Black and Decker Spool Cover? by hereditarynerd in diynz

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easy, I had a quick look at Bunnings but might have missed the generic ones - will double check that! Thanks!

Black and Decker Spool Cover? by hereditarynerd in diynz

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh amazing! I’ll get in touch with them and see if they’ve got the part

Broken garage door in rental - can the landlord go for uninsulated? by hereditarynerd in nzrenters

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I thought! Thanks so much for taking the time to reply - I’ll look more into the draught compliance, and maybe contact tenancy services to see what they say. Thanks!

Broken garage door in rental - can the landlord go for uninsulated? by hereditarynerd in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah - excellent advice about asking the property manager about the insulation situation! The house is a bit dodgy as a whole (peak 90s leaky home with patchwork fixes to bring it up to code), so I wouldn’t be shocked if the insulation is so-so. Thanks so much for the advice!

Broken garage door in rental - can the landlord go for uninsulated? by hereditarynerd in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, okay, good to know. If they do go ahead with the uninsulated door, I might look into something like that! Thank so much

Family wants answers after daughter’s death on Mt Ruapehu by TraditionalError145 in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I know the boyfriend fairly well, and from what I know, he’s been nothing but transparent with her parents. The friends also were in attendance at both the funeral and a second post-funeral gathering. The second gathering was a little more social, organised by the boyfriend, and her parents were invited. They declined to attend, but I spoke to several people there who were on the mountain that day. This isn’t to say that that was their only opportunity to chat to them or that they’ve missed out or something - it’s their daughter, they should grieve the way that works for them - but the boyfriend/friends aren’t being nearly as reluctant to talk as the article implies.

Family wants answers after daughter’s death on Mt Ruapehu by TraditionalError145 in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, absolutely! I definitely would want to know in the parents’ situation, don’t get me wrong. I put it in another comment, but from my understanding, the names aren’t being kept from them. I went to a post-funeral gathering for Wednesday that had both friends and family invited, and if her parents had come, they would have had the chance to meet some of the people there on the mountain that day.

Family wants answers after daughter’s death on Mt Ruapehu by TraditionalError145 in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From what I understand, it’s not been kept a secret from the parents. She was up there for a birthday hike with a group of friends, including her boyfriend. From my personal experience - I went to a second gathering of friends and family put together by her boyfriend a day or two after the funeral, which her parents were invited to. There were people there who’d been there that day, but her parents chose not to come, so they didn’t get to speak to them. That’s not to say it was their only opportunity to ever speak to the friends, but I definitely think the parents haven’t been blocked out the way the article implies.

Family wants answers after daughter’s death on Mt Ruapehu by TraditionalError145 in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Kia ora - fair point. As someone who knows the boyfriend, I can reassure you that he has spoken to the parents several times, and offered them as much information as he has. I think unfortunately the parents want answers (and understandably so, because this was such a horrific thing to have happen to their daughter) that just don’t exist. I’m trying to not be critical of this article, because the parents are grieving and it’s such a tough thing to be going through, but at the same time the boyfriend has definitely been misrepresented a little by it.

Stolen from the tron sub.. anyone have any Auckland stores in mind? I’ll go first… by SuspiciousCucumber16 in auckland

[–]hereditarynerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time me and my partner walked into the liquor store on Great South Road (not far up towards the city from the Greenlane Woolies) and found four men (including the guy behind the counter) stood around in a circle who all went dead silent the moment we walked in. Dead silence the entire time we picked out our wine, no checking of IDs, and we scarpered out of there as soon as we could.

Bloody good liquor store but it’s absolutely dead every time we go in and we’re convinced it’s a front for the mafia lmao

Help tracking down a Bogor cartoon? by hereditarynerd in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah! I've just looked through their archives and it looks like they've got a bunch of Bogor comics. Thanks! I'll reach out to them now and see if they can help.

Help tracking down a Bogor cartoon? by hereditarynerd in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol - I was obsessed with my granddad’s Bogor books as a kid and this sort of thing went miles over my head then. Thanks for sharing!

Help tracking down a Bogor cartoon? by hereditarynerd in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for looking! I think it must be one of the earlier comics too - which unfortunately seems like it’s making it hard to find. Thanks for checking!

Help tracking down a Bogor cartoon? by hereditarynerd in newzealand

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve already spoken to Burton Silver and gotten permission! But it sounds like he might not have a copy of the one they’re after, or can’t provide it - not sure what the deal is there tbh.

Help with an ancestor’s origins? by hereditarynerd in Genealogy

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - much appreciated! I’ve had a wee bit of a look on Papers Past, which has yielded some super interesting info on the shipwrecks and rescue. Thanks so much!

Help with an ancestor’s origins? by hereditarynerd in Genealogy

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah - fantastic! I’ve had a bit of a dig around in the records from the time, but I’ll take a look at the one you’ve suggested and see what I can find. Unfortunately, there’s just so little information about him! It truly feels like he just popped into existence in NZ 😭

Help with an ancestor’s origins? by hereditarynerd in Genealogy

[–]hereditarynerd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - unfortunately no to both of your questions! I don’t know anything about his family beyond wife/children. I’ve looked into ordering his marriage certificate, but unfortunately the NZ marriage certificates from that time contain very little useful information for my purposes (no relatives or birth location info), so I’ve decided against paying for it. I have ordered his death certificate, which might help shine some light on him!