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Nelson Airport has released its plans for a $32m terminal redevelopment, which will begin later this year.
Nick Smith Welcomes New Airport Terminal Plans
Nelson Airport announces $32m redevelopment
Air New Zealand pioneers 'gate to gate' use of Bluetooth devices onboard its fleet
Michael Meredith joins Peter Gordon as chef for Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand passengers will be enjoying fine dining meals designed by award-winning chef Michael Meredith as they quaff bubbles. Only if they're flying business s class, though.
As the airline's newest culinary consultant, the Samoa-born chef known for his degustation menus and adventurous approach will design dishes for 'Business Premier' passengers - Air New Zealand's executive class.
"It's a huge privilege to be given the chance to showcase my take on New Zealand cuisine to people from all over the world.
"There's a bit of pressure but I'm also really excited to see what we can do together," Meredith said.
Air New Zealand general manager customer experience Carrie Hurihanganui said Kiwi cuisine was renowned for its fresh, high quality and diverse produce - and its wine.
For many visitors to our country Air New Zealand offers their very first taste of New Zealand and we take this responsibility very seriously.
"Michael will bring a fresh perspective to the table.
"We've long held a farm to plane philosophy where menus are crafted around the best seasonal, fresh produce on offer. Michael has a similar ethos at Meredith's and we're excited to see how he translates his expertise from the restaurant to meals served at altitude".
Last updated 15:57, July 20 2016
Nelson Airport expands into Monaco
Singapore Airlines flies into new territory
Singapore Airlines is counting down to going where no carrier has gone before.
The airline will start its "Capital Express" service in September which will link Wellington, Canberra and Singapore four times a week.
It will be the first time the two Australasian cities have been linked by direct flights and the first ever international services out of Canberra.
Driving the project from New Zealand is Simon Turcotte who arrived as country general manager late last year.
"We've done our sums and we looked at it for many years. I think at this point of time the figures add up - it makes sense for us to do it and there's possibility to do it on a profitable basis and now is the time to make that investment and give it a go.'
The airline will use a 266-seat retrofitted Boeing 777-200 aircraft, with 38 business class seats and 228 economy class seats.
The 35-year-old - who studied finance at university - says the Capital Express is part of a strategy of investing heavily in New Zealand and Australia.
"As a network carrier we're always looking out for opportunities and studying options world wide - we see Southwest Pacific as a key part of our network," he said.
The airline established a joint venture with Air New Zealand in early 2015 which means double daily services between Auckland and Singapore. During summer it uses an Airbus A380 on the route to increase capacity. It also flies daily to Christchurch and when it starts its Wellington service it will be the first non-Tasman carrier to serve three New Zealand cities.
is still in talks with Air New Zealand about a possible code share arrangement out Wellington.
Turcotte said it was expected that much of the traffic would be northbound to Singapore and beyond but there were certain market segments - corporates, politicians diplomats - which would be interested in flying between Canberra and Wellington.
There was also scope to develop a market for leisure travellers and the airline was working with tourism authorities in the Australian capital.
In Wellington, Singapore Airlines was building a team of 11 staff.
We've definately maintained that first class service out of Auckland we still feel there's a market for that and we're keen to serve that.
Its performance is seen as an indicator of the health of Asia's airline industry and in May it reported its full-year profit grew 66 per cent to S$804 million (NZ$832 million) mainly because of lower oil prices. The airline did warn of challenging conditions ahead caused by weak economic activity and rapid increases in capacity across the industy, leading to lower fares.
Turcotte said competition was nothing new to his airline.
"Historically Singapore has been developed as a transportation hub - we've always faced competition in our home market.''
Singapore Airlines has stuck with first class cabins on many of its aircraft and that market was holding up, he said.
"We've definately maintained that first class service out of Auckland we still feel there's a market for that and we're keen to serve that," he said.
"If you look at the floor space on the aircraft that's dedicated to the front cabin it's been expanded year on year - the market is there.'
Turcotte said as a child he had wanted to be a pilot but took a different path and studied for a commercial career.
Simon Turcotte
• Singapore Airlines NZ general manager
• Age: 35
• Born in Montreal, Canada
• Has worked at Singapore Airlines for nine years including in revenue management at the airline's Singapore base and postings to India and most recently Spain where he was country general manager.
Tuesday, 05 July 2016
Grant Bradley
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the Business Herald
Nelson Airport experiences record growth after busiest year ever
Nelson Airport has experienced its busiest year ever with further growth predicted.
A record 865,023 passengers flew in and out of the terminal in the year to June, up 16 per cent from the 750,000 passengers last year.
Airport chief executive Rob Evans said the growth was"extraordinary".
"Once you start talking in millions it is pretty significant numbers. Our personal target for next year is a million passengers."
The growth was also remarkable as it had all occurred in the six months from December when Jetstar started flying out of Nelson.
Evans said the increase was not solely due to Jetstar and other start-up airlines including Kiwi Regional Airlines (KRA) had also played a role.
KRA was probably contributed 25,000 passengers a year and was starting to make an impact, before folding last month, he said.
Jetstar's arrival had led to competition between it and Air New Zealand. The Nelson to Auckland route had grown by 25 per cent alone and the Wellington to Nelson route by 15 per cent.
"What we've been really pleased to see is that both airlines have been really successful through a very buoyant summer and shoulder season.
"It's demonstrated the opportunities for Nelson through the likes of Auckland and Wellington where the growth has been extraordinary."
There are now 480 flights in and out of Nelson a week.
The expansion in passenger numbers had also corresponded with an overall growth in domestic and international tourism.
Evans acknowledged the unprecedented growth in the last six months had put strain on airport infrastructure including the carpark.
Some interim changes to carparking were planned.
The airport would also be installing an extra exit barrier to help reduce congestion from people trying to get out of the carpark.
It would also be laying gravel on 200 overflow spaces on the grass to improve that area.
Long term improvements would be part of an "exciting" new terminal redevelopment he hoped to publicly announce in the next month or so.
Overall Evans said his small team had coped well to deal with the unplanned growth.
"Our business plan did not contain 30 per cent growth, so we've reacted really well. We've done really well and we have these exciting new infrastructure plans for the future."
He believed the growth at the airport was sustainable.
"It will always continue to grow because it is a popular destination with a high proportion of people who like to travel with a good tourism product with lots of opportunity to grow."
Owner of the Nelson branch of New Zealand Rentacar Terry Simpson said that his business turnover had increased by a third since the introduction of Jetstar, Kiwi Regional Airlines and Originair last year.
"We're seeing a lot more Kiwis coming to Nelson, especially at this time of year, from Auckland and Wellington - it seems to be rubbing off on the other restaurants and retailers in town too.
"To be fair Air New Zealand has been holding us to ransom for some time now," he said.
"There is definitely that (seasonal) difference but it's becoming busier on the whole and I have to put that down to Jetstar because they're bringing people here that wouldn't normally come to Nelson."
Uniquely Nelson manager Simon Duffy said the increase in airline passengers had been good for retailers and hospitality businesses in the CBD.
Tourism figures show the tourism spend for Nelson for the year to May was $295 million, up 9 per cent for the previous year.
In the Tasman region the tourism spend for the year to May was $263 million up 5 per cent.
- Stuff
Last updated 17:46, July 8 2016
AIR NZ: Wellingtons Runway is not the problem, lack of long haul passengers is
OPINION: Air New Zealand celebrated a milestone last week when we landed a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Wellington Airport.
Having the Dreamliner on the tarmac at Wellington prompted enquiries about whether we were trying to make a subtle point about the proposed Wellington Airport runway extension.
Our position on the runway extension isn't that subtle, it is very clear. The problem with flying long haul from Wellington isn't the length of the runway.
The problem is the size of the local travel market, there are simply not enough travellers from the Wellington region or even the lower North Island to sustain regular direct services to any of our long haul destinations; certainly not enough to justify the tremendous investment in infrastructure and the millions of dollars of on-going cost required to support them.
That is why – regardless of the length of the runway - we won't operate long haul services out of Wellington. The numbers just don't stack up relative to the costs involved in addressing the perceived problem.
Wellington has better air links to the world than it has ever had. It is close to two large, competitive aviation hubs and from September will have a new way to Singapore through Canberra on our alliance partner Singapore Airlines.
Air New Zealand is committed to supporting that service, but there is a good reason it's travelling via Canberra – Singapore Airlines knows the passenger flows out of Wellington can't sustain a direct service.
Despite the reticence expressed by ourselves and all other airlines, Wellington Airport is pushing ahead with its runway extension project.
