The Adventures of Tintin

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Andrew

The Adventures of Tintin was released in New Zealand theaters on Boxing Day – 3 days ago. As a child, I loved reading the Tintin comic series, because of the art work, and the adventurous story-line in the series. Although I enjoyed the film, I’m not a movie critic. But one thing I can say is that the 3-year project paid off in the end with the attention to detail and the incredible visual effects.

If you want to read a proper evaluation of the film, click here to read Colin Covert’s account of Tintin.

Also, if you’re like me and want to relive your childhood memories, then Ziwi has made it possible to do so right here!

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Andrew

Middle Earth fans have been waiting for a glimpse into Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkiens 1937 book, The Hobbit.

Since filming started back in March, fans have been eager to get a taste of what’s to come – and the response so far has been positive. The two-part prequel to the well received The Lord of The Rings trilogy have also been filmed and edited in New Zealand, putting our country on the map once again.

I myself haven’t had the chance to read The Hobbit just yet, but I plan to get myself up to date asap! If you haven’t either, click here to get yourself a copy of the book! I was really impressed with the LOTR series, so my expectations for this series will be just as high. I trust that Peter Jackson will bring that same quality to this series – something that has made him one of the best directors in the game today!

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New Years Competition: The 48 Laws of Power & The Art of War!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Andrew
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Ziwi.co.nz New Years Competition

The team here at Ziwi are giving away two books to celebrate the New Year. In my opinion, there’s no better way to get motivated for 2012 than to equip yourself with the knowledge you can gain from within these pages! For those of you who aren’t familiar with this book, read these reviews here:

The 48 Laws of Power
The Art of War

There are many translations of Sun Tzu’s original texts, but many believe that Thomas Cleary has the best English translation available.

If you want to WIN FREE copies of these books, it only takes a few seconds to enter! All you have to do is register for the Ziwi website to go into the draw. It’s as simple as that! Click here to enter the draw.

Also, we are very active on our social media website now! We would love to hear from you about how we can improve our services and what you, as customers, would like to see in 2012 onwards!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ziwico
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ziwi

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Charles Dickens

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Andrew

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This morning as soon as I got into the office I thought I’d check out the latest book reviews on The New York Times website. I came across an article about legendary English novelist Charles Dickens. As his 200th birthday approaches, the author of this article pays homage to the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. Have a read below. After reading the article I began ‘googling’ more information about the man who wrote many of the stories that I read as a child.

 Getting to Know Charles Dickens

A couple of years ago, I played Charles Dickens in an episode of the British sci-fi series “Doctor Who.” As the doctor takes his leave of Earth, Dickens asks whether his books will still be read in the future. Yes, the doctor replies. For how long, Dickens wants to know. Forever, says the doctor, disappearing into cyberspace.

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