2006 School Terms and Holidays
Straight from the Ministry of Education comes 2006 Term and Holiday Dates.
Entries
Day 0
Flight summary follows. Qantas: very good. Kids: great. Sleep: taken where it could be got. Customs failed to care about our coffee: Customs: What are you declaring? Us: Coffee. Customs: Any honey or …
Public Funding of Science a Shambles in NZ
Great guest rant on Public Address by a CRI (formerly DSIR, government scientific research org) talking about insanity of current contestable funding mechanisms. “A staggering amount of a …
Interview with Pita Sharples
I was prepared to think of the questioning of Maori rituals as more political bizarrity, until I read this eloquent explanation from Pita Sharples in Public Address. Now it makes perfect sense.
Google Maps-style Map of New Zealand
I can see my house from here.
Google Maps-style Map of New Zealand
I can see my house from here.
Options for NZ Mobile Diversity
New Zealand Herald article on the Irish mobile phone ecosystem, framed as “perhaps New Zealand could do this”. I’d be interested to know NZ’s mobile phone ownership as …
Public Address, Hard News, and Russell Brown
Public Address is a “community of New Zealand-centric weblogs” from interesting people, such as Hard News by Russell Brown.
New Zealand Now
New Zealand Now is a site for expat Kiwis, hoping to lure them back with information they might want: How do I set up a business and register a name?, Is it easy for my partner or children to get …
Kiwi VoIP Termination
CallPlus, WorldxChange, FX Networks (perhaps). (via Sai)