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Advances in online job hunting
2008-06-04 05:51:00 If you are hunting for a new job at the moment, you’ll notice many job sites now have advanced features beyond what has been typical in the past. Job listing websites now go beyond plain job listings and an e-mail address of whom you can contact. New innovations in the online job world include: Video Resumes ... More About: Internet , Job Hunting , Online , Hunting
Generation Y and Technology
2008-06-02 23:42:00 By now you’re probably heard the term “Millennial” being thrown around by magazines and other mediums - it’s the latest term for Generation Y, those born in the 1980s and early 90s. A recent study by telecommunications company Motorola has found that Millennials not only seek more rich media, but often significantly influence buying decisions at ... More About: Technology , Entertainment , Generation Y
Super 14 Final results
2008-06-02 23:23:00 Final super 14 results from this weekend’s competition final (week 16, May 31st): Crusaders beat the Sharks; 20-12 in Christchurch Congratulations to the Crusaders for winning their seventh title in the competition. It was an intense final and a fitting send-off for Robbie Deans. Check out the Super 14 standings to see the end of season results… Image from ... More About: Results , Final , Super 14
Queen?s Birthday
2008-05-29 06:58:00 Looking forward to a long weekend? The NZS.com team certainly are. Queen ’s Birthday is celebrated is this Monday - but you may not know that it’s not actually her real birthday, the celebratory date changing of the monarch’s birthday is a long standing tradition amongst the British royal family. To get the full story on ...
2008 Budget
2008-05-26 23:40:00 The 2008 Budget has been released - how do you feel about it? The New Zealand government announced last week that from October 1 it will introduce tax cuts to the tune of $10.6 billion, but media rife leads us to believe many are still unsatisfied with it. Giving the average Kiwi $16 extra in the hand ... More About: Politics
Netball results for round 8, ANZ Championship
2008-05-26 23:26:00 Latest netball results from this weekend’s competition (Round 8, May 24 - May 26): Tactix lost to the Magic; 50-54 in Christchurch Firebirds beat the Vixens; 60-51 in Brisbane Thunderbirds lost to the Swifts; 44-50 in Wellington Pulse lost to the Mystics; 48-54 in Adelaide Check out the netball standings to find out where your team is currently placed, and ... More About: Championship , Sport , Results
Wellington Power Cut
2008-05-26 07:02:00 Tried to get onto Stuff.co.nz today for your news fix and been left hanging with an error page? Stuff.co.nz was one of the 14,000 Wellington Transpower customers which lost power this morning, also cutting internet connections by the failure of parts of CityLink’s high-speed telecommunication network. Many businesses throughout the Wellington CBD and Northern suburbs lost power ... More About: Power
Semifinal Super 14 results
2008-05-25 23:30:00 Latest super 14 results from this weekend’s competition (week 15, May 24): Crusaders beat the Hurricanes; 33-22 in Christchurch Warratahs beat the Sharks; 28-13 in Sydney Check out the Super 14 standings to find out which team is on top, and stay tuned to the blog for next week’s Final Super 14 results.. Image from Flickr. Share This ... More About: Results , Semifinal
$2 Petrol
2008-05-23 05:45:00 It’s officially happened, 91 Unleaded petrol hit $2 per litre last night. It has been the number that has been on our minds via the New Zealand media’s continual reference to it for months now - so now that it’s happened, will the hype die down? Will we just accept petrol as a commodity with ...
