Dont get me wrong I have nothing against what has been done but....BUT BUT BUT you are the type of person this man is calling out. Not all disabilities are equal to a casual glance. See the sign in the article
We found a male paradise duckling on our drive and gave it to one of our broody hens to raise, it grew up thinking it was a chicken and followed them everywhere. Finally flew away on his own accord, hopefully to find a mate. But gosh was it grubby compared to the hens, poo machine.
but the solution is so simple - paint yellow dashed lines out in the car-parking lane between the hockey stick parks. I think alot of drivers would see the current kerb-side yellow lines and think I can park kerbside but I can park out here. So make it simple for them.
From memory you needed to opt yourself out. Dont confuse your apathy with your employers obligations. When you are 65 you will be thankful for it, just hold tight. You can always take a contribution holiday if you are so against itNZers need to become more financially savvy and responsible .
Luckily I think this behaviour is very very rare. When I was looking after my two kids when they were little I was never excluded from, or criticised for, using the parents room. Other mums were welcoming and chatty (or too busy to be offended), other dads breezed in and out doing their chores, and if any mums were breast feeding they either had the curtain drawn for privacy or open and would be chatting to their friends. The odd stray boob was never an embarrassment and was quickly re-purposed with much good humour. Dont let one bad incident get you down, people are generally realistic and sensible. Having small kids is such a big task there should be no room for picking fights you dont need.
you need to read the article. The zoo HAS been monitoring the quality of life (they are old animals) and HAS been handling them for quite some time, and has finally made a hard decision to help them one last time.
I see all the traffic and chemical management experts are out today. Plus the experts who think the cleanup crew can do their job in shirtsleeves.30 years ago people did do things different, and we ended up with eg. asbestos issues
Best decision ever. The merge at Paekakariki causes the most awful queues on SH1 both northbound and southbound.I hope they close it on more holiday weekends and personally I think all Fridays would be good also.
to win a dance contest you need to be judged on your dancing. To win a popularity contest you need to win popular votes. She won the second. And no-one should be surprised, it has been like this since day one of season one.
Actually it might. It has survived many years so far (each year having very similar complaints) and as long as it brings in ratings and advertiser funds it will continue to survive.
Yes agree, and there are lots of other examples where the wagons are nicer than their sedans. They are not the poor cousin anymore. Skoda, Audi, Merc, BMW wagons all look good and Im sure people can chime in with more.
You mean Onzo? They are not e-bikes, the are regular bikes - in fact, single speed. So you are getting exercise plus you have the benefit of knowing you can ride where bikes can go, the rules are simpler. Plus you get helmets (until some loser nicks them all). Whats not to like?
the answer is - no. No one can tell you this because apart for the few in power it is completely opaque. The same way no one knows how much txt money goes towards the final charity. The operators of these shows are a law unto themselves and rely only on the ratings and advertiser revenues to ensure they carry on regardless.The dance-off component was in the initial terms and conditions, and anyone who signs up to perform will know that, following the laws of averages, most will have to go through it at some point. I think it was an attempt to claw back against some of the weird results we got (and still get) with the public vote being completely unrelated to dance ability. Would prefer it if they could water down the public vote and give more emphasis to the formal scoring such as would be given in any regular (non-televised) dance competition.I actually quite like the judges (at least the two on the outside), they give a lot of constructive feedback. That is their job, but wish there were a little less squeals of youre in the house and similar embarrassing twaddle.
I drove this bridge three weeks ago with my family while on holiday. I remember it well because it was a different design to all the other bridges along the motorway (and there were so, so many). This is very horrible for all concerned, but part of me is not surprised in hindsight.My memory of the motorways was huge traffic volumes, a huge number of large trucks in the slow lane, fast traffic in the fast lane. It was not a relaxing drive and the alternate routes are definitely the slow option. Other roads were poorly maintained, and it was visible. I feel so sorry for the people who are either affected by this directly or will now need to live with the disruption of this disaster and the subsequent rebuild which might take ages.
