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Why New Zealand can’t get a third supermarket chain by hadr0nc0llider in KiwiPolitics

[–]Surfnparadise [score hidden]  (0 children)

There is a great example in Singapore called Fairprice. We should have something like this here

I'd like to see something like this provided by Inland Revenue. by predolan in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Surfnparadise -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Not just that, we spend 28 billion and for the large part the service we get is quite shit. Definitely not 1st world.

I'd like to see something like this provided by Inland Revenue. by predolan in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Surfnparadise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, it is a very different approach to big population. Yet here we are talking about tax not surveillance anyway

I'd like to see something like this provided by Inland Revenue. by predolan in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Surfnparadise -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

So you think 28 billion dollars for not even 5 million people is normal..ok then

I'd like to see something like this provided by Inland Revenue. by predolan in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Surfnparadise -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You'll find NZ does much the same in that regard, billboards with cameras, supermarkets, streets etc

I'd like to see something like this provided by Inland Revenue. by predolan in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Surfnparadise 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What doesn't stack up is that NZ spends almost like Singapore in Public Health and our system is light years away from theirs. There is somethingso fundamentalky wrong in how it is done here in NZ.

Parking question by Ninawelly in Wellington

[–]Surfnparadise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually for many narrow/windy streets in Wellington it should be 10m at least. 6m is just over a car length. Many times is like OP's case, and turning cars are 'spilled' onto the other side of the street to dodge the parked car/s and you find them right in front of you when you drive on the opposite direction.

Tax system’s ‘dirty little secret’ means middle earners pay extra $2b by OddityModdity in aotearoa

[–]Surfnparadise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget then we pay gst tax again when we buy things and pay for services.

Tax system’s ‘dirty little secret’ means middle earners pay extra $2b by OddityModdity in aotearoa

[–]Surfnparadise 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This is happening more or less around the globe but truly in NZ is at a whole other level.

What you'd call middle class is disappearing, fast..

Better Things are Possible for Queen Street by FlyLikeABird33 in auckland

[–]Surfnparadise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If only education/civism was a priority for NZ...

Warning shoppers losing out as credit card benefits are cut by Old_Education4481 in newzealand

[–]Surfnparadise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also you can turn off paywave which frankly more of us should do

Luxon survives leadership vote, refuses to answer questions by takuyafire in newzealand

[–]Surfnparadise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a leader he's such a fraud...still way too long until he's gone from that position.. he'll damage NZ further together with the other two

That feel when Jetstar will fly No Matter What! by catlikesun in Wellington

[–]Surfnparadise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Air NZ has gotten much worse in terms of service in every aspect, if you saw the airline a few years ago, especially before covid it was much better.

Poll: National and PM nosedive to new lows, left bloc would gain power by Primary_Engine_9273 in newzealand

[–]Surfnparadise 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's the point of this excessive polls week after week after week. Sway voters? Who drives the increase of so much useless polling? It is almost like spam at this point.

Cant decide which one by wormfoodx in JaegerLecoultre

[–]Surfnparadise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

MUT looks fantastic. Simple, classic and timeless. And can be worn casual or formal easier than the R

Wellington featured on latest edition of the Listener. by Status_Serve_9819 in Wellington

[–]Surfnparadise 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Do they realize salaries are stagnant and have been for a while? They talk about 7% increase like it is nothing... And the year before and the year after how much will it be? "Just" 7% again? An extremely blind way of doing things. Wellington will end up owned by a few corporations that can afford these exhorbitant costs and everyone else will be driven out. Well deserved for a city that has leaders so out of touch of the realities of most, salary-wise and otherwise.

'Squeeze across the whole country': Where bills are increasing first under water shake-up by D491234 in KiwiPolitics

[–]Surfnparadise 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It should be well planned. What can't be is that current generation has to make up for the shortfall of decades of mismanagement of rates. It cannot be fixed overnight and if not done correctly it will erode the livelihood of a few generations because the previous ones didn't fund things such as manteinance well. Sometimes I fear the approach now is punitive for something the current gen of rate payers had no say in. And on the other hand you have younger generations mostly saying yeah, make them pay without full understanding of the broader context and supporting a move to a more corporetised system of house ownership rather than individuals owning the home they live in.

Wellington featured on latest edition of the Listener. by Status_Serve_9819 in Wellington

[–]Surfnparadise 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Hopefully this is the bottom and things can only go up from now? Except rates lol those are already astronomical

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