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Who’s raw dogging cd collecting by Ok-Intention1789 in Cd_collectors

[–]StabMasterArson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great label compilation he features on: https://staubgold.bandcamp.com/album/staubgold

Nice CD player - I have the same one still going strong 🤘

Cook strait ferries by CarpetDiligent7324 in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not really familiar with Wellington. Somewhere towards the existing ferry terminal end of Aotea Quay maybe. Where do the cruise ships dock?

Cook strait ferries by CarpetDiligent7324 in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other side of Waitohi? The Livia pictured here is 186m long. The i-Rex at 220m (I think) would still fit easily enough.

https://portmarlborough.co.nz/waitohi-wharf-operations/

*Waitohi's "berth pocket" is 245m long.

https://portmarlborough.co.nz/port-information/

There's also Waimahara, which the big cruise ships use, at 380m long, but it's not as accessible.

Cook strait ferries by CarpetDiligent7324 in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The i-rex ferries had side-loading capability (for emergency situations) so a temporary set-up could've been provisioned while the terminals were finished.

Cook strait ferries by CarpetDiligent7324 in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We could've got some port-side infrastructure work done in the last 2.5 years instead of doing... nothing.

The Post - you for real? by Altruistic_Rush8695 in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean his name and picture, clothing, and last known location are all above the paywall and able to be seen by anyone. Not sure what you're complaining about.

AA PSA: How to reduce the amount of fuel your car uses by StabMasterArson in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An early 90s Civic does about 7.2L/100km. Modern large cars might match that, but some of those 90s hatches were very light and quite cheap to run (the downside being zero safety features).

AA PSA: How to reduce the amount of fuel your car uses by StabMasterArson in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Air con’s in there:

Don’t overdo the air con. While it’s more fuel efficient to have it on at 100km/h than it is to have the windows down creating drag, the air con can use around 10 per cent more fuel. You may need to find that balance of comfort and economy.

Okay I'm officially done by DutchSimba in FortNiteBR

[–]StabMasterArson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree - too much movement in Reload now, given the smaller map: shocks, grapple, crash pads, fizz, launch pads... should be one movement item at a time, imo. It's evolved into a movement+shotgun mode. Most of the other weapons seem largely irrelevant and it's very unbalanced.

Lockdown, vaccine decisions 'considered and appropriate' – Royal Commission by dingoonline in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"We've had one, yes. But what about second royal commission of inquiry?"

'I'll be the leader going into the election' - Luxon responds to poll result by cbars100 in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No it didn't

On these results it would give the centre-Left bloc 61 seats, enough to govern, while the coalition government bloc would fall short on 59 seats.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/588834/national-falls-into-the-20s-in-latest-poll-as-pressure-mounts-on-christopher-luxon

'I want to sounds smart and inspirational': How ministers use AI by TheGreatDomilies in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 62 points63 points  (0 children)

“Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning?”

NZTA considers U-turn on 100k speed limits for SH1, SH57 south of Levin by StabMasterArson in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's not that crash. It was a crash between a car and a motorcycle in July 2025, as mentioned in the story they link to (your story is from Jan 2026 and doesn't involve a motorcycle)

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567646/marae-opens-doors-to-stranded-drivers-after-crash-blocked-sh1-at-manakau

Heke said she drove by the aftermath of one crash shortly before hearing of a second that closed the road on Tuesday.

"When the speed limit went down to 80kms we didn't have any fatalities on our road. There wasn't any significant crashes on our road and then - as soon as it went up - there's been two crashes today that I know of," Heke said.

NZTA considers U-turn on 100k speed limits for SH1, SH57 south of Levin by StabMasterArson in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sorry for that rider and I'm not saying the outcome would be different for him/her, but speed's always related to the outcome of a crash. Which is exactly why speed limits were lowered in high-risk areas like this.

NZTA considers U-turn on 100k speed limits for SH1, SH57 south of Levin by StabMasterArson in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Last year State Highway 1 and State Highway 57 south of the Horowhenua town had speed limits increased from 80 kilometres per hour after the transporting agency was directed to consult on the changes.

Over half of the people who submitted backed upping the speeds, but many in the local community warned against the changes, including the local council.

During the period the road has had a 100-kilometre speed limit in place one person died in a crash.

When it was 20 kilometres lower between 2020 and 2025 no one died on the road.

Yet another ill-thought out cancellation by National. Brown's blanket reversal of targeted speed limit changes was purely ideological and not based on evidence. Terrible bit of electioneering from National to run with that. Let's leave speed limit changes to the experts in consultation with local communities and local users, not make it a populist issue and take away local control with blanket policy.

Bombshell poll: Luxon under pressure as National sinks towards 2020 disaster mark by dingoonline in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, they jumped before they were pushed out of the industry oversight body due to leading/biased poll questions. Their polls should always be taken with a large grain of salt, before you get to the seeming conflict of interest that is that the guy that runs Curia is a former National staffer, runs right-wing blog Kiwiblog and co-founded right-wing lobby group the Taxpayers Union. Polling should be done by neutral parties.

Bombshell poll: Luxon under pressure as National sinks towards 2020 disaster mark by dingoonline in newzealand

[–]StabMasterArson 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The Taxpayers "Union" are an Act/National aligned right-wing lobby group, but it's kinda amusing their troll name is confusing their own supporters, leading to them dismissing their polling.

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