The reason for this is simple. Even if no new services are attracted, and even if it is paid for from the public purse, the airport will be able to recover the cost of the runway extension through landing fees from existing users and airlines.
The airport will make money under any circumstance, while existing airlines and travellers will be forced to pay.
It's not for us to tell Wellingtonians how their rates should be spent. But, it is important to understand these dynamics to properly understand why the airport company is so keen, and airlines are so cautious, on the runway extension.
All the while, Air New Zealand continues to invest in Wellington. We work to promote Wellington as a visitor destination and we proudly support signature local events like WOW and Wellington on a Plate.
We will operate 150,000 more seats into Wellington this year and in September we will open a new regional lounge in the new-look Wellington terminal.
Air New Zealand remains committed to promoting Wellington as an excellent visitor destination and connecting it to the world.
Richard Thomson is Air New Zealand's general manager of networks.
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- Stuff
Last updated 05:00, July 8 2016
Originair resumes flights to Palmerston North
Nelson-based Originair will resume direct flights between Nelson and Palmerston North in September .
It will also operate some flights for the upcoming school holidays from July 15 and its charter services are available.
The fledging Nelson-based airline ceased flying on April 1, after launching in August last year.
Managing Director Robert Inglis said the disruption to the airlines' services was caused by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) placing a restriction on its Air Operator's Certificate.
"It has taken some time to transfer all our aircraft records from our previous operator to [new operator] Inflite." Originair's operator Air Freight NZ was unable to operate the company's flights in February as the CAA investigated reported safety concerns.
CAA official information officer Karl van der Plas said a report into those concerns was still being completed.
Inglis said the disruption to Originair's flights was disappointing but he was confident in the new arrangement with Inflite Charters.
One of Originair's jetstream aeroplanes is leased from the Auckland company.
"I have worked with that company for probably three decades at least so I'm very comfortable with that relationship."
The Nelson/Palmerston North service will initially focus on peak days each week before increasing services in-line with demand in the high season.
Inglis said industry shifts since Originair ceased flying - the introduction of Jetstar's Nelson routes and the sale of Kiwi Regional Airlines - necessitated some changes.
Kiwi Regional Airlines was folded into Air Chathams last month after it struggled to cope a drop in business over winter with only one aircraft, owner Ewan Wilson said.
Inglis said Originair workers had moved to Jetstar since April and a new Originair staff would be employed by Aerocare NZ.
Asked if he would consider taking on Kiwi Regional's routes he said "certainly the long Nelson to Christchurch [route] doesn't interest me".
"I have operated the Nelson-Hamilton [flight] in the past and that could be an option but we certainly haven't made a decision."
He said Originair would focus first on the growing in-bound market.
Palmerston North Airport chief executive David Lanham said the airport worked with Originair to set-up check-in counters and hanger space.
"It's great to have that direct link to Nelson back up and running again and we're sure it will be well used."
Robertson Holden general manager Bryan McKay works from Nelson but regularly flies to the Palmerston North car yard.
He said the return of a direct connection between the two cities would make a huge difference to businesspeople and regular commuters.
"It's fantastic, no two ways about it. Since the route has been down it's been a long and expensive journey to get to Palmerston North."
- Stuff
Last updated 15:37, July 7 2016
Sounds Air to replace Air NZ on Christchurch to Blenheim route
Regional airline Sounds Air will take up the Christchurch to Blenheim route axed by Air New Zealand.
Sounds Air managing director, Andrew Crawford, said the route was critical to passengers who might otherwise spend hours travelling via Wellington.
The service starts on August 1, flying twice daily Monday to Friday, using nine-seater pressurised Pilatus PC12 turboprop aircraft.
The airline would initially fly up to 180 passengers a week, but lunchtime and weekend flights would be added before the end of the year, lifting weekly capacity to 300 seats.
The starting numbers were "a bit light" but the airline would add more capacity by the end of September, Crawford said.
Most of the passengers would be business travellers wanting daily return flights, but the service would also take hundreds of Marlborough patients to Christchurch for medical appointments.
The local health board indicated a direct link to Christchurch was vital, Crawford said.
Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Peter Townsend, welcomed the announcement. He regularly travelled to Blenheim for business and said it was a lot easier to fly up and back rather than make the long return drive in a day.
The air link was also important for the Marlborough wine industry which depended on Christchurch as a source of supplies for vineyards and wine production.
A standard fare booked online would cost $199 but a bulk purchase of 10 fares would cut the price to $189.
Sounds Air has been flying two Pilatus PC12s from Wellington to Westport and Wellington to Taupo - both routes dropped by Air New Zealand.
The Blenheim to Christchurch route was a "natural fit" for the company as a Marlborough-based business, he said.
The airline had no immediate plans for other routes, he said.
In late 2003 Sounds Air had one plane and 14,000 passengers. It expected by the end of 2016 to have nine aircraft and nearly 100,000 passengers.
The airline started 30 years ago and employs more than 60 staff, including 24 pilots, most of whom are based in Wellington.
- Stuff
Last updated 16:49, June 17 2016
Regional routes lost as Kiwi Regional Airlines folds
The Waikato-based company is selling its only plane, a 34-seat Saab 340, to Air Chathams and its staff will be employed by the airline from early August. Flights from Nelson to Hamilton, Tauranga and Dunedin will continue until July 30, with those booked on Kiwi Regional flights after that date to be offered alternative flights or refunds.
The decision comes less than two months after the airline added a Nelson-Christchurch route and more Nelson destination flights to cope with increased demand.
Kiwi Regional launched in October last year under the leadership of chief executive Ewan Wilson, who also founded the failed no-frills trans-Tasman Kiwi International Airlines in 1994.
Wilson said Air Chatham did not currently have plans to adopt the Nelson routes but said he was "quietly confident that someone will step into the Hamilton-Nelson and Tauranga-Nelson routes".
He said Kiwi Regional had a choice to either expand by adding a second aircraft, or be absorbed into a larger operator and the former option was not supported by shareholders.
As a minor shareholder he was pleased with the outcome, but as chief executive he was disappointed.
"What I supported was a plan to own a second aircraft and certainly that would have been my preference but that would have required the shareholders putting more into that.
"We know we would have had a very good summer [ahead] but I wasn't prepared to enter another summer with just one aircraft."
Having only one aircraft presented too much of a risk for the fledgling business.
"People got very upset the three or four occasions where we had mechanical failures and had to cancel flights and that took its toll on our staff."
Kiwi Regional started out strong with a 70 per cent load factor but struggled to maintain patronage on its regional routes, he said.
"As we expected, winter bit and we started to strip out our capacity and our loads dropped to the 50 per cent mark."
Wilson said the sale of the Saab aircraft was the shareholder's decision. He would not say whether the aircraft was sold at a loss.
He said he would like to continue being involved in the aviation sector, but that it was too soon to say whether he would consider running another airline.
"I have built an airline over the last 14 months that has met probably one of the worlds' toughest regulatory requirements.
"I think we proved that you can do the regional routes."
Nelson mayor Rachel Reese said the sale of Kiwi Regional's aircraft was an obvious disappointment for those who frequented the airline.
"We've welcomed all airplane operators to our region but aviation can be a volatile industry and operators need to ensure commercial viability."
Kiwi Regional will run Air Chathams' Whanganui to Auckland service until Air Chathams could move the aircraft to its own operating certificate.
Air Chathams chief executive Craig Emeny said Kiwi Regional's aircraft, pilots and engineers would make "a welcome addition to the Air Chathams family".
Air Chathams operates five aircraft with scheduled services between the Chatham Islands and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and Whakatane and Auckland.
- Stuff JOHN ANTHONY AND ADELE REDMOND
Last updated 17:19, June 17 2016
Air Chathams buys Kiwi Regional Airlines
One of New Zealand's most established airlines has announced that it has purchased Kiwi Regional Airlines' Saab 340A aircraft and will absorb the aircraft and offer employment to the majority of Kiwi Regional Airlines full time staff and absorb them into its operations from the start of August this year. Air Chathams has been in existence for over 30 years, and runs a 5-aircraft operation with scheduled services between the Chathams Islands and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch as well as a regular scheduled service between Whakatane and Auckland.
It has previously announced it would fill the gap left by Air New Zealand's withdrawal of services between Whanganui and Auckland, starting on 1st August 2016. It had planned to use an 18-seat Metroliner, but will now use Kiwi Regional's 34-seat Saab 340 on this route.
Kiwi Regional Airlines will continue to run its scheduled services until 30th July, and will then run the Whanganui to Auckland service for Air Chathams using Kiwi Regional's Air Operating Certificate until Air Chathams can move the aircraft onto its own AOC.
