Monthly Archives: April 2008

Three Day Weekend in Christchurch, Part Deux – Romance and Caving

Posted on April 6, 2008 by michelle

We hired a rental car from Thrifty for the day. Our car was a near-new immaculate 2006 model, and by the time we added on the insurance tax, the cost for a 24 hour hire came to around $80. However, … Continue reading →

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Three Day Weekend in Christchurch, Part Un – Belly Dancers

Posted on April 5, 2008 by michelle

I bought a couple of cheap airfares to Christchurch via the grabaseat website. If you fancy a cheap weekend away, I recommend visiting this site as part of your morning routine. The catch is, you need to be quick and … Continue reading →

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Campaign for Better Transport – Auckand Airport Rail Link

Posted on April 4, 2008 by michelle

A couple of months ago I bought some cheap flights to Christchurch on grabaseat.co.nz. Now, we just need to determine how to get to the airport. Option 1 Walk up to Symonds St, and catch the airport shuttle at $14 … Continue reading →

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Passwords\!\?

Posted on April 3, 2008 by michelle

What do the Bank of New Zealand*, The University of Auckland, and GoDaddy have in common? Their site (usernames and) passwords only support alphanumeric characters. WTF? Not only is this disrespectful if your name happens to be ‘O’Connor’ or ‘Lorenz-Macgyver’, … Continue reading →

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