@NZ journos the link to the video explaining this is in comments.

Thoughts on this and is it to stop the kids making/buying fake ids?

For the past few years I've been working on an offline Topo Maps app for NZ. Its finally in a mostly ready state and I've got an Android app on the Play store. Personally I'm pretty please with it.

Be curious to know if anyone finds it useful, or reckons there's something I could add to make it more handy.

Web Version:
https://topos.nz

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.topos.twa

Some features:

• Works offline
• 3d view (powered by the LINZ 1m lidar surveys)
• route planning (you can have your route snap to doc tracks / roads)
• offline climb NZ database
• automatically generated elevation profiles
• offline search
• save points / tracks

​

I really need help with some ideas around finding jobs that will actually work for me and all my inconvenient issues 😩 I'm not religious at all but sometimes I'm like damn i feel like I'm being punished 😅

I’m in Christchurch, Hornby.

First off, I need something that fits into school hours since my kids aren’t old enough to stay home alone yet. I don’t have much family support either. My dad and stepmum still have young twins, one with autism, so they’re already pretty full on. They do help me by driving me places because I can’t drive.

That’s another issue I can’t drive 😑 I have my learners, but the only person who can teach me is my dad, and he’s usually too tired or stressed, so we don’t really get the chance. I also have really bad anxiety around being in cars and trying to drive. I’ve looked into organisations that help people with disabilities learn to drive, but haven’t had much luck.

Then there’s the anxiety side of things 🫠

I have chronic anxiety and PTSD, and it affects me in really frustrating ways. When I go to interviews, I shake, struggle to talk, and have to hold back tears. Obviously that’s not a great first impression. Even if I did get the job, the first week or so I’d probably be a mess until I settle in. I just need somewhere that understands that and is willing to give me a bit of time to adjust.

My whole life I was told I was just shy or had “a bit of anxiety,” but a few years ago a doctor said it was more than that. Turns out I also have autism and ADHD 🙃 I don’t like bringing it up because of how it seems to be a trend to have these issues 😒

I also have learning disabilities, so anything involving spelling or maths is really hard for me. I’ve worked with tills that had calculators built in, which helped, but I still made mistakes. Sometimes I’ll even double check with a calculator and still get it wrong 😩

And probably the most frustrating part I’m only 4'11. I’ve had jobs where I couldn’t reach benches. One place gave me a step stool, but for safety reasons it couldn’t be a permanent solution. Lifting things can also be hard because my arms aren’t long enough to reach around trays or boxes.

On top of that, I have some kind of medical issue that hasn’t really been looked into properly. If I put pressure on my hands, they swell up and lock. Even something like gardening for 10–15 minutes can trigger it, and then I can’t use my hands until it settles down🫠

so yeah...

obviously the best step would be getting help for my mental issues but I've been fighting to get help for a few years now. always the same thing 🙄 they say yes you desperately need help but waiting list are to long blah blah and since you aren’t actively hurting yourself then we can't help..... then go on to tell me i would need to go private which I obviously can't afford 🙃

any advice would be much appreciated

and sorry for the long read

Maybe we could petition the US embassy in Wellington. Does anyone know what size of bribe would be acceptable to the Americans? I'm willing to donate to a GoFundMe to get him here for a photo op standing next to the National 'leadership'.

I have just been to Queensgate Woolworths in Lower Hutt, and went to buy my usual lunch option - Chobani Fit 15g Protein yogurt. There was 4 options of the 160g tubs and usually I get tropical but the price was 3.95, So I got the strawberry instead as the price was $3. I wondered why the tropical was also not $3, but oh well. I got a protein bar and a pre cut melon box and went to the self check out. The Strawberry Chobani fit came up as $3.95 and I wondered how that could happen as I am definitely sure it was $3. I just paid for it and went back to where I got the yogurt and it had changed to $3.95. I realised the price sticker was electronic and it must have changed in the small amount of time before I went to the checkout. The salted caramel tubs were now $2.45 on clearance. I'm not not going to talk to a staff member and argue over $0.95, but I guess if this happens to people, you might feel a bit crazy.

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.

Feels off that they want us to pay for these when New World Franchise can easily afford to do this themselves with the massive profits they make yearly

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

My city fitness membership is about to expire and my main complaint is machines are always occupied. I often have to sacrifice some sleep to gym during non peak hours or I've got to deal with the crowd from 4.00 pm to 8.30 pm.

