Backbencher

I looked at the The Press out of Christchurch. What stuck me intitially when I looked at this paper was that it looked a lot different from the other newspapers I've reviewed. It didn't have many pictures, it wasn't full of American pop-culture, and these two things made it seem more credible to me. I also thought that it was a lot more regionally and nationally focused than the Sydney and Melbourne papers.

An issue that was talked about a lot in The Press was about the Telecom company. This is a huge company in NZ. Apparently there was a leak in a Telecom office which caused some commercially sensitive information to be leaked. This past week Telecom's profits have been dropping drastically. Other smaller NZ companies are celebrating Telecom's downfall becasue now these smaller companies can get a toehold in the market. The NZ government has also become heavily involved in this.

Another article I found interesting was one about the lack of elderly housing on the South Island. This problem is worst in the Nelson and Marlborough areas. Most elderly people want a small and low matinence place to live, but a lot of elderly people are keeping their family homes. This is going to become an increasing problem in NZ because the 65+ age group is projected to grow from 12% to 25% of the population in the next 25 years.