Kiwi Regional Airlines passengers booked on flights after midday on the 30th of July will receive full refunds, or be offered alternative travel on flights before that date. All of Kiwi Regional Airlines' charters flights with school groups in August and September will still operate.
Air Chathams CEO Craig Emeny said, "We are delighted to have bought Kiwi Regional Airlines' Saab 340."
"The aircraft is a respected aircraft type in New Zealand and has been very well maintained. Kiwi's pilots and engineers will make a welcome addition to the Air Chathams family."
Kiwi Regional Airlines CEO Ewan Wilson said Kiwi had "a choice to either expand by adding a second aircraft to our own fleet, guaranteeing reliability of service, and splitting the very high compliance costs; or be absorbed into a larger player."
"From my point of view I am pleased our aircraft and flight staff will become part of the Air Chathams operation. We have had a formal maintenance agreement with Air Chathams since the start, and this will be an extension of that relationship.
Kiwi Regional Airlines
Qantas to add extra Queenstown flights over winter
Qantas is boosting flights between Sydney and Queenstown this coming winter as skiers flock to the popular New Zealand tourist hotspot. The airline plans to operate an additional 13 return flights over July and August, with 11 of those to run on selected weekdays and two scheduled for Saturday August 6th and 13th.
"Booking patterns suggest that more Australians are looking at a New Zealand ski break after what's expected to be a strong start to the season this weekend," Qantas said in a statement on Friday.
"It's the latest example of Qantas taking a flexible approach to its fleet and network in order to meet growing demand for travel to short and medium-haul international destinations – following several earlier announcements of capacity increases on Asian and trans-Tasman routes."
Qantas flies Sydney-Queenstown alongside its low-cost unit Jetstar. Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand are also on the route.
June 10, 2016 by
Emirates plans to boost capacity on the longest non-stop route in the world between Auckland and Dubai
Emirates plans to boost capacity on the longest non-stop route in the world between Auckland and Dubai by using a super jumbo A380 later this year.
The airline says it follows the achievement of high load factors on the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft operating the service since its introduction on March 1.
Emirates began regular services on the the 14,200km route using a smaller Boeing 777-200LR in March.
It did use a super jumbo on the inaugural flight as a one-off and said at the time it had plans to build to the higher capacity A380.
The double decker can seat 14 in first class, 76 in business class and 399 in economy class.
Emirates specially fitted out Boeing 777-200LR aircraft for the ultra-longhaul flights, carries up to 266 passengers in three classes.
Emirates president group services, Gary Chapman, said in March there was potential for the A380 to be used regularly on the non-stop route.
"As demand builds, and it's building very strongly, I can see a time when we have the A380 on it."
Emirates president group services, Gary Chapman, said in March there was potential for the A380 to be used regularly on the non-stop route.
"As demand builds, and it's building very strongly, I can see a time when we have the A380 on it."
Grant Bradley
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the Business Herald
United Airlines - we've changed
United Airlines, preparing to return flights into Auckland, says that its product and service has changed for good.
The airline is the world's biggest by the size of its network and will start flying from San Francisco to Auckland from July 1, in partnership with Air New Zealand.
The service will be three times a week initially and increase to daily from October using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Julie Reid, director for Australia and New Zealand sales, said the airline was a "new United."
In the past, United along with other US carriers had been slow to upgrade planes and products and some crew had a reputation for being grumpy.
Reid said her airline was undergoing a transformation.
Two and half years ago United's Boeing 747s to Australia had no entertainment or drinks for economy passengers.
Dreamliners on the route had reinstated these features for economy class, all passengers were offered wi-fi access across the Pacific and the business class had full lie flat beds.
The partnership with Air New Zealand allowed United to be competitive on the route it flew between 1986 and 2003 and Reid said her airline was here for the long haul.
"It's the right partnership at the right time. Auckland was on the table before oil prices dropped as low as they have and we're not going to come back to city and chop and change our mind in the next six months. We've done our investment. Fuel has helped but I don't think it's a decider for Auckland."
United and Air New Zealand were in a revenue sharing agreement where they align on fares, jointly market and sell the route and have reciprocal lounge and frequent flyer schemes. A key feature of the arrangement was access for New Zealand passengers to United's extensive domestic and regional network.
Auckland was on the table before oil prices dropped as low as they have and we're not going to come back to city and chop and change our mind in the next six months.
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of nearly 5000 flights a day to 342 airports across six continents.
She said there were no plans to launch the United service to Auckland with slashed fares but they would be ``good value''.
"I think when people see fares under $1000 (return) they see a good deal."
Rival carrier American Airlines begins Los Angeles-Auckland services later this month in partnership with Qantas and launched that service with some $799 fares.
Grant Bradley
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the Business Herald
Wednesday, 08 June 2016
Air NZ sells Virgin stake to China's Nanshan
Air New Zealand, the country's national carrier, has sold a 19.98 per cent stake in Virgin Australia to Chinese company Nanshan Group, which owns Qingdao Airlines, and says it is considering options for its remaining 6 per cent holding in Australia's second-largest domestic airline.
The Auckland-based carrier said it will sell the stake in Virgin Australia at A33c per share, a premium to Virgin's last traded price on the ASX of A28c. Last month, Virgin Australia issued new shares at A30c apiece to a unit of HNA Aviation Group, the largest private operator of airlines in China, giving it a 13 per cent stake, and HNA said it intends to increase its shareholding over time to 19.99 per cent.
Air NZ chief executive Christopher Luxon resigned abruptly from the Virgin board in March and the airline announced it was considering selling its 25.9 per cent stake in Virgin Australia and had hired First NZ Capital and Credit Suisse to advise on its options.
The Kiwi carrier has spent an estimated A$373 million building up and maintaining the Virgin stake since 2011 but faces a considerable loss on that investment.
Virgin's share price dropped early this month after brokerage Credit Suisse indicated it could require an A$1 billion equity raising, double previous expectations, to reduce debt to reasonable levels after it posted a profit warning.
"We believe Nanshan Group will be a very strong, positive and complementary shareholder for Virgin Australia," said Air NZ chairman Tony Carter.
"The sale will allow Air NZ to focus on its own growth opportunities, while still continuing its long-standing alliance with Virgin Australia on the transtasman network".
Matthew Goodson, Salt Funds Management managing director, said the market was expressing approval of the sale. "There's a sense of relief that Air NZ has managed to extricate themselves from most of their stake in Virgin at a decent price. There has been some concern that Air NZ might not be able to sell the stake, or sell, but at a distressed price," Goodson said.
"If you look at Virgin's balance sheet, it certainly does have a small amount of equity. I think this is a good deal for Air NZ to move on. That's the market reaction," he said.
"The key thing is now what Air NZ does with the money. They have plenty of imputation credits. Will they pay a special dividend?"
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported Air NZ is expected to use the sale proceeds to pay a special dividend to its shareholders, which include the Government with a 53 per cent stake.
UBS said it believed net proceeds from the shareholding sale should be around 2c a share.
After a Virgin Australia capital structure review, Air NZ should also get its A$131 million shareholder loan to the Australian airline repaid.
"After both events we believe [Air NZ] will most likely return net proceeds from the [Virgin Australia] shareholding sale to its shareholders via special dividend," UBS said. "While exact timing is difficult to judge, we expect this to occur before the end of August."
However, Deutsche Bank analysts said with Air NZ still having $2.3 billion of new aircraft expenditure to fund through to 2019, they would not be surprised to see the board adopt a cautious approach to capital management for now.
The divestment would reduce Air NZ's debt gearing levels by around 4 basis points, they said. Reported gearing was 53.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, which is near the top of its 45-55 per cent target range with capital expenditure skewed to the first half.
Air NZ said it had "no comment" to make on a special dividend payment.
The Deutsche Bank analysts said accounting-wise, they expected material mark-to-market losses on disposal of Air NZ's full stake, which had a carrying value on its books of around $400 million in the first quarter of this year.
Air NZ and Virgin formalised an alliance in 2010 with codesharing agreements on transtasman and connecting flights and reciprocal frequent flyer and lounge access deals. The tie-up was first mooted in response to Qantas' two-airline strategy where its low-fare Jetstar unit operates domestically in NZ and links to longer-haul flights on its parent.
Nanshan is a large, privately-owned Chinese conglomerate with interests across a diverse range of industries including its own emerging airline, Qingdao Airlines, launched in April 2014.
The sale is subject to and will take place after receipt of Nanshan Group regulatory approvals from Chinese authorities.
Keeping the stake below 20 per cent prevents the triggering of regulatory approvals required under Australian law.
