Current Affairs
Peter Faris QC has an excellent analysis of the Schapelle Corby case. Nobody other than Schapelle really knows if she was guilty. If not guilty she is extremely unlucky. Its possible that the chain of events claimed by her defence team occurred (see point 45 in Peter’s post) but
Current Affairs
Vicki Hyde, “chair entity” of New Zealand Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal Inc. (NZ Skeptics), has a short item on Sunday Supplement (10.45am; National Radio 21–05–05) this Sunday which may be of interest something coming up next week on Close-up (TV1, 7pm) relating
Current Affairs
STUFF : BUSINESS - STORY : Tindall has $100m for innovation 25 June 2004 By ROELAND VAN DEN BERGH Retailing guru Stephen Tindall has put his money where his mouth is, investing $100 million of his own money in new innovative companies...
Auckland
NZ Listener | Paradise in peril by Philip Matthews The "Paradise" this article talks about is my backyard and playground. The Waitakere Ranges are one of the Auckland regions greatest assets. The map (click to enlarge image) shows their location approximately 30km from Central Auckland (The blue arrow is
Aviation
Interesting article from Popular Mechanics about the future of Boeing. Its risky to build any new aircraft due to the huge investment required but how dependent are they on the success of the 7E7? Popular Science | Boeing, Boeing, Gone?
Aviation
In what is believed to be a world-first, a helicopter was successfully landed on the aft deck of a privately-owned sailing yacht in Auckland recently. The EC130 seven-seat helicopter landed on the new super sloop Tiara anchored in the Waitemata Harbour in the city. Arriving in style - helicopter lands
Current Affairs
Just found this, Does the leader of your country blog? Helen's Blog - Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand To balance things up so does Opposition ACT MP (future ACT Leader?) Rodney Hide. I think his has more interesting content and you can add comments etc like
Aviation
Unmanned Flying Object? Boeing Unmanned Combat Aircraft Makes Aviation History
Aviation
If this happens will be a major change for NZ aviation. The long haul fleet has been all Boeing since the Douglas DC8 & DC10's were retired. Air New Zealand is tipped to buy a fleet of Airbus A330 twin-engine jets, worth up to $1.2 billion, to
Current Affairs
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Radio legend Cooke dies aged 95 Alistair Cooke: A great man, a great career, RIP