What does a Happiness Engineer do when she is not making smoothies?What does the promotion from Happiness Engineer to People Experience Officer entail? Smoothie Supervisor?
yep, I liked Naz very much, she could dance and threw herself into the whole thing. Nasty Naz was a creation of TV producers carefully scripting the final product, nothing more. And the viewing public lapped it up.
I suspect with the batteries and plastics and such-like in a car like this there is more danger from fumes and smoke rather than any sudden explosion and fireball.Hollywood will need to rethink its car chases if cars no longer explode at the drop of a pin too
if you believe in conspiracy theories you can say the Sams win was rigged. If you dont then you need to accept that more people voted for her than Chris. Remember, this was never a dance contest, it was a popularity contest, and has been since season one. The judges influence is watered down to the point of impotence, which is a shame but so be it. We all know the show format.I thought it more telling when they said all the telcos have waived their fees for the final night. And we will never know what those fees were in earlier shows. I am not sure if there is any way to get the 1 figures out of mediaworks for $ earned per txt or votes counted short of a legal challenge, and surely no-one is THAT interested?
I partially agree with you - the gorge slip cut off communities and had a social and logistics impact. Only mitigating factor was the Kaikoura solution was clear - just replace existing road and infrastructure in place. High level planning was minimal but ground level engineering was huge. Gorge requires a brand new route, land purchases, and significant geological work to find a safe road over the hill. None of this is easy, but is already in progress with major design work agreed - there were no years of naval gazing, unlike for instance Transmission Gully, 30+ years in gestation.
Ive only ever parked in LZs for quick dashes. Other people earn their living using these zones so its unfair on them. Find a normal park and use it for what its intended. I know thats a boring answer but why encourage people to be lazy? Next will be how to park in a disabled park and not get caught.
If Labour are investing in safety upgrades surely this would go right to the top? Its a very dangerous road, many unforgiving corners. They might stick their prehistoric heads in the sand on the motorway upgrades to help people (ie. the country) get around, but they cant do that for the safety aspect.Nathan Guy must push for this to go through and Labour must move into the modern century and do the right thing. Electric trains to Palmy wont solve anything.
Except traditional station wagons are better all round - better drive, better space, etc. But fallen out of favour due to marketing and perceived safety of SUVsI will never swap my 4x4 Superb for one of these
Thanks. Its pretty obvious at present EVs are not advanced enough for a regular or stress-free Auck-Wgtn run. If anyone buys one that needs to do this type of commute they are being silly. Hopefully tech will get to the point of a 10-minute charge being sufficient, lets wait and see. Doesnt anyone remember the teething troubles of petrol-driven cars?
I suspect the two percent of people who like manuals are the main commentators here. Truth is this is driven by the buyer as autos now are more efficient than they were 20 years ago, more fuel efficient than the equivalent manual. By all means buy one if you enjoy it, but there is little other reason for one in a carAnd when EVs get factored in they dont have a gearbox of any kind, so the entire argument becomes moot, at least for the next generation
Standing on buses has always been dangerous, just because we did it as kids does not mean it was ok. With more traffic on the roads now the chance of misadventure is higher. We also drove cars with no airbags or ABS or seatbelts, look at the horrible injuries that resulted in. You want to go back to those days?
The Tesla is a totally pointless exercise, it is like asking a Lamborghini to demonstrate what acceleration is. We all know it can do it, why repeat an experiment we know it will be good at?Tesla it is not a real-world choice at present, and the model 3 is just not here. Im quite excited to see where development will lead us but TODAY we are not there and tests must be done with practical, available product. If we waited for next years models the test will be completely different, along with the charging infrastructure
From the perspective of the driver (which is what this article is about) the DSG is an automatic. We have one and it treat it as such, and if someone has only learnt to drive a car with DSG they will NOT be able to drive a manual This is all about skill-sets, not technicalities. Dont get so wound up over it.
Why is 50 through Pukerua Bay ridiculous? Its a community like any other town on a state highway. And no-one sticks to 50 either, they all ignore it to the locals detriment.