Air NZ shares closed up 5c yesterday at $2.22.
NZ Herald
Friday, 10 June 2016
Month of discounts from new kids on the tarmac
Whanganui's new air service has announced discounted fares throughout the first month of its operation in a bid to attract passengers.
Air Chathams general manager Duane Emeny broke the news in the city on Wednesday to a Whanganui business audience.
Mr Emeny said no ticket prices would be more than $200. Given Air Chathams' refundable premium ticket for a one-way Whanganui-Auckland trip is $344, it represents a significant saving.
And he said there were other options frequent flyers could buy into once the privately-owned airline takes over the route from Air New Zealand on August 1.
The multi-pass ticket virtually cuts fare prices in half and again was fully refundable and flexible. Someone buying a 10 ticket block would get the fully refundable tickets for $170.
"And when your ticket balance gets a bit low you can simply top it up online through our website."
He said the company was talking with Air New Zealand about keeping people involved in that national carrier's frequent flyer services, especially the Koru Club membership. And the freight service side of the business was something they would also be pushing. There will be an express freight service charging $2 per kg with a minimum of 15kg.
He said Air New Zealand's decisions to quit the Whanganui route was a commercial one and no doubt made on a reasonable basis.
"But for a company like ours this offers a very big opportunity. We had a big operation in
Tonga for five years but the political landscape changed there and the decision was made to come back to consolidate in NZ.
"We effectively retrenched in Auckland and then started to grow. We were investigating a number of routes and then when Air New Zealand made its decision about Westport,
Kaitaia and Whakatane, we put in bids to service all three.
"We were as surprised as anyone when the decision was made about Whanganui. It's a larger region and has had an air service for so long. So with that background we see this area as a great opportunity," he said.
Mr Emeny said Air Chathams was "really comfortable" with the market they saw here.
"It was made easier by what's happened, as far as our service through Whakatane has shown us. Rotorua and Tauranga are close by, just as Palmerston North is not far away from you. So Whanganui has the same challenges.
"But we've been able to go in there and say we're an airline keen to support the community and develop a service around that. It started like that for us in the Chatham Islands a long time ago, and it worked for us."
He said they were looking forward to working with Whanganui, "understanding what you need". "Whanganui's been named one of the country's top 10 tourist destinations, so there's definitely potential here."
He said the schedule from August 1 mirrored the current Air New Zealand service for obvious reasons.
"But the thing is we're a small airline, so change is not hard for us to make to suit what your market needs," Mr Emeny said
And there's a chance the airline will decorate the Whanganui plane along similar lines to that flying to Whakatane.
"It was a joint venture with their district council. When we first started that run the aircraft was just painted white and some people said it looked a bit boring.
"We had regular meetings with the mayor and council and I floated the idea of a flying billboard. What it does is sell Whakatane as a beautiful destination, and it's flying in and out of Auckland, the country's biggest airport," he said.
"Once we meet everyone and get to know who to talk to here, we'll get involved in the same thing here. I think it would be neat. There are some key features of Whanganui that we could display on that plane."
FLIGHT OPTIONS: Air Chathams chief executive Craig Emeny said the company was looking forward to being involved with the Whanganui market.
Publication WAC
Friday, 10 June 2016
Jetstar free birthday flights offer
Jetstar is celebrating seven years of domestic operations by offering passengers a free return leg ticket for flights to a range of domestic and trans-Tasman destinations.
The sale started this morning for travel periods between October-December and February-March 2017.
Jetstar's head of New Zealand Grant Kerr said seven years was a major milestone for the company.
"It's been a very big year for Jetstar's New Zealand operations with significant growth," he said. "We're delighted to be celebrating by offering thousands of more reasons to travel with us."
Its birthday sale fares start from $39 return. The airline does not say how many of the free flights are being offered as part of the promotion.
NZ Herald
Wednesday, 08 June 2016
New player ups the ante on flights to Hong Kong
Auckland-Hong Kong routes are shaping as a battleground as Hong Kong Airlines enters the market just as incumbent Cathay Pacific rolls out a brand new weapon - the latest long-haul airliner.
Add to the mix Air New Zealand's daily flights using newly refurbished Boeing 777s and there's a big challenge for airline revenue teams but big opportunities for bargain hunters.
Hong Kong Airlines will start flying on November 10 and launched with business-class fares of $2204, less than half that charged by its rivals.
Cathay Pacific, which has a revenue-sharing deal with Air New Zealand, has cut its return fares to China through its Hong Kong base to $1019.
Cathay's director of corporate affairs James Tong said the entry of a new player would help stimulate the market.
"In a sense it's a good sign - it means the whole market is building up and expanding," Tong said.
"From a competitive point of view we welcome another player - there are now three airlines promoting a destination."
Between the three carriers there would be up to four return flights a day between Hong Kong and Auckland and Tong said there was scope for his airline to add even more.
"The Auckland route is doing very well. We are very optimistic about this market."
Cathay will use new Airbus A350XWB planes on the route from October 31.
The aircraft is up to 25 per cent more efficient than equivalent size, older planes. The twin-engine plane will replace four-engine A340s the airline uses.
Leslie Lu, general manager of product for Cathay Pacific, said flying inefficient older planes made it difficult to compete.
Passengers were demanding better seats and entertainment, he said.
Air New Zealand's chief sales and commercial officer Cam Wallace said new planes do have an impact on a market.
When Air New Zealand introduced the 787 Dreamliner to the Shanghai route it was turned around immediately. "The airline economics improved with more efficient aircraft and it appealed to the high-end leisure market and the corporate market."
Around the margins there were also aircraft enthusiasts who would target certain planes to fly on.
Like Tong, he said the competition would stimulate the market and help push fares down.
"They're coming in with quite significant increases in capacity and prices will reflect this," Wallace said.
Hong Kong Airlines would mainly carry Chinese tourists to New Zealand who are flooding here in growing numbers for their holidays.
There had been a steady increase year on year in the number of Hong Kong and China travellers visiting New Zealand.
According to figures to March, the total number of visitors from Hong Kong and China was up 19.1 per cent and 27.8 per cent respectively.
About 380,000 Chinese come to New Zealand and within two years they are forecast to be the biggest spenders, ahead of the million-plus Australians who come here each year.
Hong Kong Airlines was established in 2006 and is a full-service carrier with 30 destinations across the Asia-Pacific region and has a young fleet of 30 Airbus aircraft with an average age of around 3.5 years.
Auckland Airport estimates that Hong Kong Airlines' new service will add 177,000 seats to the Hong Kong to Auckland route every year and will provide a $137 million boost to the New Zealand tourism industry.
By Grant Bradley
NZ Herald
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the Business Herald


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Traveling to Arizona was so exciting for me! I hadn't been there since I was a teenager so I had forgotten what it was like – and it surely did not disappoint. This northerner was not used to the dry heat in May or seeing so many cacti. The drive from Phoenix to Sedona was so picturesque, but little did I know what beautiful views Sedona had in store for me.
Sedona is unlike any other place I've been, and it's also one of the most beautiful places I have ever been! The sights are just incredible, every view brings a new perspective to this beautiful small town – whether you are up close in the mountains or enjoying them from far away.
The highlight of being in Sedona was taking a two-hour Pink Jeep Tour. Pink Jeep Tour is a scenic, off-road and high-adventure ride in and around Sedona's red rocks. There are a few different tours to choose from, but we chose the most popular one – the "rollercoaster tour" known as the Broken Arrow Tour. The term rollercoaster is because of the steep inclines, declines, and bumpy man-made trails that the Jeep endures along the trail.
Our tour guide and driver, Brandon, was so knowledgeable, friendly, witty, and overall made the experience so wonderful for us. There were six of us in the Jeep; we laughed a lot and held on tight, all while learning so much along the way. We learned why the red rocks are different colors, the history of the trails, about the plants along the way, and how often they replace the tires on the Jeep (once a year for those of you who are curious!) We got out of the open-air Jeep every so often to take in the scenery which made for some beautiful photographs. Sometimes it looked like the sky was fake, it really did look like a painting!
We saw many bikers and hikers attempting the trails without a guide. We also saw some Jeeps (not associated with the tour) along our same route – just thrilling! For an exhilarating video of a biker riding along the "white line", a layer of limestone in the rock, take a deep breath before checking out this daredevil. I would never attempt this! Would you?
The powerful feeling of roaming the red rocks and waiting to see what was around every corner made for a wonderful time. It is memory I will forever hold onto. Have you ever been to Sedona or on a Pink Jeep Tour? I highly recommend it!
