They definitely appear to be faster uptakers of technology than the Aussies. There are some pretty cool things here that Kiwi's take for granted. The bus routes all have electronic timetables at each bus stop to tell you when the next bus is due. Sydney is still living in the dark ages with this one, although, once again, I shouldn't judge the whole country on Sydney's transport problems. Because Sydney's are really shit.
Working in the TV industry it's quite noticeable how far advanced the industry is here. The main TV channels, TVNZ and TV3 do not accept tapes anymore. Everything is uploaded to their servers. Pretty impressive. Nobody shoots on Digibeta (geek speak I know)anymore whereas in Oz they still mainly use it, although that is starting to change.
It's a shame our internet speeds are not keeping pace with our needs. The internet is definitely slower here, especially around peak time.
Banking is also really easy and because they don't charge you for using an EFTPOS card everyone uses them for everything. I was surprised to find out that my bank doesn't have BPAY though. You can pay bills through your bank but you need the payees full bank account details. That's a bit crazy
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