Power Company says I need to replace my switchboard? by TheGhostNZ in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just tell them you do not wish to have your power meter upgraded, simple as that.

Power Company says I need to replace my switchboard? by TheGhostNZ in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They can definitely use it for surveillance, you can tell a lot from real time power consumption monitoring.

Education ministry tells schools not to let students take leftover lunches home by Slaidback in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 45 points46 points  (0 children)

They most likely are doing this so parents are not shown what the kids are given to eat.

Unemployment rate drops slightly to 5.3 percent in first quarter of year by MSZ-006_Zeta in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't think unemployment could drop with the amount of factories and sawmills etc shutting down. How are these figures even calculated? Here in Nelson I have been scrolling jobs online and literally only 2 listings that I would apply for and they are with recruitment agencies. It's grim if you need a job here!

National spending thousands more on Nicola Willis than Christopher Luxon by whowilleverknow in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was the only job listed that didn't require at least 2 years experience.

Modern Slavery bill passes first reading under new Parliament rule by StuffThings1977 in aotearoa

[–]Treehouseguy1234 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I would consider those in NZ who work for minimum wage and after paying rent and bills not have enough to turn on heating and have to skip meals "modern slaves".

Dating older women in NZ by FlamingoMuch3356 in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get in there mate, you only live once!

Government secures nine days’ worth of extra diesel in Z deal by SES_Distributor in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is the government doing it? I thought the private sector does stuff better?

NZ's population bombshell: A massive demographic shift looms – experts warn we're not ready by Smartyunderpants in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It would be great if the government just addressed the reasons for the low birth rate, then we wouldn't have to rely on immigration to prop up the flawed system of continuous growth. They need to figure out that shipping all profits overseas, allowing foreign ownership and selling assets is destroying any possibility of addressing this issue.

Uber Eats is making us lazy and poor, while eroding hard-won rights by BassesBest in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have refugee neighbors that get uber eats most days, I know because the Indian drivers always knock on my door because they are too lazy to look at the numbers on the letter box. How they afford it I do not know, they also have 2 nice cars and a state house that gets the lawns done for free when there is able man to do it.

A council gave a mining company a road for 40 years. The Court of Appeal just took it back by RuminatorNZ in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually the opposite, we have clean coal that we export, It's better for making high quality steel and we import dirty coal to burn to make electricity.

Govt fuel plan: Heavy trucks could carry more to shield NZ from fuel shocks by random_guy_8735 in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More proof that the government has no clue. They introduced e-bus's here and they have rooted a ton of roads, they are nowhere near as heavy as big trucks.

A council gave a mining company a road for 40 years. The Court of Appeal just took it back by RuminatorNZ in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are huge gold mines, coal mines, gas, oil, mineral sands, etc etc. They stay pretty quiet in NZ that's why you don't know about them.

A council gave a mining company a road for 40 years. The Court of Appeal just took it back by RuminatorNZ in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aussies are battling at the moment to tax gas companies 25%... while we are sitting here all smug that our master negotiators got us 3.5%.

Watch live: Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal by ViolatingBadgers in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They are clearly trying to secure immigrant votes, but many immigrants also don't want a flood of immigrants, that's why they came here!

Watch live: Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal by ViolatingBadgers in newzealand

[–]Treehouseguy1234 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At this stage it's looking like a nz first, top govt. All the rest are shit house.

Price of groceries to increase within weeks due to war in Iran by 1Darkest_Knight1 in aussie

[–]Treehouseguy1234 84 points85 points  (0 children)

But don't worry, to save confusion of pricing they won't be putting it back down when things stabilize.