For more pictures of my time in Sedona, view this post.
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[E3] Last Guardian Finally Receives a Release Date
After years of being teased by a title we thought would never escape that lonely abyss of the development netherworld, we at long last are given a finite release date for the Last Guardian.
The Last Guardian spent several years in development hell while Sony continued to tell fans that the project was not cancelled. Even in the face of rumors circulating that the project was long past dead, Sony continued to deny such claims.
This also marks the return of Team ICO. The developer hasn't released any truly new content since Shadow of the Colossus in 2005.
The game is scheduled to hit PlayStation 4 on Oct. 25, 2016, and hopefully this time they are pulling our legs anymore.
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Laying Hard Tiles
Hard tiles are ideal for wet areas because of the durability and looks. However, you need to plan work thoroughly and use the correct techniques in order to maximise both these qualities. If the tiles are unglazed, it is important to seal them with our propriety the sealing solution. Otherwise, their surface can become ingrained with adhesive and grout, which can be difficult to clean off. The majority of floor tiles are supplied with a glazed surface, which makes application more simple.
Where to start
Most rooms are not totally square, so start by laying full tiles along a skirting/wall junction is not usually an option since slight imperfections in wall alignment will become magnified as the tile design progresses across the floor. You should therefore start by finding the centre of the room. Attach a chalk line between centre points on opposing walls, pull it taught and snap the line onto the floor surface to provide a guideline. Repeat between the other two walls. The point at which the lanes bisect is the centre of the room. All tiling designs should be planned from this point. Lay them dry first in order to determine the best starting point, which is ideally on a wall with few obstacles. You can then draw another guideline to show the starting line for the first full quarter sales. This line should be adjusted so that any cut lines needed around the edge of the room are balanced.
Laying the tiles
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Oh dear. I've been meaning to post these photos for forever, but I've been busy bidding on film canisters, madly throwing together an application for a scholarship that I forgot about, and booking condos for the honeymoon. I realized today that whenever I have a spare moment, I immediately launch into "to-do" list mode and begin reminding myself of the mile long list of things I have to do. Oh what a crazy season this is. But it's seriously so much fun. I have another DIY project party slated for Saturday night with my lady friends - always a great time.
Now about these photos, they were taken at my favourite breakfast place in the city. I realized as I was sitting there with these lovely friends that I have met every single one of them through Mike. A few years ago, I didn't know any of them! It's really lovely how dating someone opens up a whole new circle of friends. I'm so blessed.
*Thanks for all your kind words about the invitations. This is such an amazing, supportive community!
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Oh Janis! I wish I could lighten part of your load! I'm sending happy thoughts your way. This breakfast place looks amazing.ReplyDelete
These pictures so just lovely! Good luck with all of your preparations; I'm sure things will fall into place!ReplyDelete
these photos are great...wishing i could go out to breakfast with friends right this instant!ReplyDelete
everything will fall in to place...and if it doesn't, something else will fall in to place...at least, that's what i have to tell myself in stressful times :)
So good to hear from you Janis !! Those photos are beautiful :)ReplyDelete
Bisous !
There is something in b&w photos. They make me feel sentimental:)ReplyDelete
That's interesting. You'll pick up so much from being with someone closely, like your favorite song/food may change according to that person.ReplyDelete
great place! haliewa is a fun spot - you will LOVE IT! wish we were there!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Such beautiful photos! You are a very talented photographer. I've just found your blog, and I just wanted to say congratulations on your upcoming wedding! You seem like such a sweet couple!ReplyDelete
beautiful pictures….you want film canisters? Oh me oh my, I have dozens of them you can have for nothing!! Email me if you still want them :)ReplyDelete
This breakfast looks wonderful and I REALLY love you pictures. They are great!ReplyDelete
Janis! I just landed home from 6 weeks in Africa and France and I'm sitting at my table drinking coffee and catching up on your fabulous plans! If you haven't booked a condo yet for Hawaii, I recommend using airbnb[dot]comReplyDelete
I used it for the cutest villa in France and it's all over the world!
Best of luck. xxo
I love finding new friends and then realising that they're keepers! there's nothing better than having a good man and a great group of friends.ReplyDelete
your wedding plans sound so exciting!
your invites are the coolest!ReplyDelete
Love all these photos, they are beautiful.ReplyDelete


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For those of you that were absent on Friday, we accomplished the following:
1. Reviewed for your quiz by discussing the aspects of irony within the myth.
2. Viewed 15 the first 15 minutes of Disney's Hercules. We completed a journal entry where I asked students to list all the inaccuracies concerning the myth of "Hercules" and mythology in general.
3. We completed our quiz covering Heracles. If you missed class, please come prepared to take the quiz on Tuesday.
DON'T MISS CLASS ON TUESDAY, as we begin our discussion of The Iliad. You have NO HOMEWORK over the weekend!
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4th October–The Questions
just noticed how badly these came out – apologies to anyone who saw the original post
All questions set by the Ox Fford
Current Affairs
Science (and Nature)
Arts and Entertainment
Latin Phrases We All Know (I Think)
The 4th of October…
Current Affairs
1. Former Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned as a
Member of Parliament, triggering a by-election in which constituency?
2. The Boundary Commission has revealed plans to radically
change constituency boundaries across Britain to reduce
the number of M.P.s by how many?
50 (Reducing from 650 to 600)
3. Which team recently brought Great Britain's defence of
Tennis's Davis Cup to an end?
4. Which mobile puzzle game recently unveiled its 2000th
Candy Crush Saga
5. Who was the winner of the 2016 Mercury Music Prize with
the album Konnichiwa (Pronounced Con-Knee-Chee-Wa)?
6. England manager Sam Allardyce has left after just 67 days.
He leaves with a 100% record however, boasting a win against which country?
7. The 13th of September 2016 saw many events around the
UK celebrating 100 years since the birth of which famous author?
Roald Dahl
8, Which Canadian telecommunication company recently
announced that it is to stop making mobile phone handsets?
S1. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, who became the first Briton to
win titles in two sports at the same Games since Seoul in
Kadeena Cox (Running and Cycling)
S2. How has former Butlin's Redcoat Ted McDermott, who was
diagnosed with dementia in 2013, helped raise over £125,000 for the Alzheimer's Society?
Singing in his son's car
(From royalties from the
videos - he also now has a
record deal)
1. Which river flows through the city of Belgrade?
2. Of which European country was Angola a former colony?
3. Which country administers the Aleutian Islands?
4. In April 2012, officials announced that a cathedral built of
cardboard would be erected in which Southern Hemisphere
city to temporarily replace the one damaged by the 2011 earthquake?
5. Croatia has a long coastline on which sea?
6. The ten highest major summits of the United States are all
located in which state?
7. The Thar Desert straddles the border of two countries. Name either
India or Pakistan (Mostly situated in India)
8. Which major city stands on the Manzanares River?
S1. The Malagasy are the inhabitants of which country?
S2. Which country almost completely surrounds The Gambia?
Science (and Nature)
1. Who was the co-founder of Apple with Steve Jobs?
Steve Wozniak
2. Which plant was named after a goddess of the rainbow?
3. Which of the senses relies upon the olfactory nerves?
4. Rutherfords and Bequerels are units of what?
Radioactive decay (Accept Radioactivity)
5. What is the name given to a quadrilateral with all four sides
of equal length, but where the interior angles are NOT right
6. What is the radioactive form of carbon used in dating
7. What is a pneumonectomy the surgical removal of?
8. What was the surname of the Austrian physicist whose
name is used as a measurement of air speed?
Mach (Ernst Mach to give him his full name)
S1. What would you use a Steelyard for?
Weighing things (It is a form of weighing machine
with movable weights)
S2. Psittacosis is a disease contracted from what type of
Parrots or Parakeets
(Accept Birds)
Art and Entertainment
1. Henry Fielding is most famous for writing which novel with
the same name as a famous singer?
Tom Jones
2. In George Orwell's '1984,' which ministry is responsible for
Ministry of Truth
3. In which village does Rupert Bear live?
4. In which town do the cartoon characters 'The Flintstones'
5. Maggie Smith won the best actress Oscar for her role in which 1969 movie?
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
6. Which 1991 film has the last line "I do wish we could chat
longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye."
The Silence of the Lambs
7. Which superhero's enemies tend to have animal
nicknames, such as 'The Rhino', 'The Scorpion' and 'Dr. Octopus'?
8. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' older brother?
Mycroft Holmes
S1. For which book did Salman Rushdie win the Booker Prize in
Midnight's Children
S2. What is the surname of Richmal Crompton's hero William?
