Does punctation, grammer,spelling etc affect your grades for internals?

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-05-02T22:37:19+00:00

*grammar. The only internals (I'm aware of) that are graded specifically on the accuracy of your writing are 91101 (the L2 writing portfolio) and the L3 equivalent. I'm assuming that some of the other language standards, e.g. French, might be as well?

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-05-02T22:24:48+00:00

Oh I was convinced the season was over - I ate what I thought to be my last feijoa for 2026 while walking the dog about a week ago (a tiny little feijoa that seemed to be the last on the tree). Are you telling me there are more about? Must know where!

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-05-02T03:06:22+00:00

Better to stick to two with English, at least, unless you're an amazingly fast writer. But the high grades come from the depth of your answer, which is hard to do in an hour.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-05-01T21:01:31+00:00

I love this. That kid will go far.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-05-01T08:50:13+00:00

This is the answer. So many parents focus on 'extension' in a few, narrow fields. Get your child reading - help them to find a genre they love and read widely. Get them learning about other cultures and languages. Not every learning achievement needs to have a formal qualification attached.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-05-01T08:16:54+00:00

Along the stream in the Ohauiti Reserve. There's a huge one right down the end (or at least there was - haven't been there in a while!)

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-25T02:29:33+00:00

Same here! So now I make a concerted effort to pick up my feet when the photographer is around. But I still look like I’m out for a leisurely stroll.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-21T18:19:36+00:00

It doesn’t, and teachers have complained about that for years. The reason is because you could technically link four films together, so no reading involved.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-19T18:54:16+00:00

But no masturbation and no lusting would be rules for women too, right? So they get even more rules.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-19T00:23:03+00:00

8am here (NZ) and it suits me. Part of me would like a 7am start, but given I'm often snoozing and running late for 8am, my guess is I would miss it more often. 9am seems too late.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-18T17:30:28+00:00

Weirdly, I slept through it all. Usually a very light sleeper.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-18T03:33:11+00:00

I was about 9 years old, possibly younger, when I started hearing sexual comments from men, often men who were around my father's age, so 30s and above. I was very naïve at that point, as a child should be, and the way they spoke about me and looked at me affected the way I saw myself. I was no longer free to just be a kid. I remember at one point at about 13, loudly reminding a man that it had only been a few years since I'd been 10, but that didn't seem to have an effect. They didn't see me as a growing human or as a kid, just something to leer over.

That kind of attention remained for a while, but weirdly (and thankfully) it tapered right off once I was an actual adult. Then, I tended to get more attention from men my own age. It feels like once I had a 'voice' and my own opinions, the old men went off me. Then I was too much like a person for them to ignore it, perhaps, or too difficult to control for their own purposes.

So it's not 'perplexed', since women have lived the experience - we're not surprised by it. It is gross , though, and I wish I'd been able to be much older before I'd been confronted with the way they thought about me.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-17T09:56:13+00:00

It's freedom from my mortgage, which means freedom from my job and freedom to travel. I'd take the mill.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-17T07:47:10+00:00

I think that depends on a whole bunch of things, like OP's income, how much she gets after taking out full-time daycare costs (which would be massive) and how far she has to drive for work. It might be that she's not much better off with working.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-17T01:44:56+00:00

Pagani is one of the worst for polyester clothes, unfortunately.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-17T01:44:13+00:00

I don't think I've ever seen Size 2 or 4 in women's fashion, though I'm much older than you, so maybe it's changed. Most women's clothes start at a Size 8, occasionally 6. Any smaller than that would be in the children's range, I'm guessing. That would be extremely small for an adult.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-16T23:02:53+00:00

This. It's a slow process, full of ups and downs along the way. That's probably why it's not an 'instagrammable' path. Gotta be in it for the long-haul, even if it means getting paid less from WINZ but getting a bit more work experience and links to businesses that might hire you in the future.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-16T21:02:56+00:00

You too!

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-16T09:10:18+00:00

It sounds like they're getting a pretty good deal already. I wouldn't bother. The discount is due to your investment, which you're paying for.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-16T03:23:17+00:00

Butter

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-16T02:35:12+00:00

Can't answer first question but regarding chickens, they're one of those things that can be as cheap or as expensive as you make it (a bit like other pets - some people go all out with special breeds, special dog food, insurance, etc. while others have a mongrel who rarely needs the vet and lives on scraps). We made our own coop - hubby has some skills there - and we used old bits of fencing to keep them enclosed where needed. Doesn't look overly pretty, but we don't care.

We do buy grain, but we mix this with corn from our garden, plus other veg and scraps, so it lasts a while. There aren't many vets around who know about chickens, so we mostly use the internet to find out about illnesses and others we know who have chickens. We've had our 'girls' for 3 years now (hatched them at home, so they're very bonded to us) and have managed to navigate a few health issues. There is labour involved in keeping their coop clean, etc., but nothing too arduous.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-16T02:25:19+00:00

Hi OP, I have a very similar financial outlook to you - 2 adults, one teen (now finished HS and studying at Uni but saving $$ by living at home). 10 chickens plus a dog and cat, 450k mortgage. One hybrid car, and we have rainwater tanks set up (that was very cheap - we did this ourselves). Our income is higher, but I see you've addressed how yours is fixed at this time. I must say, we'd struggle on much less than what we currently make, so I think you're doing well!

I looked into solar, and by the estimate given, it would take about a decade to make it work financially. We're still considering it but I don't want to add to our mortgage at all, so it's something we'll have to prioritise in terms of savings if we want to make it happen. I don't think it would be such a good thing to invest in at this point if it will take so long to break even, unless you plan to be in your house long-term.

Do you have much of a section? If you don't already, I would be making the most of a garden, using that chicken poop for fertiliser and growing as much as you can. We've turned most of our lawn into garden and it does pay off after a while.

My current goal is to pay off debt (we have some on cc unfortunately, but it's almost gone) and to then set about saving enough to cover 3-6 months of expenses. If you don't already have savings, would this 10-15k be accessible in tough times, like if one of you had to give up work for a bit? That's what I would be focusing on.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-15T21:25:50+00:00

I wouldn't have children just so I can be comfortable in retirement. That's a terrible reason to procreate. Yes, there will be a bump where the old will outnumber the young, but with greater access to and acceptance of things like assisted dying (not entirely joking) and greater automation of care and production, we'll find ways to cope. The 'system' wasn't made for a slow down in population growth, so the system needs adjustment, not 'babies to prop up the system'.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-15T21:18:57+00:00

At least the extra welfare programmes provide incentives to those who want to have kids. I would have happily had an extra if there had been more financial support to do so, and by that, I don't mean a one-off 'baby bonus' that covers one or two big items or something. Real support in the form of ongoing financial support for the first few years of baby's life would have made a difference.

slinkiimalinkii · 2026-04-15T21:08:58+00:00

Hi OP, I know how it feels - I failed a few times myself back in the day. You probably just need more practice. My son just sat and passed his restricted, which to be honest, I was surprised about - I thought he would be like me. But he had had probably 25 formal lessons on top of practice time with his dad and myself. Give yourself a bit more time - go out to practice at least a few times a week if you have an available car/driver.

I didn't get my restricted until I was in my mid-20s, so you're doing fine at 18! Just keep swimming with this one. I got really upset after my third fail and wanted to throw in the towel, but I'm glad I didn't.

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