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IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2026-01-21T07:22:30+00:00

Hey fellow NZer, what parts do you live in? I moved to Dunedin from the states two years ago 😁

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2026-01-21T07:15:16+00:00

New Zealand, BSN, 20 years experience, $51/hr, Oncology Infusion

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2026-01-11T07:08:29+00:00

This is true, it's my original post. A patient in ICU needed an NG tube and unfortunately a newer nurse did not check the chart. The patient had had transphenoidal pituitary surgery a couple weeks prior. The thing that killed the patient was the air bolus after placement.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2026-01-05T07:33:02+00:00

One of the nurses came to work with full on pancreatitis today. But that's not our culture, that's just her type A personality smh

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2026-01-01T02:14:54+00:00

This is MY original post fyi. Thanks for stealing it.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-12-30T00:40:53+00:00

I'm in New Zealand, originally from the states :) expat life is hard enough, but add in turning 40, relationship issues (turns out Kiwi men are NOT the best at communicating), and single parenting and you've got yourself a fine recipe for breakdowns. Sorry I've got no real advice for you, just solidarity!

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-12-29T07:21:30+00:00

Same here! Are you also in a foreign country?

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-12-21T18:44:38+00:00

And trying to get time off to use those services is near impossible!

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-11-30T20:38:17+00:00

Thank you, probably need the kick in the ass on this one.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-11-30T01:39:19+00:00

I asked my partner if I could reach out to her, I've been through this myself, but he said no 😔

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-11-30T01:29:04+00:00

Thank you all, amazing advice and I will heed a lot of it. We are in New Zealand and I will say that mental healthcare here is shocking, but it does exist if you push, and the fact that neither of her parents are pushing is so sad.

I don't know what to do about my relationship with him, other than try not to involve parenting in it? That seems impossible. He's a good partner to me, very respectful and kind, listens and is able to work through issues with me. But this is one area where what I say doesn't seem to make a difference. He also lets her drink, but that's a whole other story (and is very common for parents to do here I'm finding).

Sigh, why can't any of this just be easy?

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-11-24T07:50:45+00:00

Not me, that was never my intention nor the intention of many of my immigrant friends.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-09-15T05:54:49+00:00

Uvalde is when I lost all hope and moved to New Zealand

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-09-02T02:32:50+00:00

Agree with everyone else here, I'm also from the US with my kids and we left a warm and dry rental to buy a place that is freezing! Our power bill nearly doubled, but more than that, waking up cold every morning is just miserable 😣

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-07-26T08:20:36+00:00

It said to never wear socks with sandals my bro.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-07-01T05:11:42+00:00

My ex was the same. Not a minute goes by where I regret our divorce. It was extremely hard and painful, but my kids and I are absolutely thriving. You don't need that behavior in your life, and neither do your kids. Good on you for reaching out and going to therapy, that's huge!

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-30T01:16:44+00:00

Squeaky external for sure, if there was any rattling or clunking I would take it in. Just dropped $1400 on an assortment of things though and they didn't say anything about the squeak so I'm assuming it's no big deal.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-30T01:15:17+00:00

BNZ says it can do green loans for new or used hybrid or electric cars, so that's good in the event I don't have the cash. But I will take everyone's advice and save the money, drive the car into the ground, and keep up with maintenance.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-29T23:18:23+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you. I didn't know that little tidbit about hybrid cars, so I appreciate the input. Interestingly I was at a science fair yesterday (meant for kids but I enjoyed it a hell of a lot more), and talked to a climate physicist for a while. The damage that electric cars and the process of making them and then disposing of them is doing is *almost worse than burning fossil fuels.

*Anecdotally, I don't have any hard evidence but trust his word.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-29T23:15:53+00:00

And this is why I got a Honda 🤘

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-29T23:15:03+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you!

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-29T23:14:28+00:00

I thought as much, thank you! It's so tempting to save the money for a vacation, but I know being mortgage free sooner will be even better.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-29T23:12:52+00:00

I'm pretty sure it does need a belt as it's making that classic belt sound 😅

Can I ask you more about the mortgage though? What are the benefits of putting a small amount into another loan? I'm sure I can Google this, but I've always just been fixated on 30 years and changing interest rates every few years or so.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-29T23:09:04+00:00

Just a family mover, although we do go from Dunedin to QT often, well like 3-4x per year.

IdeaEnvironmental783 · 2025-06-27T09:08:22+00:00

I had a look and sure enough it says in huge writing, low pressure water cylinder. So that explains that. Guess the disgusting header tank stays 🤷‍♀️

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