http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Aotearoa/New Zealand. The "other" Land Down Under en Vox Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:56:00 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a011017a365f4860e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a011017a365f4860e.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a011017a365f4860e.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:56:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a01101627e763860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a01101627e763860c-50si" alt="Featherston Street in January 2009" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> To think that when I took this, I thought this sort of weather would hold all week. Wellington, resplendent in sunshine, January 2009. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a011017a365f4860e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a011017a365f4860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> summer new zealand wellington 2009 aotearoa whanganui-a-tara featherston street summer 2009 http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010981511f91000d.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010981511f91000d.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010981511f91000d.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:04:59 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0f0f602000f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0f0f602000f-50si" alt="Civic Square 2" /></a> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a010981511f76000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a010981511f76000d-50si" alt="Civic Square 3" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I love these geometric shapes at Civic Square, Wellington. Taken last Tuesday, before the computers started going nuts. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010981511f91000d.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a010981511f91000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand architecture geometry modernism wellington aotearoa staircases whanganui-a-tara civic square http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0ebd2d5000f.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0ebd2d5000f.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0ebd2d5000f.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:34:19 -0800 What a relief. John Key has announced his government line-up without resorting to kissing the rear end of the Architect of Doom, Sir Roger Douglas. ACT’s Rodney Hide and Heather Roy get ministerial portfolios in local government and consumer af... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0ebd2d5000f.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0ebd2d5000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government new zealand politics cabinet māori john key peter dunne national party rodney hide māori party pita sharples act party heather roy tariana turia united future http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109810b45f1000c.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109810b45f1000c.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109810b45f1000c.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:40:03 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0693d66000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0693d66000e-50si" alt="Chaffers Park" /></a> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0eada32000f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0eada32000f-50si" alt="Chaffers Marina November 2008" /></a> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0109814b062b000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0109814b062b000d-50si" alt="Mt Vic from Chaffers Park" /></a> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0109814b062f000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0109814b062f000d-50si" alt="Yachts outside Freyberg Pool" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Today’s weather was beaut, a typical spring day for Wellington. Here are some views before and after an art exhibition I went to this evening via a cellphone camera. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109810b45f1000c.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a0109810b45f1000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> spring new zealand marina 2008 wellington yachts aotearoa mt victoria whanganui-a-tara oriental bay chaffers park http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d067e19e000e.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d067e19e000e.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d067e19e000e.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:34:12 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d067e172000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d067e172000e-50si" alt="General Election 2008 results" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For those interested, here were our election results from last night. I don’t think all special votes have been counted (it says 208,001 have) but I doubt they will change the picture much. We didn’t do that well but considering the mainstream med... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d067e19e000e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d067e19e000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand politics voting statistics 2008 general election http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0e92f7c000f.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0e92f7c000f.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0e92f7c000f.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:31:06 -0800 And if you haven’t, get out now! Ninety minutes to go. Make that sixty if you have to get in your car to a polling booth. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0e92f7c000f.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0e92f7c000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand politics 2008 general election http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0678332000e.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0678332000e.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0678332000e.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:31:30 -0800 Vote today! And remember, National voted for: the legalization of prostitution, the anti-satire rules in Parliament, the anti-smacking law, and the free-trade deal with China. A vote for National and ACT means the return of Sir Roger Douglas... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0678332000e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d0678332000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand voting labour party national party general election alliance party act party http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010980b36023000b.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010980b36023000b.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010980b36023000b.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:14:23 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a010981088142000c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a010981088142000c-50si" alt="Prius taxis" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I know some cities are seeing these Toyota Prius taxicabs. Wellington started off with Green Cabs, but now the main firm, Combined, is getting them, too. On the left is a Green Cab; on the right, a Combined Prius being tailed by a Combined Nissan... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a010980b36023000b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a010980b36023000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand japan cars taxi hybrid environment toyota prius wellington natural gas aotearoa whanganui-a-tara nissan teana http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d06573ab000e.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d06573ab000e.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d06573ab000e.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:19:44 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a010981077f0e000c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a010981077f0e000c-50si" alt="Alliance Party 2008 election ad" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Some of my fellow candidates speak on why they are standing for the Alliance Party, as I am. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d06573ab000e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a0109d06573ab000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv ad new zealand advertisement politics advertising commercial pub advert tvc publicité 2008 election general election alliance party http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96a5a2c10003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96a5a2c10003.html?_c=feed-rss http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96a5a2c10003.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:24:35 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0100a80608c5000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0100a80608c5000e-50si" alt="You know you&#39;re in Auckland when" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> In a good part of New Zealand, the acronym JAFA means something uncomplimentary about residents of our largest and fastest-growing city. It means Just Another Aucklander (I’ll leave you to fill in the third word). But one resident there has a goo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://newzealand.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96a5a2c10003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96a5a2c10003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand auckland car suv humour ponsonby aotearoa ford explorer made in usa ponsonby road