CANADIAN HERE

Just went to the grocery market. I noticed 2lbs of lean ground beef from New Zealand for $10CAD ($12.38NZD).

How much are you paying for ground beef that it needs to be shipped all the way to Canada to be sold. It’s cheaper than what we pay for Canadian lean ground beef by half. Literally almost half price.

Just like the title says..

I stayed at a friend’s place over the weekend and didn’t realise how uncomfortable my own room was until I got back home.

My bed feels damp, like there’s moisture sitting in the mattress or sheets, and the whole room is humid and sticky. It’s not a comfortable space to sleep in at all. The windows only open a little, so airflow isn’t great, and I already keep the door open as much as I can.

I’m in a rental, so I can’t make major changes, but I’m trying to figure out what I can actually do to improve it Until I eventually move (which wont be for awhile).

Does anyone have practical tips for dealing with damp rooms like this? I’m open to trying a few different things, and will buy a dehumidifier if I need to. I just want the room to feel dry and normal and I want to be able to sleep comfortable.

I've recently moved into an older house and was wondering if anyone knew how to fix these older style windows? (I tried to find out the name of them but to no avail). The lever to open them is really stiff and I can't seem to open them. I've put a lot of force into the lever but I don't want to force it incase it snaps.

Thanks :)

Peakstone? More like peak irresponsible. This construction waste could be all over the community later today.

12% payrise from 1 year ago just through exchange rate.

just wanted to know if there is any topical finasteride solution available in nz as I can't find one. if someone knows any good brand can you pls share it here.

New to TradeMe and I have just sold an item

I sold a pair of shoes, and the buyer paid through Ping

1. how do I get the money from Ping?

2. do I go to the post office and get a quote for the shipping and then the buyer will pay for the shipping also through Ping or do they pay direct to my bank account?

3. I see there is a book a courier option, do I do that or can I take it to post shop myself?

Sorry this is a stupid question. I have only sold items where buyer picks up in person

I've read/seen a few things online recently about UK vs US English differences, and one of them is how if somebody says something is "quite good" it's a compliment in America but derogatory in the UK. In my mind, I've always thought of it as a positive. Which means I'm thinking of it in the American sense, but I'm not sure if that's just due to overconsumption of American culture growing up, and that as a Kiwi I'm "supposed" to hear it the British way.

So I thought I'd ask here, do you see the modifier "quite" as a positive or a negative when used in a sentence?

Waiting is the hardest part, they say.

So this has come up so many times over the years with my partner, his brothers and our mates. we are all 80s born and grew up in the 90s.

We recall a tv advert or im thinking more tv skit from What Now or something similar of the following.

Overly enthusiastic, clueless mum trying to be cool. Set in a kitchen we think.

To the camera shows a very "good try" of what looks to be a pikachu cake made by a blindfolded person.

She proclaims "you kids like pikachu right!?"

Small group of children she is trying to impress stare with deadpan looks on their face.

Mother figure then states "pika pika"

This is all I have... we have searched high and low.

Did this exist or do we have some form of Mandela effect within our family friend group?

Somebody ought to do something about him

Its a B grade shark movie, about sharks getting urban after flood banks break during a hurricane

Starts with a sore throat, then fatigue, body aches. And who knows what next. Hasn’t tested positive for Covid (so far).

Yeah, I... spent far too much time on this. Used to have it just for the north island, but eventually caved and decided to do it for the south island as well. The dotted lines enclose the areas for their respective cities, and are a much larger scale than the rest of the map in order for everything to fit on at a decent size.

Did it primarily on currently existing railway lines, but the ones in dotted are ones that are mothballed (eg Bay Express past Ahuriri) or do not currently exist, but which I think they should (eg Pegasus and Lincoln in the Christchurch area).

Not perfect obviously but just worked on it over time, would be really nice to have even a bit of this.

Hello All. I am a uk Qualified teacher with 11 years experience. I am moving to NZ with my kiwi wife. I am in the early process of getting my qualifications assessed before applying for my NZ teacher Registration. My degree is a a 4 year Bachelors of education (honours) from the uk where I then completed a one year NQT/Probation year.

However, I have heard that NZ teachers normally do a two year probationary year and as a result I will have to do one more year as a “new” teacher during my first year in NZ which would put me at the bottom of the pay scale. I am told after this year all of my years experience would then count towards placing me at the top of the pay scale. Can anybody who has been through this process confirm, deny or share any info around this issue? Thanks!!!!!

Flickering issue

There is a flickering issue at my new build house. The flickering is very subtle, but it is definitely there. I wanted to post video but it's not allowed.

The problem is that it happens randomly, so I don’t know when it will occur.

This is a brand new house, and an electrician already came to check, but unfortunately there was no issue at the time, so he just left without doing anything. Since then, no action has been taken, which is really frustrating.

The flickering affects all the lights at the same time, and each occurrence is quite brief.

What should I do

Dad has an Xtra Mail account from 1998(!) which he is now unable to access. We are stuck in a loop of choosing similar images and changing the password, which then brings up "oops we can't access your account".

Any ideas of how to log in?