If 90% of your customers are in the US then your data should be as close as possible to them – after all, every time one of these customers hits your page the same data is sent…

But we need to know how the money will actually be spent, and whether (despite his protests to the contrary) it really will end up lining the pockets of incumbents.

That is a very fair question. By the same token, it would be interesting to see how much of the…

The fact that you cannot find this service locally is probably because there is not enough business to support a service like this in NZ to the scale needed to make it economic.

No, it's because of the lousy peering model Telstra and Telecom introduced 4 years ago.

Sucks, but…

I spend thousands on hosting in the USA because no-one here can set me up with a fast enough server and a big enough data allowance.

There's no way that providing fibre to every home is going to fix this problem for you. Your problem isn't access, it's the service…

Craig: Wouldn't informed analysis require actual policy detail?

It would require TVNZ doing their fucking jobs, and I saw precious little evidence that anyone was actually trying rather than trying to run a fraking lame gotcha on Bill English.

Come on guys — for months…

The leader might be willing to bolt himself steadfastly to the slightly left of centre ground in order to secure the prestigious job, but the bungy rope must be getting pretty damn taught, if the expression on Maurice's face is any guide.

Let's consider this thesis: I don't give a…