Telecomms - a Ten Year Flashback
Cleaning out a drawer I came across this speech I gave a decade ago to the annual Telecommunications Summit in Auckland. The year 2008...
Air NZ's Creeping Exit
I just about cheered this morning at Minister Shane Jones' cutting rejoinder to Air New Zealand. Their Board had loftily told him to mind...
Steven Joyce's Telecomms Legacy
Steven Joyce's resignation from parliament will surprise nobody. He arrived with a hiss and a roar - straight from the street to a...
Shining a Light on WISPs
I've got an interesting project under way this year - writing profiles on 20 Wireless Internet Service Providers or WISPs - part of my...
Health Needs Re-Engineering
I wrote this article after going to the excellent HINZ conference last week. Some may find it challenging but in my view it needs to be...
Towards leading-edge connectivity – Massive Progress since 2008
Tidying some papers recently I came across this manifesto. TUANZ produced it just over nine years ago in the lead up to the 2008 election...


With technology we can reduce the doctor count - Lance O'Sullivan
Health service delivery in New Zealand is broken – it needs to be shattered and rebuilt. That was the central message from Dr Lance...
Dr Lance O'Sullivan in Tauranga Tomorrow
Tomorrow in Tauranga I’m looking forward to hearing Dr Lance O’Sullivan explain his new I-moko service allowing assessment of patients at...
Introducing HCT
"Heartland Connectivity Taskforce" or "Here Comes Trouble" - take your pick. The official name of the consultancy I share with Chris...
Fibre Over Power Lines - Great News
Yesterday the legislation enabling fibre optic over power poles on private land had its second reading in parliament. Very soon now every...