RobiNZ Personal Blog

The Truth About; the Fiat Grande Punto and the USA

Do Americans need a Fiat Grande Punto? The Truth About Cars think they might. 2008 Fiat Grande Punto Review | The Truth About Cars Despite the word “Grande,” the Punto is 158 inches long– a litt... Read more →

Why I'm not at the A1 Grand Prix?

You’d think someone who’d trek across the Tasman to the Australian Grand Prix would drive a few hours down the road to the A1 Grand Prix at Taupo. You’d be wrong. For some reason A1 Grand Prix does no... Read more →

The Bad Astronomer on Scientology

What is it with Hollywood and Scientology? Bad Astronomy Blog » So much for Will Smith “Scientology is such tremendous garbage it makes the Moon Hoax look like brain surgery.” Read more →

Online Photo Sharing in Plain English

Lee LeFever’s latest video is a brilliant explaination of “ Online Photo Sharing in Plain English ”. Kiwis who use New Zealand's largest ISP Xtra, said to be 500,000, already have a "free" Flickr Pro... Read more →

Tata Nano, it doesn't need power steering or electric windows!

Tata seemed to pulled off a remarkable feat creating a small, efficient, relatively safe (certainly compared to a moped) and cheap ($2500) car - the Tata Nano . So why did New Zealand TV news seem... Read more →

Sir Fleamund Hillary - The Cardoso Flea Circus honour Sir Edmund Hillary

Todays news of Sir Edmund Hillarys death has been reported around the world. His legendary achievements have inspired many tributes but I remember seeing, several years ago, probably the strangest ima... Read more →

Ed Hillary, Goodbye to a Kiwi Icon

I never met Ed Hillary but his life, his acts and his legacy are a part of every Kiwi’s national identity. In lieu of a portrait this image seems fitting as shows Aoraki Mt Cook which he first climbed... Read more →

Real Life: Healer Or Hoaxer? Crap documentary or great advertorial?

I just watched “Real Life: Healer Or Hoaxer?” on TVNZ’s TV One. It was billed as an insight into the work of spiritual healer “J ohn of God ” ( JoG ) described in the show notes as: “ a man who some c... Read more →

Fiat and Alfa at CES?

Fiat take their little 500 and it’s Blue Me, Microsoft based, software to Vegas for CES! Fiat and Alfa on display in the USA | Fiat New Zealand The new Fiat 500 and the Alfa Romeo Spider make th... Read more →

Bertone Sold, Bertone Saved?

I’ve long had a fondness for Bertone : the Italian Design Studio Coachbuilder. I’m not sure when I discovered who designed those brilliant cars from the 70’s like the Lamborghini Urraco , Lancia Strat... Read more →