NZS.com Blog, New Zealand Internet and Web Space BNZS.com Blog, New Zealand Internet and Web Space BBringing you news and information on the New Zealand Web space, the NZS.com blog will inform, entertain and make you think. Posts feature interesting NZ sites, useful online resources, technology news and what's new in the NZS.com directory. 
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Go the All Blacks! Get set for the Rugby World Cup 2007
2007-08-29 04:43:00 I love seeing New Zealand ers do well on the world stage. Or the field. Our favourite boys, the mighty All Blacks, are heading off to win the Rugby World Cup in France. They jet out of Auckland tonight, all fired up to bring the cup back home after a twenty year drought. This’ll be the year, ... More About: World Cup 2007
The vegansexual debate
2007-08-28 23:26:00 It was amusing to see the vegansexual debate raging in New Zealand in few weeks ago. It all started with Annie Potts, co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human and Animal Studies at Canterbury University, doing research on the lives of “cruelty-free consumers.” Then the Press published an article called ‘Carnivore Sex Off the ... More About: Debate , Vega
Is your site part of the invisible Web?
2007-08-27 02:27:00 NZS.com has dedicated a lot of time to finding New Zealand online content. It’s become evident to us that a lot of Kiwi sites are jolly hard to find. We regularly meet people at events etc that hand us their business card with their Web site on it. You take a look and see the ... More About: Marketing , Internet , Search , Site , Part
NZ music hits the right note
2007-08-22 00:49:00 In my humble blogger opinion, New Zealand music is really getting its groove on now. Sure, we went through a bit of a cultural cringe era when we were afraid to say the words ‘Kiwi’ and ‘music’ in the same sentence, but now NZ bands and musicians are passing the cool test with flying colours. ... More About: Music , Entertainment , Note , Bands
Buy New Zealand made: it?s good for us
2007-08-19 23:39:00 Now, I’m not commenting on recent news items, but the option of buying New Zealand made products is looking more attractive by the day. You’re probably familiar with the little red and blue kiwi emblem that signals a product is made right here in New Zealand (it’s part of the Buy New Zealand Made programme, which ... More About: Shopping , Good
Keep your eyes to the sky for a lunar eclipse extraordinaire
2007-08-17 06:06:00 Now, I’m not as certified space mad as our resident space cadet (you know who you are), but I do find space entirely fascinating, mysterious and enthralling. It’s the whole ‘unexplored expanse’ thing that gets me. I still remember my dad (ever the adventurer) standing on the lawn with us in 1986 - I’d heaved my ... More About: Science , News , Eyes , Eclipse , Lunar
Uthink, therefore you are
2007-08-15 23:33:00 Well, it seems like just yesterday that the only way to have your say on community issues was by writing a letter to the editor (hand writing, mind) and posting it by snail-mail to your local newspaper. Now, thanks to sites like uthink, you can have your say on pretty much anything that tickles your ... More About: Entertainment , Resources , Fore
Rocket prepares for launch!
2007-08-14 22:38:00 Kiwis in space? That’s the dream of space addict and entrepreneur, Mark Rocket , and the team at Rocket Lab. As codirector, Rocket is right behind the developments of Rocket Lab, a private space company whose 5.5 metre sub-orbital rocket is due to be launched in September 2008. As well as this latest feather in his cap, ... More About: Science , News , Launch , Ares
Winning votes online is all about links
2007-08-14 22:11:00 In my last post, I talked about some of the things search engines like about the websites they rank highly on their results pages. One way I mentioned was to get votes from 3rd party websites. Here’s more on how you can get ‘votes’ for your site. Getting other website owners to ‘vote’ for your Web ... More About: Marketing , Internet , Links , Online , Winning
Wild walking, part 2: how?
2007-08-13 22:24:00 How does one actually go about tramping? There’s two categories of things you need: objects that you need to take, and things that you need to know. This blog post deals just with objects you need to take. What you need to know will be in next in the Wild walking series. So, what should ... More About: Sport , Walking , Part
eBooks: turning a leaf to a digital future?
2007-08-13 22:21:00 Calling all bookworms! I love a good book: printed on leaves of real paper, bound with hard or soft cover, typeface carefully chosen, page layout designed to please the eye, and that smell of just-printed newness. The tactile nature of books is part of their appeal for me, as well as the stories they tell and ... More About: Shopping , Entertainment , Ebooks , Future , Leaf
NZ Broadband speeds up while uptake slowing
2007-08-13 02:30:00 Early this month, Statistics New Zealand released the Internet Service Providers Survey from March 2007, providing fresh information on broadband usage in New Zealand. Key to the report is the finding that more Broad band users are on faster download speeds, with 2 - 10Mps now the most common speed (as at 31st March 2007), a shift ...
Free flights to Australia? I?m there.
2007-08-13 02:04:00 You know how much I love free things. Who can resist a giveaway, even if the item in question is completely useless or impractical? But this, ah, we’re onto a winner. Good ol’ Air New Zealand is offering you the chance to win flights to Australia in a gimmicky, yet oddly enticing, way. The deal is this: ... More About: Entertainment , Flights , Free
Let?s dance!
2007-08-10 00:45:00 There’s much fun to be had on the dance floor, whether your thing is ballroom dancing, salsa, ballet, hip hop or break dancing. Even if you’re an amateur or closet dance fiend (dancing ’til the wee hours in dimly-lit nightclubs) there’s something about the combination of music and body movement that’s meditative, compelling and mystical. ... More About: Entertainment , Dance
Wild walking, part 1: Why?