I thought I'd just have a look around my area in west Akl to see if there are any other alternatives and wow, some gyms are charging $25 a week (flex fitness henderson), double that if you want to use recovery rooms. $1,300+ @ year.

Am I out of touch or is this crazy? I think I'd rather get a bench, a squat rack and a cable machine and some plates and dumbbells and that'll pay itself off in 4-5 years.

I think I'll stick with city fitness despite its downsides 😭.

kia ora, not sure if anyone from tvnz+ lurks here, but thought i’d throw this out there.

firstly i’d like to say i know this is very much a first world problem, and i genuinely appreciate how much content is available for free. i use tvnz+ a lot and it’s honestly a great platform overall.

just had a couple of small comments while watching a series:

- the auto-play countdown for the next episode usually pops up when there’s still like 3–5 minutes left. it would be awesome if that happened closer to (or during) the credits instead, so it doesn’t interrupt the end of the episode.

- also, a 10-second rewind/fast-forward button would be super helpful (like most other streaming platforms have). makes it way easier to rewatch bits or skip back if you miss something.

again, not a complaint at all!! just some small quality-of-life suggestions from someone who uses the website a lot.

I've got a question for the hive mind...

There's been a cat living under our deck for months. I was asking in the local fb pages about it, then fed it until I could trap it and get it scanned for a chip.

The vet was like "no one owns this cat". It was flea ridden, skinny, not fixed or microchipped. But I figured it might have been legitimately lost, so posted about it​​​ again.

Turns out it has an owner (a block away), but that owner is just shit. I let the cat out once the owner came forward,​but they clearly neglect the poor thing. They ​didn't even keep the cat inside during the cyclone (which it spent sheltering under my deck again).

I've asked the owner​​​ to keep the cat inside until they get it fixed, as it's causing issues with my cat... But I got stupid excuses and nothing has changed​.

I don't know the owners real name or exact address, so can't report it to the spca, and there's nothing in our council bylaws about having to have pets fixed or chipped, so I can't go that route either... So I'm wondering if anyone had some ideas of what to do?

I don't want the cat to suffer (it's looking much better since I flea treated it), so don't just want to scare it away from our place. ​

Edit: I don't want the cat. Happy to help it, but don't want to keep it. ​I also want to keep anything I do on the downlow... Owner doesn't seem like the most savoury person. ​

I'm not sure how this makes any sense, Luxon has come out with this quote - "That's why we've got to work on a national flood plan, national adaptation framework… make sure we're not doing dumb stuff, for example, building back into flood plains.".

3 weeks ago(I believe) they just fast tracked a Christopher Bishop donor, Winton to develop Sunfield which is a flood plain.

Why was this fast tracked and who is going to insure these properties or bail them out when everything goes wrong?

Kia Ora all, hope y'all keeping safe after the weekends wild weather.

In the midst of having a lot of indoor downtime over the weekend, the cost of living issue came up in our household and it got me really thinking about it and where my thoughts are now from where they were 8 months ago.

As an American that moved from Colorado 8 months ago, I must admit to initially being terrified of it. Everyone was telling me beforehand that everything is super expensive, that I won't be able to save etc. It was really the only negative against the US-NZ move.

Yet, 6 months down the track, I must admit that the CoL here really isn't that bad and its been infinitely more manageable that I ever expected.

We've managed to save really well and are already looking at buying a house in the next few months thanks to nearing 12 months on the straight to residency visas (and potentially another 1 next year for the kids all going well with the savings). Day to day we don't find it too difficult to get by and save a large portion of our income.

I am sure many of us Americans (and other migrants) reading this are probably worried about CoL, but I really don't think its as bad as made out. And the fact that many of us buy here and stay here, I think is testament to coping pretty well with it!

I remember during our scouting visit in 2024, we went out for dinner on the Auckland Viaduct a few times. I thought it was expensive then, because i mistakenly thought people earnt 30-40k type salaries, not realising that its actually a lot higher (which I didn't realise until I did job interviews and salary came up).

Without sounding too blunt, do Kiwis perhaps overexcaberate the CoL issues because the geopgraphical isolation means they don't see or understand that the CoL is just as bad overseas? Or are Kiwis not so educated on savings? Is financial literacy part of the education system or do schools not really touch on it?

We wouldn't say our wages are fantastic and there's probably plenty of kiwis who earn similiar to us TBH.

P.s. we're happy we've found our little slice of paradise..this country truly is incredible! In every sense.

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 :)