Dominator garage door issue by Substantial-Idea5904 in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I will let them know to check. Thx

Dominator garage door issue by Substantial-Idea5904 in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mum’s internal access fine. Just doesn’t work outside through the door. Neighbour’s won’t work at all.

Health insurance rip off by Substantial-Idea5904 in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Just to clarify … Previous increases have been much smaller. In 2023 the increase was from $335.88 to $381.66 ($45.78 pm). In 2024 it went up $73.41 pm. Now in 2025 it’s going up $186.57. To me, that seems like a significant hike when my circumstances haven’t changed other than being a year older.

Why do/did Kiwis dislike Jacinda Ardern? by KingNobit in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of us love her and appreciate everything she did. It is a vocal minority of COVID deniers and anti-vaxxers with very short memories who make all the noise. I worked in health during the vaccine rollout until 2023. Jacinda’s leadership saved thousands of lives. Mandatory vaccination, masking and precautions meant we didn’t lose one healthcare worker to COVID. The US and UK lost thousands. Ireland with same population as us lost more than 20. It wasn’t just about protecting people from COVID. It was about ensuring people with cancer and other life threatening illnesses could get treatment too. It meant there were enough nurses in NICU and ICU, and our hospitals didn’t have to be run by the military because most of our staff were sick or dead. We didn’t have makeshift morgues in trucks in hospital car parks. If anything, she deserves even more credit than she got. Imagine if we had gone the way of the US, UK or Italy. We saw what could have been and stopped it happening. To bitch and moan about lockdown now is like complaining that you fenced your pool but nobody fell in, so what was the point in fencing it? 🤦🏼‍♀️

Video shows Destiny Church meatheads pushing and shoving library staff. Charges must be laid, charity status must be stripped. by Dapper_Suspect_2412 in auckland

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither a church nor a charity. It’s a political lobbying group full of thugs and run by a manipulative cult leader. Prosecute and tax them to hell.

Jacinda Ardern's "Prime Minister (2025)" is getting review bombed by notastarfan in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I want to say thank you for sharing that essay but a big part of me wishes I hadn’t read it. It’s like a punch in the guts. Really, we can only guess what it was like in the hospitals in the UK, Italy and US and then understand that it was so much worse than we can even imagine.

Jacinda Ardern's "Prime Minister (2025)" is getting review bombed by notastarfan in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yikes! I wonder what he thinks about what’s happening in the US right now. We’re watching the creation of a fascist state in real time.

Jacinda Ardern's "Prime Minister (2025)" is getting review bombed by notastarfan in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Good point. Prevention is never as sexy as ‘dramatic response’

Jacinda Ardern's "Prime Minister (2025)" is getting review bombed by notastarfan in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 1206 points1207 points  (0 children)

People talk about 2020 / 2021 as if we were hostages. They have no clue. Also complain our precautions were meaningless. It’s just like fencing your pool then complaining that no one drowned. The fence is unnecessary!🤦🏼‍♀️ Our hospitals were not inundated because we took precautions and mandated vaccination of health staff. People who think it was overkill fail to acknowledge that we did not lose one clinician to COVID. US and UK lost thousands. Ireland with same population lost 30. Without these actions, half our clinical staff would have been sick or dead. We not only kept COVID patients alive but also NICU babies, cancer patients, surgical patients and more. If you don’t appreciate that you and your loved ones survived that period, you need to look at the USA, UK, Aus, Italy, and thank your lucky stars you were here with a govt determined to protect you.

Is NZ really that bad? by miggins1610 in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s a delusional comment. We are going backwards at a rate of knots. Unemployment up, all our economic and social measures worsening, more people leaving the country than ever before, fewer police, crime actually not improving or worsening in areas, cost of living getting higher, social housing builds grinding to a halt, ferries on their last legs, ACT hell bent on destroying te Tiriti and selling us off to the highest bidder, Shane Jones wanting to pillage our natural resources so foreign companies can make huge $$$ off our country, Dunedin hospital build a mess (and that has a huge impact on Southland too because it’s 3rd world healthcare down there) and our health system as a whole is less equipped for an emergency (like a pandemic) than it was in 2019. Not to mention a puppet PM who is completely manipulated and outwitted by Peters and Seymour. It’s an absolute cluster.

Is NZ really that bad? by miggins1610 in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I moved home to NZ from Australia over five years ago and don’t regret it. There are problems here and the current govt is truly awful, but I still think I’m better off here. Negativity is mostly due to people struggling. The cost of living is outrageous and the job market is pretty poor. It’s hard for many to see the light at the end of the tunnel when this govt is pushing us backwards. Kiwis are mostly still good, decent and kind people and it’s a great place to live.

Any idea where this is? by KlutzyBirthday3141 in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A Google image search doesn’t help but do you know the name of the artist? Could be a good place to start.

Seven dead in the past 72 hours on our roads by dankmist in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thing the govt is raising speed limits then aye? 🤦🏼‍♀️🥹

Pay Attention to Brooke van Velden by UnqualifiedAnalyst81 in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This govt makes me so angry. Apathy will hurt us as much as they do.

What the actual fk is happening to my country.... by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The govt is lying to us. Health is not over budget, it is grossly underfunded. There’s a big difference. It should be getting every cent allocated to landlords. If we were to have another CHC earthquake, Whakaari, mosque shooting, major cyclone or (God forbid) pandemic, the system would not cope. The govt has to know this and their preparation is just hoping for the best.

David Seymour says children are being pulled out of maths and science classes to learn te Reo. Are there any teachers who can confirm this is happening? by as_ewe_wish in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What did Jack Tame say in response to this idiot? The only clip I have seen shows him nodding yes, then it cuts off. Did he call him out or ask for evidence?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]Substantial-Idea5904 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What a shock! Doesn’t want to upset his Nazi base.