Latin Phrases We All Know (I Think)
1. Per Ardua ad Astra (through hardships to the stars) is the
motto of which organisation?
2. Ars Gratia Artis (art for art's sake) is the motto of which
3. What does the Latin phrase modus operandi mean?
Method of operation or working
4. What is the meaning of the 1951 film title Quo Vadis ?
Where are you going? (From the Bible where Peter says to Jesus on the
Appian Way, "Quo vadis, domine? = Where are you going, Master"
5. Which 3 word Latin phrase means literally "in blazing
crime" and means being caught in the act of doing something?
In Flagrante Delicto
6. Which Latin phrase means literally "for the rate" – that is,
Pro Rata
7. Who first spoke the famous phrase "Veni, Vidi, Vici" – "I
came, I saw, I conquered"?
Julius Caesar (celebrating victory at the Battle of Zela, 47BC)
8. The poet Horace first wrote the line "dulce et decorum est
pro patria mori" (sweet and honourable it is to die for
one's country). Which poet later used this phrase as the title of one of his works?
Wilfred Owen
S1. Volens Nolens is the latin version of which common
english expression?
S2. Which TV quiz programme had as its unofficial slogan
"ludus non nisi sanguineus" – "its only a bloody game"
1. Who was the last man to win the Men's Olympic 100 metre
title prior to Usain Bolt? This person finished second to Bolt in the 2016 event.
Justin Gatlin
2. Which team were Manchester United playing when Eric
Cantona was sent off for his "kung fu" style kick at a spectator?
Crystal Palace
3. Which Russian retained his world chess championship
crown in October 1984?
Gary Kasparov
4. Which boxer was famous for wearing a monocle (though not
in the ring)?
Chris Eubank
5. Len Ganley died in 2011 at the age of 68, he was best-
known for his role in which sport?
Snooker (He was a referee)
6. Who was the winner of six French Open singles titles
between 1974 and 1981?
Bjorn Borg
7. With which field event in athletics would you associate Jan
8. Which English county cricket side did Alec Stewart play for?
S1. The Cartwright rules were an early form of the rules of
which sport or game?
S2. In February 2006, Annika Sorenstam was declared the first
ever world ranked number one woman in which sport?
1. Which fortification was constructed along the Franco-
German border between the two World Wars?
Maginot Line
2. The former custom of 'Suttee' involving the voluntary
cremation of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre was associated with which religion?
3. Which famous Holy City was sacked by Roman soldiers in
4. What is the name of the defensive earthwork constructed
along the Welsh border by an eighth-century King of Mercia?
Offa's Dyke
5. Traditionally, in which month is presidential inauguration day
after every presidential election in the U.S.?
6. Francesco Schettino was sentenced to 16 years in prison in
2015 for the manslaughter of the 32 people who died during
the 2012 grounding of which ship?
Costa Concordia
7. Which of King Henry VIII's warships sank in 1545, but was
raised from the seabed in the 1980s?
Mary Rose
8. What was the surname of the British Prime Minister
immediately before Winston Churchill's first term as Prime Minister?
S1. Which Spanish explorer founded Buenos Aires in 1536?
Pedro de Mendoza
S2. Which country was joined to England as a result of the Act
of Union 1707?
The 4th of October...
The answers to all these questions relate to people who
were born, or who died, on the 4th of October…
1. Born 4 October 1626, became Lord Protector of Gt Britain,
after his father in 1658, succeeded by the "Rump
Parliament", and had the nickname "Tumbledown Dick".
Richard Cromwell Died 1659
2. Born 4 October 1895. Real name was Frank. Became
known as "The Great Stone Face" and was renowned for
performing his own stunts in the silent film era. Went on to
be a celebrated movie director. Died 1966
Buster Keaton
3. Died 4 October 1669. Last names were Harmenszoon van
Rijn. A key figure in the Dutch Golden Age of Painting. One
of his most famous works was "The Night Watch
4. Died 4 October 1970. Considered the premier female blues
vocalist of the sixties. Appeared at Monterey and
Woodstock festivals. Among her hits was "Mercedes Benz".
Janis Joplin Died aged 27
5. Born 4 October 1931. Born in South Africa, but played
cricket for England. Became the figurehead for the fight
against apartheid in South African cricket in the 1960s. Died 2011.
Basil D'Oliveira
6. Born 4 October 1947. Conservative MP from 1987-2010.
Has become perhaps even more famous for her varied TV
performances including "Strictly Come Dancing"
Anne Widdecombe
7. Died 4 October 1989. A member of the Monty Python team.
Trained as a doctor. Openly homosexual and a strong supporter of gay rights.
Graham Chapman
8. Died 4 October 2010. Actor, comedian and singer
songwriter. Incredibly popular in Albania. Knighted in 2000.
Norman Wisdom
S1. Born 4 October 1923. Appeared in over 100 films over 60
years. Won Oscar for Best Actor in El Cid (1961) and Planet of the Apes (1968).
Charlton Heston Died 2008
S2. Born 4 October 1946. Nominated for Best Actress Oscar 5
times (including for Thelma and Louise) before winning for Dead Man Walking in 1995.
Susan Sarandon
1. Which programming language, developed by James Gosling at
Sun Microsystems and released in 1995, shares its name with an Indonesian island?
2. What do the letters S & P stand for in the New York-based
financial corporation that issues credit ratings for national
Standard & Poor
3. Which Lancashire team in Football League One plays home
matches at Highbury?
Fleetwood Town
4. Born in Strasbourg in 1761, Marie Grosholtz's first sculpture
was of the French novelist Voltaire. By what name is she better known today?
Madame Tussaud
5. The MOBO Music Awards were held for the first time in 1996.
What does the B stand for in MOBO?
Black (Music of Black
6. The Beano and The Dandy comics were both founded and first
published in which Scottish city?
6. The Beano and The Dandy comics were both founded and first
published in which Scottish city?
7. Which comedy duo are the stars of the Channel 4 series Peep
David Mitchell and Robert Webb
8. In 69 AD the Roman Empire was ruled by the Emperor Galba,
followed by Otho, Vitellius and ending with Vespasian. What
name is usually given to this tumultuous year?
Year of the 4 Emperors
9. Which current UK national newspaper was launched in 1903
by Alfred Harmsworth as a newspaper for women and run by
Daily Mirror
10. Born in 1967 in London, who became Apple Computers head
of industrial design, overseeing the development of the iMac,iPod, PowerBook G4 and iPhone?
Sir Jonathan Ive
11. Which Scottish author, born in 1954, the writer of The Crow
Road and The Wasp Factory, died in 2013?
Ian Banks
12. Which British cyclist, born in Kenya, finished second in both
the 2012 Tour de France and 2011 Vuelta D'Espana before winning the 2013 Tour de France?
Chris Froome
13. Which English king who reigned 1199-1216, was twice
married, both wives named Isabella, the first Countess of
Gloucester and the second Countess of Angouleme?
14. Who designed Coventry Cathedral, the British Pavilion at Expo
67 in Montreal and the extension of the New Zealand Parliament building, nicknamed the Beehive?
Basil Spence
15. Which UK fast-food chain took its name from a burger-loving
character from the Popeye cartoons?
16. Between 1929 and 1933, what surname was shared by both
the President of the USA and the head of the FBI?
17. Who was awarded the Best Actor Oscar in 2011, the first in a
silent role since 1929?
Jean Dujardin
18. Sufferers of coeliac disease are intolerant to what protein?
19. In the USA which time zone lies between Central Standard and Pacific Standard?
Mountain Standard
20. Fracking is said to be a composite formed from two words,
name either of them.
Hydraulic fracturing
21. Who is the MP for Buckingham and Speaker of the House of
John Bercow
22. Prince George of Cambridge, born 22nd July 2013, has two
forenames other than George. Give either.
Alexander Louis
23. How many number squares are there on a Sudoku grid?
24. Which 1985 Steven Spielberg film, based on a novel by Alice
Walker, was nominated for 11 Oscars and won none?
The Colour Purple
25. Which Sky Sports presenter replaced Des O'Connor and
preceded Nick Hewer as presenter of Channel 4's Countdown?
Jeff Stelling
26. Which Russian lake near St Petersburg is the largest in
27. Who wrote All Quiet On The Western Front based on his
experience in the German army in World War I?
Eric Maria Remarque
28. What is the surname of singer/songwriter Adele?
29. Miso soup originated in which country?
30. Which famous chemist was guillotined during the reign of
terror in 1794?
Antoine Lavoisier
31. Which actress in the news recently had a double mastectomy
in 2013 to reduce her risk of breast cancer?
