Interesting to note that the price of potato chips has increased in the latest Food Price Index. The cynical amongst us might suggest that it has something to do with the Super 14 Rugby Card promotion. Greater demand for chips = higher price able to be charged. At the same time the price of soft […]
Tame Iti was arrested on ‘terrorism” charges. His bail conditions are relaxed so he can appear in a play based on the Tempest – a play that questions and challenges sovereignty and illegal detention. I think good on him. Perhaps we’ll soon see Osama bin Laden in New Zealand starring in Porgy and Bess. I’d […]
This is big news. I just finished watching the 6pm news via my DVD recorder (I hate the ads). Mike McRoberts, with little fanfare, announces that Vodafone have secured the rights to sell the iPhone later this year. There are iPhones in New Zealand now, running on both carriers (I think) but only via cracked […]
This sums it up…
National sold the rail network in 1993. Labour has returned it to public ownership, but at what cost? As well as the government buying back the trains and ferries for more than they were valued by Toll, they have granted a six year rent free period on existing buildings. I fail to see how this […]
Interesting to hear that LEGO, the large family owned European toy maker is launching an online world, LEGO Universe next year as part of a Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). Me and the boys had only recently discovered an application, LEGO Digital Designer, that you can download from the LEGO site that lets you digitally […]