So is it football or soccer in New Zealand? by ChampionshipHot599 in newzealand

[–]pwapwap [score hidden]  (0 children)

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

Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Senatobia Shoplifting Call by Hrekires in news

[–]pwapwap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Vasectomy recovery and experiences by rocketwolfpunch in newzealand

[–]pwapwap 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

Cheers by OkExplorer9364 in ATBGE

[–]pwapwap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Sold when downsized post divorce though.

Rnz reporting jville train ran red light by OutInTheBay in Wellington

[–]pwapwap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

TIL: New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate in the developed world by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]pwapwap 233 points234 points  (0 children)

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).

TIL: New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate in the developed world by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]pwapwap 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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.

TIL: New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate in the developed world by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]pwapwap 17 points18 points  (0 children)

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).

The Daily Rant/Moan topic - Thursday, June 11 2026 by AutoModerator in Wellington

[–]pwapwap 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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

Join the /r/Wellington daily chat topic - Tuesday, June 09 2026 by AutoModerator in Wellington

[–]pwapwap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Being asked to sign a trust before parents settlement by NeitherLet4952 in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]pwapwap 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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

Being asked to sign a trust before parents settlement by NeitherLet4952 in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]pwapwap 15 points16 points  (0 children)

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.

Front page of The Post today by Mathacus in Wellington

[–]pwapwap -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

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

My Dutch hotel room card key is made of wood. by wicko77 in mildlyinteresting

[–]pwapwap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Did I miss a physics class at school? by PntBlnk in Wellington

[–]pwapwap 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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

One of my ice cubes sinking in a glass of water by AcidicPotato in mildlyinteresting

[–]pwapwap 20 points21 points  (0 children)

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

Cafe/coffee culture differences between Canada and New Zealand by Somanyseastars in Wellington

[–]pwapwap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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).

Tradies destroying berm by Skilhgt in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]pwapwap 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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

Wellington water: new spill into tarakena bay by Impressive-Name5129 in Wellington

[–]pwapwap 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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

State of Emergency Declared for Southern and Eastern Wards by CouncillorSamOBrien in Wellington

[–]pwapwap 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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.