by Nick | 17, Nov, 2014 | News
I first met Rob (later to become Sir Robert) Muldoon outside New Zealand’s parliament buildings in 1972. At the time, he was serving as the Leader of the Opposition (the National Party). At the time, I was driving egg trucks around Wellington, the capital of New...
by Nick | 3, Nov, 2014 | News
How can Te Reo (Maori language) and Tikanga (Maori culture) relate to computing? I have been told as a computer person many times and by many people that we are a strange variety. Names such as “geek” or “weirdo” have been thrown my way. I am amazed by some of the...
by Nick | 28, Oct, 2014 | News
How often do we frantically rush about trying to achieve something? We are trying to do the best we can, but is this frantic panic like behaviour worth it? A lot of the secret to successful living is getting the right balance. In New Zealand, the culture of our...
by Nick | 24, Oct, 2014 | News
Education is the key. The key to what? The key to many things. For one thing, the key to success. What is success? Earl Nightingale possibly offers the best definition I know: “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.” • A success is the school...
by Nick | 20, Oct, 2014 | News
Cats are great companions for people of all ages and walks of life. Whether you are a busy single professional living alone in a small apartment in the city, a family with children living in a house in the suburbs or a senior citizen living in a retirement home, a cat...
by Nick | 17, Oct, 2014 | News
Today, I am going to talk about the role of the opening bowler in cricket. Cricket is played between 2 teams. The bowling team needs to get the opposition out for less runs than they scored. Bowlers win cricket games. It is the opening bowler who leads the charge, and...