Not PC on leaky buildings
Peter Cresswell cuts through the bullshit that surrounds leaky homes in New Zealand: * LEAKY HOMES, Part 1: The myth of deregulated building * LEAKY HOMES, Part 2: What’s going on inside your walls?
Business
How is Marchionne running Fiat-Chrysler?
Like he did at Fiat: How Marchionne Will Run Fiat-Chrysler - BusinessWeek "a rumpled figure in slacks and a black polo shirt sporting a Chrysler logo, cut to the chase. "In this business," he...
Ponoko, made in the USA!
Kiwi based "personal factory" Ponoko now have a San Francisco manufacturing centre meaning your creations can be made, shipped, to US customers without crossing the Pacific. Ponoko takes the make/sell hassle out of getting your designs to your customers by providing web based manufacturing, costing and shopping
Can <strike>Tony</strike> Sergio Fix It?
Chrysler's fate is in the hands of the US Government and a brilliant Canadian who heads a, formerly itself ailing, Italian industrial giant. How bizarre is that! I suspect Chrysler is beyond saving...
Why listen to a financial analyst, The Daily Show
It's apparent in spite of all the "science", the "analysis", they are just guessing, wrong Via Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2: Jon Stewart Sinks CNBC's Ship in a Cathartic Classic
Business
Are Fonterra censoring their own site search to hide Sanlu?
The whole Sanlu melamine tainted milk powder tragedy has a very direct link to New Zealand. It's a company part-owned by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra. The verdict today prompted me to look at thei...
Bob Jones's recession survival advice @ BusinessDay.co.nz
I like Bob and hope he's right Bob Jones's recession survival advice - BusinessDay.co.nz Bob Jones's recession survival advice - BusinessDay.co.nz New Zealand is in the early stages of a recession, how long and how deep nobody knows. What we
Fiat and Chrysler: An Italian Daimler Chrysler Sequel?
UPDATE 2009-01-21: The Deal is done? Deal signed between Fiat and Chrysler - Radio NZ Fiat + Chrysler doesn't seem like a brilliant idea at first thought. Anything + Chrysler would be a bundle of t...
Current Affairs
China on top, a sign of the times?
The United States stumble , while China soars ...
Will Formula 1 be the next to crunch?
In a week where trillions of "dollars" are being shredded, and printed, what impact will it have on my favourite sport which only requires billions! This feature from ITV outlines what will likely be...
Business
Lets get together!
Wow, a couple of days away from the net and look what happens: The Autodesk + Bentley deal was a bit of a surprise and is big news for those collaborating with dwg/dgn, However, I haven’t seen a...
Sergio Marchionne, Fiat, on the Global Finance Crisis
Sergio Marchionne’s views are well worth reading. Truthdig - Reports - Fiat Chief on the Global Finance Crisis