B.M.W Ltd 950 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 I.m so over this friggen weather NZ= Land of the long dark shroud Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, B.M.W Ltd said: I.m so over this friggen weather NZ= Land of the long dark shroud It is a bit wild'n'woolly this morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 16 hours ago, B.M.W Ltd said: I.m so over this friggen weather NZ= Land of the long dark shroud Would you like to swap. Currently around 85% humidity. And will be around 35deg C today. With a lovely feels like temp of 41deg C. Breathing outside is a chore let alone any outdoor activity. Pretty much the entire city is hiding indoors. The air is thick and there is no breeze. I can't even brag about the embassy pool which you all pay for. It is like a warm bath. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) Love nz weather. Raining cats and dogs 8am. Sunny as hell by 8:30 Edited August 29, 2018 by qube Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, qube said: Love nz weather. Raining cats and dogs 8am. Sunny as hell by 8:30 No help if wanting to get anything done outside... Sunny - great. But everything is saturated and sitting in puddles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmithyInWelly 212 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 Recruiters* W the actual F. *no, not all of them - but evidently the majority. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 can be frustrating, aye. both as candidate, and hiring manager. find a good one, and the pain is minimised. Which field, Cory? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, SmithyInWelly said: Recruiters* W the actual F. *no, not all of them - but evidently the majority. It's not just me that thinks that, then! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 5 TradeMe auctions. Over 1200 views and 250 watchers between them. Not one single bid on any of them. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmithyInWelly 212 Report post Posted August 30, 2018 14 hours ago, Olaf said: Which field, Cory? Learning & development, and account mgmnt roles/contracts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 19 hours ago, gjm said: 5 TradeMe auctions. Over 1200 views and 250 watchers between them. Not one single bid on any of them. I have a copy-writing Service ? GST receipt provided! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Contrails 317 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 Kiwiplates... $1200 for one frickin plate in Euro design. What an absolute RIP off... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cammsport 390 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 @Contrails, to add insult to injury... They're an aussie company as well. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Contrails 317 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 Is there any other options? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 27 minutes ago, Contrails said: Is there any other options? Only option is to not use Euro-style plates. NZTA decree what we can use and where we buy from. Official source, or they are illegal. (And tes - the supplier is Australian. ???) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 I love their BS excuse that their camera's can't read the non official font. 110% bullshit. The system can pretty much read anything. All they are doing is protecting a monopoly they have a contract with. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 I still get speed camera tickets with my germanplates.com plates... so they can certainly be read! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, M3AN said: I still get speed camera tickets with my germanplates.com plates... so they can certainly be read! Imagine the bonus returns! The speed camera gets you for speed, and for having the German plates on! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gabe79 said: Imagine the bonus returns! The speed camera gets you for speed, and for having the German plates on! Yeah, turn my $30 ticket for driving 4km/h over the limit into a $280 ticket. Great. Not. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted October 8, 2018 Why are so many 3 series imports from Japan 'Poverty' spec? They are featureless. No heated seats. No leather. Business radio. And there are so many that are the same spec which makes me think they could be rental fleet vehicles. And Trademe being Trademe everything is the same bloody price. I'm actually not looking forward to buying a car in NZ when I come back next year. So much junk for silly prices. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard 384 Report post Posted October 8, 2018 taxcinda will help , people will be kicking there beloved cars to the curb soon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted October 8, 2018 Tax on the Tax. Nothing wrong with that at all..... Who else is looking forward to Rego and RUC going up too? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted October 8, 2018 40 minutes ago, Driftit said: Tax on the Tax. Nothing wrong with that at all..... Who else is looking forward to Rego and RUC going up too? I'm almost prepared to hold my breath waiting for the National accolytes to all be up in arms over it. While the National Party sit back and giggle, and throw a couple more useless comments into the mix. It's not like National weren't going to do the exact same thing. Oh, wait... They were! Still, this way, the Labour haters get to have a good moan. (As, I'm sure the National haters would have done.) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted October 8, 2018 National opposed all the regional fuel taxes. They actively campaigned against it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted October 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, zero said: National opposed all the regional fuel taxes. They actively campaigned against it. I wasn't aware they campaigned against it, but I do agree that National hadn't - at that time - actively suggested a regional fuel tax. In fact, Steven Joyce did everything he could to prevent councils independently raising revenue for road and transport projects, while (at the same time) blaming local councils for their failure to deliver transport projects. Of course, the proposed regional fuel taxes (blocked by Joyce) were replaced (by Joyce) with numerous smaller nationwide fuel tax increases contributing to central government coffers. National imposed a nationwide 15c per litre tax increase to raise $10.5bn to fund their 'Roads Of National Significance' program, and were proposing a further 5-10c per litre nationwide increase for further RONS programs. Apparently they "ran out of time to present that to the country" before the last election. Unfortunately we're in that cycle where one majority party proposes something, which is then discounted by the other party when they get in and they then propose something else, which is subsequently discounted by the first party... And so on. And then I was forced to overhear Judith Collins whinging, whining, moaning and bleating about how everything Labour does is "so unfair on people who have to travel to work." As if she cares! Just wait 'til we have a National government again. I'll be ranting about how ineffective Labour are in opposition! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