Certainly the oat-loads of grey imports is dulling down the fleet - there is nothing like a car-yard of these drones to numb the mind. Surely colour plays a big part, I like seeing, for instance, Mustangs becasue they have such variety of colour. Swifts are close too, they have a 1 colour chart. But my Skoda - choices of white, black, and tones of silver. Shame.SUVs are inherently ugly. Station wagons not so - Audi in particular make very pretty wagons, far superior to their sedans Its interesting, when I think back to the cars we had 30 years ago, I never thought they were striking. Yet today a well-maintained 30-year old Corolla or Triumph 2500, or even original Viva (haha) is a joy to behold. I wonder if todays cars will give me the same feeling in 30 years if I see a well-loved Corolla drive past? Would todays cars even last that long? They are a commodity now, designed to last 10 years then replace
Would be expensive given our low population. Imagine the rates/tax increase to pay for it. Any solution needs to be affordable.Our low population base is a benefit for quality of life and a curse for fancy infrastructure
Too sensible, would never work. Reality TV relies on weekly embarrassment and humiliation rather than weekly winning.Personally I really wish Naz was still there, she of all of them threw herself into it boots and all. And she could dance.
Five luxury cars is not an avalanche. I want to see what is coming up that is affordable to mainstream kiwi families looking to upgrade their second car (because electric is still not in the realm of primary/only car unless your needs are specific or limited) I keep hearing wait a few years but Ive been hearing that for a few years now. Where is my affordable Toyota/Honda/Mazda etc, and not being reliant on ONLY imported second hand Nissan LeafsThey need to get an electric car at same price as equivalent petrol model. So a Nissan Leaf should be same as equivalent Tiida or maybe Corolla
Simple answer - no, people dont look. Theyre behind their earphones half the time and just vacant the other half.Other problem is supermarket carparks and similar, people need to be aware of the danger of walking in a car-friendly area. Car drivers need to be alert to pedestrians and vice versa, neither party is free to assume the other is safe
I dont think anyone is forced out if they are not ready to leave. Some want to leave asap and get into the home routine, we were in hospital one week with our first and one day with our second. Both times the hospital was supportive
Gosh a lot of hate here today. A bit depressing really.If you dont like it dont read the article. Dont take the time to comment. There are plenty of other articles on the website worthy of your attention. I didnt vote for her but am happy to see this reporting, it is reinforcing the fact hat young woman have many options to live their lives as they wish, 20 years ago it would not have been the case. Make the most of the opportunities now open to you. Of course money and privilege helps, but there are also other forces at play that in in everyones favour now, and it does trickle down.
I fully support bereavement leave for a miscarriage, it is a very private and serious loss. But I struggle to support pet bereavement sorry. I agree a dog is a companion, likewise a cat, but how do you draw the line to stop people milking this? If you have a lot of pets, and they are coming and going, and you are taking leave to recover, this will cost your employer significantly. Maybe limit it to 1 day per year pet leave, no more. But I do not think this will get any traction in the short term, and as a good and frequent pet owner I have learned to deal with my losses pragmatically.
Earthquake rebuild of Britten Stables to feature on Grand Designs NZ
woo-hoo, cant wait! A great show and a great presenter
100% Pure NZ ad man says subdivision will destroy goose that laid the golden egg
particularly around Queenstown where greed has made the place unlivable for all but the rich.
Dad incensed by mobility pass 'shame' note on windscreen
Dont get me wrong I have nothing against what has been done but....BUT BUT BUT you are the type of person this man is calling out. Not all disabilities are equal to a casual glance. See the sign in the article
Duck finds paradise with school caretaker
We found a male paradise duckling on our drive and gave it to one of our broody hens to raise, it grew up thinking it was a chicken and followed them everywhere. Finally flew away on his own accord, hopefully to find a mate. But gosh was it grubby compared to the hens, poo machine.
