheer dread of resigning from your current role.…

Career

4 Signs It’s The Right Time To Ditch To Your 9 To 5

If you can’t seem to shift the nagging thought—no, dream—about how good would life be if you were your own boss, working…

Career

6 Healthy Work Habits To Live By

A new year is a great time for goals, but often we neglect to check in with where we’re at with our work wellbeing. Here are our…

Career

Calling All Freelancers, Here’s How To Score A Pay Rise

Asking for more money can make for awkward conversations, especially if this is your first-time consulting, so here is some advice on how to…

Money

Here’s How To Kick Emotional Spending To The Curb

Spending on stuff we don’t need is the ultimate thief of joy, but all too often those purchases happen when we’re in a specific…

Career

Upskill Like A Total Pro At The World’s Most Inspiring Creative Conferences

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we never know what’s coming. We can’t control the future, despite our best…

Career

13 Ways To Nail Your First Month Back At Work

 That first week hits different, doesn’t it?

Career

Here’s Exactly How To Start Your Work Year Like A Boss

One thing we can probably all agree on? 2020 was a bit of a jerk. Most of us learnt to live that work-from-home life, playing musical chairs…

Career

Cue The Inspo, We Chat Leaving A Legacy With 4 Kiwi Trailblazers

If 2020 has taught us anything it’s that spending our time on Earth with purpose and meaning is a top priority. But this looks…

Money

5 New Year’s Money Resolutions To Make 2021 Your Best Yet

How is it already the season to be muttering New Year’s resolutions?! In the year that’s felt like it’s lasted for 84…

Getting The Gig

How These Kiwi Sisters Went From Culinary School To Building A Plant-Based Empire

You’ve probably heard that the gut is the second brain, or that you are what you eat. If you’re wondering how to approach…

Money

Cash Up, Here’s How To Make Money On Instagram

Good news, it’s not all about being an influencer.

Money

Listen Up, Here’s How To Make Money Off TikTok

You don't have to be Addison Rae Easterling for a lucrative career on TikTok.

Career & Money

Stay Sharp With 5 Of The Best Brain Training Apps

Fire up your neurons and get those cognitive wheels turning.

Career

Glow Up Your Resume With This Simple Skills Audit That Will Unlock Your Potential

2020 has wreaked havoc with most of our plans in life, including for many of us, our careers. Unfortunately, the dreaded task of job hunting…

Getting The Gig

Bring On Mystic Magic Vibes With Urban List’s New Resident Astrologer

We’ll admit it. We’re straight up obsessed with all things mystical, magical and spiritual. We live and breathe our horoscopes…

Money

Check Out The One Budget Hack That Will Help You Save More With Less Effort

Save more with less effort? Sounds good to us. Budgeting has a long-standing reputation as the restrictive, boring antithesis to your best…

Money

Get That Coin, Sharesies Reveal How To Max Out Your Investments With Minimal Effort

We chatted with investment platform Sharesies, who revealed the five must-know investing terms that’ll not only give you a new dinner…

Music

Be Inspired By The Creative Genius Behind Beyonce’s Black Is King

Filmed around the world in the US, the UK, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Belgium—and featuring the likes of Naomi Campbell, Lupita…

Getting The Gig

Scope Out How Rollie’s Vince Lebon Is Revolutionising Australia’s Sneaker Game

For someone who has designed sneakers for the likes of NBA legend James Harden, Macklemore and supermodel Ashley Graham, Vince Lebon is one…

Career

How To Nail A Zoom Interview And Score A Sweet New Gig Without Leaving Your Couch

Despite being kinda relieved that the sweaty palmed, suited and booted reality of in-person interviews is paused for a while, navigating a…

Career & Money

Stand Out From The Pack With 7 Of The Best Job-Landing CV Templates

Resume, résumé, curriculum vitae? The thing plays an essential role in getting noticed when hunting down your next gig, and…

