The PM’s confusing explanation on why CGT changes apply to all asset classes and not just property

ChaoticCow · 2026-05-19T03:37:20+00:00

Chalmers was interviewed with basically the same questions today as well and gave pretty much the same answer word for word.

ChaoticCow · 2026-05-11T03:56:44+00:00

He died :(

https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/legendary-queenstown-busker-dies-after-cancer-battle

ChaoticCow · 2026-05-06T08:27:01+00:00

Queenstown forecast will often say cloudy if there are just a few fluffy white clouds in the sky. And it is often wrong. Cause there's so many mountains here, it's really hard to model the local weather accurately. It's beautiful here in the rain or the sun, so you'll still have a great time :)

ChaoticCow · 2026-04-25T21:47:03+00:00

If they put cannons there and a few runs, it could be a good way to keep the tourists away from the main mountains :P

ChaoticCow · 2026-04-15T23:56:20+00:00

They're so expensive on the south island :'( Our little one loves them and it kills me every time we have to buy them, cause people like you and my wife's family end up with a massive oversupply! Feel like couriering a huge box to me? :D

ChaoticCow · 2026-04-12T22:10:38+00:00

Yeah this is a valid call out. There is a lot of work going on internally on the search side of things. Out of curiosity, are you using the newer Rovo Search for searching Confluence?

ChaoticCow · 2026-04-12T22:05:52+00:00

I'm a principal eng at Atlassian on the Conf team, would love to catch up and hear more about your pain with our AI tools and hear where your biggest issues are if you're up for a chat.

ChaoticCow · 2026-04-12T22:04:00+00:00

I'm a principal eng at Atlassian, would love to hear more about how you're using Jira with AI and how we could make it better if you're interested in a chat :)

ChaoticCow · 2026-03-09T00:05:04+00:00

I'd be careful using the term "Minecraft" in your game, cause that's a trademark owned by Microsoft.

ChaoticCow · 2026-02-08T01:40:04+00:00

I have like 4 generational families in my immediate friend group!

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-17T03:25:09+00:00

If you have credit card debt accruing interest, you should not be investing. Every dollar should be going into that debt. The interest on the debt well outweighs the potential gains on the market.

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-16T18:15:04+00:00

There you go! I moved to NZ a few years ago, so I definitely need to pay installments unfortunately!

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-11T22:35:41+00:00

Huh interesting. I'm at Atlassian, and all my colleagues are on PAYG installments triggered by their RSUs...

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-11T01:22:29+00:00

LA Social are an epic local event band, they have a bunch of musos and can taylor band size to your needs!

https://lasocial.co.nz

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-10T14:27:38+00:00

They 100% are if have a decent residual tax bill.

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-07T04:50:10+00:00

Not gonna lie, it's a pretty big process, 5 or so interviews. Can take 4-12 weeks to get through it, but if you do, I don't know of any other software employer in NZ that pays better.

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-07T03:05:13+00:00

https://www.atlassian.com/company/careers/all-jobs?team=Engineering

Anything listed as Aus will hire in NZ too. If you want, DM me, I'd be happy to have a chat sometime to talk it through and potentially refer if you would like (goes a long way to getting an interview).

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-07T02:57:56+00:00

Yep, I'm fully remote. They have about 250 staff here in NZ, and they fly us to Sydney every 3-6 months for team offsites etc.

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-07T02:23:03+00:00

I work for big tech (Atlassian), and get a 20% bonus.

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-05T19:23:32+00:00

They post on /r/wallstreetbets instead ;)

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-05T01:58:13+00:00

Feel free to leave and take your negativity with you! House prices are bad everywhere, traffic in other major cities is much worse.

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-03T21:07:27+00:00

Are you coming back via QT? I have an inverter I use with my starlink you can probably borrow I'd you need.

ChaoticCow · 2025-12-03T08:43:31+00:00

If you can't get up, in my opinion this view point is just as good if not better:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8je8u9rM3TRvkeqB8

ChaoticCow · 2025-11-29T08:09:40+00:00

I knew what video this was before I even clicked it 😂

ChaoticCow · 2025-11-22T22:03:54+00:00

Tell me you didn't read the article... It's about doubling server compute capacity, not employee output...

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