New cycle lane confounds drivers who are parking across driveways
but the solution is so simple - paint yellow dashed lines out in the car-parking lane between the hockey stick parks. I think alot of drivers would see the current kerb-side yellow lines and think I can park kerbside but I can park out here. So make it simple for them.
Dancing With the Stars: Robbie Rakete unhappy with dance-off format
yeah - Dai Henwoods opening comment everyone loves a good threesome was innuendo without the subtility
Youve lost my savings: KiwiSaver members struggle with downturn
From memory you needed to opt yourself out. Dont confuse your apathy with your employers obligations. When you are 65 you will be thankful for it, just hold tight. You can always take a contribution holiday if you are so against itNZers need to become more financially savvy and responsible .
Wellington dad barred from parents' room at Queensgate Mall by another parent
Luckily I think this behaviour is very very rare. When I was looking after my two kids when they were little I was never excluded from, or criticised for, using the parents room. Other mums were welcoming and chatty (or too busy to be offended), other dads breezed in and out doing their chores, and if any mums were breast feeding they either had the curtain drawn for privacy or open and would be chatting to their friends. The odd stray boob was never an embarrassment and was quickly re-purposed with much good humour. Dont let one bad incident get you down, people are generally realistic and sensible. Having small kids is such a big task there should be no room for picking fights you dont need.
Inside Tesla's first-ever New Zealand store
When you see the sales figures it starts to put it in perspective. Good stuff.
Last roar for Auckland Zoo's lions
you need to read the article. The zoo HAS been monitoring the quality of life (they are old animals) and HAS been handling them for quite some time, and has finally made a hard decision to help them one last time.
"Delayed mail and compost: Wellington's truck crash stopped more than traffic",
I see all the traffic and chemical management experts are out today. Plus the experts who think the cleanup crew can do their job in shirtsleeves.30 years ago people did do things different, and we ended up with eg. asbestos issues
"PaekÄkÄriki Hill Road to close ahead of Labour Weekend
Best decision ever. The merge at Paekakariki causes the most awful queues on SH1 both northbound and southbound.I hope they close it on more holiday weekends and personally I think all Fridays would be good also.
Expect delays: full body x-ray scanners coming to New Zealand airports
Your comment deserves an up-vote for shear enjoyment value!
Dancing With the Stars: Samantha Hayes says victory a 'beautiful surprise'
to win a dance contest you need to be judged on your dancing. To win a popularity contest you need to win popular votes. She won the second. And no-one should be surprised, it has been like this since day one of season one.
Dancing With the Stars: Robbie Rakete unhappy with dance-off format
Actually it might. It has survived many years so far (each year having very similar complaints) and as long as it brings in ratings and advertiser funds it will continue to survive.
The retro Volvo everyone forgot could be the best one to buy now
Yes agree, and there are lots of other examples where the wagons are nicer than their sedans. They are not the poor cousin anymore. Skoda, Audi, Merc, BMW wagons all look good and Im sure people can chime in with more.
Silly car question #43: can I coast in Neutral to save fuel?
you mean it is not unsafe for you? How are you special?
Silly car question #43: can I coast in Neutral to save fuel?
main problem is lack of control, irrespective of gearbox.
The great New Zealand cutlery drawer debate lights up the internet
Left chopstick on the left, right on the right, cutlery all mixed up in the middle
Auckland limer says school hoarding e-scooters for students to use
You mean Onzo? They are not e-bikes, the are regular bikes - in fact, single speed. So you are getting exercise plus you have the benefit of knowing you can ride where bikes can go, the rules are simpler. Plus you get helmets (until some loser nicks them all). Whats not to like?
Dancing With the Stars: Robbie Rakete unhappy with dance-off format
the answer is - no. No one can tell you this because apart for the few in power it is completely opaque. The same way no one knows how much txt money goes towards the final charity. The operators of these shows are a law unto themselves and rely only on the ratings and advertiser revenues to ensure they carry on regardless.The dance-off component was in the initial terms and conditions, and anyone who signs up to perform will know that, following the laws of averages, most will have to go through it at some point. I think it was an attempt to claw back against some of the weird results we got (and still get) with the public vote being completely unrelated to dance ability. Would prefer it if they could water down the public vote and give more emphasis to the formal scoring such as would be given in any regular (non-televised) dance competition.I actually quite like the judges (at least the two on the outside), they give a lot of constructive feedback. That is their job, but wish there were a little less squeals of youre in the house and similar embarrassing twaddle.
