New Zealand jobseekers disapprove of social media vetting

Employers in New Zealand are using social media profile as part of the hiring process. Is this the way employers are hiring in the future?

http://www.humanresourcesonline.net/news/21246

Direct Flights From Singapore to Auckland on Jetstar

I have just received an email from Jetstar about 15 minutes ago saying that they will be flying from Singapore to Auckland by March next year. Another great option to get from the Equator to The Land of The Long White Clouds.

Parrot Shags Zoologist in New Zealand

‘You are being shagged by a rare parrot’

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine head to the ends of the earth in search of animals on the edge of extinction.

In New Zealand the travellers make their way through one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. They are on a journey to find the last remaining kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot which, when threatened with attack, adopts a strategy of standing very still indeed.

HBO – Flight of the Concordes – itsReal

for those that did not KNOW i am a k1w1 – kiwi – and we are very proud of our heritage – in doing so I was quite Surprised to find a new breed of Kiwi – called the Concorde…

remember to visit: HBO and send your entry – Kiwi Concordes need your Support – for the poor Kiwi’s who can’t fly….. I guess u need to go to : http://www.newzealand.com/

http://www.hboasia.com/fotc

Images Captured By Creative SIngapore’s V A D O – cool on the spot video capture – itsReal

The SLENZ Update – Twinity knowledge in land of the long white cloud New Zealand

Meanwhile Metaversum’s Twinity Beta, which entered public beta a little more than one month ago appears to be moving ahead and now already is claiming 50,000 real users.(http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/10/quick-stat-over-50000-users-in-twinity-beta.html)

With a virtual Berlin, Twinity already plans to launch a virtual London and Singapore later this year. Metaversum is also working with the government of Singapore on a mirror world project, Co-Space.

via The SLENZ Update – No 20, October 30, 2008 « Second Life Education in New Zealand

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Tech gets $500,000 grant – itsReal

Funding for Education research in SL from New Zealand

There’s an ongoing debate about how best to monetise virtual worlds, but one thing’s not in doubt: the flow of investment into the virtual worlds space from two sources: venture capitalists (for commercial virtual worlds), and research grants (for medical / educational applications). The Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology in New Zealand is the latest beneficiary of the latter, receiving $500,000 for a new project exploring educational uses for Second Life.

NMIT has partnered with Otago Polytechnic, the Wellington Institute of Technology, and the Open Polytechnic on the project, as well as bringing IBM in for technical support and consultancy. The project’s aim is to find out what teaching methods will work best within Second Life, if at all.

Read more AT vwfblog

Internet Addictions – Shock Treatment for Addicts

it is almost 2008, and the use of Electric Shock Treatment is still in use…what are we thinking, surely some stress free time In New Zealand, walking the sheep trails, might be less invasive than placing electrodes into a young persons brain – APLINK

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Recruit.net continues to expand, moves in on New Zealand – itsReal

Over 30,000 New Zealand Jobs from Hundreds of Websites in a Single Search: http://NewZealand.recruit.net
New Zealand joins the Asia Pacific Recruit.net network, which lists over 3million jobs
Auckland, New Zealand December 10, 2007 – Recruit.net announced today the launch of a new search engine for New Zealand jobs. In one simple search, the service gives job seekers free access to over 30,000 job opportunities from numerous websites in New Zealand.
Launched in 2006, Recruit.net is the leading search engine for jobs in Asia Pacific, with over 3 million job listings from across the region, including Singapore, Malaysia Japan, India, Australia, China and now New Zealand.
Applauding the announcement on the expansion into the New Zealand market, leading search consultant and HR blogger Mr Steven Kempton stated, “I believe Recruit.net adds a real difference to the NZ job board marketplace. The ability to truly search from one site provides several valuable tools for candidates. “It’s a real winner for candidates but it’s also very positive for employers who can now be confident that it doesn’t matter which board they advertise on it’s possible for candidates to find that job through Recruit.net. You’ll automatically have more coverage for your job without doing a thing or paying a cent.”

Recruit.net uses proprietary technology to provide the most comprehensive, relevant and fresh job search site in New Zealand that includes job listings from numerous websites, newspapers, recruitment agencies, associations, and companies directly.