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2007 Administrative Professional of the Year Award

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The 2007 Administrative Professional of the Year Award (in association with Recruitment Solutions) was announced at the Auckland Administrative Professionals Day breakfast on 2 May. Congratulations go to Vicki Faint, pictured on our cover, from Wellington on being selected as this year’s winner.

Other cover photos, from the top: 2007 finalists Jane Keef, Vicki Faint, Sherie Pointon, Alison McKessar and Alexis LewGor; Vicki Faint with Moira Jones, 2006 Administrative Professional of the Year, and with Friday Rountree, AAPNZ National President.

Articles:

• AAPNZ Administrative Professional of the Year announced
• Project management—increasing the chance of success (Robyn Bennett)
• How to prepare for your performance appraisal (Correne Brewerton)
• James Cook Hotel celebrates 35th birthday
• Faye Partridge reflects on 25 years in business
• Wotif.com destination review—Hanmer Springs
• Family trusts–part two (Baubre Murray)
• KiwiSaver—a look at the basics
• Success—the right attitude (Sandi Givens)
• Resigning the right way (Recruitment Solutions)
• Managing contracts successfully (Margaret Gilbert)
• Business travel online—an administrative professionals’ guide (Wotif.com)
• Health and wellbeing—the gluten revolution (Dr Rodney Ford)
• Millennium Hotels and Resorts—update
• When good things turn bad—making the most of it (Stuart Fleming)

Regular columns:

• Editorial, Web watch, Upcoming events
• National President’s column
• Pointers from Patti–who/whom, whose/who’s
• Office ETHics–confidentiality
• Around the groups–news from the regions
• Directory