This needs ti be stopped immediately and permanently. NZ is basically a closed water system. removing water from the system breaks it. there will be no water for future generations
is that all, my Neighbour spay painted the side of my garage black (badly) when he painted his fence,,,, he didnt give a darn. He also has 5 vehicles for 2 people and constantly parks his unused vehicles of the front of my place, often backwards, which is illegal... then he tore out all the plants down the shared driveway without any consultation... Some people are just arseholes!!!
The only thing living you have the right to eat is yourself, everything else is thinly veiled murder. (plants/animals/even bacteria) Live with it. Stop with this vegetarian / vegan / latest trend rubbish. Its just a lie your telling yourself to make you feel better about your murderous ways.
Common sense and common decency is still sadly lacking in a lot of people... I witness a classic the other day, big old Holden pulled right up to a ATM, there is no car park there, in fact it block 3 parked cars from leaving... Did they care.? nope, they didnt give darn about anyone else.
I for one will be boycotting everywhere that doesnt give me a darn bag.(yes Im aware they are trying to make it all of nz) I dont have a car, Im very green, I walk everywhere, Im not carrying a reusable bag (that is also just going to end up in landfill!!!) around with me 24/7 just in case I want to go to the shops. This is once again a knee jerk reaction by a vocal few with out consideration of the real consequences to the average person.
So they move out, and into someone elses area... problem not solved. I think we need an open season on gang members... fairer than duck season, the gang member are already armed.
Because we have a bunch of useless do gooders in control that insist on rehabilitation not punishment... result 95% re offending and a country full of criminals.
Yet another article (and I use that word very loosely) about woman trying to manipulate men into what this women want vs reality. There is a old saying. Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.
Women should have full autonomy over their bodies, I agree totally. But a baby/fetus is a passenger in that body so they do not get to say men have no say on abortions. This is something that concerns all of us.
Sadly not 1. Its a contributing factor in some, but for others its just bad genetics. I clean and floss at least 2 * daily and every year I need fillings!!!!
I have lots of empathy, for the shark. We have polluted their environment, then you add insult to injury and you dangle a nice piece of meat in front of them and expect them not to bite?? Stop being insensitive self absorbed human.
Unrealistic for 95% of the population. You cant save while your income is small and the bills are high.Between mortgages (or rent) power, internet, food and taxes there is practically nothing left! Cant afford sky (or any similar) or a car, or even nice clothes... been 20 years since I had a actual holiday... Worked all my life for what? So I can site at home and rot, as its all I can afford to do.
Im an ex landlord. My property was destroyed by renter with a huge dog. Destroyed all the curtains, all the window sills (deep claw marks) , soiled all the carpets, and left crater sized holes all over the lawn. I would never allow another dog near any property I own.
these players earn more in a week than I do in a year.. and I have a degree!!! what do they have? a ball to play with. It is ridiculous how much money NZ puts into sport! Put the money in R&D, so we get get out of this farming black hole we have dug ourselves into.
All because the council sold our water to china... which started the whole mess with the new bore for the water bottling plant contaminating everything.. Go chch council, you morons.
when you buy a house or move you need to look at lots of factors, one is internet availability. Expecting or demanding internet when your off the beaten track just shows how out of touch with reality you are.
Auckland Pride Parades hui over police uniform ban turns to a circus
Only for us, the organizers seem to be oblivious
Send us the bill for keeping top rugby players
hello no, they can get real job and support themselves, like the rest of us do!!
"Teenager baked grandfather's ashes into cookies",
What a sick and twisted individual. Well on the way to being the next serial killer.
Wellington dad barred from parents' room at Queensgate Mall by another parent
Sexism is a issue for both genders, its good to see the media finally noticing that its not just a male problem
Official warnings issued after Chinese Taipei softballers throw salt after NZ White Sox haka
If Nz is going to use vodo then the opposing team has the right to counter it.
Teenage Mormon basketballer dropped over Sunday morning training
He has his priorities and made his choice. Consequences happen for all choices we make, Its about time everyone learned this.
Environment Canterbury orders China-based firm to stop water bottling after it breached consent
This needs ti be stopped immediately and permanently. NZ is basically a closed water system. removing water from the system breaks it. there will be no water for future generations
Councillor angry after wife fined for not using seatbelt in council carpark
car is moving seat belt should be on, dont care if you on a road or a not or even if engine is running or not... Dont like it? take a bus.
Avocados worth $100,000 stolen from Far North farm
Stealing is NEVER justifiable. Its not yours leave it alone.
