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Monthly Archives: April 2008
The Pros & Cons of Online Advertising
If you are running a business then you must appreciate that the internet is the way of the future. You must either have your own website or be part of a community website or better still both. It does not … Continue reading
Posted in Timaru City News, Timaru District News
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Why is Timaru being called a Dead Water?
I was angry when I received an email from a friend in Auckland telling me that my hometown was a dead water. I was angry because I knew he was right in more ways than one. I wrote about why … Continue reading
Posted in Hydro Grand News, Timaru City News, Timaru District News
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New Zealand Rural Travellers Guide
Chapter 1 – A Journey through South Canterbury This is the first in a series of articles I will be writing about Rural New Zealand. Brochures and web sites are full of information about what is happening in the big … Continue reading
Posted in Public comments, Timaru District News
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Timaru forgot its own 150th Birthday
Stand by to Celebrate. This was the headline in last week’s Timaru courier newspaper. The 150 year celebration that is being planned is for the arrival of the ship Strathallan to the Timaru shores. This ship arrived 3 years after … Continue reading
Posted in Public comments, Timaru City News, Timaru District News
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Part 2. The Greatest in the World
In my last article on what makes a great motivational speaker I pointed out that the qualifications to be called a motivational speaker in New Zealand is based on ones celebrity status rather than the ability to speak in a … Continue reading
Posted in Public comments, Think Talk
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South Island State Highway One – Here We Come
I have had the idea to promote South Island State Highway One for some time. This includes the main rural towns of Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru. Timaru is the largest town situated in the middle of the other two so … Continue reading →