Rotorua Boys High School (RBHS) was in the news last week principally because of Danny Lee’s win in the USA Amateur Open. But as the Sunday Star Times revealed in the weekend it has more strings to it’s bow than a golfer who has only lived in New Zealand for nine years. Their stats for […]
Wellington, refined and cultured capital of New Zealand, kicked off tonight a new series of 7 x 7 lectures. For those who haven’t experienced these events seven speakers each have seven minutes to espouse their view of the world. The theme for this evening was “Seven Foundations – our reality 2008, our future 2028”. Standout […]
Vodafone launched the pricing plans for the iPhone this morning at 10.00am. Pay $199 for the phone and $250/month on a two year contract and that’s $6,199 paid at the end of that term. Seems excessive? It is. Vodafone had a perfect opportunity to capture a big segment of Telecom’s market. I’ve been a Telecom […]
Finally, the NZRU have come to their senses and started associating their brand with something worthwhile: Weetbix. One of my boys has great difficulty being enthusiastic over breakfast. This morning we discovered the box in the Weetbix packet that will hold, and protect, the soon-to-be-released rugby Stat Attack II cards. The game was on: I […]
The Dominion Post has been running an aggressive campaign in our neighbourhood…free newspaper five days a week for three weeks…the promotion has just ended. Nearly every driveway in the local environs had the promotional paper – you could tell promotion from actual by the distinctive packaging. Last night I got a call from the Fairfax […]
It’s a pity but we could see it coming. Why could the people who invested in iYomu not see this was a dumb idea? As the Herald says, “even offering a US$1 million prize to encourage membership to its site didn’t give the company the legs to last a year.” A few obvious reasons why […]