It work’s!

Today was a ceremonial milestone for MT. The Telecom Chief Executive had a photocall to prove to the world that the new network is working “loud and clear!”It will be good when the darn thing is up and running proper as it will then mean MT can then relax...

Turn lights off, we’ve had a drought

Whilst there is much debate whether we do in fact have a problem it seems word has got out that New Zealand may be moving towards black out as the low rainfall impacts on our ability to generate power. Reported in the Guardian today:New Zealanders are to be urged to...

Walkies… rain or shine

It’s fair to say we’ve had quite a lot of rain this weekend. Whilst all I wanted to do was hunker down in front of the fire it was only fair that the bassets got their daily walk.Dressed for the weather in waterproofs and wellies I was certainly...

In the land of Geeks

It seems that I have reached the point in my blogging life where I’d like my blog to look better, have more features and go faster. The common wisdom on these matters is that you need to go it alone and build your own. As if I haven’t had enough of building things...

Rugby in the rain

We were treated to an evening at the Cake Tin tonight to watch the All Blacks play Ireland. This was the first match for the ABs since losing out at the World Cup so was important for them to win.Let’s just say it was less than ideal conditions. It was one of...