Auckland City Council - City Scene

A little bit of planning, a little bit of thought; that's all it will take for most people to be ready for Y2K.

A national advertising campaign, advising people to "B Y2K Wise" begins this week and in late August, all households will receive a brochure giving them guidelines on how to prepare for the event. Mayor Christine Fletcher says she is pleased the city is taking Y2K seriously.

"Preparations being taken will mean that it is unlikely there will be major problems.

"We are also suggesting that residents take Y2K seriously and take time to plan and prepare. People should look out for the information in their letterboxes in late August from the Government's Y2K Readiness Commission and if they have any further questions they should call Auckland City."

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>