Forum Archive Index - July 2000

["hugh webber" <hugh.webber@clear.net.nz>]

good stir RIL. I see the Tall Blacks have just beaten the UK
men's basketball team and the Black Sox have just taken out
the World Softball Championship, everything seems to have
improved since you left. As for the redundancies it indicates 
that NZ continues to improve its productivity.
I'd have to agree with you on the qualifications - what's the point
of a Labour sponsored wishy washy certificate with an unrecognisable
name for turning up to school now and again, being politicaly
correct, being able to read a bit and click a mouse and totally
unable to spell or do maths, history or anything civilised.
The Maori thing is a bit exaggerated; its a race as to whether 
nearly all NZers become 1/128th Maori before nearly all Maoris
become 127/128th pakeha.
I hear its a very cold summer in the UK this year...enjoy.
What are your tips for the UK market?

Hugh
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> From: RIL <ril99_99@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
> Subject: [sharechat] Letter from London
> Date: Sunday, 16 July 2000 16:31
> 
> 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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