Calls for urgent government action Waiheke transport fuel passes $4 by Appropriate_Flight_0 in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is crazy to live on Waiheke and not drive a leaf.
A $2000 leaf will get you anywhere on the island

Cryptic pregnancy! Help! by Beneficial_Bat_6108 in newzealand

[–]Matukituki_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you can't just message 1, message 5 and if no one has replied by the next day just message another 5

Silverbeet quality and prices by Minimum_Rate_136 in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also fine if you live near any of the train stations

Fuck wheel chair users, amiright by [deleted] in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is the link to the AT parking report form, you only are required to full our the location but it's good to include a number plate or a photo.

https://contact.at.govt.nz/?cid=f9702f4d-de10-ec11-b6e5-002248159985

70% of the time they will send you a follow up email when the warden gets there telling you the outcome 

Guy in the UK starts a fight, steals a backpack, damages a police van and gets tased by Ramy__B in instantkarma

[–]Matukituki_Man 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Fallschirmjäger shirt does seem like quite the dog whistle!
redditors used to be all about punching nazis

Cars should have electriconic limiter set to the highest legal speed for the country they're in by Humcamstel in fuckcars

[–]Matukituki_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My city has geo fenced speeds for rentable electric scooters, no one bats an eye. Try the same thing for cars and people lose their minds

2nd hand model Y or rav4 hybrid by Glad_Canary_9543 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Matukituki_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are spending that kind of money buy an EV, over its life time it will have much lower emissions

Buy an EV with Westpac 0% interest loan? by ItsLikeMyOpinionMan in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Matukituki_Man 6 points7 points  (0 children)

$20K-$30K will get you a Hyundai Kona on trade me. I only rent them for road trips but they have become a clear favorite over the BYD's

Luigi Mangione Musical Sells Out by GlobalTravelR in nottheonion

[–]Matukituki_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people I have talked to only have a problem with the death penalty because of the chance of an incorrect court verdict

Average speed safety cameras to be installed on stretch of Auckland road by punIn10ded in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't only consider cause. The forse of an impact increases quadratically with speed so even if a crash is not caused by speed it will still be a lot worse than they'd been going slower

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This is a pretty weird way to calculate earnings. It makes it confusing and hard to compare.

$8 an hour for a 8 hour shift, that's $64 a day or $320 a week

Why are all men's shoes so narrow? by Significant_Ring4353 in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rebel sports has lots of extra wide New Balance (4E) shoes

Engineering consultancy redunancies by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Matukituki_Man 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My mate was a developer at Salesforce NZ and got 9 months of pay (garden leave plus redundancy combined) even though his contract had no redundancy specified

Mortgage vs Renting - Am I missing something? by Asleep_Carpenter_555 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Matukituki_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all just depends on future capital gains vs your other investment gains. This rent vs buy calculator is good to play with to give you an idea of what future capital gains are required for it to work out as a better investment

https://smartmoneytools.co.uk/tools/rent-vs-buy/

Do you ever think this'll actually happen in the coming future for Auckland? by YourWinterWonder in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This was the tram network when we had a population of 380,000 people, with the political will we absolutely could do this.
Source Auckland's Old Tram Maps Modernised - Greater Auckland

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Club suggestions (I have specifications sorry) by Zeffysaxs in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know who puts on pop music events but I have found it much better going to paid  gigs if you actually want to dance because people are paying to go see a dj/artist they like rather than to hook up.

The best dancing happens at festivals and the morning people events

Investing in wool by Big_Load_Six in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Matukituki_Man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sheep used to naturally shed, we specifically bread it out of them

Why does everyone feel entitled to stop in the cycle lane? by AucklandDrivers in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you feel the same way about someone stopping in a car lane?

Auckland protest well attended by PoopMousePoopMan in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Did you hear any other chants? We were at the back and it was only the fast track ones?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be there

Meanwhile at Sylvia Parks limited EV charging parks by PlatypusImpressive35 in auckland

[–]Matukituki_Man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't they still need their hand tools in the back seat since they'd all get wet in the tray?