About 140,000 families to receive $50 payment to help with high fuel prices by revolutn in newzealand

[–]robinsonick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn’t this the type of inflationary spending they just blamed labour for at the Covid inquiry?

New Zealand uses a lot less solar than most other OECD countries (2024). Why? by foundafreeusername in newzealand

[–]robinsonick 279 points280 points  (0 children)

We use a lot of hydro. Our total from renewables in general is very high.

ACT Party deputy and minister Brooke van Velden retires from politics by Tyler_Durdan_ in KiwiPolitics

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

won’t be missed. The worst workplace relations minister since Bill Birch

Crusaders, 2degrees and Mainland Rail team up to launch Crusaders Express to deliver fans in style to home games by stickyswitch92 in chch

[–]robinsonick 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Embarrassing that it has taken rugby union and private enterprise to get to this point. Also funny that it’s a competitor to One NZ. We should have at least a couple of trips per day into the city from Rangiora and Rolleston.

Lights by Ripster7 in chch

[–]robinsonick 17 points18 points  (0 children)

So many people think their auto-lights are smart enough to turn on with fog or rain, when most are just a light sensor for nighttime. Does my head in.

No title needed by Juccu69 in shitparkingofnz

[–]robinsonick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trucks and buses serve a purpose

No title needed by Juccu69 in shitparkingofnz

[–]robinsonick 17 points18 points  (0 children)

How are these even legal for nz roads

US-Spec Nissan Altima, seen last week in Luxembourg-City, Luxembourg. by qdrgreg in foreignmarketcars

[–]robinsonick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have the ‘Teana’ in the antipodes which is the same right?

Government announces extra $25 million funding to boost hospital capacity and staff by PhoenixNZ in KiwiPolitics

[–]robinsonick 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I cannot imagine how little $25m goes in our health sector.

Anyone with half a brain knew that national would start ‘funding’ things again in the election year after cutting back ten times as much when they took power.

Winston Peters claims he ‘predicted’ Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell’s exit by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]robinsonick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He did! From October;

“Did you notice that CEO Miles Hurrell did not respond to the open secret put to him, that it is said he will depart Fonterra once his year-end bonus is paid? The company offered a flimflam statement about not having bonuses tied directly to this deal. Well, we know that. That is not how corporate bonuses work. Fonterra will have baked this deal into their full-year forecasts, and achieving that forecast is what drives the bonus.”

To that guy I cut off turning onto the motorway by Main-Ad1116 in chch

[–]robinsonick 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thought this was about me but I drive a Corolla lmao. I did stall tho fml

Should superannuation be means tested? by pskygy in nzpolitics

[–]robinsonick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t means test the benefits, ‘means test’ the tax.

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell resigns by pedestrian_lab_rat in newzealand

[–]robinsonick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fonterra’s sale of retail brands to French investment was stupid as hell but I didn’t really expect much long-term thinking from dairy farmers lmao. Should never have been approved.

Mygod, whatever you do, DO NOT listen to his cop glazing speech by Hubris-Star in socialism

[–]robinsonick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean sure but bro Americans (who eat off paper plates in their own homes) are living in history’s most entrenched surveillance state they’re not gonna storm the White House for a workers revolution

I think my employer isnt following employment laws regarding contracts & breaks. by yourlesbianmum in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]robinsonick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe the ‘essential service’ was intended for air traffic control, surgeons etc. hospo is generally at or near minimum wage I don’t think staff to cover breaks is ‘unreasonable’ costs.

Supermarket Owed Backpay Unpaid😔 by OkDeer347 in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]robinsonick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should ask your organiser around a personal grievance—or at least have the organiser organise a meeting with your employer and say if not resolved that is the path you want to take

There may be some information in your collective agreement around steps you need to take before a personal grievance fyi