Angelina Jolie
32. Which is the only Commonwealth country to have both Pacific
and Atlantic coastlines?
33. On what day of the year is Star Wars Day?
May the 4th (be with you…)
34. Which novelist, real name Jim Grant, writes the Jack Reacher
Lee Child
35. Which EU member country has the most UNESCO World
Heritage Sites?
36. What seasonal product, now current, has categories called:
Inside, Garden, Display and Professional?
37. The Last Battle, The Horse and His Boy, The Silver Chair and
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader are part of a series of books
published between 1950 and 1956 under what collective name?
The Chronicles of Narnia
38. Which actress born in Melbourne, Australia won the Best
Actress Oscar presented in 2014 for her role in the film Blue
Jasmine ?
Cate Blanchett
39. David Lloyd George was born in which northern English city?
Manchester (Chorlton-on- Medlock to be precise,accept this also)
40. What is the name of the air base in Berkshire where
demonstrations against the siting of Cruise missiles took place in the 1980's?
Greenham Common
41. Which country imposed plain packaging laws on cigarettes in
2012, the first in the world to do so?
42. Ultimo is a brand founded by Michelle Mone in Glasgow and
specialises in the production and sale of what everyday items?
Women's bras
43. Who directed the films, The Kings Speech and Les Miserables ?
Tom Hooper
44. In the current Government, who holds the post of Secretary of
State for exiting the European Union?
David Davis
45. In 2012 Prince Andrew abseiled for charity down which London
building, the tallest in the UK?
The Shard
46. What is the name of the feminist band whose members were
imprisoned for blasphemy in Moscow's St Saviour's church?
Pussy Riot
47. Daft Punk, who hit number 1 in the UK charts with Get Lucky
are from which country?
48. In which US city is the 'The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion' concert
hall, the venue for a prestigious annual awards ceremony?
Los Angeles
49. Released in 1982, which record is the world's biggest selling
Michael Jackson's Thriller
50. LS Lowry was born in 1887 in Stretford, give either of his two
first names.
Laurence Stephen
51. 'Gentleman! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room' is a
line in which 1964 Stanley Kubrick film?
Dr Strangelove
52. In the human body, what are the erythrocytes?
Red blood cells
53. The high school in the TV series Glee is set in which high
school, named after a US President?
McKinley High
54. David Patrick Griffin, born in Buxton, and educated at
Manchester Grammar School, worked at the BBC from 1968
until 1993 under what name?
Dave Lee Travis
55. In computing, how many bits make a byte?
56. Which organisation is responsible for UK Driving Tests?
Driving Standards Agency
57. King John, Prince Arthur, elder brother of Henry VIII and
Stanley Baldwin are all buried in which cathedral?
58. Robin Williams won his only Oscar as Best Supporting Actor
for his performance in which 1997 movie?
Good Will Hunting
59. Gatekeeper, meadow brown, common blue and small
tortoiseshell are all varieties of which creature found in UK?
60. A couple celebrating their crystal wedding anniversary have
been married for how many years?
15 (Don't accept "too many"!)
61. Gabarone is the capital city of which country in the Southern
62. Characters Charlie Allnut and Rosie Sayer appeared in which
classic 1951 movie?
The African Queen (played by Humphrey Bogart and
Katherine Hepburn)
63. Which Manchester born musician wrote an autobiography
called "Autobiography," somewhat controversially first
published by Penguin Classics in 2013?
64. If you took an anti-emetic drug, what condition would you be
trying to cure?
Nausea / Sickness /Vomiting (Accept anything
along these lines)
65. Give one of the first names of English novelist G K
Gilbert Keith
66. Which Indian company owns Jaguar Land Rover?
67. The original centre of the city of Berlin was built on the banks
of which river?
68. Which band's early albums included Murmur, Reckoning and
69. What is the name of the wife of Chis Huhne who was
sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for taking his penaltypoints for speeding?
Vicky Pryce
70. Which king was the youngest to succeed to the English throne
at the age of 9 months, and two months later also succeeded
to the French throne?
Henry VI
71. Jorge Mario Bergoglio born in Buenos Aires in 1936 is now
better known by what name?
Pope Francis
72. What toy takes its name from a Danish phrase meaning "Play
73. Which English city has given its name to a 19th century
religious movement, a car model and types of shoes, trousers and wool cloth?
74. Which songwriter was married to Angie Dickinson and Carole
Burt Bacharach
75. Which English composer, born in Cheltenham, taught at St
Pauls Girls School, Hammersmith from 1905 until his death in
Gustav Holst
76. The Battle of Aboukir Bay, which took place in 1798, is also
known by what other name?
Battle of the Nile
77. Which English City's cathedral and castle were declared a
World Heritage Site in 1986?
78. In which Dickens novel does the eponymous character visit the
Martin Chuzzlewit
79. The name of what European Early Modern Humans is derived
from a rock shelter in the Dordogne region of south western France, where the first specimens were found?
80. Which ancient Egyptian symbol means the key of life and is
also called the key of the Nile?
81. Which Italian university founded in 1088 is regarded as the
oldest academic institution in the world?
82. The Arab Spring started with a series of protests against
government corruption in which country in December 2011?
83. Which rugby league team plays home matches at Halliwell
Jones Stadium, and a statue of the Rugby League's record try
scorer, Brian Bevan may be seen on a road junction in the
Warrington Wolves
84. In 2009 at the age of 92 who became the oldest living artist to
have a number 1 album in UK?
Vera Lynn
85. William Ramsay discovered which group of elements in the
periodic table between 1894 and 1903?
Noble gases
86. In which field did Ford Maddox Brown (1821 – 1893) achieve
87. What is the singular of "Opera"?
88. Named after a fictional creature appearing in Douglas Adams'
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what is the name of
Yahoo!'s web-based machine translation application?
Babel Fish
89. Which Paul Simon album originally featured the track "You can
call me Al"?
90. Which strong tasting, soft cheese made in the Vosges
Mountains of France shares its name with an Irish province?
91. How many chromosomes should a human being possess?
46 (23 pairs)
92. In EDF the utility company, what does the F stand for?
France ( Électricité de France)
93. Which Paris fashion designer introduced the "sack look", also
known as the "H-Line", in 1954?
Christian Dior
94. Who threw herself in front of the King's horse Anmer at the
1913 Epsom Derby.
Emily Davison
95. Which Australian state borders all the other mainland states?
South Australia
96. Which philosopher born in Geneva wrote "Man is born free and
everywhere he is in chains?"
Jean Jacques Rousseau
S1. If you were born on Burns Night, what Star Sign would you be?
Aquarius (Burns Night is the 25th of January)
S2. What was the name of the nightclub featured in the film
Kit Kat Club
S3. What is defined in Physics as the distance travelled divided by
the time taken to travel that distance?
S4. Which pleasure craft was sunk by the Bowbelle on the River
Thames in 1989?
The Marchioness
S5. Which Roman Emperor succeeded Claudius in 54AD?
S6. Whose scientific law states that the extension produced in a
spring is proportional to the force applied?
Hooke's law (Robert Hooke,
1635 – 1703)


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How to farm and how to get loot in Clash of Clans is one of the most important strategies for the game, and you need to know how to barch for loot including gold, elixir, and dark elixir to get some serious resources. Today, I'll be walking you guys through all the of the ways to barch and the different strategies involved.
What Bases to Attack
When using barch, there is almost no way for you to be able to get deep inside your opponents base to take out the storages. Instead, you need to attack bases that have lots of loot in the collectors which are inactive bases. These people have quit the game or have been away from the game for 2+ days which allows their collectors to fill up like so:
Now of course, the majority of the collectors need to be on the outside of the base for you to be able to grab all the loot. Don't attack if the collectors are centered in the middle.
2 Types of Barch Farming
While the fundaments of the barch farming strategy is pretty easy, there are two styles of barch that can change based on the base you attack in Clash of Clans.
Drag Finger: The drag finger is to be used when all collectors are right in a row and it is easy to get all the loot without being precise. By spreading a row of barbs and then a row of archers, it should be easy to get everything.
Precise Barch: This strategy should be used when the collectors are farther apart, which buildings in between them. Usually you want to place 4 barbarians and 4 archers, which is enough to take out the resource collector.
How to Train Barch
Training barch is pretty simple. While it is a great strategy for all Town Hall levels in Clash of Clans, it is easiest to train at TH8, TH9, TH10, and TH11 when you have 4 barracks. You just fill two barracks with barbarians and two with archers. However at TH6 and TH7, when you only have 3, you have to keep one filled with barbs and one with archers, with the other alternating between barbarians and archers.