Slice of pristine South Island high country 'should finally become national park'
I would love to see a map of NZ, with all parts now in overseas hands highlighted. I suspect the results will be terrifying!
Neighbours at war over fences, blocked driveways and dog poo
is that all, my Neighbour spay painted the side of my garage black (badly) when he painted his fence,,,, he didnt give a darn. He also has 5 vehicles for 2 people and constantly parks his unused vehicles of the front of my place, often backwards, which is illegal... then he tore out all the plants down the shared driveway without any consultation... Some people are just arseholes!!!
Avocados are not vegan - according to British quiz show
The only thing living you have the right to eat is yourself, everything else is thinly veiled murder. (plants/animals/even bacteria) Live with it. Stop with this vegetarian / vegan / latest trend rubbish. Its just a lie your telling yourself to make you feel better about your murderous ways.
Donald Trump supporters troll Auckland brewery over Dump the Trump beer
Free speech... you know that thing america was founded on. If you cant abide by you own rules....
Auckland limer says school hoarding e-scooters for students to use
Its Auckland, they all have gold cards!
North Canterburys shame on you parking warrior comes forward
Common sense and common decency is still sadly lacking in a lot of people... I witness a classic the other day, big old Holden pulled right up to a ATM, there is no car park there, in fact it block 3 parked cars from leaving... Did they care.? nope, they didnt give darn about anyone else.
Plastic bag makers say their product isn't to blame for damaging the environment
I for one will be boycotting everywhere that doesnt give me a darn bag.(yes Im aware they are trying to make it all of nz) I dont have a car, Im very green, I walk everywhere, Im not carrying a reusable bag (that is also just going to end up in landfill!!!) around with me 24/7 just in case I want to go to the shops. This is once again a knee jerk reaction by a vocal few with out consideration of the real consequences to the average person.
The Neighbourhood Support volunteer fighting to clean up one of NZ's toughest streets
So they move out, and into someone elses area... problem not solved. I think we need an open season on gang members... fairer than duck season, the gang member are already armed.
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
Because we have a bunch of useless do gooders in control that insist on rehabilitation not punishment... result 95% re offending and a country full of criminals.
TVNZ doco claiming Celts were here before MÄori has been removed from OnDemand service
Lots of people where here before the maori,,,, but they wont accept that, and revise history to deny it!
Channel Three owner MediaWorks raises possibility it might have to pull out of television
Just shut it down, not worth watching, not economically viable.
Consent for nine-metre retaining wall as much as construction
CCC is s gouging machine, they are not there to help people they are their to help themselves!
Promoter may avoid Wellington after Dynamo cancellation debacle
Its not just WCC... Is there any over site to these councils?? there should be!
Cafe owners face going broke over councils ridiculous 12 chair limit
LOL, common sense is not a desired feature of the council and neither is compassion.
Verity Johnson: I love it when middle-aged white men just wanna have fun
Yet another article (and I use that word very loosely) about woman trying to manipulate men into what this women want vs reality. There is a old saying. Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.
Death of kea will remain a mystery after family disposes of birds' bodies
Alternative title: DOC attempts to cover up two murders
A deathbed murder confession: Why doctors decided not to tell police
It wasnt medical related, a doctor isnt a priest. Now the loved ones of those he killed will be forever tormented with not knowing how or why.
Lynda Hallinan: Men can talk abortion with the woman they impregnated; otherwise its none of their business
Women should have full autonomy over their bodies, I agree totally. But a baby/fetus is a passenger in that body so they do not get to say men have no say on abortions. This is something that concerns all of us.
The new normal of students working jobs, on top of full time study
Working full time and studying was the normal for many of us 20 years ago..,
It's an iPhone, but not as we know them
Yawn, apple is so off the rails its dead to most of us.
Labour finally shakes off Nationals shadow a year on from the election
Immigration minister needs to be put in prison! It criminal behavior clear and simple/
Cafe owners face going broke over councils ridiculous 12 chair limit
Welcome to NZ, where councils are up themselves and have to much power and zero accountability
Poverty causing 'third world' dental problems, Hamilton dentist says
Sadly not 1. Its a contributing factor in some, but for others its just bad genetics. I clean and floss at least 2 * daily and every year I need fillings!!!!
24-hour supermarkets on the way out as online grocery shopping proves popular
this is why we have 24/7 dairys
"NZ's luckiest woman? Aucklander wins lotto jackpot twice in just months",
Please stop buying tickets and give the rest of us a chance!!!
