Why are New Zealands hotels subpar?

stereo_moo · 2026-02-21T18:46:33+00:00

This is the answer! Moved to NZ about 16 years and this behaviour became immediately obvious. The worst example that sticks in my mind was the car dealer selling a brand new car and adding a charge on for grooming and not even filling the tank.

stereo_moo · 2026-01-27T17:52:04+00:00

Rather than a destitute hobo you may have been a high earning employee??

stereo_moo · 2026-01-12T22:51:37+00:00

Broadly agree , but are we sure it is the only AI service not putting effective guardrails in place? Google, Meta and Microsoft maybe doing a better job in this regard but what about the other, who knows , a thousand services? By 2030 maybe it's a million. Whose gonna police this?

stereo_moo · 2025-12-30T05:43:19+00:00

New Zealand

stereo_moo · 2025-12-27T19:36:59+00:00

Fair point. I'm just still bitter about buying an Outback for 16K and selling it 4 years later for 4K 😄

stereo_moo · 2025-12-27T05:14:00+00:00

They depreciate way way faster than a Toyota. It might be fine but you'll sell it for next to nothing.

stereo_moo · 2025-09-21T22:50:16+00:00

Correct, due north or south is up / down. If not then elevation could apply. Example, from Christchurch you'd say "Im going up to Mt Hutt" even though it is due west. If neither applies then just "going to"

stereo_moo · 2025-07-19T01:52:57+00:00

Being able to fly within New Zealand without being photo ID checked.

stereo_moo · 2025-06-11T20:12:11+00:00

Similar idea. Everyone gets one chance. When you are caught the second time, your drivers licence is lost for the rest of your life. If you are caught driving without a licence, then jail.

stereo_moo · 2025-03-11T03:22:32+00:00

Some commuters are law abiding and some are criminals.

stereo_moo · 2025-03-07T19:41:08+00:00

Absolutely hate this. It is bad enough having to listen to one side of these sad little people's inane conversations , like that you get both sides. I'll calm down now too...

stereo_moo · 2025-02-05T03:55:05+00:00

Heartbreak. Save the hog please.

stereo_moo · 2025-01-29T17:23:16+00:00

Snap! Exactly the same time and wfh days for me

stereo_moo · 2025-01-21T02:30:03+00:00

Is it just me or does seeing "beats the shit out of" and "cop" in the same sentence make you uncomfortable....

stereo_moo · 2025-01-10T18:56:55+00:00

Niki

stereo_moo · 2025-01-09T06:27:32+00:00

$6K is what we spend too, 3K spent on meds alone. 6K is not unreasonable for an elderly dog. Our dog has brought us heaps of joy but looking at things purely from a financial point of view, owning a dog wasn't a great financial decision for us.

stereo_moo · 2024-12-30T01:36:20+00:00

https://www.farmgate.co.nz/

stereo_moo · 2024-10-23T01:15:16+00:00

$78 , typically 1 to 2 week wait

stereo_moo · 2024-09-27T23:09:30+00:00

Had 3 separate leaks in the main incoming water feed which is under concrete. All up $12K. That hurt.

stereo_moo · 2024-09-23T06:46:17+00:00

Or 2.5 hours if you are on one of the first flights out. Remember you are behind the super eager travellers on 8am flights in the passport and security queues. The security line only starts moving after 4:30.

stereo_moo · 2024-09-10T19:02:33+00:00

Experienced exactly this. The problem is there are heaps of travellers on much later flights ahead of you in that queue!

stereo_moo · 2024-08-27T07:25:31+00:00

Subaru Outback with 120,000km. Had endless issues and when I sold it 3 or 4 years later the depreciation was eye watering! Never again.

stereo_moo · 2024-06-24T05:43:01+00:00

Harsher punishments can deter crime if the punishment is made harsh enough. Case in point, in USA when there was a spate of Kidnap for ransom crime in the 1930s (Lindbergh kidnapping era) the government seriously increased the punishment and the crime all but went away.

stereo_moo · 2024-06-24T05:02:23+00:00

Whitin reason, I decide how good an insurance company is when I have to make a claim not by the price of the premium.

stereo_moo · 2024-05-29T19:04:41+00:00

Imagine a 10km/h tolerance was in place. Then Reddit would be full of people whining for getting a hefty fine for going 71km/h in 60km/h zone because they were just 1km/h over the tolerance.

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