New Zealand violinist Jenny Banks remembered after death from dementia, aged 42

Jennifer Banks, a tenured violinist with the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, died on June 30 at age 42 following a battle with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD). Banks, an Alexandra-born musician, rose from local Suzuki method lessons to global stages, including the National Youth Orchestra and the New England Conservatory in Boston, before the neurodegenerative … Read more

McDonald’s 50-Year History: The Rotorua Pie Innovation

The future of the food industry relies on hyper-local supply chains and rapid production scaling. The history of McDonald’s New Zealand shows that successful expansion requires local suppliers, like Digby Sykes, who can engineer custom solutions to meet strict specifications, ensuring brands can scale from single outlets to nationwide networks of over 170 restaurants. How … Read more