[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 10 hours ago

One key reason to move is cost of living, it's a lot cheaper in many ways to live out in the sticks, especially with housing. Lifestyle can also be part of it.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 week ago

I've been to Wanaka, and it's one of the few parts of that area of NZ that still felt "real". Queenstown, on the other hand, just felt so manufactured, I really don't like the place at all.

I can definitely see how a McDonald's would change the place for the worst.

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I'd love to know what everyone else thinks about this. Having somewhere you can get food that is open 24/7 would be very useful, but I can see why the locals wouldn't be happy about it. A McDonald's wouldn't really suit the area.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago

I hope they start punching up with their humour. I don't hold much hope though.

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Absolutely poor taste, I think.

We need to start bullying Tui drinkers over their poor choice of beverage. Stuff tastes awful anyway.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

Silver lining of the economy being rooted, I guess.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago

Over 100 mil nzd to replace, I'm not sure if we have insurance.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 month ago

CLANGGG!

Found it!

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 16 points 1 month ago

It really does sum up the story quite well, doesn't it?

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

No serious injuries, thankfully. What a colossal screw up though.

Update and further information

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago

Oh, I'm well ahead of you there. I'm just amazed at how forgettable the ad is.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 month ago

The most common use for AI in the future will be sifting through all the AI sludge to find content actually made by a human.

I can see adverts being created specifically for viewers of one show in the near future.

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If we don't already, we need to start associating AI advertising with poor quality products from companies that don't really care.

Also that advert is just the most generic thing I've seen in a long time. Very forgettable.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 month ago

I respect the sentiment, but the project was on track to be more than a billion dollars more than the initial estimates, which would have been a cost overrun of more than 100%

That's a colossal blow out.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

They were oddly quiet when the project got canned, and there were even a few admissions that the cost of the project had blown out to an unacceptable level.

I think Labour know their handling of the project will be brought up again if they protest.

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Hopefully, the solution is new boats that are a more sensible size, and don't need the extensive infrastructure upgrades the new fleet would have required. One of the cancelled designs would have been a similar displacement to our current fleet of three.

I really hope the solution isn't another clapped out beater from Europe.

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Would you want to know about this if you were planning to have this person live on your property? What an absolute nightmare.

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I think I posted the story about the original break in, but what an operation. It sounds like they were importing the tobacco in bulk, then manufacturing the cigarettes, as well as forging the packaging.

For those reading this that aren't in NZ, cigarettes are very expensive here, over $2 a cigarette for some brands, and it's mostly tax.

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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

Police don't even know whose money it is, or where it came from. I think they should be able to keep it.

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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

I'm quite surprised a vessel like this isn't NZ flagged, given it's operating exclusively in NZ waters.

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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

A major update about the meth lollies, something got lost in translation with the police I think, they seem way too relaxed about class A drugs being out there in the community.

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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

Not long ago, I posted a story about someone's dog eating meth on a walk through Auckland, and now this?

Was this a smuggling operation gone wrong perhaps?

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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

Honestly, the fact they even asked is pretty bad, voluntary or not.

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