NZS.com wins again
2008-05-23 05:34:00 We’ve done it again! Each quarter, Hitwise award the ten highest traffic websites in each of its 160+ categories with a shield recognising each website’s success. For the quarter January-March 2008, NZS.com has placed #5 in both the Business and Finance - Business Directories industry, and the Computers and Internet - Search Engines industry! This status ... More About: News , Wins
Price of Petrol
2008-05-20 23:43:00 The price of petrol is continually on the minds of New Zealanders these days. Going up, going down (the former being the ever-present this month), the price of this essential commodity is causing public concern and media interest all over the country. I was sure that not too long ago I used to fill up ... More About: News , Price
Netball results for round 7, ANZ Championship
2008-05-19 23:21:00 Latest netball results from this weekend’s competition (Round 7, May 17 - May 19): Pulse lost to the Tactix; 50-55 in Palmerston North Thunderbirds lost to the Vixens; 46-52 in Adelaide Magic beat the Steel; 56-47 in Hamilton Swifts beat the Fever; 66-54 in Sydney Check out the netball standings to find out where your team is currently placed, and ... More About: Championship , Sport , Results
SILENT DISCO
2008-05-19 04:04:00 Imagine walking into a nightclub or outdoor dance party to hundreds of people dancing to silence… sounds a little crazy, right? Saturday night in Christchurch saw a unique phenomenon hit the South Island for the first time: a silent disco. There are only a few companies I can think of that regularly produce brilliantly innovative marketing ... More About: Marketing , Silent , Disco
Super 14 results for week 14?
2008-05-18 23:36:00 Latest super 14 results from this weekend’s competition (week 14, May 16 - May 18): Blues beat the Hurricanes; 19-17 in Auckland Force beat the Brumbies; 29-22 in Perth Crusaders lost to the Highlanders; 14-26 in Christchurch Reds lost to the Warratahs; 11-18 in Brisbane Lions lost to the Stormers; 13-22 in Johannesburg Cheetahs Lost to the Bulls; 20-60 in Bloemfontein Sharks ... More About: Results , Super , Week , Super 14
Ad Skip
2008-05-14 00:55:00 I read an article this morning which declared that owners of digital video recorder (DVR) consoles and hard drive recorders like MySky generally ignore all advertising on TV, but watch more TV that those without said consoles. Half of DVR owners claim to fast-forward through all advertisements, and it appears that stay-at-home mothers are most acquainted ... More About: Marketing
What is New Zealand?s national symbol?
2008-05-13 02:21:00 You’ll know of course that NZS.com is a New Zealand resource for online content. So, what does it mean when, completely out of the blue on a Friday afternoon, NZS.com receives hundreds of people from all around the United States suddenly coming to NZS.com in search for the “New Zealand National Symbol”? Perhaps Oprah talked about New ... More About: Search
Netball results for round 6, ANZ Championship
2008-05-12 23:03:00 Latest netball results from this weekend’s competition (Round 6, May 10 - May 12): Steel lost to the Tactix; 48-51 in Invercargill Firebirds beat the Swifts; 66-52 in Brisbane Mystics lost to the Magic; 45-59 in Auckland Thunderbirds beat the Fever; 66-50 in Adelaide Check out the netball standings to find out where your team is currently placed, and stay ... More About: Championship , Sport , Results
New Zealand Postcode Finder
2008-05-12 02:01:00 You’ll probably know that New Zealand Post recently updated the entire postcode system across New Zealand. Every single postcode in existence changed to another unique number that you need to use when addressing physical mail. So, what’s your current postcode? New Zealand Post have thankfully provided a set of useful online tools that I came across today ... More About: Resources , Finder
And the winner of the New Zealand Poker Champs is?.
2008-05-12 00:03:00 With the main event being played in three ‘flights’ before getting to the final table, this is how the finals of the New Zealand Poker Champs played out: Flight One ended on thursday 8th and nine players were set to progress to Sunday’s NZ Poker Champs final table. 36 players started the day’s play, and the ... More About: Winner
Super 14 results for week 13?
