Posted in
Entertainment by
Lee Suckling on February 25th, 2009
With the first official month of autumn coming in this weekend, it’s time to start thinking about activities for the colder months. With the balmy temperatures around the country we’ve enjoyed throughout the summer in New Zealand, most of us probably got out to the beach or pool for a dip, and don’t yet want to pack up for the year. Not ready to curl up in layers of clothing just yet?
Your togs haven’t finished their run of the season – in fact you can keep them on all winter by going to a thermal pools facility! New Zealand has over 100 natural thermal hot pools
around the country, some 35 of them commercially operated. They’re a great place for the whole family; kids can have fun on slides and rock pools while parents relax in adult-only pools and use the day spa facilities. Perfect on cold days, find a hot pool and health spa near you from the NZS.com directory and warm your bones for the day!
Posted in
Internet by
Lee Suckling on February 23rd, 2009
In support of the internet blackout for creative freedom
, NZS.com is amongst the thousands of New Zealand companies and personal internet users that are showing our support today in protest of Section 92A.
With a black banner on the NZS.com homepage, we’re joining the campaign against the proposed law which is set to disconnect any internet connection based on accusation of copyright, without any evidence. The final day of the week-long protest is today as the law is currently set to come into place on February 28 if successful.
If you have a website or social networking page we invite you to black out your avatars in support of the creative freedom foundation
alongside NZS.com and a large proportion of Kiwi internet users worldwide.
Posted in
Sport by
Lee Suckling on February 23rd, 2009
Latest super 14 results from this weekend’s competition (week 2, Feb 20 – 21):
- Hurricanes beat the Highlanders; 22-17
- Warratahs beat the Chiefs; 11-7
- W Force beat the Cheetahs; 16-10
- Stormers beat the Reds; 27-24
- Brumbies beat the Crusaders; 18-16
- Bulls beat the Blues; 59-26
- Sharks beat the Lions; 25-10
For more detailed information, check out the Super 14 results page on NZS.com. Also be sure to check out the Super 14 standings to find out which team is on top, and stay tuned to the blog for the latest results every Monday throughout the season.
Posted in
Entertainment by
Lee Suckling on February 19th, 2009
With tertiary education campuses about to fill up in the next two weeks with the start of the university and NZ polytech
year, student antics will next week kick off the first semester with the biggest event of the year, Orientation 2009!
Organised by Student’s Associations around the country, tertiary students are privy to a week of challenges, concerts, promotions, pub crawls and the dreaded infliction of Fresher traditions by older students onto First Years.
Before the educational programmes begin and young Kiwis are forced to knuckle down for two semesters of late night studying and nerve-racking examination periods, Orientation is a great time for both new and returning students to get into the spirit and enjoy their last week of stress-free living for 2009.
Image from Flickr.
Posted in
Shopping by
Lee Suckling on February 19th, 2009
Looking for a new mobile phone? If you never got on the iPhone NZ bandwagon (or your blackberry needs an update), you’re in luck.
Google Phone has been confirmed for release in New Zealand within the first half of this year. The phone, which uses Google’s open source operating system Android, will be available on the Vodafone network.
The Google Phone, a second generation version of the T-Mobile G1, will feature WiFi, a 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS capabilities and a touch keyboard.
Posted in
Internet by
Gary Jensen on February 16th, 2009
Today the Creative Freedom NZ group launched their Internet Blackout campaign.
The New Zealand Internet Blackout is a protest against Section 92A of a proposed law that is described as calling for internet disconnection based on accusations of copyright infringement without any trial and without any evidence that is held up to court scrutiny.
“A “copyright holder” can get you kicked off an ISP without having to provide any evidence of an actual infringement. Having to [provide evidence] is apparently “impractical” and “ridiculous” in the words of RIANZ chief executive Campbell Smith. What happens when the “you” above is a public library, or a school? Or if the “copyright holder” makes a mistake or a malicious accusation?” – ComputerWorld Magazine.
From February 16-23, users of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are encouraged to replace their avatars with a black image to signify their opposition to S.92. The proposed new law if successful, will come into full force on February 28.
Posted in
Sport by
Lee Suckling on February 16th, 2009
Latest super 14 results from this weekend’s competition (week 1, Feb 13 – 14):
- Highlanders lost to the Brumbies; 31-33
- W Force lost to the Blues; 19-25
- Lions beat the Cheetahs; 34-28
- Crusaders beat the Chiefs; 19-13
- Hurricanes lost to the Waratahs; 22-26
- Stormers lost to the Sharks; 15-20
- Bulls beat the Reds; 33-20
For more detailed information, check out the Super 14 results
page on NZS.com. Also be sure to check out the Super 14 standings to find out which team is on top, and stay tuned to the blog for the latest results every Monday throughout the season.
Posted in
Resources by
Lee Suckling on February 11th, 2009
Looking for a way to save your hard earned cash, but spend at the same time? The best way to get great deals is to clip coupons, but you don’t have to scour the weekly junk mail from your letterbox for them anymore!
Virtually clipping printable coupons means you can enjoy discounts from all of your favourite service providers – from video stores to local bars and thousands of things in between. We’ve come a long way from clipping coupons from circulars on a weekly basis, they’re now printable! That’s right, printable discount vouchers are the wave of the future. Simply select the vouchers you want to use from many of the top brands and companies from your city, print, and redeem.
Whenever you plan to go out, print off some more money saving coupons – there are no limits, no fees, no worries! Spending and saving at the same time doesn’t get simpler than that.
Posted in
News,
Search by
Lee Suckling on February 11th, 2009
We’re off to a cracker year on NZS.com, launching our new look this week and breaking a milestone barrier for page views last month – we hit the one million mark!
That’s right, NZS.com breaks a million page views, keeping us up with the increasing growth that the global online world is experiencing. Throughout 2008 we averaged 850,000 page views per month but for the first month of 2009 we soared to 1,075,401 visitor page views. Reaching this milestone is a great indication of the growing importance of New Zealand search.
Despite the predicted economic downturn in 2009, online marketing commentators predict further growth of the online industry as companies increasingly look to online marketing campaigns to increase their brand awareness and create new business.
Posted in
Computers by
Lee Suckling on February 10th, 2009
Noticed something a little different about NZS.com?
We’ve updated our look to make NZS.com easier on the eye, and more usable within your screen space.
NZS.com is now in fixed width format, making it viewable without scrolling across on a wider range of computer screens. The NZS.com design team have spent copious hours positioning the content within the directory pages to maximize the use of page space, meaning users get the most information in the clearest format possible upon page entry. This content reformat has also been keyed with a modern new font, increasing text visibility.
The result of this contributes to the overall sleek new look of the NZS.com homepage and all of the other category and feature pages. We’re determined to make New Zealand search the easiest and most efficient for you, enjoy our brand new look!
