Telecommunications strategy - Southland sets the lead
This paper by Venture Southland - 18 months old - first came to my notice a week or two ago. You MUST read it - at least the executive...
Fibre Over Power Poles - a No Brainer
Over the past few weeks I've been working with lines company interests to get fibre over power poles back onto the legislative agenda. A...
"Texit" - Au Revoir to a Colourful Entrepreneur
There’s something surreal and unconventional when one of the most outstanding – and certainly the most colourful – entrepreneurs in our...
Four Big Ideas for the Future
Half an hour into Jason Ohler’s latest book, Four Big Ideas for the Future, I went onto Amazon and ordered four more copies. I know...
Outstanding Analysis of NZs Education Problems
As a provocative, insightful investigation into the state of our education system, tonight's TV3 documentary "World Class? Inside NZ...
Eastern Bay Kids on a Digital Journey
I'm feeling very satisfied at becoming a trustee of Te Aka Toitu, a new charitable trust set up with plans to provide affordable devices...
Getting UFB Was Painless – Eventually
I am now live on UFB. After my earlier post taking the RSPs sales teams to task for reluctant service I was contacted by several people...
Retail Resistance Frustrates Fibre
Is UFB – a visionary, nation-building programme that taxpayers have funded - being undermined by the retail telecommunications companies?...
Queensland Health at Teleheath Conference
A stand-out speaker at the Austalasian Telehealth Confeence this week, for me, was Andrew Bryett from the Queensland Department of...
Reflections on Australasian Telehealth Conference
The Australian Telehealth Society’s annual conference “Successes and Failures in Telehealth” has become a must-go for me. By building the...




