Forum Archive Index - July 2000

["Oliver Shapleski" <oliver.shapleski@vuw.ac.nz>]

Indeed - the rugby last night should see confidence soaring in the next few
days - 2100 close on Wednesday?  RIL, at least you'll get some good odds for
the Jappies next weekend!!! ;-)


----- Original Message -----
From: RIL <ril99_99@yahoo.co.uk>
To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 4:31 PM
Subject: [sharechat] Letter from London


> I am licking my wounds at the moment over the loss of
> a considerable amount of money betting on the
> Wallabies. Wrong bet.
>
> Now your stockmarket might rally next week. NZ may
> have some of its "Joss" back.
>
> It was interesting to see the Matauri mill of CHH
> close. It had been running at a loss for four or so
> years. The company would be typical of many companies
> in NZ that are holding on by the skin of their teeth
> hoping for an uptick - which can never come (because
> of economy of scale issues).
>
> The sale of all the Fletcher companies will eventually
> result in further large redundancies in core
> industries.
>
> Your biggest single opportunity at the moment is to
> change your agriculture sector to organic. The
> resulting increase in revenue would be dramatic. But
> the fertiliser lobby-ists will knife that one in the
> gut.
>
> Organic farming would triple your revenue in
> agriculture which because of your inability to
> significantly add value to primary products would be
> very important.
>
> NZ recently made news up here with your soccer skills
> -  nice one.
>
> Also interested to see that the last semi-decent
> school in the country, Auckland Grammar, is adopting
> off-shore  qualifications. This will happen more as
> your educational standards fall further. I recently
> read a NZ report on its universities which show an
> alarming drop in the standards of education.
>
> Another 1.25 billion to Maoris over the next four
> years and a fourth full and final settlement to a
> particular tribe. When are you Kiwis going to wake up
> and realise you are being taking for a ride?
>
> Cheers
>
> RIL
>
>
>
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