Council tried to keep multimillion-dollar Christchurch Town Hall budget blowout quiet
Why did you vote for these Council members? please tell me you have learnt your lesson and wont do it again!
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
shouldnt have to, should be able to leave a $50 on my door step and no one will touch it as its not theirs!
Massive Google price rise off the rails, Metlink complains
This is probably what they where planning when they Removed the Dont Be Evil Clause From Its Code Of Conduct in may this year
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
allegedly is when they have not yet formally been convicted in a court of law... even if it clear they did it with photographic evidence.
Auckland man starts petition to make drivers sit another test before renewing their licence
Another knee jerk reaction... the worst driver dont have licences! Your just penalizing those who follow the rules
Listen up, married men and women: What single women want you to know
You keep telling yourself that.... each to their own delusions.
Student challenges school's smokefree vaping policy, or lack of it
anther non society friendly product of our education system. Throw the book and the bookcase at him. Its smoking, any quibbling is just word nonsense
Counting the cost of Fonterra's loss
I cannot see how it can possibly be losing money, with the price NZ has to pay for milk and cheese!!!
Rain, hail or sunshine, 103-year-old Hazel never misses her weekly Big Mac
You are what you eat, so in this case she is full of preservative
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
1, because they had footage and solved it themselves!
Student excluded from James Cook High School over bullying incident
Underage.. which I think is wrong. Adult crime should be met with adult consequences
'I'm worried about WWIII,' says Japanese man who built a nuclear bunker in Christchurch
Why? so you can steal it?
Pike River victim's father signs up to be part of re-entry mission
as a father you do not want to see your child as a pile of rotting putrid sludge,,, let the experts go in first!
Panic buttons, security staff considered for south Auckland bus routes after drivers attacked
Auckland needs to be leveled, Start again
London solution to Kiwi housing crisis
Im sure the council would love this, and will charge each part owner full rates...
One-of-a-kind $15,000 bike yet to be located by police
Just when did NZ become so lawless??? So many darn criminals throughout the country.... and where is the police???
One-in-10 Kiwis are 'relying on an inheritance'
vultures!
Jobs warning to over 45s - ageism is alive and well
You have obviously never been stuck in a job that is soul destroying and intolerable
Early childhood centres facing impacts of growing drug use, overcrowded homes
Current generation Alcohol is bad, but drugs are fine sigh... morons...
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
It will be on his way home from school...
Plus-size model reveals seizure injuries
yet another discriminatory label. She is a model, not a plus sized model!
Sediment from housing development pollutes Orewa waterways
Typical humans, destroying the environment for profit... :(
"Surfer taken to hospital after 'great white shark' attack in Northland",
I have lots of empathy, for the shark. We have polluted their environment, then you add insult to injury and you dangle a nice piece of meat in front of them and expect them not to bite?? Stop being insensitive self absorbed human.
'My son's addicted to gaming': mum's despair at how to curb habit
Take his favorite stuff in reparation, sell it. Start with the gaming system. Tell him why and how and that stealing has real world consequences
"Bus driver who was fired after almost 'crushing' taxi driver receives $4000 payout",
And the bad get rewarded again... typical NZ...
Christchurch contractor mistakenly encases trees in concrete
more pissing away our rates....
Controversial TV star expects millions to give public access to South Island station
should never have been sold in the first place...
Melons off supermarket shelves after imports suspended
Melons off the shelves shouldnt this be classified as a wardrobe malfunction?
Tracy Watkins: The five big things waiting for Ardern's return
can she add in Council over site to the agenda. They have all gone power mad, gouging the people and wasting the money on frivolous things.
Tourists happy to be taxed $25 when entering New Zealand
They should get a free pamphlet on arrival too. Drive on the left, freedom campers not welcome, respect our country.
Avocados worth $100,000 stolen from Far North farm
Stealing is NEVER justifiable. Its not yours leave it alone.
"Hunt is on for vandals who snapped Len Lye sculpture in New Plymouth
New Zealand is full of barbaric criminals. No respect for art or property. Things need to change ASAP!
$50,000 to get electricity down the street is unfair, developer says
oh I have far to much money, give me what I want for free, what a a-hole!
Communal living fans keen to break hippy connotations
one flu to ruin them all...
After 12,000km flight, godwits arrive in Auckland bay to large-scale developments
Humans, the most destructive force on the planet...
Spark gets heavy about Agile
modern bs, lots of evidence it just demoralizes staff and lowers productivity.
