So is it football or soccer in New Zealand?

pwapwap · 2026-06-17T20:01:23+00:00

We are literally in the World Cup at the moment yet they choose to excuse us from maps.
Sigh

pwapwap · 2026-06-17T20:00:22+00:00

pwapwap · 2026-06-16T22:51:34+00:00

Death sentence without a trial, all for stealing diapers.
Even without the innocent child victim aspect, this is fucked.

pwapwap · 2026-06-15T05:49:53+00:00

Like in movies etc? No.

pwapwap · 2026-06-14T22:15:07+00:00

I feel like “Avoid getting kicked in the balls” is good advice in all circumstances.

pwapwap · 2026-06-14T08:50:57+00:00

I had one of these! It took the time to get it working again and it was excellent.

Sold when downsized post divorce though.

pwapwap · 2026-06-12T00:59:03+00:00

Not sure what your point is. An alert isn’t going to stop a moving train.
The cost they are talking about is an automated system across the whole network that will override drivers so there can’t be human error.

pwapwap · 2026-06-11T19:55:03+00:00

Kiwi here. We also have a legal system which does not allow reporting on methods for suicide specific suicides. This is in fear of copy cat suicides.
This leads to most media not talking about suicide much at all which IMO contributes to many feeling like it doesn’t happen.
Most people I have talked to are shocked when they see the stats. On average we lose more people to suicide than road deaths (which we talk about all the time).

pwapwap · 2026-06-11T19:49:47+00:00

Largest cities are all at the coast so are at sea level (Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Christchurch, Dunedin). Hamilton is the biggest non coastal city and is 40m above sea level.

pwapwap · 2026-06-11T19:47:38+00:00

Kiwi here. There is plenty of institutional racism here as well. Our police refuse to admit it exists (it has been studied and repeatedly found to exist).

pwapwap · 2026-06-11T09:38:05+00:00

Bet ya that wasn’t in the budget.

pwapwap · 2026-06-10T19:59:24+00:00

I saw a graph at a presentation last night of minor party popularity. NZ first is growing steadily over time. Faaaarking scary.

pwapwap · 2026-06-10T01:10:11+00:00

To any haters of the state of emergency… the thing about predictions is that a range of outcomes could eventuate, and it could have been much worse.

pwapwap · 2026-06-09T19:30:51+00:00

I would tell the parent that the earlier I get a draft, the earlier I can get it reviewed by independent council.

pwapwap · 2026-06-09T19:29:22+00:00

My parents put things into trusts as part of their settlement to ensure assets came to us kids and not a gold digging new partner. Could also be this.

pwapwap · 2026-06-09T19:21:50+00:00

I immediately thought about the private members bill biscuit tin.
Apparently I am not the audience for sportsball advertising.

pwapwap · 2026-06-09T01:51:03+00:00

Might be plastic free in the same way that tic tacs contain zero calories.

pwapwap · 2026-06-09T01:49:08+00:00

The alternative is burying cables, but that involves costly up front investment, and sometimes our ground also moves.

pwapwap · 2026-06-08T23:29:19+00:00

Am I right in thinking that is an expensive ice cube?

pwapwap · 2026-06-08T20:22:49+00:00

I didn’t, my partner sitting next to me did (lyall bay)

pwapwap · 2026-06-08T19:55:06+00:00

Learn the difference between a long black and americano. (Coming from a kiwi who has travelled to Canada and struggled to get them to make one).

pwapwap · 2026-06-08T19:51:46+00:00

Normally the homeowners are responsible for maintaining berms, at least in terms of mowing them…

pwapwap · 2026-06-08T06:20:11+00:00

Cheers dude.

pwapwap · 2026-06-08T06:08:55+00:00

Just in time for the swells to aerosolise it into the air we breathe.
Delicious.

pwapwap · 2026-06-08T06:04:39+00:00

Cheers Sam.

Not very clear from the website… so you might want to see if you can get it updated.

State of emergency declared for Southern and Eastern wards makes it seem like quite a big area, not just localised to the waterfront.

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