RobiNZ Personal Blog

Sometimes digital crap is better...

I can understand Photographer Peter Bush being frustrated about losing his work however find his comment about "abstract digital crap" rather odd. I think the story reveals one huge advantage of digit... Read more →

Kiwi Alfa Romeo Racing

I got an email with a link to this local race series for Alfa Romeos. Looks like fun, but I don’t have an Alfa! Alfa Romeo Trofeo Series of New Zealand - www.trofeo.org.nz The Trofeo Series is a... Read more →

The 101 New Zealand must-do list - Done, to do and why do!

“101 Must-Do’s” from a survey of 20,000 Kiwis … Most done , some to do , a few no idea why you’d want to Mitre Peak and Milford Sound Doubtful Sound – Not as easy to see but should be No 1... Read more →

Ian Richardson dies, so long FU

I was sad to learn actor Ian Richardson has died. He had a huge variety of roles on stage and screen but like most I’ll remember him best for the very English Porterhouse Blue and brilliant political... Read more →

A Ferrari theme park?

Ferrari brand exploitation gone mad or a brilliant idea? Whatever you think CAR have the scoop on “FerrariWorld”, the theme park, not the website … Ferrari theme park - First Official Pictures -... Read more →

"The Way Up - Live" DVD hits New Zealand

I should be saying buy it at Amazon so I get some commission or at The Warehouse so helps my salary but if you’re in NZ you can click below to get the local Region 4 DVD version of "The Way Up - Live"... Read more →

Punto Bright, what a sight!

Sandy Myhre likes the Grande Punto (called the Punto in NZ as the old one is history)… Punto Bright, Breezy And Brio - Xtra Motoring When the all-new Punto was launched in the heart of the Fiat empire in Turin, music throbbed and acrobatic Spiderwomen tumbled down from the ceiling. The car at the centre of all these theatrics made her entry bombarded by green strobe lights. Small car, grand occasion… Tags: Grande+Punto Read more →

Two views of America - Borat and Francis Fulford

I finally went to see Borat, the movie. It lived up to expectations by being rude, controversial, offensive (not to me but can see why some think that) and sometimes funny. Maybe if I had never see... Read more →

Last weeks Top 10 - Jan 29 – Feb 04

The Top Gear Stig http://rcd.typepad.com/personal/2005/05/the_top_gear_st.html 440 +5% FIAT http://rcd.typepad.com/personal/fiat/index.html 59 +34% Automobile http://rcd.typepad.com/personal/... Read more →

The Bible Quiz

Is that a pass mark, for an atheist? You know the Bible 56%! Congratulations! You know a lot about the Bible - the books, the characters, the events. You are able to remember a lot of what you have heard and read! Ultimate Bible Quiz Create MySpace Quizzes Read more →