'He held on to see his son': Injured man clung to wires 18m up after Italy bridge collapse
I drove this bridge three weeks ago with my family while on holiday. I remember it well because it was a different design to all the other bridges along the motorway (and there were so, so many). This is very horrible for all concerned, but part of me is not surprised in hindsight.My memory of the motorways was huge traffic volumes, a huge number of large trucks in the slow lane, fast traffic in the fast lane. It was not a relaxing drive and the alternate routes are definitely the slow option. Other roads were poorly maintained, and it was visible. I feel so sorry for the people who are either affected by this directly or will now need to live with the disruption of this disaster and the subsequent rebuild which might take ages.
"This local tech company has a 'happiness engineer' and chief smoothie maker",
What does a Happiness Engineer do when she is not making smoothies?What does the promotion from Happiness Engineer to People Experience Officer entail? Smoothie Supervisor?
Dancing With The Stars NZ: Salsa night falls flat, leaves weird taste
yep, I liked Naz very much, she could dance and threw herself into the whole thing. Nasty Naz was a creation of TV producers carefully scripting the final product, nothing more. And the viewing public lapped it up.
Tesla bursts into flames in video captured by US actress Mary McCormack
I suspect with the batteries and plastics and such-like in a car like this there is more danger from fumes and smoke rather than any sudden explosion and fireball.Hollywood will need to rethink its car chases if cars no longer explode at the drop of a pin too
Dancing With The Stars NZ: Samantha Hayes wins finale
if you believe in conspiracy theories you can say the Sams win was rigged. If you dont then you need to accept that more people voted for her than Chris. Remember, this was never a dance contest, it was a popularity contest, and has been since season one. The judges influence is watered down to the point of impotence, which is a shame but so be it. We all know the show format.I thought it more telling when they said all the telcos have waived their fees for the final night. And we will never know what those fees were in earlier shows. I am not sure if there is any way to get the 1 figures out of mediaworks for $ earned per txt or votes counted short of a legal challenge, and surely no-one is THAT interested?
The great New Zealand cutlery drawer debate lights up the internet
Which one? The caviar butler or the avocado butler? Because if you ask one the other will get the pip and walk off. Then youre in trouble.
Accidentally across America: On the train
Europe by train
KaikÅura road and rail rebuild up against fantastic feats of engineering
I partially agree with you - the gorge slip cut off communities and had a social and logistics impact. Only mitigating factor was the Kaikoura solution was clear - just replace existing road and infrastructure in place. High level planning was minimal but ground level engineering was huge. Gorge requires a brand new route, land purchases, and significant geological work to find a safe road over the hill. None of this is easy, but is already in progress with major design work agreed - there were no years of naval gazing, unlike for instance Transmission Gully, 30+ years in gestation.
Parking 101: the art of using the Loading Zone
Ive only ever parked in LZs for quick dashes. Other people earn their living using these zones so its unfair on them. Find a normal park and use it for what its intended. I know thats a boring answer but why encourage people to be lazy? Next will be how to park in a disabled park and not get caught.
Landowners surprised by news of ÅŒtaki to Levin expressway rethink
If Labour are investing in safety upgrades surely this would go right to the top? Its a very dangerous road, many unforgiving corners. They might stick their prehistoric heads in the sand on the motorway upgrades to help people (ie. the country) get around, but they cant do that for the safety aspect.Nathan Guy must push for this to go through and Labour must move into the modern century and do the right thing. Electric trains to Palmy wont solve anything.
Silly car question #43: can I coast in Neutral to save fuel?
Modern cars do turn off. But that is done much quicker than you could hope to do manually
So who likes really big wheels on their family SUV?