2008-05-11 23:32:00 Latest super 14 results from this weekend’s competition (week 13, May 9 - May 11): Hurricanes beat the Force; 21-10 in Wellington Bulls beat the Brumbies; 28-17 in Pretoria Highlanders lost to the Blues; 15-40 in Dunedin Reds lost to the Crusaders; 21-27 in Brisbane Sharks beat the Cheetahs; 33-14 in Durban Lions beat the Chiefs; 33-27 in Johannesburg Stormers drew with ... More About: Results , Super , Week , Super 14
New Zealand Poker Champs, the Winners so far
2008-05-08 22:51:00 With the New Zealand Poker Championships in full swing, 3 of the 5 tournaments already have their winners.The opening event of the tournament being the Canterbury Championship - No Limit Holdem was taken out by Richard Grace. Richard was up against 72 other players but went down to the wire against a mate of his ... More About: Winners , Champs
LOTTO RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE ON NZS.COM
2008-05-08 04:48:00 Do you struggle week after week to find the latest Lotto results, Big Wednesday results and Keno results? NZS.com is now your source for all of your results - we’ve launched our brand new New Zealand Lotto section today! We are dedicated to providing results from the latest draws to you in an simple to navigate ... More About: Results
What do Billionaires Spend their money on?
2008-05-08 00:46:00 I was surfing the net over the weekend and came across a private yacht called “Octopus”. What a yacht it is! At 126m long, it is apparently the largest privately owned yacht in the world - costing US$200 million and has a permanent crew of 60. It has two helicopters, seven boats, and a 10-man ... More About: Money , Billionaires
The New Zealand Poker Championships are all go
2008-05-07 04:48:00 The 2008 New Zealand Poker Champs has already begun and is being held between 3 May and 11 May at the Christchurch Casino. The popular and entertaining “Celebrity Challenge for Charity” will again feature at the 2008 New Zealand Poker Champs where some of New Zealand’s most famous faces will have their best poker faces ... More About: Championships
Mother?s Day is on its way
2008-05-05 22:53:00 Mother’s Day is this Sunday (yes, May the 11th!), so you’ve still got time to organise something special for Mum this weekend. If you are looking for the perfect mother’s day gift, try one of our top three ideas: A beauty treatment - even the busiest Mum won’t be able to turn down a soothing facial ... More About: Shopping , Mother
Netball results for round 5, ANZ Championship
2008-05-05 22:26:00 Latest netball results from this weekend’s competition (Round 5, May 3 - May 5): Magic beat the Pulse; 54-37 in Hamilton Fever lost to the Firebirds; 46-65 in Perth Steel lost to the Mystics; 48-50 in Invercargill Swifts lost to the Vixens; 52-53 in Newcastle Check out the netball standings to find out where your team is currently placed, and ... More About: Championship , Sport , Results
Super 14 results for week 12?
2008-05-04 23:23:00 Latest super 14 results from this weekend’s competition (week 12, May 2 - May 4): Crusaders beat the Sharks; 18-10 in Christchurch Reds lost to the Blues; 22-35 in Brisbane Cheetahs lost to the Highlanders; 28-31 in Bloemfontein Hurricanes beat the Lions; 38-12 in Wellington Force beat the Chiefs; 22-21 in Perth Bulls beat the Warratahs; 16-13 in Pretoria Stormers beat ... More About: Results , Super , Week , Super 14
NZ Music Month - May 2008
2008-05-01 06:52:00 The start of May brings another NZ Music Month to life. This seems to fit nicely with the announcement today that Flight of the Concords have come in at #3 on the US pop charts with their debut self-titled album, topping the previous high of Crowded House at #12 for their own self-titled debut album ... More About: Entertainment , 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008-04-30 23:02:00 One of the biggest blockbusters has hit screens worldwide this week, but it doesn’t star any $20 million Hollywood scarlets or muscle-bound teen heartthrobs. In fact, those screens aren’t even silver - we’re talking about an in-home blockbuster: Grand Theft Auto IV. The much hyped Playstation 3/Xbox 360 game is getting rave reviews worldwide, even being ... More About: Computers , Grand Theft Auto
Winter Home Heating
More articles from this author:2008-04-29 04:35:00 When you hear statistics like ‘one-third of your total home energy bills are from heating’, the media-hyped energy saving techniques can suddenly seem relevant to you and your home. It is easy to block out the advertisements for heat pumps and fireplaces during summer, but when the weather cools you can suddenly find yourself stuck ... More About: Environment , Winter , Home , Heating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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