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What a wonderful bizarre world we live in!

Dennis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:31:53 +0000

There are occasions when you can only but shake your head in disbelief at the antics played out in our media. Take for example the reaction by the majority of the media to the suggestion by ACT MP David Garrett that there might be some value in considering paying ‘bad parents’ $5000 if they agreed to [...]

What a wonderful bizarre world we live in!

Dennis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:31:53 +0000

NZ Psychologist Reminds Kiwis How Far Our Special Needs Children Have Come as ChildFund Appeals For Help

Maria — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:23:57 +0000

ChildFund New Zealand asking Kiwis to build first special needs school
Hundreds of children with disabilities in Zambia have no facilities for learning
NZ$300,000 needed to give them a start in life

Just 50 years ago, children with special needs in New Zealand were no different…

Clear messages from the golden age of advertising

Paul — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:22:46 +0000

If you are anywhere near the creative industries, public relations and advertising, and want a good pick-me-up, go see Art and Copy at the Documentary Film Festival. Yeah, it’s a review of the early American advertising industry, but there is still freshness about their thinking and their client solutions. We learned of the irreverence these pioneers [...]

House Prices Set February Record, But New Listings Create Balanced, Competitive Market

Maria — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:26:45 +0000

Average price of $521,323 highest ever for February
New Listings reach 23-month high
Sellers need to ensure their price is right

The average sales price for the month of February at $521,323 set a record for the month, but an increase in new listings, pushing choice…

Local School Children Invited to Become Published Authors

Maria — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:41:18 +0000

Local primary and intermediate school students are being offered the chance to have their very own story idea developed into a real book.

Barfoot & Thompson is inviting teachers from schools in Auckland and Northland to register their class for the third…

Has our media diet become unhealthy or are we being fed what we are asking for?

Jane Dodd — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:54:55 +0000

Is there a disturbing trend towards tabloid style news items taking precedence over the real news? Just a few weeks ago the possibility that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had broken up was in our six pm news bulletins. Don’t get me wrong I have been known to read the odd gossip magazine but a [...]

Barfoot & Thompson Helps Auckland Shine at Lantern Festival

Maria — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:33:57 +0000

Barfoot & Thompson will join thousands of Aucklanders to celebrate the city’s cultural diversity at the upcoming Auckland Lantern Festival, Friday 26 to Sunday 28 February.

The eleventh annual Festival will mark 2010 as the Year of the Tiger and boast stunning…

Plenty for the Commerce Commission in the holiday homes market

Paul — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:43:39 +0000

Last week the Commerce Commission issued a “warning” to the bookshop chain, Borders, over a misleading voucher scheme which the retailer promoted before Christmas. This promotion offered $20 in vouchers for every $75 spent at Borders until Christmas. In the small print, however, it was specified that the customer could redeem one $10 voucher in January [...]

Government showing deft communication touch

Dennis — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:08:03 +0000

The Government’s handling of the tax changes to be announced in the May budget show a masterly understanding of managing long term communications. Delegate the task of putting forward ideas to a third party (a commission) and then immediately reject the most controversial (phew, it’s not going to be as bad as it could be!); talk [...]