With (hopefully) the worst of COVID-19 behind us, and work beginning on rebuilding the economy and returning to some sort or normalcy, I thought it a good time to reflect on some ‘teachable moments’ and what I might do differently…
Is Web Design in Christchurch overpriced?
There are many web designers to choose from here in Christchurch, and it can be confusing for business owners to know who to choose and how much it should cost. Some Christchurch web companies can charge thousands for a simple…
Christchurch Web Design – Best Price, Fastest Service
Business owners in Christchurch have a lot of web designers to choose from, including us with what we believe is the cheapest and quickest web design service in Christchurch. With a fully customised business website delivered in around five working…
Christchurch stampede to see dead cow
It’s been a bad run for Christchurch event organisers with a flurry of festival failings flowing through Facebook (the source of all truth). It’s left a lot of people wondering what-the-heck-a-doodle is going wrong, that something as simple as a…
Become an Uber driver – An easy guide
So you want to become an Uber driver in Christchurch? The ride-sharing service is really starting to take off. After some early turbulence back in 2016 (about the time I first signed up) the NZTA was getting all blustery about…
Seven days from Christchurch’s Watergeddon
It all seemed like a bad dream. Our beloved water supply here in Christchurch is not as pure as we thought it was. Sure we had temporary chlorination back in 2011 after our city got smashed by a massive earthquake….
Is Auckland really that bad?
When you’ve spent as long as I have living and working in Christchurch, you can start to develop attitudes or beliefs without even realising it. Thoughts that start out with no factual basis but creep almost imperceptibly into that part…
ULEBs – Are they the best way to keep your home warm in Christchurch?
I just had a lively discussion with the office cleaner about home heating solutions and why it’s so terrible here in New Zealand. Like most Christchurch people we’ve got our theories and they centre (no pun intended) on central heating…
Working out the best gym in Christchurch
TLDR: My choice of the best gym in Christchurch is Cityfitness UPDATE 30 August 2019: After finishing my free trial at Anytime I decided it wasn’t for me. It was just too cramped, even when half empty and a lot…
How to communicate with your clients
There was a time when this question would have been incredibly simple to answer, mostly because there was only one way to do it: face to face. Then along came technology and messed all that up. Now we’re confronted with…