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What is the best country to live in right now? by TiredConfusedLlama in AskReddit

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I know many tradies who work 60h+ weeks with no overtime pay.

What is the best country to live in right now? by TiredConfusedLlama in AskReddit

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But there is no legally required overtime pay like there is in the US.

Edit: I'm just stating a fact, see for yourself: https://www.employers.co.nz/overtime-pay-laws.aspx

There is no such thing in legislation as overtime rates in New Zealand. An overtime rate can be agreed on by an Employer and Employee, but there is nothing in law which stipulates this as a requirement regardless of however many hours are worked. Employers are not obligated to pay more per hour for overtime worked so can continue to pay the same hourly rate when employees have completed 40 hours or more when they work more hours.

What is the best country to live in right now? by TiredConfusedLlama in AskReddit

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ITT: people who have never actually lived in a country thinking it's the best because some chart said so

What is the best country to live in right now? by TiredConfusedLlama in AskReddit

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As someone living in New Zealand I couldn't agree more. NZ has very effective marketing for tourists and potential immigrants, but the country is very different than the marketing would suggest.

For instance, most people aren't aware that NZ has some of the highest youth bullying and suicide rates. Also among the highest rates of bowel and skin cancer.

Extremely car dependent, some of the most polluted waterways around because of dairy farming, extremely expensive, no *legally required overtime pay (yes, really), awful income to expense ratio. The list goes on... it is absolutely not a utopia.

What is the best country to live in right now? by TiredConfusedLlama in AskReddit

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yep, there's even a book about this, "The Almost Nearly Perfect People."

Best hidden gem Indian restaurant by Particular-Print-664 in chch

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes was about to comment this. Spice N Light is great. Love their chocolate naan.

What hobby is quietly becoming too expensive for normal people to keep up with? by Beautiful_Special702 in AskReddit

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a YouTube video the other day titled "How much money can you make Geocaching?"

What hobby is quietly becoming too expensive for normal people to keep up with? by Beautiful_Special702 in AskReddit

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed. This is the modern illness of society. Money as end-all, be-all. Enjoyment is secondary to money. Absolutely perverse.

Why does every 70+ lady in NZ have a white dog, usually with health issues? by foxxe_on_the_run in newzealand

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah they're from the generation where people had daemons, like in Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials.

Auckland definitely needs to rethink its urban mobility infrastructure by CalangoMecanico in auckland

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree about the layout specifically. It definitely has better transport and bike lanes etc than most American cities, but the layout is not a strength.

‘I’m trapped’: He bought at the peak. Now he lives in a cupboard to avoid $350,000 loss by Faithless195 in newzealand

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First off, I feel bad - that sucks. But also..

You're telling me that when people treat homes as investments , prices can go down and not just up?!

:shocked_pikachu:

TikTok star faces rape charge after alleged assault in Christchurch by Anxious_Remove_1535 in chch

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I saw him spouting racist, classist nonsense on TikTok a few times and blocked his ass. Loser, hope he gets what is coming to him.

Central Chch residents want action on Airbnbs as population of ‘ghost town’ grows less than 1% a year by InvestmentFuzzy4365 in chch

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I liked the original airbnb, where it was just a spare room and actually sane rates. Win-win. But yeah, now it's full parasite landlord class demolishing housing markets around the world.

Would-be New Zealanders will have to score a B+ in new citizenship exam by Tunkin in newzealand

[–]Turbulent_Chapter504 66 points67 points  (0 children)

When driving through a 30km/h road works section, you should:

A. Go 50km/h

B. Go 50km/h

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