By Michael H. Goldhaber
©Copyright 2002, Michael H. Goldhaber
[Keynote address to (e)-vision symposium “Aotearoa-New
Zealand:First to Awaken, First to Think?” Wellington, March 8-9, 2002]
[The eye not only represents the
world offering attention to New Zealand, but also the author as an observer,
albeit briefly, of your country.
I’ve found Aotearoa- New Zealand
and/or its citizens to be comfortable, clean, caring, friendly, intelligent,
and polite. You are also creative
in an orderly way, but not
notably ambitious orcompetitive. I noticed no one who seemed
eager to be a “Masterof the Universe.” This makes
A-NZ a pleasant place, but it’s
a problem,as I hope you’llsee. Andrew Grove, former head of Intel titled
his memoir Only the ParanoidSurvive.
New Zealanders would do well to
be just a bit more paranoid.]