New Zealand
Posts and discussions about New Zealand
Time NZ followed Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey’s lead
Aug 10th
Looks like the backlash against unions is spreading. Unions take your money and use it against you unless you give them more of your money. People are sick of being told what to do and how to do it.
Freedom of Speech vs Freedom of Expression
Oct 25th
A discussion on the difference between Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Expression that leads in to a full on rambling about the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act vs what most people think are their rights based on American TV shows. A first in a building series about certain NZ legalities.
Job Value vs Wages vs Stimulus
Sep 13th
I got into a bit of a heated discussion with Scott last week regarding the value of jobs verse how much someone is getting paid for that job. Part of this was discussed regarding the amount of money the first mayor of the Supercity will earn, which lead to the amount top CEOs of companies…
An example of how NCEA is failing our children
Jun 19th
I give a real example of a 19 year old that has come through the NCEA school system and has now entered the real world without any ability to solve even the most basic of maths problems. Yet even with children failing to learn, Teachers still rail against implementing Standards in schools.
An interesting idea
Aug 30th
This is doing the email rounds at the moment, and I think its not a bad idea. So I thought I’d share it with everyone.
Mobile phones while driving illegal in NZ
Aug 13th
From November 1, 2009, it will be illegal to use a mobile phone while driving in NZ
Telecom looking at LTE
Feb 24th
When I found out last year that Telecom is building a new $500million+ GSM/HSPA+ network, I was a little surprised. Telecom had made such a massive fanfare about their switch to their 027 network when it happened, that I expected they’d be rooting for that networking for many years to come. Ironic I guess that…
#blackout worked!
Feb 23rd
Ladies and Gentlemen, internet users of New Zealand, stand up and give yourself a big congratulations! It worked! This is fantastic news. It gives everyone time to actually discuss the issues in the [url href="http://www.tcf.org.nz/news/a6a902ba-3214-4b5f-85e4-c6678f9ca31c.html?PathId=b5d6c297-b18b-42ea-8d8a-f191f98ee798"]Telecommunications Carriers Forum Draft ISP Copyright Code[/url] and for everyone to have the opportunity to make submissions on what they think…
Blacked Out
Feb 23rd
Regulars will know I have mentioned the S92A change to the Copyright law here in NZ previously. Well, in order to show I support those calling for change, this blog is blacked out. This Saturday, February 28th, Section 92A of the Copyright Act is due to come into force. This website has voluntarily been taken…
Government talks of Bailing out F&P
Feb 18th
Anyone that is familiar with the stance I have taken on this blog regarding the bail outs in the US will already know how I feel about this particular issue. To say it pisses me off is an understatement. The fact that the government of New Zealand is even considering it is just completely ludicrous…