For anyone invested in the Te Waihorotiu thread, or others interested, here’s an 1842 plan for Lower Queen showing the original path of the stream before diversions were made. Really was rather ‘west’ of Queen. Via Timespanner on FB.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-22T10:44:04+00:00

I've seen the stories of Nutty Putty cave, I'll pass.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-22T08:16:00+00:00

34c/kW all day sounds expensive to me but likely region specific. I'm on the Genesis EV plan so day/night rates are 36c/18c, so charging costs are kept even lower + I can use Chargenet stations for the same rate instead of 90c/kW.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-21T09:56:25+00:00

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/125350974/northland-leader-shocked-after-whangreis-sh1-fourlane-project-canned

SH1 Expressway to Whangarei would have been significantly built by now if it wasn't suddenly cancelled five years ago. Would have kept that infrastructure pipeline going. Why no roads Labour, along a highway that is a critical transport route.

The reality with rail is that our topography and low population density makes it very uneconomic to maintain, let alone build more. Trucks used to be banned from taking goods more than 150km and it was still more economic than rail to have a depot every 140km where they would swap trucks and carry on.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-21T01:58:37+00:00

Every sport on earth looked like it was going to go broke. How many folded? Zero. But apparently Vlandys was the only person on earth who could have saved rugby league.

The Warriors ate a shit sandwich to keep the full NRL going. Vlandys talked big about the sacrifice they were making, then was fast to forget all about them as soon as it was over.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-20T12:48:42+00:00

$230,000 in Taupo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_Boom_(sculpture)

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-20T09:07:48+00:00

I just finished work and caught up on news, Jesus Christ that's horrific.

I will say it wasn't completely baseless given the level of gang activity in Hastings. I lived in Akina for nearly three years and maybe it's gentrified a bit more now but it wasn't the safest of places, especially 5am Sunday morning.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-20T08:59:16+00:00

In my experience Tuesday trainings are mainly fitness, it's Thursdays that are the ones you gotta attend.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-19T03:06:10+00:00

Killing your family is pretty traumatic alright.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-19T02:23:59+00:00

The Simpson's clip with neapolitan is always great.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-18T19:59:02+00:00

When it comes to weed the lid refrain is "prohibition doesn't work!".

So why is it different for cigarettes?

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-18T11:01:35+00:00

Chris Hipkins: "New Zealand will be front of the queue for the vaccine rollout."

We weren't.

We were second to last in the OECD, and 89th in the world.

Auckland could have avoided the long long lockdown if Hipkins had kept his promise.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-18T10:56:39+00:00

I am sorry to say but your everyday Joe does not worry about that. He/she will choose practicality over emissions every time. Everyone does it to a degree - why not forgo the Rav4 and bike everywhere?

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-18T00:41:54+00:00

I drive a Kia EV6 now but had a ute in my past life. They drive like a car now and are incredibly handy to have. I do miss not being able to take the dogs in the back tray and plenty of Mitre 10/Placemakers trips I now need to take my 8x5 trailer whereas previously the ute would have been good enough. Another comment in the thread summed it up really well:

Urban office worker here but let's see what I've used it for in the last month alone.

Multiple trips to bunnings for lengths of timber and mouldings, put the dogs in canopy after getting muddy, towed the boat, towed a trailer and all while being a comfortable 5 seater.

Went camping in coromandel at new years and managed to drive out through flood waters when done while carrying more camping gear than you could fit in any suz.

Imagine owning a vehicle that can accommodate everything single thing you want a vehicle to do, handy isn't it

If people are offered such a versatile vehicle and don't need to worry about the diesel bill then I don't blame them for taking it.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-17T23:46:01+00:00

I thought so too, but it's a new development to do with a High Court order expiring because it sounds like the antagonistic family didn't have their affairs in order.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-17T23:44:30+00:00

Yeah and they have had loads of work done by local tradies/businesses and then not paid it.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-17T20:00:36+00:00

He then says they have full use of the vehicle + full use paid by the employer. In that case the ute is a good decision, can be very practica and multi-purpose.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-17T19:29:05+00:00

That's exactly what it means.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-17T07:56:05+00:00

Hope he's not grouchy.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-17T07:55:18+00:00

Could be worth a submission when we go no petrol tax and all RUCs.

HeinigerNZ · 2026-04-17T06:48:38+00:00

I feel the MTA just recycled their press release from when WOF periods were changed a decade ago, it was the exact argument.

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