Money

Ditch The Savings Jar, Here’s How To Make KiwiSaver Work For You

Let's get real, a lot of us see our KiwiSaver as a pesky thief which takes handfuls of our hard-earned paychecks every…

Getting The Gig

On Creativity And Connection: How This Aussie 3D Artist Is Blowing Up Instagram

If you’ve got an Instagram account, chances are you’ve seen the sublime works of Paul Milinski at least a few times in your…

Career

Listen Up, Here’s How To Kondo Your Career

What you do for work has a huge impact on your quality of life, whether you’re career focused or not. We spend a huge chunk of the…

Career

Say Goodbye To The 9 To 5, A New Blueprint Of Our Working Week Is Here

Big changes are on the horizon and they’re set to impact your work sooner than you think.

Money

Confront Your Cash Flow Woes With These Top Tips From A Money Manager

If lockdown was good for one thing it was the new financial habits we seem to have picked up, so we asked a serious suit—aka…

Career

Ditch Your Dining Table, This Swanky Hotel Is Offering The Ultimate WFH Space

Believe it or not, some of us are clocking the three-month mark of work from home (WFH) life and let’s be honest, the shine has well…

Money

Take Note, Here’s A Beginner’s Guide To Investing During Coronavirus

You may have heard around the traps that stocks are going on the cheap, and while there may be some truth to that, it’s important to…

Career & Money

Get Creative, Here’s How To Pimp Your WFH Space Like A Pro

Cue giant squishy burgers, light boxes and mini DJ mixers. 

Career

Relax, Here’s Why It’s Ok Not To Feel Creative In Lockdown

As we clock the one-month mark of iso life, a few things have begun to set in. We know we can’t really watch Netflix while working…

Career

Fire Up Your Laptop And Travel To 4 Of The Best Virtual Creative Conferences Around The World

Got WiFi? Here are four virtual conferences you can attend from the comfort of your couch.

Career

Take The Leap With These Steps To Finding Your Dream Career

Right now, many of us could be feeling a mental shift in the way we perceive our working life. This may be the first time in years…

Career

Define The Ladder, Add These Popular Work From Home Jobs To Your Career Goals

Because let’s be real, sweatpants are better than suits any day of the week. 

Career

Deep Breaths, Here’s 6 Ways To De-Stress Now You’ve Got Working From Home On Lock

It’s amazing how adaptable we humans are. A few weeks ago, the idea of leaving our office for the foreseeable future and working from…

Career

Scope Out How The Urban List Team Are Living Their Best WFH Life

If you, like us at Urban List, are now working from home rather than your usual office, chances are you’ve begun to realise it’s…

Career

Fire Up Your Brain Cells With These 8 Out-Of-The-Box Online Workshops

Whether you have a specific passion, a business idea you’ve always wanted to run with or you're simply keen to stretch your…

Career

It’s Time To Work Together, Here’s How To Self Isolate When You Live With Others

Many of us have already been stationed at home for the next while, and nearly everyone has got the memos on what we should and…

Career

Scope Out The Best Tools To Keep You Inspired While Working From Home

As the Covid-19 outbreak progresses, more and more of us are finding ourselves faced with the task of working from home. You might be slowly…

Money

Here’s How You Can Start Making Money Online Today

Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, we’re staring down the barrel of potential periods of self-isolation—so why not earn a…

Music

Bless Your Ears With 7 Of The Coolest Work From Home Playlists

If you’re one of the many people who have started working from home, then welcome to our rad crew. By now there’s a chance the…

Career

Here’s How To Work From Home Like A Total Pro From Someone Who Does It All Year Long

So, here’s what we do know, COVID-19 has everyone shook. And rightly so, loads of companies are encouraging their employees to work…

Career

Find Out How This Māori Restauranteur and Business Shero Is Flipping Tables And Changing The World

We had the privilege of speaking to wāhine toa, Damaris Coulter who has pretty much always been working to equalise inequalities in the…

Urban People

Get Around These Gals, 11 Boss Women On Their Female Inspirations

Happy International Women’s Day, friends and allies! After having so many insightful conversations with women owning their craft…

