Sunset on top of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand (places, people, culture, lifestyle, Kiwi)

Went up to the top of Mt Eden to catch the sunset view of Auckland. This gives me a chance to test out the Nokia N85's digital camera. You can click on the picture for a larger view. [http://tiny.cc/mteden2010]

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The 2010 Legatum Prosperity Index (living, standard, world, record, migration, ranking, "Auckland Repair"

I was reading the the online newspaper, New Zealand Herald and bumped into this article about the prosperity ranking of countries in the world.  You will find it interesting as the there is a co-relation of each country's prosperity versus the corruption rating in the world.  [http://tiny.cc/nz5]

Most of us that is living a stress-less lifestyle here in New Zealand would count our blessings; the economy is always stable; the education system is world-class and the kids' future seems much brighter than most of the so called "first world countries".


Source: , http://www.prosperity.com/


1 Norway
2 Denmark
3 Finland
4 Australia
5 New Zealand
6 Sweden
7 Canada
8 Switzerland
9 Netherlands
10 United States
11 Ireland
12 Iceland
13 United Kingdom
14 Austria
15 Germany
16 Belgium
17 Singapore
18 Japan
19 France
20 Hong Kong
21 Slovenia
22 Taiwan
23 Spain
24 Czech Republic
25 Italy
26 Portugal
27 South Korea
28 Uruguay
29 Poland
30 United Arab Emirates
31 Kuwait
32 Chile
33 Costa Rica
34 Hungary
35 Estonia
36 Israel
37 Slovakia
38 Croatia
39 Greece
40 Panama
41 Argentina
42 Lithuania
43 Malaysia
44 Trinidad and Tobago
45 Brazil
46 Bulgaria
47 Latvia
48 Tunisia
49 Saudi Arabia
50 Kazakhstan
51 Romania
52 Thailand
53 Mexico
54 Belarus
55 Jamaica
56 Belize
57 Botswana
58 China
59 Sri Lanka
60 Mongolia
61 Vietnam
62 Morocco
63 Russia
64 Philippines
65 Colombia
66 South Africa
67 Paraguay
68 Dominican Republic
69 Ukraine
70 Indonesia
71 Namibia
72 Macedonia
73 Peru
74 Jordan
75 Venezuela
76 Uzbekistan
77 Ecuador
78 El Salvador
79 Algeria
80 Turkey
81 Guatemala
82 Bolivia
83 Syria
84 Lebanon
85 Honduras
86 Moldova
87 Nicaragua
88 India
89 Egypt
90 Ghana
91 Nepal
92 Iran
93 Mali
94 Senegal
95 Cambodia
96 Bangladesh
97 Tanzania
98 Rwanda
99 Uganda
100 Sudan
101 Zambia
102 Cameroon
103 Mozambique
104 Kenya
105 Yemen
106 Nigeria
107 Ethiopia
108 Central African Republic
109 Pakistan
110 Zimbabwe

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Famliy Day Trip to Rangitoto Island, Auckland (holiday, sea, cruise, island, ocean, lifestyle

Spent a splendid trip to Rangitoto Island with the Lew Family and mine.  It was very educational and refreshing day out (even though the sun was strong).  We took the tramp pulled by a powerful tractor and learned heaps of new information about this unique volcanic island (there is not insect or earthworm here due to the volcanic soil).  The driver is a typical Kiwi, pleasant, very knowledgeable, takes good care of his passengers.

We took the Fuller's ferry booked and paid online for the day trip.  I would suggest you bring your family there for short day trip, something for a change.

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Waiting for Telecom New Zealand's action on Broadband Acccount (Auckland, New Zealand

26th October, 2010 -- Just talked to Mr. S N of Telecom New Zealand Broadband customer service. He is one of best customer service front liner we have came across so far.

We are wondering why our broadband was changed to dial-up speed yesterday with any person from Telecom informing us nor calling us to inform us.

The most important part is that we never give any verbal or written consent for them to change our data plan.

There might be a miscommunication on their part, so we will see what happen next.

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