2007-08-08 00:22:00 To balance a life of technology and business, I go to the other extreme and like to wander around in the back country of New Zealand, tramping (hiking for those non-New Zealanders). No power (except batteries for the head-torch). No transport (except our feet). No running water (except for the streams and rivers). Carrying all ... More About: Environment , Sport , Wild , Walking , Part
Eagle vs Shark: a must-see New Zealand movie
2007-08-07 04:59:00 Last night I was lucky enough to witness a battle between an eagle and a shark. Alright, they were people dressed up in animal costumes, but all the same, it was even more entertaining than it sounds. I’m talking, of course, about the newly released Eagle vs Shark . This off-beat tale, from film maker Taika ... More About: Movie , Entertainment , New Zealand , Must
Shameless NZS.com plug?
2007-08-07 04:38:00 If you’re reading this then you’re obviously in the top percentile of smart and savvy Internet users (flattery always works), so…why not have a look at our NZS.com Careers page. Do we have your perfect job listed? Share This More About: Jobs , Plug , Sham , Shame , Mele
Online social networking for over-the-hill Kiwis
2007-08-06 02:32:00 I don’t consider myself ‘old’ yet (whatever that means). I’m firmly in the ‘you’re only as old as you feel’ camp when it comes to the aging debate. But I feel about a thousand years old when I go to a club full of underage faces (’don’t worry, you don’t look 25′) or get invited ... More About: Social , Internet , Entertainment , Social Networking , Networking
New Zealand?s space heroes
2007-08-05 23:46:00 Now, of course, New Zealand hasn’t sent astronauts to the moon and we’ve never had a Kiwi astronaut. Actually, we’ve never sent anything into space from the Land of the Long White Cloud, BUT we do have some serious space connections. One of my heroes is Wellingtonian, Sir William Pickering; he was the Director of Jet ... More About: Space , Heroes
Waste not, want not! Gift shopping with a difference
2007-08-03 00:28:00 Being the editor of NZS.com has opened my eyes to the New Zealand Web space… In my time here, I’ve visited tens of thousands of sites and added over 30,000 new Kiwi sites to the directory, so it’s fair to say I’ve seen my share of odd ‘n’ quirky things in my time. But never anything ... More About: Shopping , Entertainment , Gift , Waste , Ping
NZ history: what happened today?
2007-08-03 00:07:00 I was researching top New Zealand sites today and came across nzhistory.net.nz in the list, which I hadn’t come across before. It turns out this is a well-known and highly popular website of the “Official New Zealand History ”. A feature on the website which I quite liked was being able to see a calendar of important events ... More About: Resources , Today , Tory , Pene
New Zealand enters the biofuel age
2007-08-01 23:29:00 Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m a greenie at heart, so I was happy to hear about a move by Gull Petroleum to introduce New Zealand ’s first commercially available biofuel. Derived directly from living matter, biofuel is a more eco-friendly alternative to petrol. Gull Force 10 is a 98 octane fuel containing a 10% ... More About: Science , Environment , Biofuel
Have we found New Zealand?s longest URL?
2007-08-01 00:02:00 As a kid, I loved the Guinness Book of Records. Something appealed to me about all those crazy and disturbing records, set by people who wanted to be the best at something, well anything really. In 2002, when an international Web geek tried to set the world record for the longest domain name, he was told ... More About: Internet , Entertainment , New Zealand , Longest , Zealand
Ta Moko: A uniquely NZ tattoo phenomenon
2007-07-30 22:49:00 The native people of New Zealand, the Maori, have a tradition of tattooing called Ta Moko . It has become famous probably because it is often on the face, and also for its striking designs. Recently there has been a resurgence of people wearing Moko on their face, with some quite prominent figures starting to wear ... More About: Tattoo , Atto , Nique , Phenom
Nuts about space
2007-07-30 01:11:00 Here are some sites for space nuts… Check out the New Zealand Space flight Association (NZSA) site for current space news and events. The low $50 annual subscription gives you access to regular meetings and their two-monthly magazine ‘Liftoff’. A team of New Zealand radio amateurs are constructing KiwiSAT, a New Zealand designed and built orbiting satellite which ... More About: Science , Entertainment , Resources , Nuts
Ka mate, ka mate, I?m the gingerbread man!
2007-07-29 23:32:00 Something that caught my eye (and my inbox!) was this little ditty ‘n’ dance, otherwise known as the haka. But this is a haka with a difference - it’s performed by a team of hybrid gingerbread All Blacks. These funky dancing biscuits are brought to you by the Baking Industry Association of New Zealand, in aid ... More About: Entertainment , Mate , Brea , Gingerbread , The G
Where was that earthquake?
2007-07-26 00:19:00 There’s no escaping earthquakes in New Zealand. Even the Chatham Islands is susceptible to them. Small earthquakes happen every day in New Zealand, but most are not felt. Larger earthquakes (above about Magnitude 3.0) are recorded by GeoNet and usually make it onto their website within a few minutes, showing the time, location, depth and ... More About: Science , Earthquake , Where
To browse or to search?
2007-07-25 23:18:00 What’s your style when looking for information online? Do you prefer to search and view results, or would you rather browse from a categorised selection of listings? NZS.com is a search engine and a directory, which means you can browse as well as search for New Zealand websites. With the fad for instantly gratifying search (seen ... More About: Internet , Search , Browse
NZ domain name statistics
2007-07-25 07:13:00 I’ve just received my regular copy of the DNC (Domain Name Commission) newsletter, which updates New Zealand domain space news and statistics on a monthly basis. How many domains are registered in New Zealand? As at the 30th of June 2007 there were 281,365 domains registered in the .nz domain space, with a net increase of ... More About: Internet , Domain Name , Statistics
More than just a good read
More articles from this author:2007-07-24 22:26:00 When is a good book more than just an entertaining read? Well, it had to come out sooner or later that I’m a book geek from way back, but not only do I love a good read, I like to think it’s possible to make positive change happen in the world. Good Books is an online ... More About: Entertainment , Read , T A G 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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