Without any fanfare, or it would seem, media interest SPARC have decided to discontinue the Mission On initiative. The Mission On website received many column inches of bad press in the lead up to the 2008 election when John Key criticised the expenditure on the website. SPARC, due to the political nature of their funding […]
So, after my post about McDonalds buying land in Kaikoura I was contacted by the good folk in Balmoral Auckland. They have been fighting to stop a McDonalds restaurant open in their suburb. TV3 ran a story tonight that said the McDonalds application has been approved – with one proviso: that they aren’t allowed to […]
I’ve just flown back from Auckland and have two big ‘ups’ for Air New Zealand. Firstly there’s a huge thankyou to the flight crew that painted their bodies and appeared naked for the Air New Zealand video safety message. It is absolutely brilliant and a better-than-perfect way at instructing passengers on the safety measures and […]
After my weekend posting about the protests against McDonalds setting up shop in Kaikoura Justine from Balmoral made her campaign against McDonalds in her suburb known to me. Little did I know there are communities around the country fighting to stop this fast-food giant establishing itself. And the Balmoral people look highly organised indeed. Check […]
The locals in Kaikoura probably won’t win this battle – more’s the pity. McDonalds has revealed it bought a large block of land on the outskirts of this seaside town with the ultimate aim of erecting the Golden Arches. Locals are upset about it, but the district plan will allow for the restaurant. While I’d […]
While I’m in the mood for revealing bad customer service here’s a doozy that slipped by me. (Thanks G forpointing it out.) Dave Carroll, a musician from Halifax flew United Airlines to Nebraska where his band, Sons of Maxwell were playing gigs all week. After the plane landed Dave looked out his window to see […]