On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Chris Wedgwood wrote:
Part of the reason New Zealand is such a bountiful and rich place is that has a low population density and it's comparatively remote compared to the rest of the world; as such various commodities such as bandwidth is more expensive.
Err... I need to disabuse you of the notion that NZ is a rich place. It isn't. NZ has slipped way back in national wealth charts (from 3rd place to 20th, IIRC). It's official, the government is finally recognising that it cannot let the slide continue. No doubt this is one reason why Internet access costs a lot in NZ.
Deal with it.
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