dunedin Archive

  • frog

    Covered with tar, full of smoke and short of fish - by frog



    KiwiRail toys with idea of moving people from A to B (and sometimes C) with trains. Why has this never been tried before? Which reminds me of this quote from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: “The trouble with most forms of transport, he thought, is basically one of them not being worth [...] read more
    April 6, 2010 9:06 am - 56 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    Is the Dunedin Stadium a financial risk? - by Metiria Turei



    While it will never likely get the same kind of press that the Auckland Waterfront Stadium did, It nevertheless raises all the same questions about the transparency of local council and central government involvement in these massive infrastructure projects. I oppose the stadium, and the more I read the more questions I have. Probably the [...] read more
    February 11, 2009 11:12 am - 27 Comments
  • frog

    The railway pincer movement - by frog



    Heh, maybe we’ll finally get national railway connected back together by attacking it from the ends rather than the middle?  Down in Dunedin the Otago Daily Times says today: Organisers of rail excursions to and from Dunedin today hope they will promote suburban rail as a transport option for Dunedin commuters. Taieri Gorge Railway chief [...] read more
    July 16, 2008 4:44 pm - 34 Comments
  • frog

    Leap Day footage - by frog



    Here’s a link to TVNZ’s coverage of Leap Day, including Metiria dressed as a frog on the steps of Parliament. If you are wondering about the yellow creature in amongst the frogs that’s a canary: ‘Our frogs are being threatened by climate change and habitat destruction. Frogs are like the canaries in the mine when [...] read more
    March 3, 2008 3:03 pm - 5 Comments
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    Melchester Rovers – playing and trading fair - by frog



    Dunedin football team, the Melchester Rovers is the first team on this side of the world to exclusively use fair trade footballs for training and match play. Dave Peck, the promoter of fair trade sports balls and a Green Party member, plays in goal for Melchester and was interested to discover that fair trade balls [...] read more
    December 14, 2007 8:49 am - 9 Comments