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Jared Fogle in Wellington

August 20, 2008 – 8:53 pm

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Being a subway card online member, I was invited along to meet the “Subway guy” Jared Fogle. I was a little apprehensive about this meeting; it was at The Boathouse facilities above Star Boating Club, so the facilities could fit rather a large number of people. But it was clear that they […]

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Cable car challenge 2008

July 22, 2008 – 9:11 am

The Cable car challenge 2008 is a business plan competition, where you must present your plan (in the final) within a few minutes while on the iconic Wellington cable car.
There isn’t much time to enter… Some key dates for the competition are:
Some key dates for the competition are:
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San Francisco most prepared for oil crisis?

July 15, 2008 – 3:46 pm

Wellington Council has implemented ePetitions, which in themselves are rather ridiculous… but petitions are stupid anyway, collect some signatures? yeah, that’s a great way to ensure the right people get their say. And then they only need such a small percentage anyway.
Public petitions should be conducted the same way that bills are called form the […]

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Four Whakatane Fellas embark on an African adventure

July 2, 2008 – 8:23 am

An amazing adventure from Cape Town to London on motorcycle. They even spent the time to create a documentary of the trip.
You can browse through pictures and video and order the DVD.
No corporate sponsor, no camera crew, no changing room, no expensive equipment, just raw adventure New Zealand style.
You can order tickets to the Wellington […]

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Wellington Half Marathon II

June 24, 2008 – 9:38 am

I completed the Wellington harbour half marathon. Stoked. 2 days later and I’m still having difficulty walking!
The weather was against the event, though there 1458 entrants, 1358 starters and 1354 finishers. I finished 1040th overall with a semi-official time of 2:10:17. I was running with a girl until about 8Km to go, she finished 840th […]

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