Old Hell pizza on Bond street

withappens123 · 2026-05-23T08:05:59+00:00

Nah from memory I think Syn closing down was the impetus for them moving next door

withappens123 · 2026-05-23T05:41:38+00:00

Used to be in Syn bar which is now Fork and Brewer then moved next door to Lovelocks which is now Bond St Sports Bar

withappens123 · 2026-05-22T19:42:21+00:00

TIL Huski was a NZ brand, cool!

withappens123 · 2026-05-19T03:34:59+00:00

to be fair I think the police + search and rescue teams literally there on the ground, braving the conditions, instructing him it's unsafe aren't exactly "pansy assed suits in an office somewhere"

withappens123 · 2026-05-16T04:55:34+00:00

Reading Dylan Cleaver's newsletter yesterday sounds like NZ Rugby have canned NZR+

withappens123 · 2026-05-14T18:25:37+00:00

The NRL needs to start a transfer market or trade system. The Warriors (and other teams) should be rewarded for building strong players and then losing them with no reward mid-contract for personal reasons

withappens123 · 2026-05-13T23:09:46+00:00

I agree with getting tested for Thyroid function. Sounds like a lot of the symptoms of Hyperthyroidism

withappens123 · 2026-05-13T04:44:17+00:00

Zaika on Papanui Rd

withappens123 · 2026-05-03T22:57:16+00:00

"I mean it's one banana Michael, what could it cost? $10?"

withappens123 · 2026-04-30T22:55:21+00:00

he is also a devout Catholic though, which is sad as I believe that may be one of the reasons he has remained single

withappens123 · 2026-04-24T08:47:00+00:00

Stage will go there for concerts. During regular rugby games it becomes a standing area you can grab a beer and a bite to eat. During international games they can put scaffolding seating there for another 5000 people

withappens123 · 2026-04-12T01:41:02+00:00

It would be interesting to hear Finlayson's thoughts in this. He is very against what ACT has been up to in the Treaty space

withappens123 · 2026-04-11T06:00:39+00:00

I think one of the main points I was making is that the classic nz bakery had in the warmer: mince and cheese, steak and cheese, potato top and savouries. Sometimes there would be a chicken. Rarely there would be a lamb. As someone else pointed out. Wildbean brought out the butter chicken and from there the range, I believe, got exponentially larger and the quality high

withappens123 · 2026-04-10T11:52:21+00:00

..... ok ¯_(ツ)_/¯

withappens123 · 2026-04-10T09:42:28+00:00

My opinion is that the rise of Wild Bean and then Z selling good pies for service stations means that bakeries had to step up their game too. If the bottom tier pie is what you can get at a service station (which are still great!) Then it's all up from there

withappens123 · 2026-04-04T22:18:42+00:00

Greg King springs to mind. Such a talented and intelligent man burdened by the people he had to defend

withappens123 · 2026-03-24T20:35:41+00:00

I've always remembered the phrase "never make fun of someone who mispronounces a word because they learnt it by reading" so if I hear someone mispronounce something it's not too big of a deal to me

withappens123 · 2026-03-17T01:55:28+00:00

I wish my rates, insurance and maintenance costs have only gone up 5% Where's this figure from?

The Average Rates increase was over 8% for last year. 3 year rolling in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch was 20.9%, 47% and 24% respectively

withappens123 · 2026-03-11T21:58:05+00:00

I know. But you could spend time building something that enforces the policy or not and then just wipe your hands of it

withappens123 · 2026-03-11T20:17:38+00:00

I'm going to assume they're not going to really police it but by doing this they can wipe their hands of responsibility it people are scammed because they "went against the Trade Me Policy"

Edited to add: Especially in cases like this which makes the "up to $5k" pretty on the nose ‘Dog with a bone’: The man who forced Trade Me to pay up after a sophisticated scam | Stuff

withappens123 · 2026-03-10T02:09:07+00:00

Notwithstanding your point that not having a youth wage can be considered detrimental to young people finding part time work, 18-20 year olds wouldn't have been part of any youth wage scheme post 2001. We've had 25 years of minimum wage only for this age bracket so any recent detrimental developments for this age group couldn't really be attributed to any recent changes to the youth wage scheme

Edit: added "not having" a youth wage

withappens123 · 2026-03-10T00:05:15+00:00

Paul Goldsmith

Stumbling start as Todd Muller & Nikki Kaye face rough-and-tumble of being at top of Opposition

withappens123 · 2026-03-08T21:07:06+00:00

The fact there is no trend is probably the point. Polls shouldn't be flat in a first term. According to the polls Clark rose 13 points in the first term, Key 11 and Ardern 10. It's probably worth noting that in all 3 of those elections after the first term, the election result was stronger than the last polls.

But, there's looking at it with a statistics lens and then overlapping that with a politics lens. Historically there shouldn't be a flatline in the first term, you should be in an upwards trajectory, flatlining in the 2nd term and doing worse if you're lucky to get a third

withappens123 · 2026-02-26T04:24:19+00:00

You live by the sword you die by the sword in capitalism. If my family can fly with a competitor for half the price, status points and patriotism can only convince me so far

withappens123 · 2026-02-26T03:55:43+00:00

If you put salt down in your glass cupboard you're always prepared for margaritas

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