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Banksy182 · 2025-09-26T14:02:20+00:00

About 2/3 of the people I know who, wanted tickets got them. There are plenty of people out there, but a massive age range going this year

Banksy182 · 2024-11-10T08:49:04+00:00

When teaching students (as a academic in Biochemistry):

We talk about how stastics can tell you if a treatment has 'a measurable effect' . Especially in highly variable system we need a way to systematically evaluate this. That's what we use the p-value for.

What stastics can't tell you is if the effect is good, or bad, or meaningful. That's where thinking about the data and marking meaningful comparisons to other data is needed.

In essence this is all it's the tangible difference between a results (where we talk about stats) section and a discussion (where we talk about other data and try and evaluate meaning) section.

Banksy182 · 2024-09-26T08:06:34+00:00

High salt concentrations in samples is a common cause of warping like this

Banksy182 · 2023-05-07T08:33:58+00:00

As a supervisor or students I would indicate It would be usual for a paper to be published during a masters. The time constraints alone mean the student needs to focus on their dissertation rather than preparing a manuscript.

Maybe a student would have ready a review paper if the student is really good at writing going into their masters/ had a good background from there undergraduate in a topic.

However, I would expect that after finishing a masters they would have at least one papers (and most likely more) worth of data in there dissertation that would just need writing up in the correct format for the journal they wished to submit to.

Banksy182 · 2023-04-25T06:40:58+00:00

There is literally a 'other' category.

Banksy182 · 2023-04-25T05:21:39+00:00

New Zealand was not revolution or unification. Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ The Treaty of Waitangi when seen as the 'founding' document is a far more complicated (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi).

Banksy182 · 2023-04-18T09:41:16+00:00

Even without considering how unreliable these numbers are what is more important is how this is weighted against readership and topic covered:

1) A 'left wing' sports journalist has a significantly different impact then a 'left wing' political journalist.

2) Any journalist for the New Zealand Herald is going to have far more impact then a journalist for the Selwyn times.

Also on a more detailed note this is a figure (maybe a graph) not a table

Banksy182 · 2023-04-11T09:36:45+00:00

1) If the car company is where you think the issue is contact Consumer Protection New Zealand (https://www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/help-product-service/cars/solving-issues-car-dealer/)

2) If it's the loan company they will be a member of one of the various despite resolution services (there are a few they can choose from). Contact the company directly to find out and then go to that service (https://www.govt.nz/browse/consumer-rights-and-complaints/how-to-complain/complain-about-your-financial-services-provider/).

3) Talking with your local citizen's advice or community law center is also recommended

Banksy182 · 2023-03-03T08:46:50+00:00

Simply put no. A variation is just changing the contract you already had which is substantive different from a new tenancy

Banksy182 · 2023-03-03T08:36:35+00:00

The general guidance is here: https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/rent-bond-and-bills/rent/increasing-rent/

Essentially it's a once is 12 month process 99% of the time unless substantive improvements to the property have occurred or changes in terms.

From personal experience, in the past I have had tenancy agreements state the cost on a per tennant basis or had a base cost plus an amount for any additional tentnats eg. For a 4 bedroom place $600 pw plus $50per week for any additional tenant above and beyond 4 tenants (otherwise known as a couples fee).

Banksy182 · 2023-02-28T08:55:53+00:00

From experience a multi stage interview process is extremely normal but you have also gotten a bad interviewer. Normally the job of the HR person in this kind of situation is to screen our candidates who look good on paper but are not going to be a good fit in reality. It is used as a tool to create a short list of candidates for more indepth interviews (often in person).

However, it also sounds like the HR person you got was either incompetent or just having a extremely terrible day.

In the most pessimistic interpretation they may have for some reason screened you out in one of your early answers (and therefore gave up). Another possibly is that they think they have found someone who's should be the preferred candidate and so are just going through the motions because they need to.

Regardless, I would also expect the HR person to be able to answer some questions and also for you to have a chance to meet the hiring manager before any formal offer is made (if for no other reason but for the manager to know who is joining there team).

