• Hard News: Winning the RWC: it's complicated, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca, 18:13 Oct 19, 2011

  Queens Wharf and its sheds were off limits to the public. The central party zone was originally planned for newly-renovated Aotea Square until McCully, Key and co decreed that the waterfront had to be the place.

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• Hard News: Winning the RWC: it's complicated, in reply to merc, 18:10 Oct 19, 2011

  losing teams were not even invited to stay on for a few days.
  This is not our way, really it is not

  Seemed rude to me too. Wonder who made that decision?

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• Hard News: Winning the RWC: it's complicated, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca, 18:08 Oct 19, 2011

  it took a fuckup on opening night just to ensure the South got to be included

  No, the region's other fanzones were always part of the plan. Deciding not to open them for the first night was silly.

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• Hard News: Winning the RWC: it's complicated, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca, 18:07 Oct 19, 2011

  We already had the sheds.

  Not so. We only got them because of the RWC.

  We already had plenty of businesses hoping to get punters, and that means we already had booze and food.

  True. I feel for the local businesses.

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• Up Front: Casual, Shallow and Meaningless, 17:31 Oct 19, 2011

  The other side of the coin is everyone else learning ways to communicate and build relationships that respect different levels of comfort or proficiency with small talk.

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• Up Front: Casual, Shallow and Meaningless, in reply to JacksonP, 16:45 Oct 19, 2011

  instilling self-worth and confidence

  Though self-esteem can be unhelpful.

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• Up Front: Casual, Shallow and Meaningless, in reply to JacksonP, 16:39 Oct 19, 2011

  facial recognition software

  The update of the Android OS released today can apparently unlock the phone/tablet when it recognises your face.

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• Up Front: Casual, Shallow and Meaningless, in reply to Moz, 15:48 Oct 19, 2011

  micro-famous

  very good

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• Up Front: Casual, Shallow and Meaningless, in reply to BenWilson, 15:46 Oct 19, 2011

  cabbies if they won't shut up

  honestly never had this problem, though I hear about it all the time

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• Hard News: Winning the RWC: it's complicated, in reply to merc, 14:19 Oct 19, 2011

  Claiming incompetence seems over the top when we don't yet have details to support that. Apart from the opening night debacle.

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