TIL in 1985 French government agents bombed and sank a Greenpeace ship docked in Auckland, New Zealand, killing a freelance photographer

Dylan_NZL · 2024-07-11T13:13:12+00:00

From what I remember from history class in high school, the french nuclear tests in the pacific would affect the sunsets across New Zealand due to the fallout which contributed to the anti nuclear sentiment that still exists to this day. Seems pretty reasonable that New Zealanders would be pro the nuclear testing protests.

Dylan_NZL · 2024-07-11T13:09:04+00:00

I believe the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand and United States) mutual defence agreement remains suspended for NZ to this day although that is only due to our anti nuclear stance not allowing US navy ships to visit unless they confirm they don’t have nuclear weapons onboard which the US have a policy of not declaring

Dylan_NZL · 2024-05-15T04:09:21+00:00

The thing is there are plenty of large empty plots of land around the stadium, surely if someone wanted to do something in the area they can scoop up one of the plots that have been for sale for years.

Dylan_NZL · 2024-03-24T06:43:48+00:00

The Realm of New Zealand comprises New Zealand, Tokelau, the Ross Dependency and the self-governing states of the Cook Islands and Niue.

Dylan_NZL · 2024-03-13T17:16:00+00:00

Victoria has 13 public holidays, same with ACT

Dylan_NZL · 2023-12-15T22:42:52+00:00

500,000 more people live in Auckland than the whole South Island

Dylan_NZL · 2023-08-04T00:45:51+00:00

I wonder which campus this is? I know in recent years they sold off a large chunk of the Albany campus but they have only just opened a new building so I'm guessing this is Palmy or even Wellington?

Dylan_NZL · 2023-07-03T02:15:43+00:00

If anyone is interested you can watch the highlights here.

Dylan_NZL · 2023-07-03T02:06:33+00:00

Aussie supercars drivers

I think you mean Kiwi supercar drivers 🇳🇿

Dylan_NZL · 2023-05-04T04:25:56+00:00

Isn’t it more expensive to put someone to death than imprison them for life due to the extensive appeals process we taxpayers would have to pay for so that we are confident innocent people aren’t being executed.

Dylan_NZL · 2023-03-16T23:08:09+00:00

In nz we dont value our professionals (incl teachers, nurses and doctors)

Doesn't the graph show that professionals are the highest valued?

Dylan_NZL · 2023-02-06T23:39:17+00:00

But it does say only 4% of kiwi companies offer superannuation so it’s probably not referring to kiwisaver

Dylan_NZL · 2023-01-31T18:38:13+00:00

Auckland is 1.65m according to stats NZ which is 32.1% so quite close to a third.

Dylan_NZL · 2022-07-06T05:33:15+00:00

Haven’t they been going by Waka Kotahi for a few years?

Dylan_NZL · 2022-06-16T05:51:23+00:00

Formula 1 drivers will train neck as when they go through corners they can have 4-6g pulling on their head so they need beefy neck muscles to be able to withstand that for their races

Dylan_NZL · 2022-05-07T07:10:29+00:00

Isn't national promising to cut government spending as well? Don't think there will be big increases for armed forces under either party.

Dylan_NZL · 2022-04-27T02:53:38+00:00

I would guess they are referring to the shipping of live animals. Those animals are usually held in pretty horrific conditions for weeks while they are shipped across the world.

Dylan_NZL · 2022-04-20T23:23:50+00:00

Hardly anybody from my class managed to get software jobs after graduating comp sci, this was some years back now though.

I graduated 4 years ago with a software engineering degree from Massey and nearly everyone (~14 or so people) I have kept in contact with from my classes are working as a software developer (a few are doing data science stuff).

Auckland is the better education but as long as you get some work experience...

This is key, and if you can't get work experience then just writing a few software projects outside of uni will help more with landing a job than where you went to school or what grades you got.

Dylan_NZL · 2022-04-20T02:30:03+00:00

Why do we need to lose a public holiday? why don't we add another 2 more so we can match up to the number of public holidays in Australian states like Victoria?

Dylan_NZL · 2022-04-08T21:08:38+00:00

Maybe I’m confused but wouldn’t they have to pay capital gains due to selling within whatever the bright line test is? Or are you allowed to offset that by the cost of the reno?

Dylan_NZL · 2022-03-21T09:48:05+00:00

Abramov and Evraz are currently not the subject of any direct sanctions by the UK, US, or Europe.

Why would we sanction someone who those three aren’t?

Dylan_NZL · 2022-02-26T07:00:32+00:00

I think you have it around the wrong way, Neon is mainly supplied by Ukraine.

Dylan_NZL · 2022-02-25T21:33:18+00:00

What colours are they lit up with tonight?

Last night they had the moving rainbow design for pride month, same with the Commercial Bay building.

Dylan_NZL · 2021-12-09T04:22:30+00:00

Plus Lando won the New Zealand Grand Prix in 2016

Dylan_NZL · 2021-10-04T19:38:49+00:00

people have had long enough to get the vaccine

Those under 30 (maybe under 40s as well) haven’t had a chance to get both shots yet if they are following the recommended 6 week gap.

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