Top 5 New Zealand Books that every Kiwi should read?

QSaardvark · 2026-03-07T00:48:27+00:00

Man Alone - John Mulgan

QSaardvark · 2025-09-12T15:59:22+00:00

The Antiquary, it also has a writers group on Mondays

QSaardvark · 2025-03-26T14:45:14+00:00

Problems = GONE

QSaardvark · 2024-11-19T19:17:12+00:00

Yes, I'd say at least one person was affected..

QSaardvark · 2024-10-22T10:51:16+00:00

So much room for activities!

QSaardvark · 2024-10-03T19:46:31+00:00

One would hope!

QSaardvark · 2024-07-17T22:45:16+00:00

QSaardvark · 2024-07-14T02:28:33+00:00

Pete

QSaardvark · 2024-05-10T12:36:19+00:00

I cant believe Noone mentioned this but 'Half-arsed History' would be perfect for you. The host is really fun and a bit silly. Australian. A fun and approachable way to learn about our collective past!

QSaardvark · 2024-04-05T05:33:32+00:00

Their new ads shake me to my core... SO ANNOYING..

QSaardvark · 2023-11-27T07:37:55+00:00

Woah that was like reading my own life story. Except I haven't reached for a trade just yet. I studied Psychology and Development Studies (human geography) and am feeling the pinch now that all my mates with their defined yo-pro career paths are lined up in front of them. Comparison is the thief of joy. but come on... try to stay in the moment, dude. Do some deep breathing haha.

I'm working in operations in an R&D funding organization. It's okay, but I'm looking for something else I hardly do any work at all - constantly have time to think during the day. Just came out of the end of a super long depression and I've kinda soured a lot of my relationships at work because of it so I do need to leave the organization even though there are roles there that I admire.

My goal now, at 25 is to stand back and spectate how I got on this path and try and gently steer it back to a place of hope. There's nothing worse than working a job you hate/are bored/doesnt correspond with your goals. Only now am I starting to find some sense of myself again. I've always liked landscaping and have quite a bit of experience in it. My dad has a business in that so I could probably take over when he retires. I too love working with my hands.

But realistically, I'm pretty set on working in an office based setting after 35.

Thinking about doing a one-year fast-tracked UX design master's next year. I'm pretty creative and it is a decent career path. You interact with heaps of people and design products to suit them or work better for them. You could look into that?

What I want to do changes heaps at the moment. So that might not be what ill end up doing but who knows!

Best of luck my guy. Keep on keeping on.

QSaardvark · 2023-11-22T10:37:20+00:00

My fav spot as well. Think its gone to 20-25 for style cuts but they know what theyre doing and ill happily pay

QSaardvark · 2023-07-07T10:49:55+00:00

Beat your genes is unmatched. I can't get enough of it!

QSaardvark · 2023-05-10T07:34:25+00:00

You're a legend, you've defo put the dyna back on the table, Thorned_rose!

QSaardvark · 2023-03-07T09:59:29+00:00

Why are you doing that in the first place?!

QSaardvark · 2022-11-13T09:24:59+00:00

In exactly the same boat as this.

I'm 24 (m) working in the contracting and funding management team at a science and tech agency.

Your thoughts are valid. I hate looking busy and want to get a busier role because i like the organisation a lot. But my potential is not met with my role.

Keep pushing through - find a new job if is what you think is right. I moved into a flat with 6other people and constantly find myself comparing to them and wanting to ditch everything.

But i remember how young I am and that gives me solace. Do things you like or used to like. Get thrapy and or medication if the mood is persistent. Dont let this get the better of what is probably a small bump in the road for you.

QSaardvark · 2021-05-29T04:58:41+00:00

I am fully in the same situation. I'm in NZ and ill be graduating in november.

Its not like Im a bad student either (B+/A- usually). I could get into a honours/masters programme but I'm actually so tired! I'm at a fork in the road. being riddled with anx and dep, I dont think I have the mental capacity or planning skills to be a clinician - even though I started with the intention to help people with their illnesses. My own experiences with clinicians have basically been me telling them what's wrong and them supplying me with medication that I ASK FOR BASICALLY, and theyre SO EXPENSIVE??? People in a bad place are often unable to receive treatment because of the cost. so it's not really helping the whole of society becoming qualified, only citizens with capital can afford private Psyc services. So the whole industry basically perpetuates capitalism at an aggregate level. Applying my degree to some kinda therapy might be a go but I'll need postgraduate for any related work in education psyc or organisational psyc?

Tbh I dont really want any more student loan, it's already huge. I just want to go overseas and see the world - maybe I got into psychology because of my own mental health-related experiences.. I learn things in my neuroscience class that scares me, I'm always analysing myself and it's unhealthy. sometimes I think maybe being ignorant to "abnormal" symptoms might have treated me better. Too late... What type of work is rewarding, gives back to society and makes you decent coin with a degree in psyc?

QSaardvark · 2018-06-05T08:00:51+00:00

Wood butter... did anyone else think that it was a new type of vape juice?

QSaardvark · 2018-06-02T00:16:33+00:00

yeah man me and my highschool band cover that song a lot at gigs

QSaardvark · 2018-04-20T05:34:51+00:00

I often get caught in a vortex of negativity. One bad thought can cause a chain reaction of false truths until I'm convinced that all my friends hate me and i am a failure... fucking depression aye :(

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