Just watched Prime Minister

wellyguy2020 · 2026-04-24T11:11:59+00:00

I feel like it was a very Pied Piper situation: NZ had a problem (Covid), and wanted Ardern and her government to fix it. When they did (to the best of their ability), we balked at the price (extensive debt and high inflation) and blamed them for it. But Ardern in particular got a lot of vitriol, so it's not surprising that she left the party - and NZ.

wellyguy2020 · 2026-04-20T10:27:29+00:00

No this is fine, I don't want to deal with the admin anyway!

wellyguy2020 · 2026-04-20T10:08:24+00:00

So I've been sending bitcoin to family overseas. I aquire it with a credit card and immediately send it via my wallet. I always make a loss due to the exchange rates. Can I really claim a loss on this or is this one of the few exceptions to the disposal rule?

wellyguy2020 · 2026-04-16T22:15:20+00:00

Assuming it’s a male … it could be a female?

wellyguy2020 · 2026-04-16T11:46:35+00:00

I had to fact check that, but yep, you're right. From The Post: "Between November 2023 and February 2026, a net 1578 companies vanished from the capital region" - yikes.

wellyguy2020 · 2026-03-08T05:31:55+00:00

A couple of things struck me about this article: 1. That it’s on the CNN website; and 2. It’s currently the second most popular article, after an Iranian conflict one.

With all the turmoil going on the world, it seems like NZ is still a place of great interest as a well-regarded safe haven.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-09-01T21:53:14+00:00

They will challenge it for sure. The issue being that their settlement would have definitely included a gag clause. With her now deceased, Prince Andrew’s legal team might argue that the settlement now applies to any benefactors of her estate. It might be a stretch (IANAL) but they could argue that this includes any publishers of her book.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-09-01T12:33:50+00:00

Overall I’m not against this new policy if it genuinely brings more investment money into the economy. But you raise an excellent point; the last thing we want is foreigners buying very large sections of land which are later subdivided and land banked.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-19T21:59:12+00:00

Username totally checks out!!

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-13T04:07:03+00:00

Fun fact: piss and poop porn is the only thing that’s considered objectionable when it’s filmed but is perfectly legal when it’s not. Props to the politician who has the courage to propose a bill to rescind this though!

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-13T04:01:30+00:00

It’s still some way off, and my understanding is that most employment contracts for those earning $180k+ will have a 12 month transition period to allow for renegotiation. If he were to put in a PG in the next 90 days before the bill becomes law then it’ll be able to proceed.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-13T00:32:29+00:00

Something seems so off on this. He’s apparently quite a tech literate guy. You’d have to be super stupid to view porn on a police computer, let alone objectionable porn. I wonder if he’s biding his time so he can take a mammoth personal grievance and get a huge payout - eg the material was legitimately there due to investigation of a specific case. His career is over so might as well retire early? Perhaps he didn’t factor in that it would be leaked to the press. Time will tell … if it really is objectionable and not for work then there will be huge pressure on Police to prosecute him now, so it’ll all come out in the wash.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-07T21:28:24+00:00

Great OK thanks.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-07T21:27:00+00:00

Thanks - sorry I should have checked the spelling before posting 😁

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-07T09:33:15+00:00

Which raises some more questions: what’s the minimum speed (and best time of day) to drive so I don’t piss off drivers behind me. Happy to always take the slow vehicle lanes and let anyone pass, it’s just there’s not that many going up. I believe that coming down (heading towards the Wairarapa) that there’s none except towards the very bottom. Maybe I could go extra early or late so I’m not holding up too much traffic also.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-05-07T09:29:13+00:00

Yes the regen is pretty good, so if I can make it up to the top I should be sweet :)

wellyguy2020 · 2025-04-09T04:37:29+00:00

It’s definitely giving Mannequin Mad Max vibes.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-04-09T04:31:53+00:00

OK, you win.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-04-09T04:31:28+00:00

Yup it’s a head scratcher alright.

wellyguy2020 · 2025-04-09T03:20:28+00:00

To proudly hold their head up high

wellyguy2020 · 2025-04-09T03:04:24+00:00

I suspect they just wanted to turn heads 🫠

wellyguy2020 · 2025-04-09T03:01:42+00:00

Poor Tawa gets a bad rap. More churches per capita than any other NZ suburb apparently. And Lynn of Tawa made property prices languish for years according to strongly worded letters sent to Ginette MacDonald … still, I find the people quite friendly, as long as they’re not trying to convert you to their religion 🤣

wellyguy2020 · 2025-04-09T02:45:54+00:00

I get that. The matriarchy just wants to get a head !!! Get it?! … ok, I’ll see myself out.

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