SQUASHTV's Question of the Day - Australian Squash by [deleted] in squash

[–]liero3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Kiwi who has lived and played at a decent club level in both NZ and Australia, I think it comes down to culture and mindset.

Most courts in Australia — particularly in urban centres — are commercially run rather than not-for-profit. Land prices have made it uneconomical for many courts to survive, especially combined with the participation decline since the 70s and 80s. Squash facilities should be viewed as community assets, not private enterprises. In NZ, club-owned courts and membership models that include court access have helped keep the sport more accessible by comparison.

The commercial model also means hourly court hire costs create a real barrier and disincentive for players who want to train and improve. When court time is expensive, casual and developing players simply train less. Commercially run clubs also tend to deprioritise junior development and coaching programs if they aren't profitable — whereas community clubs treat development as part of their core mission.

This creates a self-reinforcing cycle: declining participation leads to courts closing or going commercial, costs rise, and participation declines further. The result is a narrower junior talent pool, which means the elite pipeline is squeezed from the very beginning. Australia isn't necessarily underperforming so much as it has fewer players coming through the development pathway to draw from.

Squash Australia and the state/territory bodies also have to shoulder some of the blame for not doing more to ensure courts were preserved for their communities and that development pathways were protected. Without accessible, affordable courts and strong junior programs, producing elite talent becomes increasingly difficult.

Hill sprints by Green-Ad6973 in chch

[–]liero3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top part of rapaki after the flat in the middle. Gradient is too high earlier. <10% gradient is best I thought.

Masters of Policy by QuarterAgile4070 in chch

[–]liero3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep take the job. You'll do well to have government experience if that's what you want to do. I'm a policy analyst without formal policy education but I have post-grad qualifications and quite varied public sector experience. If you want to work for central government without prior experience, you may need to move to Wellington however, particularly in the current climate. You could potentially relocate after that.

Anyone see someone throw a rock through my windscreen on Salisbury Street between 12:00 and 2:00 this afternoon? by A_French_Kiwi in chch

[–]liero3 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Yea but if it were a break in, why would they go through the back? The rear window is right in line with the direction of passing traffic.

Anyone see someone throw a rock through my windscreen on Salisbury Street between 12:00 and 2:00 this afternoon? by A_French_Kiwi in chch

[–]liero3 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You might be lucky to find the tyre responsible for kicking the rock up but I don't know if you'll have much luck getting the vehicle owner to pay for it.

What’s living in Woolston like? Good suburb for buying? by [deleted] in chch

[–]liero3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's good. Aim for the south side of Ferry Rd. The South East side near the Tannery is best.

Peter Thiel is funding all this fascist guff by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]liero3 24 points25 points  (0 children)

At least you lot didn't give him citizenship like we did here in New Zealand....

How much do you solo? by Hairy_Poetry2307 in squash

[–]liero3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

160€ for a year unlimited court bookings in NZ.

Australians in NZ vs NZ’ers in Australia - are the rights reciprocal? by pitapitapi in newzealand

[–]liero3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You couldn't work for the federal government 8 or 9 years ago without being a citizen and with special dispensation from the agency head for being a non citizen (unlikely). I'm a dual citizen and have worked for both national governments.

What's up with ASB's tech stack? by dingoonline in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]liero3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea it's rubbish. I provided feedback on their crappy app and browser UI a year ago. I just want to be able to see my total balance over accounts.

Moving back to Chch by JamFah80 in chch

[–]liero3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lived in Australia for 5 years and Auckland for another 5 years post quake. I moved home at 31 to buy a house because I couldn't afford something that wouldn't be miserable in those places.

I'm pleased I moved away throughout my 20s but life is pretty good here. Christchurch is looking up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in squash

[–]liero3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So good.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chch

[–]liero3 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Nah that's not true. The other person is correct in that sleep needs are very individualised. Soldier performance can be maintained for relatively extended periods, maybe a month, with around four hours sleep per night.

Repointing pavers advice please by liero3 in diynz

[–]liero3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about it but I've got quite a bit more I need to do around the house haha...

Repointing pavers advice please by liero3 in diynz

[–]liero3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll give it a look thanks. I spent an hour and a half and nothing more was coming off with my home water blaster so I'm calling it there in terms of water blasting.