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A semester in 3 hours: finals :-(
Otago University follows the English model of education – independent study over an entire semester with a majority of a course grade dependent on the final exam. In my four classes my finals ar… more →
R i n g of F i r e
Who writes this shit?
The Dude wrote 2 weeks ago: I really don’t know who does these “studies” but apparently Godzone has been deter … more →
English language and culture - inside a New Zealand house
samespeak wrote 4 months ago: This is the first in a series of culture and language mind movies that I’ve been working on to … more →
New Zealand, judged most peaceful nation in the world
The Dude wrote 6 months ago: Okay, in the great propaganda wars it appears New Zealand has a great PR team. It has been announced … more →
Run rabbit run!
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The Dude wrote 6 months ago: Ha, bloody ha! Apparently a couple back in my home town of Rotorua, New Zealand applied for a bank o … more →
New Zealand, 7th cleanest country in the world
The Dude wrote 7 months ago: Yes, it’s true, Forbes Magazine has just rated New Zealand the 7th cleanest country in the wor … more →
A eulogy for my mother August 12 1940 - March 7 2009
The Dude wrote 8 months ago: It was an American essayist named Joseph Bottum who once said “The fundamental pattern for any … more →
What’s the cost of living in NZ like?
workingin wrote 10 months ago: If moving to New Zealand is one of your New Year’s resolutions, then you may be wondering exactly ho … more →
More Accolades for NZ in Top Country Listing
workingin wrote 1 year ago: New Zealand has found itself at the top of a variety of categories in a recent survey conducted to f … more →
The Shakey Isles
The Dude wrote 1 year ago: Growing up in New Zealand I got used to the constant series of earthquakes that rattled dishes throu … more →
Latest Lonely Planet Edition Has Fun in NZ
workingin wrote 1 year ago: The latest edition of Lonely Planet’s Guide to New Zealand has taken another good look at the … more →
Rugby is porn, porn is rugby
The Dude wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a great little segue from New Zealand. Buddy thinks his eight year old’s innocenc … more →
New Zealand's Business Leader Crisis
workingin wrote 1 year ago: Management consultancy firm, the Swann Group, who recently undertook a report entitled “The future, … more →
Skilled Workers Pay Packets On the Rise
workingin wrote 1 year ago: New Zealand’s National Wage and Salary survey has revealed that pay rates for skilled workers … more →
New Zealand's Man Drought
workingin wrote 1 year ago: It is estimated that there are approximately 10% less men than women at age 35 in New Zealand. This … more →
So it goes
The Dude wrote 1 year ago: I have been a bit quiet here the past two weeks. I have been down in New Zealand helping to bury my … more →
A semester in 3 hours: finals :-(
aaronmp3 wrote 2 years ago: Otago University follows the English model of education – independent study over an entire sem … more →
Australian TV is simply terrible
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aaronmp3 wrote 2 years ago: I’m sitting here watching Rove, the Australian comedian’s show, writing the previous blo … more →
The Quakes get closer
aaronmp3 wrote 2 years ago: Early Tuesday morning, a magnitude 6.7 quake rocked Fiordland – the region I’m heading t … more →
Thunderstorms, Tsunamis and Earthquakes, oh my!
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aaronmp3 wrote 2 years ago: As New Zealand is one of the most tectonically active spots on Earth, it was only a matter of time … more →