Except traditional station wagons are better all round - better drive, better space, etc. But fallen out of favour due to marketing and perceived safety of SUVsI will never swap my 4x4 Superb for one of these
"PaekÄkÄriki Hill Road to close ahead of Labour Weekend
You are being denied it only for a few hours. Get over it.
"We go to Motorclassica and ignore everything that wasn't tiny and weird",
Zera Sports - straight from the Jetsons!
Can you drive an EV from Auckland to Wellington in one day stress-free?
Thanks. Its pretty obvious at present EVs are not advanced enough for a regular or stress-free Auck-Wgtn run. If anyone buys one that needs to do this type of commute they are being silly. Hopefully tech will get to the point of a 10-minute charge being sufficient, lets wait and see. Doesnt anyone remember the teething troubles of petrol-driven cars?
Suzy Cato says she knew her dance 'was not without fault'
Its tough she has been in the bottom two for two weeks also. Not something you want to do too often
Is the manual gearbox dead? Numbers seem to hint our love affair for stick driving is over
I suspect the two percent of people who like manuals are the main commentators here. Truth is this is driven by the buyer as autos now are more efficient than they were 20 years ago, more fuel efficient than the equivalent manual. By all means buy one if you enjoy it, but there is little other reason for one in a carAnd when EVs get factored in they dont have a gearbox of any kind, so the entire argument becomes moot, at least for the next generation
Children no longer allowed to stand on school buses
Standing on buses has always been dangerous, just because we did it as kids does not mean it was ok. With more traffic on the roads now the chance of misadventure is higher. We also drove cars with no airbags or ABS or seatbelts, look at the horrible injuries that resulted in. You want to go back to those days?
Can you drive an EV from Auckland to Wellington in one day stress-free?
The Tesla is a totally pointless exercise, it is like asking a Lamborghini to demonstrate what acceleration is. We all know it can do it, why repeat an experiment we know it will be good at?Tesla it is not a real-world choice at present, and the model 3 is just not here. Im quite excited to see where development will lead us but TODAY we are not there and tests must be done with practical, available product. If we waited for next years models the test will be completely different, along with the charging infrastructure
Is the manual gearbox dead? Numbers seem to hint our love affair for stick driving is over
From the perspective of the driver (which is what this article is about) the DSG is an automatic. We have one and it treat it as such, and if someone has only learnt to drive a car with DSG they will NOT be able to drive a manual This is all about skill-sets, not technicalities. Dont get so wound up over it.
"PaekÄkÄriki Hill Road to close ahead of Labour Weekend
Why is 50 through Pukerua Bay ridiculous? Its a community like any other town on a state highway. And no-one sticks to 50 either, they all ignore it to the locals detriment.
Head to head: Do 21st century cars look too dull to care about?
Certainly the oat-loads of grey imports is dulling down the fleet - there is nothing like a car-yard of these drones to numb the mind. Surely colour plays a big part, I like seeing, for instance, Mustangs becasue they have such variety of colour. Swifts are close too, they have a 1 colour chart. But my Skoda - choices of white, black, and tones of silver. Shame.SUVs are inherently ugly. Station wagons not so - Audi in particular make very pretty wagons, far superior to their sedans Its interesting, when I think back to the cars we had 30 years ago, I never thought they were striking. Yet today a well-maintained 30-year old Corolla or Triumph 2500, or even original Viva (haha) is a joy to behold. I wonder if todays cars will give me the same feeling in 30 years if I see a well-loved Corolla drive past? Would todays cars even last that long? They are a commodity now, designed to last 10 years then replace
KaikÅura road and rail rebuild up against fantastic feats of engineering
Would be expensive given our low population. Imagine the rates/tax increase to pay for it. Any solution needs to be affordable.Our low population base is a benefit for quality of life and a curse for fancy infrastructure
What is happening with Wellington's civic precinct ?
