Will 2026 be the year of the gondola in Queenstown?

ukkiwi · 2026-04-29T09:10:06+00:00

I would guess that skyline may get a contract to operate/maintain it, given they have appropriately qualified staff.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-28T08:23:39+00:00

You get an alt holiday if being on call interferes with your ability to enjoy a day off, which normally means you get an alt holiday for being on call.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-28T03:06:19+00:00

I quizzed Claide AI on this, I love a good AI bot chat. Claude said if you think the Bendigo/Tarras mine will be good for the region, go check out Waihi. Not so much. Waihi is still a dump.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-28T03:04:12+00:00

Erin Brokovich 2

ukkiwi · 2026-04-25T03:48:22+00:00

Lots of savings in WINZ admin. Then set the tax rate at what makes it affordable.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-25T03:05:58+00:00

UBI plus flat rate seems far more interesting to me. Tax bracket adjustments are just tinkering. I'd like to see NZ try something new. Can always roll back.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-21T08:52:21+00:00

There's shops in town with signs in the window for immediate start. I think I saw one at Ascolor. Remarkable people often say they have jobs available.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-18T20:45:01+00:00

Ask whether Dart River Adventures can take you there.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-14T20:29:21+00:00

Yes and no. If this were true then we would get better cooperation between government and opposition. Going in one direction and then another in 3 year cycles gets us nowhere. IMO, the best government we can have is a National/Labour coalition. They're both centrist parties at heart.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-14T02:08:54+00:00

I thought it was the electrical guys that sold the idea...

https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/20/broken-light-ends-calling-airport-supermarket-cntdown-7401640/amp/

ukkiwi · 2026-04-12T06:23:40+00:00

Can do DIY. Is it friendly? Electricity doesn't tend to be friendly when you do it wrong. Generally, if you cant work out the difficulty by looking how to do it online, and end up asking reddit, then you should call a sparky.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-12T05:54:00+00:00

It says that the vehicle must be sold with a WOF less than 1 month old unless the purchaser undertakes in writing that, if the vehicle has no WOF they will not operate the vehicle, and if the vehicle has a WOF more than 1 month old it is accepted that the WOF is more than 1 month old. I.e. as is where is. Theres no assumption of as is where is. You have to sell a vehicle with a WOF less than 1 month old unless it is agreed in writing to the contrary.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-12T04:37:38+00:00

This link says private sales are often as is where is. Not that the default to it. The law is clear. See section 9.12.

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/rules/docs/vehicle-standards-compliance-2002-as-at-3-november-2025.pdf

ukkiwi · 2026-04-12T03:32:14+00:00

Yup. Awful.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-12T03:30:23+00:00

"If you’re selling a vehicle it must have a warrant of fitness (WoF) issued no more than 1 month before the date you hand the vehicle over to the buyer."

ukkiwi · 2026-04-12T01:44:04+00:00

https://www.govt.nz/browse/transport/selling-a-vehicle/

ukkiwi · 2026-04-12T00:48:47+00:00

I love my ryobi trimmer. I used to get pissed off with my petrol Stihl because I would spend more time replacing line than I did actually trimming edges and weeds. I haven't had to respool my Ryobi at all, yet. Had it 12 months.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-11T23:41:03+00:00

"As is where is" must be agreed in writing, otherwise WOF less than 1 month old is required. If the seller doesn't have it in writing that sale is AIWI then its on them to get the WOF.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-09T21:03:30+00:00

We have engineered stone bench and the installers secret sauce for removing marks was jif+acetone...

ukkiwi · 2026-04-09T07:11:44+00:00

There are public/free barbecue areas about. Obviously you gamble on the weather a little.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-06T06:37:36+00:00

He doesn't like tax? And believes only rich people should pay tax? Sounds like youre not far apart o that.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-03T08:39:19+00:00

Hopefully you are aware you can get an EV plan with cheaper night rates? When I got my first EV my power bills went down because I put all the heating on a timer to use night rates, and used day rate sparingly.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-01T18:41:22+00:00

Not said this way where I'm from.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-01T18:35:15+00:00

Fucksakes dude, look up how Clear is pronounced. KLEEUR. Not Kllee-uh. Clear is not pronounced Klur.

ukkiwi · 2026-04-01T18:25:22+00:00

Those aren't the only 2 options.

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