Supermarkets and Telcos Compared
I stuck my head above the parapet yesterday and wrote this piece for the Stuff Web site. I hope it gives encouragement to those in the...
"The WISPs of New Zealand" - my first video production
I've posted my first video - "The WISPs of New Zealand" - on Youtube. It features some of the 30 WISP businesses I work with in WISPA,...
Data Cap Removal a Mis-Timed PR Stunt
I never thought I’d be criticising a telecommunications company for reducing its prices, but Spark’s and others’ decision to lead the...
NZ Smashes TUANZ Broadband Goal
A great night tonight for the second time in a week. Crown Infrastructure Partners invited me to a fun party to celebrate completion of...
Craig Young and TUANZ
Had a good chat last night at the Spark Wholesale Christmas bash with my friend Craig Young, CEO of TUANZ the past several years. I told...
Are the Mobile Black Spots in Trouble?
Today’s announcement that Andrew Button has resigned suddenly as CEO of the Rural Connectivity Group is bad news on two fronts. First,...


A profound experience in the Aniseed Valley
8 April, 2019 My mission of writing company profiles promoting the members of WISPA.NZ continues, and a few days ago took me into the...
Sad news - Christopher Michael O'Connell RIP
Chris O'Connell, my friend and one-time business partner - passed away in Wellington this past weekend. Chris had endured a series of...
Digital Health Records - a Warning
An excellent article here in e-Health News where Dr Will Reedy of Spark argues that if the health sector or Government doesn't make...
Commissioner Focuses on Health IT Shortcomings
I'm starting to get my head a round a presentation I'm giving in a few weeks at the HINZ - Health Informatics NZ - Conference in...