> > > That's definitely not what we're saying at all; you've listed three > commercial websites we're happily competing with.
Incorrect - Newzealand.com is run by Tourism New Zealand, which is a crown entity: http://www.tourismnewzealand.com/tourism_info/about-us/corporate-overview/corporate-overview_home.cfm Newzealand.com is not a commercial enterprise - it's aimed at increasing travel to new zealand to benefit the economy as a whole with no direct benefit to Tourism New Zealand itself Having the government with its limitless public purse start up in > competition, attempt to duplicate your business model, and refuse to > co-operate despite a mandate to share though is quite different. The government and it's *cough* 'limitless coffers offers a whole range of information, aggregating much of it from disparate sources: http://newzealand.govt.nz/ It also has a vested interest in promoting NZ culture, heritage, arts and tourism. I'd be more worried if the govt was doing nothing to promote these things. I don't mean to come across as rude - you've built Eventfinder and are running a successful business from it - for that you get my respect. However, this is clearly an emotive subject with opposing views and your commercial interest makes you far from impartial I'm afraid. Regards, Paul --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
