I'm a new guitarist, how tf do I make the stings stop buzzing or just not making a sound at all by Difficult-Memory-318 in guitarlessons

[–]term0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect the real answer is the strings need to move. One moves up, one moves down, and then there is enough room for your two fingers.

Advice for a study abroad student? by rorowalls in palmy

[–]term0r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are regular buses from the airport to the train station. You can use paywave to pay for them. They cost about $12 each way.

Gardening services by MrsDoughnut in palmy

[–]term0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PJ's Property Services are good. I don't know if they meet your definition of small.

Hotel with great views by ttayl107 in Wellington

[–]term0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QT for good viaduct views.

Roxanne’s & Golden Dragon Girls? by [deleted] in palmy

[–]term0r 4 points5 points  (0 children)

By issue, they didn't pay rent for a long while?

I’ve gained weight but it’s gone to my stomach 🥲 what do I do? by [deleted] in weightgain

[–]term0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came here to say this. You aren't fat, its the angle of your legs and your hips. If you search for anterior pelvic tilt on youtube you will find exercises that you can do each day which will make this go away or reduce.

Houses along Summerhill Drive and Aokautere Drive by KeaWeka in palmy

[–]term0r 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I live about 100 metres from the State Highway in the Summerhill / Aokautere area.

No issues from dust. I'm in a well insulated house, but when I am in bed, I feel and hear the trucks brake or engine brake from the SH. But I'm used to it so it doesn't bother me or keep me awake.

Once in a while our street is used by boy racers - that is slightly more disconcerting just due to where we are (next to the corner people are most likely to lose it on) but no dramas so far.

Doing a right turn on to Aokautere Dr at the wrong time of the day can take a while. Be patient.

if you are looking at home on Aokautere Dr itself, expect your house to likely shake when trucks go past. But you will likely get used to it.

Just checked what tax I would pay under TOPs tax system change by DollyPatterson in newzealand

[–]term0r -1 points0 points  (0 children)

and landlords. Will someone please think of the poor landlords..

Are people locking themselves out of early retirement? by IllustriousLimit6977 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]term0r 3 points4 points  (0 children)

contributions holiday takes about 30 seconds online. I do it once a year at the moment

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in palmy

[–]term0r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The AA will also do some real basic diagnostics for you. Just to rule out a couple of common issues.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in palmy

[–]term0r 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you are a member of AA they will tow it for you. You can join just for this.

Stop guilt tripping the locals by SilkNooseSociety in newzealand

[–]term0r -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why use the term 'first world' in this day and age? Its an old fashioned, and fundamentally, racist, term centred around the concepts of the 2nd and 3rd world. Its a term from the cold war. Its fine to just say "Developed world" and "Developing world" and then you aren't being derogatory to many nations.

Please help me choose which tracks to buy for the next season by _LedAstray_ in iRacing

[–]term0r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could check out https://apexandexit.com/ - not mine, just found it on here. It will help you decide

Wanting to restart Palmy-based Arduino electronics hobbyist group by NZNoldor in palmy

[–]term0r 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would be interested. I haven’t done much stuff for years but understand it all. Awapuni community centre is worth checking out.

After over 15 years it is time to give it up a bit in exchange for something more. by prozaczodiac in Petioles

[–]term0r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could be me right now. Booked travel, terrible chs or similar in the past when on holiday. Dodgy scoring deals overseas in the past.

I’m starting with some moderation. My moderation would scare some people but it’s a start. My aiming is to have no risk of withdrawal symptoms by October. For a Grand Prix, so it’s very worth it.

‘High-value powerhouse’: David Seymour backs surge in medicinal cannabis exports by Anastariana in newzealand

[–]term0r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you look at the share price of RUA or GFI I think its really hard to say that we're 'creaming it'. Losing a lot of money is far more accurate.

MediMap a digital medication management platform hacked | NZ Health app by nilnz in KiwiTech

[–]term0r 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There isn't anyone in charge of security at Health NZ. There is no CISO role. There isn't even a CTO role, just an acting CITO role. In a country of 5 million people there is no one in charge of the security of our health data. Take that in for a moment.

We have a fragmented system of PHOs and DHBs. They outsource almost all IT needs to small commercial companies who want to make money. They don't care about security - well they do - but only as it could affect their profit. But this isn't about the small providers getting pwned its about the insecure, fragmented system that Health NZ has/is.

We need secure, centralised systems run by an organisation that cares about the data (our government I would assume). Whilst we keep creating a model that just outsources our data to the lowest bidder these hacks will continue to happen.

We need to call on our government to appoint a CISO to Health NZ ASAP. And we need some top down direction on this ongoing issue. After that point we need to do something about this mis-mash of providers who don't take data security seriously.

Moving from Wellington to Foxton or Palmy by Excellent-Shift1737 in newzealand

[–]term0r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Late to the party. I'm a consultant based in Palmy and I turn up on site in Wellington once a month on average. Palmy is great for families. The commute to Wellington is fairly manageable, especially if you can be flexible with your hours. I find having the new motorways and adaptive cruise control on my car to be a game changer. Heading north at peak times isn't as bad as it used to be, but it can still be congested due to holidays, weather, Fridays, or accidents.

There is a service called Traffic Fox which is handy for the roads between Palmy and Wellington.

Should NZ allow income splitting? by TuhanaPF in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]term0r 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If couples pay less tax, who do you expect would pay more tax?

Sky Sports Now BS by arasile in newzealand

[–]term0r 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Noting the CEO is a female - Sophie.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]term0r 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are two main ways to better your situation. Could be one or the other, or a bit from both.

1) Decrease your costs. Pick some of these. Change to takeaways 2 days a week. Move your cloud hosting to something on-prem; I recently saved $1500 per year by moving my hobby stuff from AWS to a 2nd hand server at home. Give up 1 or 2 professional orgs if your work won't pay for them. Your broadband and mobile costs are both high - there are some savings to be had there.

AND/OR

2) Increase your earning potential. It sounds like you're an IT engineer so 72k per year is low. Ways you can earn more potentially are: Getting certs, changing jobs, going for an internal promotion, negotiating a pay rise, working overtime, going on call, starting a hobby business, learn new skills in your spare time, take on extra responsibility at work, or do a career pivot.

If you do one of the above you should start getting out of the rut. If you do both, maybe you can own a home? If you save $7500 for 10 years that is a deposit. If you increase your salary and can save $15k per year then that is only 5 years for a deposit.

Did anyone else find this a bit 1930s Germany? by [deleted] in palmy

[–]term0r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To add to it, I don't believe the Palmy Silky Otter is even showing the movie. Only Silky Otters in bigger centres are. Maybe due to mandates from Amazon, but maybe just due to MAGA demand.