> >Is there an equivalent to RS components over there ?
> 
> Both RS and Farnell have an NZ presence. I know Farnell used 
> to have their warehouse in Australia, with an NZ phone 
> number, and orders were delivered next day by airfreight. RS 
> used to have an NZ warehouse in Auckland, I don't know if 
> they still do.
> 


And neither are overly hobbiest friendly, at least price-wise.  Their
onesy-twosy prices seem to be set at f*** o** prices, meaning they'd rather
not have you bothering them for a couple of resistors and a cap.

Yeah, and DSE is a waste of space these days.  They also seem to hire the
people McDonalds reject, and those that DSE reject go on to work for Tandy
(Radio Shack).

Tony

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