Getting The Gig

How This Kiwi Musician Is Putting Women Front And Centre This International Women’s Day

We jumped at the chance to chat to talk to Milk & Honey Festival co-founder, Lani Purkis. Best known as the bassist in Elemenop, these…

Money

Keep Your Coin, Here’s How to Save on Entertainment Costs

If your 2020 plan is to get on top of your finances, you’re probably trying your hand at this budgeting thing. You know the…

Career

Here’s How You Can Ditch Imposter Syndrome

Isn’t it just the worst? An epic opportunity comes along, you’re excited for 0.3 seconds and suddenly, that icky feeling sets in…

Career

Go Behind The Mic With A Day In The Life Of Musician Jack River

We’re just a little bit obsessed with Aussie songbird Jack River. The ARIA-nominated artist has been tearing up the charts since…

Getting The Gig

How This Serial Spender Became The Finance Guru Our Generation Needs

If you’ve googled the combo of “millennial”, “Generation Z” and “money” lately, you’ll know…

Getting The Gig

Why This Kiwi Singer/Songwriter Is Set On Making Music With Meaning

His single "I Got Your Back" is shining a light on mens' mental health.

Career & Money

8 Creative Conferences Around The World That Will Seriously Inspire You

No matter what part of the world you’re in, chances are there’s probably a career-based conference happening near you. But…

Money

5 New Years Resolutions You Need To Make For Your Bank Balance In 2020

To help make sure your New Years resolutions for your bank balance actually happen, Urban List's resident money guru Ben Nash has…

Money

How To Get Your Budget In Shape So You Can Live Your Best Summer Ever

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably been in a situation where you had some intentions around your money but failed to…

Career & Money

Getting The Gig | Kiwi Band Racing On Making Waves In The Music Scene

Their latest single ‘Run Wild’ is set to be the bop of this summer.

News

Culture Curve | The Smoke Is Clearing On Cannabis Culture

If eco-anxiety is 2019’s biggest emotional vibe, cannabis culture is this year’s biggest buy-in.

Career & Money

Three Ways To Score That Promotion By Your Next Performance Review

As we charge towards Christmas time, it can be a stark reminder of our financial situation and a time of longing for a pay rise (okay, so…

On The Side

How This Kiwi-Owned Distillery Is Disrupting The Global Gin Industry

Scapegrace has been winning awards ever since it first burst onto the scene in 2014, with Scapegrace gold winning best London dry gin in the…

Fashion

How To Dress Like A Boss, According To Your Favourite Fashion Designers

Stumped on what to wear to your next job interview? We asked Deadly Ponies, Song for the Mute, Sans Beast and NIQUE to be your workwear…

Podcasts & Books

8 Of The Most Life Changing Career Books Worth Getting Around

Barefoot Investor is great and all but have you read these?

Career

10 Ways To Slay On Your First Day At A New Job

Look at you go, you’ve landed your dream job! Ok, so maybe it’s not your dream job, but it is a new job nonetheless, and you…

Career

Five Apps To Improve Your Work And Life Today

Are you harnessing the power of your smartphone to get ahead in your career, or does your app collection consist of the defaults and Candy…

Career

Here’s Where To Find The Best Co-Working Spaces In Auckland

Ping pong, fast WiFi and a crew of achingly cool creatives—that's the freelance perks.

On The Side

From High-School Drop Out To Boss Babe, Here’s How To Go All-In On Your Side Gig

Edna Swart is the considerable brains behind the ed&i swimwear and body care range and recently starred on TVNZ's Boss Babes.…

Career

How To Ask Your Boss For A Raise…And Actually Get It

Asking your boss for a raise is next-level tricky compared to reminding your housemate to transfer you twenty bucks for the internet. 

Career

Do These 6 Things And Banish Career Burnout For Good

Welcome to generation burnout, population: you! If you’re finding yourself in a losing battle between work and play, whilst…