Today in NZ history- 16/05/1846 - Eight killed in attack on Boulcott Farm
- 16/05/1981 - All Whites beat Australia on road to Spain
- 17/05/1833 - First British Resident comes ashore
- 17/05/1922 - Catholic Bishop found not guilty of sedition
- 17/05/1962 - George Wilder escapes from prison
- 18/05/1893 - Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia addresses Kotahitanga Māori parliament
- 18/05/1893 - Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia addresses Kotahitanga Māori parliament
- 18/05/1937 - New Zealand nurses detained on way to Spanish Civil War
- 18/05/1966 - Death of Māori King Korokī
- 18/05/1966 - Death of Māori King Korokī
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Broadband duckshoving by local politicos
I’ve been having some interesting correspondence about broadband issues with Adrienne Staples, mayor of our local South Wairarapa District Council. When I wrote my letter to the Dominion Post recently (essentially the same as my last blog post), I copied … Continue reading
Have-nots paying for the haves
It was good to see Vodafone’s Matt Williams pointing out in the Dominion Post (10 September), that people who live in rural and small town New Zealand would be unfairly penalised by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) pricing … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, DSL, VDSL
Tagged Axe the Copper Tax, Chorus, Coalition for Fair Internet Pricing, copper broadband, copper pricing, DSL, VDSL
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Martinborough Musings 