Most AirBnb in Europe are in non-earthquake zones. And in those parts that are prone to earthquakes, buildings collapse with loss of life
Dancing With The Stars NZ: Salsa night falls flat, leaves weird taste
Too sensible, would never work. Reality TV relies on weekly embarrassment and humiliation rather than weekly winning.Personally I really wish Naz was still there, she of all of them threw herself into it boots and all. And she could dance.
Grand Designs UK: Peak house gives nothing away from the street
It is great. But please dont bag NZ architects - there are plenty of great NZ builds. Just like there are plenty of bad UK builds.
Five EVs we are looking forward to driving
Five luxury cars is not an avalanche. I want to see what is coming up that is affordable to mainstream kiwi families looking to upgrade their second car (because electric is still not in the realm of primary/only car unless your needs are specific or limited) I keep hearing wait a few years but Ive been hearing that for a few years now. Where is my affordable Toyota/Honda/Mazda etc, and not being reliant on ONLY imported second hand Nissan LeafsThey need to get an electric car at same price as equivalent petrol model. So a Nissan Leaf should be same as equivalent Tiida or maybe Corolla
Not an SUV, but high and mighty in the world of wagons
its a shooting brake
Not an SUV, but high and mighty in the world of wagons
Skoda Superb any day. Space, comfort, power - and reliability.
Rio Tinto to review future of aluminium smelter in Bluff
Depends who you are. Could also be called valid business negotiations
Why is this Tauranga house Trade Mes longest property listing?
yep, that why the first rule of the internet is never read the comments. Too much hate.Â
Rio Tinto to review future of aluminium smelter in Bluff
yes but not in Southland where it will cost 900 jobs plus downstream impacts
"Five things you need to know about Porsche's new EV",
Simple answer - no, people dont look. Theyre behind their earphones half the time and just vacant the other half.Other problem is supermarket carparks and similar, people need to be aware of the danger of walking in a car-friendly area. Car drivers need to be alert to pedestrians and vice versa, neither party is free to assume the other is safe
Silly car question #43: can I coast in Neutral to save fuel?
@SGM - only question is why you used the word competence when arrogance would have fitted better?
"PaekÄkÄriki Hill Road to close ahead of Labour Weekend
Problems can start from Plimmerton, not Pukerua Bay, on a bad day
Back and boxy: the all-new Suzuki Jimny revealed
I suspect they will. At this price you can afford to use it offroad and not be scared youll get mud on your precious Audi Q7
Parking 101: the art of using the Loading Zone
Five people, I think its obvious
Battery of high technology in Audi's e-tron electric SUV
Im guessing the giant chrome grill is cosmetic only. SUVs still need to intimidate smaller cars
The Block NZ: Claire and Agni's fourth bedroom is illegal, but you can sleep there
Err... generically, could a opening skylight be counted as a window?
PM Jacinda Ardern's first night as a mum
I dont think anyone is forced out if they are not ready to leave. Some want to leave asap and get into the home routine, we were in hospital one week with our first and one day with our second. Both times the hospital was supportive
Former PM Helen Clark says birth of first baby sends 'powerful statement'
Gosh a lot of hate here today. A bit depressing really.If you dont like it dont read the article. Dont take the time to comment. There are plenty of other articles on the website worthy of your attention. I didnt vote for her but am happy to see this reporting, it is reinforcing the fact hat young woman have many options to live their lives as they wish, 20 years ago it would not have been the case. Make the most of the opportunities now open to you. Of course money and privilege helps, but there are also other forces at play that in in everyones favour now, and it does trickle down.
Woman who miscarried 'stunned' to learn she did not qualify for bereavement leave
I fully support bereavement leave for a miscarriage, it is a very private and serious loss. But I struggle to support pet bereavement sorry. I agree a dog is a companion, likewise a cat, but how do you draw the line to stop people milking this? If you have a lot of pets, and they are coming and going, and you are taking leave to recover, this will cost your employer significantly. Maybe limit it to 1 day per year pet leave, no more. But I do not think this will get any traction in the short term, and as a good and frequent pet owner I have learned to deal with my losses pragmatically.