As sent via the on-line submittal form at Forest & Bird’s site: To: j.key@ministers.govt.nz, g.brownlee@ministers.govt.nz, k.wilkinson@ministers.govt.nz, n.smith@ministers.govt.nz Our national parks are too precious to mine Dear Prime Minister, I was annoyed to
Adventure South
Below are two photos of the Milford Sound Rd heading from Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound. The first was taken just before a thrilling 800m to 0m (sea level) 8km mountain bike descent, part of the Adventure South Milford Wilderness trip. I have also done this in the car (fun
GPS and Mapping
If you are in New Zealand, and use maps or GPS, be aware that a new coordinate system may impact where you are at!
In 1974 when New Zealand hosted the Commonwealth Games I was Eight. It’s a tribute to the graphic design that I can still remember (and regret losing) the pencil case, ruler, stickers and pens adorned with these icons. NZ Design Icons: 1974 Commonwealth Games | Design Assembly
Over the weekend Vodafone made a pitch for disgruntled Telecom customers with an offer to match XT contract exit fees with a matching credit to XT users new Vodafone account: Looking for an easy way out? - www.vodafone.co.nz/leave-the-xt-network/ It was reported as: Angry with
My regular Sunday cycle was a little unusual this week. When your route includes Tamaki Drive, Auckland's Waterfront, Tsunami warnings on the news get your attention. Heading through Waterview first sign of anything unusual was a couple of Police cars stationed to close the on-ramp to the,
Interesting video interview with Kiwi Economist/Investor, Philanthropist and Motorcycle Adventurer Gareth Morgan. Perhaps the most telling point, and one many Kiwis don’t appreciate, is how far from “normal”, in world terms, New Zealand is. Gareth Morgan Investments - My God. Chris Nichols tags Gareth as a "secular evangelist&
I first “knew” Jack from reading the, group authored, Beyond Branding Blog which included content from his own: The Persuader Blog. When not blogging, running his virtual company, publishing Lucire, writing, speaking, creating fonts, appearing on Radio and TV he somehow even found time to comment on my blog(s)
This is a bit embarrassing: Cleaning up my draft blog folder I found this post, written back in September, but for some reason unpublished! Wind your mind back to 09/2009 as you read… Jack Yan announces candidacy for Mayor of Wellington I can’t say this was a surprise
CAD and BIM General
It’s hard to avoid BIM, even when you’re on holiday. I must admit the prime motivation for visiting the Maritime Museum was a recently opened exhibit: Blue Water Black Magic - A Tribute to Sir Peter Blake It features the 1995 America’s Cup-winning boat NZL32 – Black Magic
Comedy
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I didn’t realise Ray Comfort was a Kiwi, until I read: Evolutionist slams Kiwi 'idiot' A Christchurch-born evangelist has been branded an "idiot" on United States television by prominent atheist Richard Dawkins…
