http://jackyan.vox.com/library/posts/tags/aotearoa/page/1/ NOW IN COLOUR en Vox Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:56:24 +1200 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss aotearoa http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/flight-of-the-conchords-gets-three-emmy-nominations.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/flight-of-the-conchords-gets-three-emmy-nominations.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/flight-of-the-conchords-gets-three-emmy-nominations.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:56:24 +1200 Great news! Flight of the Conchords has received three Emmy nods for directing, writing, and original music and lyrics. It didn’t get an Emmy nomination for best comedy series, which I think is a sin. Not bad for a show conceived by a bunch of ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/flight-of-the-conchords-gets-three-emmy-nominations.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a0100a7e98449000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv new zealand new york usa nyc hbo ny prime kiwi 2008 tv series wellington flight of the conchords nominations emmy awards bret mckenzie aotearoa jemaine clement new zealanders http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/irish-owned-newspaper-tries-to-drag-down-miss-new-zealand-using-racist-agendaand-fails.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/irish-owned-newspaper-tries-to-drag-down-miss-new-zealand-using-racist-agendaand-fails.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/irish-owned-newspaper-tries-to-drag-down-miss-new-zealand-using-racist-agendaand-fails.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:15:50 +1200 It’s quite easy to work out the agenda of the mainstream media when it comes to an article like this, trying to harm Samantha Powell’s chances at Miss Universe tomorrow night. Personal aggrandizement of the journalist, or, if not the journalist,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/irish-owned-newspaper-tries-to-drag-down-miss-new-zealand-using-racist-agendaand-fails.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96875ac90003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand culture auckland ireland racism dublin msm haka miss universe maori jack yan lucire māori beauty pageant val lott the new zealand herald aotearoa apn miss universe new zealand miss new zealand samantha powell maoridom independent news & media pakeha pukana http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:12:56 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a0100a7e79cca000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a0100a7e79cca000e-50si" alt="Austin Ten front" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698d4de0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698d4de0005-50si" alt="Austin Ten" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Spotted in Waikanae (an hour north of our office) last week while we were heading to a beauty spa for a story: a lovely and well maintained Austin Ten. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/ten-out-of-ten.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698d6270005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand car austin uk british vintage car waikanae aotearoa austin ten http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:02:34 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96867ab20003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96867ab20003-50si" alt="Arbitrageur wine list entry" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> From the menu at Arbitrageur, a wine bar in Wellington, New Zealand: I would have had a Château Lucire instead … <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/one-letter-off.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad698f09b0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand menu humour wellington helvetica lucire wine list aotearoa whanganui-a-tara featherston street arbitrageur http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/torchwood-were-only-21-months-behind.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/torchwood-were-only-21-months-behind.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/torchwood-were-only-21-months-behind.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:28:14 +1200 Torchwood finally premières on TV2, 10.30 p.m. tonight. So how many years behind the British are we? And has anyone seen a single promo for this show? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/torchwood-were-only-21-months-behind.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96866de10003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv new zealand doctor who bbc uk spinoff torchwood bbc1 aotearoa tv2 http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:17:56 +1200 [Cross-posted] If you follow my ramblings, even when they don’t make sense, you know I had my knives out for the ANZ National Bank here in New Zealand for what I think is questionable practice. So it was interesting to meet a few people tonight ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/anz-bank-revelations-from-the-executive-level.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696cbfd0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand branding ethics wellington transparency anz aotearoa tsb whanganui-a-tara anz bank bank fees tsb bank http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/77-granada-for-sale.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/77-granada-for-sale.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/77-granada-for-sale.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:12:50 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96806c9a0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96806c9a0003-50si" alt="Paul’s ’77 Granada" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was out at Nicole and Paul McKinnon’s today with my friend Cas, and I can now, with their permission, mention that the 1977 Ford Granada (left-hand drive) that was featured on this blog a few weeks ago is for sale, so that they can get a car for... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/77-granada-for-sale.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696b7840005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand usa car retro ford for sale 1970s 1977 aotearoa paul mckinnon ford granada http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/memorable-70s-new-zealand-tvcs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/memorable-70s-new-zealand-tvcs.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/memorable-70s-new-zealand-tvcs.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:06:11 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967988ee0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967988ee0002-50si" alt="Kentucky Fried Chicken" /></a> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f900004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f900004-50si" alt="Crunchie Train Robbery" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The youngsters at work hadn’t seen this 1979 TVC for Kentucky Fried Chicken before. However, the following TVC for Cadbury’s Crunchie is even older (1975) and they remembered it, due to its long run, even after the packaging changed. (There was... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/memorable-70s-new-zealand-tvcs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f9f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv western ad new zealand advertisement advertising animation retro commercial pub 1970s advert kfc crunchie tvc cadbury publicité kentucky fried chicken aotearoa train robbery http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/its-just-a-promo-for-a-tv-show.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/its-just-a-promo-for-a-tv-show.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/its-just-a-promo-for-a-tv-show.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:52 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69618ed0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69618ed0005-50si" alt="Missing" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> For a moment I thought this was a real billboard saying someone was missing (see the bad typography), since it was the only one I saw. Turns out now it’s for a TV show. OK, this was clever (and we do have a lot of clever ads) and I am very glad... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/its-just-a-promo-for-a-tv-show.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696191c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> billboard tv ad new zealand advertisement advertising pub tv show social responsibility csr tvnz tv one publicité aotearoa outdoor advertising http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:57:52 +1200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683de390002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683de390002-50si" alt="Audi A4 1·8T" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Got this baby till Monday. First time I played with sat-nav in New Zealand and it is surprisingly accurate. Without the ass-warmers, I mean, seat warmers, and heavier steering you kind of feel you are taking a step down from the A5 with the S-Line... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jackyan.vox.com/library/post/my-ass-is-cold-but-at-least-i-have-sat-nav.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9683de640002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand car germany cars audi wellington lucire audi a4 aotearoa sat-nav whanganui-a-tara