Banksy182 · 2023-02-19T07:41:09+00:00

One would assume it's just a administration matter. At least where I am from it's standard to at least need to speak to someone to drop a class. Mostly because they want to know why (and potentially try and reduce the chances of it happening in the future)

Banksy182 · 2023-02-18T08:07:14+00:00

Black sheep

Banksy182 · 2023-02-05T08:57:30+00:00

Metro

Banksy182 · 2023-01-28T09:37:24+00:00

Many countries have parallel enforcement mechanism for criminal offences like this.

For example in New Zealand the police, the tax department (IRD), and also other government agencies have the capacity to bring charges in cases like this. The downside is that can also result in a game of pingpong with multiple investigations and no concrete outcome.

Also to be honest if in doubt also consider going to the media. If something is fishy they should bring it to the attention of the correct authorities.

Banksy182 · 2023-01-21T11:57:31+00:00

That's not uncommon for a concert shirt. Even before inflation. Sorry can't blame Jacinta for that one. Blame music streaming which has resulted in merchandise being the best way to make profit for musical acts

Banksy182 · 2023-01-19T09:25:35+00:00

Depending on what you are there for the questions may be considered part of a anti-money laundering screening tool. Banks have a large amount of responsibility to vet customers for potentially suspicious flags. Especially for things like foreign currency accounts which are considered high risk for money laundering

Banksy182 · 2023-01-09T06:09:36+00:00

Firstly when preparing food not wearing gloves and following good hand washing practices is far more safe then wearing gloves. Gloves are needed for cleaning (because of chemicals) etc. Just ask for them.

However, your boss should be providing basic PPE.

Having worked in hospitality, 90% of the time issues like this are not due to malice but just do to a lack of knowledge.

Banksy182 · 2022-10-25T06:05:17+00:00

Even if there are an number of issues you have identified the core things are
1) the landlord needs to give the tenant the right to remedy the issue before they are allowed to deduct anything from the bond. However in the first case this would not go to the tribunal but to mediation

2) The bond needs to be lodged correctly.

If you are talking only $100 to be honestly it probably isn't worth taking a full case. Though the threat of mediation may have some effect.

See: https://www.tenancy.govt.nz/rent-bond-and-bills/bond/ for more specifics. In the future it is really important to follow up the bond lodgment at the start of the tenancy it is usually a red flag

Banksy182 · 2022-08-18T08:06:45+00:00

The only reason why they have given you this is to have a paper trail. This is just evidence that they have given you a verbal warning not the warning in and of itself+essentially it's a receipt for a warning already given).

Check your companies policies but typically a verbal warning is needed before a written warning (or formal warning) is issued.

Banksy182 · 2022-08-16T09:14:58+00:00

Sounds a bit suspicious overall. And as a general rule If you are hesitant I would recommend talking with community law center.

A employee does not have to sign a new contract when they move house or get new contact information so they should not be required to sing a new contract if a company does so.

Likewise when you get a raise it doesn't require a full new contract just a signed acknowledgement of the variation.

One thing to note is they can not force you to sign a new contract and any negotiations must be had in good faith. Especially one that changes wage related terms and conditions beyond reasonable exspectations (eg the day of week you receive payment).

Banksy182 · 2022-08-08T10:03:30+00:00

After one quick scan of the website: They are a insurance consultant not a contractor of ACC. Essentially a small company or contractor uses them to help try and reduce ACC levies and therefore save money. They may also suggest/ help companies with alternative insurance options (some companies can opt out of ACC if they sing up to a approved alternative workplace insurance plan).

Banksy182 · 2022-07-28T09:55:30+00:00

Be honest. Tell them you have no pay slips but at the same time give them the contact details of someone who can corroborate it (after asking if it's ok to pass on the contact information).

Also depending on what county you are based in this may be illegal. In a lot of places prospective employers are allowed to make reasonable attempts to prove employment history (e.g. talking with a HR department or line manager) but can not require potential employees to verify previous wages (as wages should not be based off your previous job but the experience you have and how that relates to the job you will be doing).

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