So you’ve been asking yourself what cool Kiwi businesses have featured most recently on NZS.com? This week it’s been all about health, wealth and summer holidays.

The worst of the cold weather is behind us, but that doesn’t mean you can stop looking after yourself. If you’re looking for a health shop drop in online to My Natural Health for a great range of natural health supplements and products.

And while you’re taking care of your wellbeing, why not consider your back pocket too? Want to work from home and create the ideal work life balance? Trilogics online racing software may hold the key to your success.

Yup, summer is just around the corner and Christmas is well and truly on its way. If you’re starting to plan your summer holiday, make sure you check out the range of campervan NZ rentals with Driftaway Campers and airport rental cars with Apex Car Rentals.

Forget subtle hidden charges and outrageous foreign exchange fees. Working with an independent currency exchange provider can mean better rates than you could secure with the banks.

International money transfers and buying foreign currency online is now even more convenient with 24 hour access and support. When it comes to getting the best deal when transacting your currency, you need to find a provider that combines a great rate with the lowest foreign exchange fees.

Find a reputable online foreign exchange provider committed to delivering you the best of both worlds, waiving all their transfer fees when you transfer large amounts.

Unsure which currency conversion expert to put your trust in online? A secure, reputable company should be your first criteria, but simply put, when it comes to foreign exchange fees, less is most certainly more.

Looking to book NZ accommodation while planning your New Zealand travel and summer holiday?

Whether you’re looking for a holiday house or bach to spend a couple of weeks relaxing with the family, or a luxury retreat to indulge in the upcoming New Year’s festivities in style, the list of NZ accommodation options is huge for NZ travel buffs.

Make the most of the excellent online travel resources while researching your holiday, and book your NZ accommodation online now to grab some great travel deals.

And while you’re searching, why not check out the fantastic selection of NZ attractions available at your holiday destination? With so many great places to stay, sights to see and adventures to be had, your next holiday is bound to be a great one.

Looking to driftaway from the city and explore the country to bring in the New Year?

Christmas and the summer holidays are right around the corner, meaning lots of Kiwi families will be opting for an adventurous camping NZ holiday.

Getting out and seeing New Zealand’s great outdoors doesn’t have to mean roughing it though. If you’d like to experience New Zealand your way, why not opt for a campervan rental, so you can take care of your travel and accommodation in one easy hit.

A campervan NZ road trip is one of the best ways to see the countryside, while also being able to take the comforts of home with you while you travel. Whether you’re exploring the north or the south during your camping NZ summer holiday, getting behind the wheel of a campervan or motorhome will offer you the best of both vacation worlds.

Looking for a weight management plan to get you in shape for summer?

There are a great range of natural health products available to help you in your weight management goals safely, without harmful chemicals and additives.

Just browse online or visit your local health shop for the best options and advice for achieving your weight management and weight loss goals.

You may even want to try a herbal detox to begin your weight management journey and give your extra energy and vitality to make the most of summer.

Kiwi kids are in the thick of school holidays before the final term for 2009, but it’s not too late for parents to plan a quick family holiday or weekend trip away before the kids go back to school.

Term Four will begin October 12 for primary, intermediate and secondary school students, so if you’re considering a spontaneous trip with the family, contact a local holiday planner to sort things out for you.

Whether you need the skinny on cheap flights and hotel deals or car rentals and travel deals, doing your own research and getting some industry expert advice is the quickest and easiest way to get your holiday started.

You may even be able to nab some last minute deals, so be in quick before school starts back.

If you’ve always dreamed of escaping the city and setting up camp on your own exotic island, Tim Manning has the deal for you.

The New Zealand property developer currently has Eori Island up for sale, introducing an exciting opportunity to the real estate market for buyers interested in owning a piece of private paradise or developing their own island resort.

Situated in the Mamanuca group of islands, Eori Island is one of the many Fijian islands visited by travellers worldwide, and has been part of the inspiration behind the philanthropic work Tim Manning has achieved for the Fijian community.

Along with friend and former All Black Eric Rush, Tim Manning has been involved in a number of charitable ventures to help children in Fiji, including the Performers4Poverty charitable trust projects and donating uniforms to local children’s rugby teams.

Tim Manning and Eric Rush are also investors in a number of community projects through Pacific Islands Partnership, which has worked toward the installation of a diesel generator and water tanks for the community.

Of The Performers4Poverty charitable trust Tim Manning has said, “I have offered them my guidance and support for the foreseeable future to help those truly needy kids. Fiji and its people are very close to my heart”.

If you’re looking for mortgage advice so you can take control of your finances there are an endless host of options and opinions out there. From lenders and consultants to  well meaning friends and experienced Auckland mortgage brokers, it can be hard to figure out which source can give the right advice for you.

And sometimes deciphering fact from fiction can be tricky, especially if you’re new to the home loan game and you haven’t had a chance to get your head around the lingo.

Sure, your buddies at work may think themselves authorities on the subject of mortgages since they’ve been swimming against the financial tide for longer than they care to remember. And the procession of people you’ve seen at the bank do have a bunch of official papers they keep shuffling between themselves while assuring you you’re in the same boat as everybody else…

Ultimately it all comes down to finding a credible, expert source who can help you nut out a mortgage plan that works for you. Find someone you feel comfortable asking even the silliest of questions, because once you have a greater understanding of your situation, you’ll be in a much better position to work with them toward the right solution.

Have you lifted the ‘kindness temperature’ in New Zealand today?

Launched in New Zealand in 2005, Random Acts of Kindness Day is all about people doing kind and unexpected things for others – for no reason at all.

Over the last four years people have been RAK’d with strangers buying them coffee, paying for their parking, schools throwing events for their community and even huge giveaways like flights and cruises.

Now hundreds of thousands of people take part on the first day of spring.

Josh de Jong, who came up with the idea while stuck in Auckland traffic, said it didn’t have to be a grand gesture or expensive gift, and often the smallest acts were the best.

Businesses, schools, community groups, churches and individuals around New Zealand will be taking part in the RAK movement today.

Random Acts of Kindness ideas include;

• Buying a stranger a coffee

• Mowing the neighbour’s lawn

• Giving someone flowers

• Visiting or calling an old friend for a chin-wag

• Washing a car

• Dropping clothes to the Sallies

• Taking scones or other feel good treats to work to share

• Sending a pizza to the local fire station or hospital for their reception staff

• Donating your pre-loved toys to charity

• Walking the neighbour’s dog

• Paying for a friend to join you in a round of golf

For more information visit the Random Acts of Kindness Day website.

The ‘Skanks in NYC’ blogger whose identity was unmasked by court order plans to sue Google for $US15 million for breaching her privacy.

Google was forced to reveal the blogger’s name after former Vogue Australia covergirl Liskula Cohen claimed statements published on the Google-run blog about her were defamatory.

Cohen confronted and reportedly forgave the blogger, and has decided against going through with a defamation suit. Even though her right to sue the blogger was the whole reason Google was forced to reveal the blogger’s identity in the first place.

And in a new plot twist, the blogger – 29 year old New York fashion student Rosemary Port – is now going after Google.

Port’s lawyer Salvatore Strazzullo said he was prepared to take a case against Google all the way to the US Supreme Court because the company had “breached its fiduciary duty to protect her expectation of anonymity”.

Port has argued Cohen had defamed herself by launching such public legal action, and claimed she had the right to an opinion. She said before the lawsuit and subsequent groundbreaking court order, there had been few hits on the website.

“That was before it became a spectacle. I feel my right to privacy has been violated.”