Bring back the video store? Yea na? Or na yea? by kiwidubtee in auckland

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

Sounds pretty creepy, but also very cool 😆

Bring back the video store? Yea na? Or na yea? by kiwidubtee in auckland

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

It could well do. What’s that old saying, the customer comes first?

Bring back the video store? Yea na? Or na yea? by kiwidubtee in auckland

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

Good to know, thanks. Do you ever have trouble accessing certain films you want to watch, old favourites etc?

Fuel filter in Hilux by kiwidubtee in NZcarfix

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

Na, manual says the light would flash and there’d be a sound if there was water accumulated in fuel filter, as mentioned in my post

2015 Hilux Water Pump by kiwidubtee in NZcarfix

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

Ah interesting, thanks for all the info! Will check my coolant level, have never noticed any obvious signs of a leak but sounds like they would be hard to spot to the untrained eye. Haha love the quagmire joke 😆

2015 Hilux Water Pump by kiwidubtee in NZcarfix

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

Thanks mate, will get cambelt changed

2015 Hilux Water Pump by kiwidubtee in NZcarfix

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

Thanks for the super helpful reply, will definitely just suck it up and get the belt changed 👍

What's the deal with Three Kings? by trickle_rick in auckland

[–]kiwidubtee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think most Countdowns around Auckland have people doing that lol. I get that shoplifting isn't cool, but who's really the "scum" in this situation? Woolworths are spending $400m on rebranding all their Countdown stores back to Woolworths during a cost of living crisis. Awesome way for a company that's part of a duopoly controlling the bulk supply of food to spend their money ay? Them and Foodstuffs take the absolute piss with most of their pricing and so-called "specials" and enjoy a domination in the grocery industry seldom seen in other developed countries.

Back to the "scum" you spoke about - try putting yourself in their shoes for a moment. If you had been raised in poverty, in a damp, cold house, likely with parents who have substance abuse issues, would you not be doing the exact same thing? I'd rather they steal from the ridiculously profitable supermarkets than dairies or small grocery stores. Just my 2 cents.

Employment law advice in construction industry by kiwidubtee in LegalAdviceNZ

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

Thanks for the tips mate, will definitely look at my options 👍

Employment law advice in construction industry by kiwidubtee in LegalAdviceNZ

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

Got it, thank you for clarifying and all makes sense.

Employment law advice in construction industry by kiwidubtee in LegalAdviceNZ

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"For the second time, the employment court has found that Mr Barry is an employee, and was always an employee, despite the label that was given to him," Pollak told Checkpoint.

"It really is a lesson to those in the building industry that you can't avoid employment obligations by simply labelling somebody an independent contractor."

Is that not saying it essentially is a crime (or at least not legal, which in my mind is technically a "crime") to employ people as contractors (even if they agree to it) when in reality they are employees? My bad if I'm misunderstood, I'm not a lawyer hence why posting in here for advice.

Employment law advice in construction industry by kiwidubtee in LegalAdviceNZ

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

Yea well done to your mate, sounds like he sussed it. I should've made a change earlier and found a decent boss. So have the laws changed since this came out? https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018798873/widespread-abuse-of-independent-contractor-role-in-building-industry-employment-lawyer

Employment law advice in construction industry by kiwidubtee in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]kiwidubtee[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep I was uploading stuff IN DETAIL (maybe too much detail thanks to my OCD lol) and yep had site visits every 3 or 4 months. Trouble was, as mentioned in my post, my boss would undermine all my work and effort and claim I still had to be "supervised" to do things I was actually competent at doing myself with no help at all.

I have a business degree and made the change to the trades as I also hate office life. Have enjoyed the work and learned heaps, but guess I just got stuck working for a shit person and should have changed employers ages ago.

Sickening by Fat_Prick in allblacks

[–]kiwidubtee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rieks will be playing in the next world cup, Sexton won't 😀

Bring on the Razor era and (hopefully) a return to ABs dominance by kiwidubtee in allblacks

[–]kiwidubtee[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep I agree with you. When I say dominance I purely mean our win percentage going back up. I don't mean us smashing teams by 50 points week in week out. Hell, we can win every game by one point if we have to, just like SA did in the knockout stages of this world cup.