Kiwi couple nursing big bank accounts in the US
NZ = tiny insignificant spec, USA = giant superpower, guess which one has more money? If you want USA levels of money, you have to go to the USA.
Council moves into spy game as it eyes slashing Berhamore golf course
For money laws gets changed all the time...
Heres why you need $2m saved for a comfortable retirement
Unrealistic for 95% of the population. You cant save while your income is small and the bills are high.Between mortgages (or rent) power, internet, food and taxes there is practically nothing left! Cant afford sky (or any similar) or a car, or even nice clothes... been 20 years since I had a actual holiday... Worked all my life for what? So I can site at home and rot, as its all I can afford to do.
Mrs Henderson is losing her view of Henderson
welcome to progress, it does suck.
Families upset at exclusion from Christchurch school's new zone boundary
welcome to zoning 101, where they change the boundary to manipulate housing pricing and keep the undesirables out..
The Block NZ: Claire and Agni's fourth bedroom is illegal, but you can sleep there
Yaaaaaaaaaawn Its not even good tv...
Avocados are not vegan - according to British quiz show
really silly name. No matter what you do or what you eat. YOU WILL DIE. Its only a matter of time.
Ministry of Education advertises NZ as having 'the Indian Ocean on its doorstep'
Idiocracy, its not just a movie its a way of life for some.
Social housing provider bubble wraps windows after tenant complains of cold
People have been doing this for at least a decade....
Burberry criticised for burning clothes instead of discounting them
Its supply vs demand.. less supply, drives up the prices. It is a a-hole thing to do.. hopefully now the public is aware the demand will drop to zero.
The Lonely Millennials: Young Kiwis say they struggle to make friends
Try putting down your phones and get involved with the real world!
Mum worries about keeping her four kids warm
Its working perfectly, the fat cats are getting fatter at the expense of the not so well off. As it was designed to do.
Feeling wealthy? New Zealand ranks sixth in global wealth report
this is not representative of normal NZ, its the wealthy few that screw the data
Desert Road closes as snow showers hit North Island central plateau
No its just to darn expensive... and burns fuel, so much for the environment.
Priority 'investments' in warmth and wellbeing for renters and homeowners
Ha! you think any of us actually have money?
Gogglebox NZ: Nice people, dull programme
Its the ultimate in pointless tv... Its almost like they are trying to drive us out of our lounges and into the real world!
Plan to ban vaping in bars, restaurants, schools and workplaces in New Zealand
People have a long history of abusing children... at least they are out of the mines now.... one thing at a time.
Tennis umpire at centre of Serena Williams' sexist claims hid in hotel
1970 called, they want you back, as your attitudes is from that era.
Pet or property: 'Good quality tenants have good quality pets'
Im an ex landlord. My property was destroyed by renter with a huge dog. Destroyed all the curtains, all the window sills (deep claw marks) , soiled all the carpets, and left crater sized holes all over the lawn. I would never allow another dog near any property I own.
'Mischievous' data dump reveals 4850 local council employees earn more than $100,000
no surprise with christchurch, they have zero respect for us and love to waste our money!
New Zealand is not vigilant enough about creeping corruption
Please get a dictionary and look up corruption. This is just capitalism, you want a better level of service you pay for it.
Three-hour wait after fall in shower, 80-year-old wants answers
Agreed. And it was clearly not life threatening, but 3 hours is still way to long.
Real estate agents told: Stay out of my bin
no, they just want to sell it!
Fifty-one reasons why the All Blacks don't need more government funding
these players earn more in a week than I do in a year.. and I have a degree!!! what do they have? a ball to play with. It is ridiculous how much money NZ puts into sport! Put the money in R&D, so we get get out of this farming black hole we have dug ourselves into.
'Extinction on demand': Is it acceptable to wipe a species off the face of the Earth?
Agreed, humans first, as they are the most destructive invasive species
Cost to keep Christchurch's drinking water safe spirals to nearly $40 million
All because the council sold our water to china... which started the whole mess with the new bore for the water bottling plant contaminating everything.. Go chch council, you morons.
Jobs warning to over 45s - ageism is alive and well
Ageism is very alive and well, in same position... but no one want to address that, its all the other isms that get the attention.
Avocados worth $100,000 stolen from Far North farm
That you should go buy some and not steal them!
Disconnected: the 1 per cent who might never get internet
when you buy a house or move you need to look at lots of factors, one is internet availability. Expecting or demanding internet when your off the beaten track just shows how out of touch with reality you are.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to visit New Zealand
yawn. ill be scrubbing the loo, much more interesting.