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Iceberg Interactive and game developer Masthead Studios have announced that the MMORPG Earthrise will become Free To Play in 2012. Starting December 1st, Masthead will no longer charge players monthly subscriptions. The boxed edition that is currently available in the retail market from Iceberg Interactive, will still represent 20 Euro of value and the included key code will give access to the premium version of the game.
Earthrise is a post-apocalyptic science fiction MMORPG set in the distant future. In the aftermath of the Third World War, mankind has managed to survive and build a new society. Cloning, nanotechnology and quantum engineering are part of the new reality. Thanks to these technological advances, the human species has become immortal. Each individual's consciousness is stored in a data vault, ready to be uploaded into a cloned body as necessary.
There is a unified government that takes good care of those citizens who abide its strict laws. It appears paradise might have really come to Earth and the people have embraced it. But not everything is as perfect as it seems. By exercising full control over the cloning process, Sal Vitas' government decides who will live and who will not, playing the role of God on Earth. Insurgent forces have accused the city's rulers of crimes against humanity. Armed factions fight for resources and power within the new system. And from the waves of discontent, a revolution has fomented forming a rebel government: Noir.
Featuring an unique skill-based advancement system and player-driven economy, as well as extensive, meaningful player-vs.-player combat, Earthrise gives you innumerable choices to forge your destiny. Whether you're a noble soldier in the raging conflict between the government-run "utopia" and the rebellion opposing it; a criminal hiding from the law; or a world-renowned engineer whose power extends into intricate trade and politics, your actions will echo throughout the game world.
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- Fast-paced action-combat featuring dynamic targeting, customizable power armor and hundreds of high-tech weapons.
- Sophisticated Player versus Player (PvP) mechanics that let you fight for the established order, join the revolutionary underground, or carve your own bloody path as an independent criminal.
- Territorial conquest and defense that matters. In your domain, you create your own rules – or let anarchy reign.
- Character progression that keeps you advancing in your career with no limits.
- An advanced market-based economy with in-game supply and demand based on player activities.
- Deep crafting mechanics that let you design and manufacture unique items from customizable blueprints and raw resources.
Gamers can learn more about Earthrise by visiting http://www.play-earthrise.com/.
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I haven't played this game but I've played LOTRO, DDO, and a lot of other games as a sub player then they turned into F2P. The *only* game I've seen that has done a great job under F2P is DDO (Dungeons & Dragons Online). They even added new content for F2P players to level up characters easier and allow us to pay for the services or dungeons we want and save money in the long run over keeping/maintaining a sub. Someone above said LOTRO was successful. Only as a cash cow for Turbine. As a prior-sub-turned-free player, I can still use fast travel but my girlfriend gave up on the game because she could not. Her sub ended months before it went free to play and they considered her to be the same as someone just starting out. She quit so I saw no reason to continue. Now I read that the new expansion's content is pay to win. I'm glad I didn't bother. I'm convinced that games convert to F2P because they're dying and its just a way to draw in a few extra bucks.
I find it funny each mmorpg review website has a different take on the story. This site, like a few others, uses the "hollywood" take on it. There is another site, mmosite. They use direct qoutes and interviews from the developers…where it is clearly stated: "We found this game unsatisfactory to the public. We are are aware of numerous bugs and lack of content that we did not address. Instead of taking the liberty to address those issues, we do not feel it in our subscribers interest to continue asking them for a monthly fee. Therefore we are realising Earthrise as a Free to play game"…AKA The F2P is the trash bin for game developers. Nuff said.
it's the trash bin for THIS developer. many developers perfer the F2P arket because it's proven to be more lucrative than the P2P. while it is true that some of the p2p-f2p conversions are to save the game from death, LOTRO was a thriving lucrative game as P2P and still went F2P so your generalized assumption is rather short sighted.
But more of these f2p moves are failing, earthrise is already not very popular and this move wont help.
Saw this coming……… really…….. they were not doing well at all.
This was pretty stupid I must say. If they are trying to show the game to the community they should be doing something a little more apelative. Run the game in a better pc so it can show nice graphics,… If the game is not that good atleast trick people. You prolly don't want it to be successeful -.-
Great idea. Encourage people to make their crap games look good in gameplay footage. Except for the part when people then play it and everyone finds out it's actually really horrible. Or didn't you realize that's what your meant to do with games. Actually play them.
seriously people just standing there and shoot at each other ?? where the hell is "Fast-paced action-combat featuring dynamic targeting" lol
Sad, what are companies doing: As they lose more and more p2p players and lose money, they open the game for everyone, and add that old trading system that still works, we pay for items (which mostly are temporary use only) and use these items that are 500% better than free items, as they become a need to keep winning, people pay more, and they get money for it, the problem is that there is no guarantee that people will keep paying as there were in p2p, so f2p gives them more time to create another game that will start p2p and get f2p, or start f2p already.
For those who don't know I am Bulgarian, as well as the developer studio. So I am proud to see the first Bulgarian F2P MMORPG. Enjoy!
I don't think this was a very smart move. From what I've heard this game has many, many bugs and horrible performance. Is it really a good idea to open the game up to more players when it's in that kind of state?
this game is desperately trying to survive … the free 2 play move wass only an act of desperation. they probably lost 80% of their payng customers allready cause the game sucks. now they`re just throwing it on the net for free and hoping for the best
i like the music ^^ its so calm 😀 maiby any1 knows how its called? (the 1st one)
this game looks to much like global agenda its like champions free for all vs dc universe dc would win hands down .
Not really…
realised i need to clarify what im refering too . I like Champions better than DC.
why this game was p2p anw ? it didnt impressed me at all , especially the movements thats some awkward shit
i totally agree.. a friend had a 2nd account and let me jam on it to try b4 i decided on buying or not.. the game was a gd mess compared to.. well basicly anything else ive ever seen. it's pretty bad when you pass up playing with some friends on a free account .


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Officials and scientists said Bangladesh was the lone country in Asia after Malaysia to carry out such a high level research led by Maqsudul Alam, a professor of the University of Hawaii.
Scientist Maqsudul Alam earlier decoded the genome of papaya in the US and rubber plant in Malaysia, led from the forefront in sequencing the jute genome.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the announcement of Bangladesh's scientific achievement in the parliament on wednesday 16th june 2010 amid cheers and desk thumping by lawmakers.
Jute genome sequencing initiative began in February, 2008 when Maqsudul started exploring the possibilities with several Bangladeshi scientists and academics. The whole process was kicked off with many long conference calls between Maqsudul and plant molecular biologists, Prof Haseena Khan and Prof Zeba Seraj of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Dhaka University. Then the lead researcher had several meetings with Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury.
Genome sequence represents a valuable shortcut, helping scientists find genes much more easily and quickly. A genome sequence allows scientists identify and understand how genes work together for the plant's different features like growth, development and maintenance as an entire organism. This allows them to manipulate the genes and enhance, reduce or add certain features of the plant.
Jute is the second largest fibre crop in terms of cultivation next to cotton. Bangladesh is the world's second-largest producer of jute, after India, and the world's largest exporter of the fibre.
If cotton is 'white gold' for some countries, jute could be 'fibre gold' for Bangladesh in the near future. A high value and quality product is what ultimately matters. I believe this will realise a key objective of jute research by the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute - to develop improved varieties of jute with wider adaptability having high quality, finer and stronger fibre.
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Recently Diljit Dosanjh was in news for his upcoming film which is believed to be based on the story of coveted hockey player of India and the ex-captain, Sandeep Singh. While the film isn't a biopic, it's an important chapter of Sandeep's life all set to be portrayed on screen. Much was spoken about the female lead of the film and looks like its Taapsee Pannu who is all set to play the female protagonist in the film.
The film instead of being a biopic will be a love story that revolves around the story of Taapsee Pannu and Diljit Dosanjh, both of whom would be playing hockey players in the film. While the exact details aren't known, the film is set to be directed by Shaad Ali.
The two actors will be going through extensive training for their hockey playing skills by strict professionals before they commence shooting for the film in Punjab in October. Taapsee is currently awaiting the release of the much talked about the sequel of Judwaa, which is releasing on 29th September. And now immediately after the release, Taapsee will immense herself in yet another promising project.
Taapsee Pannu, who is collaborating with Ficci Ladies Organization (FLO) for a self-defense training event, says women should know how to be their heroes. "I have always tried to push the importance of self-defense in girls. It is more than just learning martial arts; it's about instilling this confidence amongst girls that they are capable of taking care of themselves. They need to be their own heroes," Taapsee said in a statement.