Tag Archives: wellington

No more Mojo for motorcyclers

Posted on December 21, 2009 by

I’m angry. On three consecutive visits to Wellington city for coffee meetings I received 4 tickets on my motorcycle. Here’s the chap that gave me the third one – he is drawing a diagram of the location of the bike. … Continue reading →

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Iceberg in Wellington harbour!

Posted on August 11, 2009 by

I don’t know when it appeared, but Wellington harbour is sporting an iceberg today. Well done to whoever was responsible. Does anyone know anything more about it?

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The blog and twitter comments on Ferrit closing

Posted on January 13, 2009 by

Here are what other commentators are saying about the Ferrit closure. It is certainly a popular topic, and the themes are recurrent and certainly entertaining. Everyone brings a slightly different perspective, and it is worthwhile checking them out. This is … Continue reading →

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Helping societies drink responsibly

Posted on November 16, 2008 by

In a not entirely unsurprising finding, a researcher in the USA has discovered that alcohol related deaths will fall if you increase taxes on alcohol. No kidding. We seem to have that pretty well figured out in New Zealand and … Continue reading →

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I almost purchased an apartment

Posted on November 1, 2008 by

Along with stocks we are also seeing a plunge in housing prices. The mortgage payment/rent equation is still wacko (it should be about 1-1) but 3 weeks ago I decided to place a tender offer on an apartment that I … Continue reading →

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