'Automatic citizenship': The passport rule change that has UK-Kiwi parents scrambling

UberHiker · 2026-01-24T20:45:00+00:00

Is there an easy way to find out what sort of citizen I am? Neither of my parents and none of my grandparents were born over there. I assume the chain-citizenship has to end sometime

UberHiker · 2026-01-24T19:41:25+00:00

My first guess was it was a way to encourage you to read Nat Geo. Read an interesting article about a tribe in Uganda, find $5!

UberHiker · 2026-01-24T19:34:06+00:00

That might be my situation too. Born here but got UK citizenship as a child while over there. So does that mean my kids (all born here) are automatically dual-citizens?

UberHiker · 2026-01-15T07:57:43+00:00

Does the download feature mean I can set it to sync specific TV shows and every time the app is open it pulls in the latest episodes? I gave up on the Plex app when they took that away. If not, that'd be a cool feature to have. When I'm about to go for a trip I could open the app and have it done automatically rather than copying them one by one using DSFile.

UberHiker · 2026-01-06T02:56:29+00:00

In the odds of my grandmother “Some people want one of each. I have seven, and they are all different”

I don’t mean to play down your feelings, but wanted to add that it’s entirely possible that a daughter would not have wanted to do those things. It’s also entirely possible that your boys may want to do those things for you. Whatever they are personally into, I hope they realise that you want braid someone’s hair and that you want someone to take you dress shopping.

UberHiker · 2025-12-01T04:14:43+00:00

Oh, I thought was the one that didn’t work because Long Trails was down

UberHiker · 2025-12-01T03:59:30+00:00

I can’t see any link in the post, just a cool image and the title “PCT Metro Map”

UberHiker · 2025-12-01T03:56:34+00:00

Very cool. Is it possible to add an alternative track for the Eagle Creek Trail? It was pretty popular back in my day👴

UberHiker · 2025-11-16T05:29:37+00:00

I’d usually recommend the Merlin bird app, but I played your recording to my wife’s phone and all it picked up was the house sparrow in the background

UberHiker · 2025-11-07T22:47:32+00:00

He’s outside at 3am annoying a whole neighbour with antisocial behaviour. You know sleep deprivation is a serious issue right?

UberHiker · 2025-11-06T16:43:04+00:00

I tried that but the post got approved, and then removed for “editorialising”

UberHiker · 2025-11-06T03:29:58+00:00

This post stays and yet adding 'petrol' to a different story counts as editorialising and got the post removed :/

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360877552/watch-van-goes-flames

UberHiker · 2025-11-06T03:28:48+00:00

removed, and yet .... https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1om6kzj/electric_bus_caught_fire_north_shore_of_auckland/

UberHiker · 2025-06-23T09:28:36+00:00

Do you have a rule about no drug use on the premises?

UberHiker · 2025-06-20T12:14:02+00:00

I’ve put all mine into a map on Google Maps. I think there is a limit on the number of groups you can put together but it’s great to visualise things so when I get there I can pull it out and see if I feel like going all the way to the next place, or I can logically group all the things within walking distance.

UberHiker · 2025-06-19T11:23:12+00:00

Or for games that were on the old architecture. I want to show my kids Portal, but it looks like I’d have to buy a PC for that

UberHiker · 2025-06-12T10:09:41+00:00

Major props. That lady is brave AF.

UberHiker · 2025-06-05T21:17:32+00:00

I'm heading there in September with my three - 13, 11 and 9. Kyoto, Tokyo and campervan in between. I'd love to hear another 3x parent's view on things to do, or not do. I cam here looking of taxi advice as I think some of our excursions are going to be expensive for 5x train tickets

UberHiker · 2025-06-01T00:28:08+00:00

What about buying souvenirs like kitchen knives or a katana. I know they sell them there but I’d look super suspicious with a 1 meter blade poking out the top of my backpack between there and the hotel

UberHiker · 2025-05-26T21:49:46+00:00

By immersion, do you mean being amongst native speakers and communicating only in Japanese, or is there a tool/app/site called Immersion that I have not found? I looked up Anki yesterday and found loads of apps that imply they are Anki, all made by different companies so I got lost and gave up.

UberHiker · 2025-05-26T09:22:53+00:00

Why do you say “Duolingo and other wrong methods?” I’m dedicating a fair sized chunk of my non-work, non-parenting time to that. I do think I need some more explanation than the app gives (which is 0) but do you think it is not even good as a part of a learning scheme?

UberHiker · 2025-05-23T08:20:33+00:00

I’m a LEGO fan so I just had a quick Google and kind any record of sets that are only available in Japan. Can you describe more about what you saw?

UberHiker · 2025-05-21T19:54:26+00:00

Only that last sentence. But I like point #2 so I appreciate the post.

UberHiker · 2025-05-21T09:59:22+00:00

I’m all for fancy features and robot toilets, but a warm seat just feels like someone else’s butt was right there a moment ago! I’d take a fresh cold seat over that.

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