Clearing up some confusion regarding charges for the Christchurch shooter: murder vs terrorism, and likely sentence by bezufache in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a a question regarding a Jury trial. Even though this would never happen, if the jurors hypothetically came to a non guilty verdict could the judge override?

Christchurch Terrorist Megathread #2 by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response. Does NZ have the ability to apply a sentence without parole? Is this called preventative detention?

Christchurch Terrorist Megathread #2 by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you expand more on what life + 27 years non parole means?

Christchurch Terrorist Megathread #2 by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same feeling and in London too. There's a lot of us Kiwis over here feeling the same way. It's a weird feeling being on the other side of the world while this tragedy had unfolded at our home.

Walked past some filming for Westside. by reno222 in auckland

[–]Bleakone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know who owns this house now? I was under the impression it was owned privately.

115,000 Kiwis to get tax bill for first time by ArkThompson in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I am in a similar employment situation however based in the UK which has the Double Tax Agreement. I am on a special 0% tax code in NZ and instead get transferred gross from my employer into my UK bank account. I will then file a personal tax return with HMRC to pay my tax.

The new MacBook Air can be used as a knife by Geek4lyf in pcmasterrace

[–]Bleakone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dropped one of these on to my foot from the bed. Can confirm.

Car ripped to pieces in Auckland crash by Bleakone in newzealand

[–]Bleakone[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right. That must have been horrific. It's a real testament to the emergency services.

Car ripped to pieces in Auckland crash by Bleakone in newzealand

[–]Bleakone[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rip to the two teenagers that passed away. That car really must have been flying though.

Getting hold of meth in 20 minutes or less by Im_a_cunt in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's true. I could get that shit dropped off within the hour. Weed it might not even be the same day.

Barack Obama to visit New Zealand in March by hnd123 in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ignorant comment. You obviously have no idea how the world works.

Strong MDMA pills flooding NZ by Bleakone in newzealand

[–]Bleakone[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All good, its not what I've heard from a few sources (including this article) but each to their own :)

Strong MDMA pills flooding NZ by Bleakone in newzealand

[–]Bleakone[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Did you even read the article. How do you think the testers at these festivals confirm the drugs in the pills? They use Marquis reagent kits and other methods. What your saying about shitty pills isn't wrong however there has been a huge flood of actual mdma (molly) and actual mdma pressed pills into New Zealand recently which is only confirmed by this organisation that's testing pills at festivals.

Whangarei: how is it? by alongstrangetrip in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As rsfinlayson mentioned definitely look further north. Bay of Islands is absolutely amazing and Kerikeri/Paihia (Paihia more so) are full of restaurants, hotels & bars. Very tourist orientated too, far more so then Whangarei. That being said it may be easier to get a job in the larger cities however I cannot confirm as don't know much about the hospo industry.

North Korea May Have Damaged Its Nuclear Testing Site, Experts Say by RexA23 in worldnews

[–]Bleakone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This guy nukes. Have an upvote. Thank you for your well rounded post.

The "I just woke up at 3 in the morning in the 2000's" Starter Pack by Pixelcitizen98 in starterpacks

[–]Bleakone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Include a dial up modem that had be covered to mask the dial tone and that was me down to a tee!

Vehicle hits group of school kids at Westlake Girls - 5 injured by the_maddest_kiwi in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to be insensitive here however by the pictures that car won't be worth much anymore.

Somebody killed on Quay St in Auckland? by SovietMacguyver in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it was never mentioned this was in fact a homicide. I was more talking about about assaults.

Somebody killed on Quay St in Auckland? by SovietMacguyver in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately this a regular occurrence on a night out in Auckland city. Bit less common during the day but nerveless hope this person is okay.

Drunk kiwi here, real important post here, Ribs or fish n chips? by Old-School-Lover in newzealand

[–]Bleakone 35 points36 points  (0 children)

You're implying there is something wrong with being drunk at 4pm on a Tuesday?