Let's have an expensive probe into council costs The result of which will show that the council can 'trim some fat' (services) will still be under financed (sell assets) and unable to meet requirements (privatisation) And rates will still go up www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...

Could current students take this to the dispute tribunal? It's a significant change from their original course fees T&Cs www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

"redirect some of that funding to trades training" What? You cancelled the fucking trades training system when you became the government as it had 'failed' Someone in the media please call this absolute fuckwit if a PM out. SHOW SOME BALLS www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

The garden has been invaded by angry, flying squeaky toys and the cat is not happy

NZ universities currently have 177,000 students enrolled 43,000 of which are undergraduates The perfect time to piss them off is right before an election

Citizenship Test proposed exceptions Saying the quiet bit out loud

So far the CoC have: Changed the school curriculum Defunded night schools Introduced shite school dinners Destroyed the apprentice scheme Demerged the Polytechnics Changed and now removed fees free university education Cancelled multiple research funding systems Screwed up ECE For what?

13 v 15 and my beloved Blues still fuck it up Sometimes it's hard being a fan

How the fuck does this further the future and long term aims of New Zealanders? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Is Angus Gardner watching the same game as everyone else?

B19 was rear ended whilst stationary on Evans Beach Parade this evening Just done the insurance claim European car with all the safety bells and whistles hits another European car Looking at B19s bumper, this will be expensive

Peter been busy Go watch people youtu.be/zxbS07_WKKk?...

UK citizen on a full term temporary work visa. Current cost $770. Proposed cost $7340 Canadian on a full term accredited Employer Work Visa. Current cost $1540, proposed cost $12496 US citizen work visa $100 now, $2290 proposed Plus work visas are already priced differently depending on CoO

Sylvia Park Today I watched a car reverse up this ramp. At the top the driver got out, then got into an argument with the car that followed it up Apparently the reversing car driver didn't know it was no entry and won't pay for the damage he caused by hitting the other car who should have moved

All of them Thankfully I have autocarrot to help (screw them up too)

I was recently asked to write a policy and guideline on Impartiality for a large health provider I declined and instead pointed them to the 8 other guidelines that already exist covering this exact same thing Turned out no one was aware of them as they hadn't commisioned them. Slight bias there

So: Larger, heavier loads being transported by drivers working shift patterns they aren't used to on routes that are already considerdd to be unsafe for certain heavier loads Plus we learn that BEV vehicles are heavier than ICE vehicles and require a different license and training to operate

Faffing around the edges Thats the plan www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli. This one won't be to everyone's taste

Finally getting round to announcing what's in phases 3 and 4, only several weeks after announcing that there would be phases 3 and 4 All whilst denying there's any real need to have phases as there's plenty of fuel in transit What a bunch of cockwombles we have leading the country

Well done TVNZ+ You don't work on my PS5 or Smart TV Try via phone and all I get is a 'code has been sent' to an e-mail address that is none existent and had been updated in my account Looks like a new account will be needed What a shit show

Mitre 10 trip and I'm in the carpark wondering about vehicle maintenance So far: A Merc with a bad transmission whine 911 C4S with a noticeable misfire Swift pumping out clouds of white smoke And my favourite, Raptor with blue smoke and smellable burning oil All being driven as if all is well

Off flea marketing Dont expect to purchase anything but it gets me out of the house

Keep hold of the fucking ball

Go The Blues

8* cream eggs and 2 giant Lindt bunnies acquired all for the price of a single bunny, pre easter * 2 failed to make it home

$25 Lindt bunnies are now $9 at Pak n Save

Percy, sunbathing

Bacon rolls with HP sauce and Jalapeños for breakfast Washed down with a cup of Yorkshire Gold tea

Not dunking on Sheldon here, as I agree with him Hato Hone St John choose to be a charity Reasons why are complex but in simple terms: Board is independent from government control No budget to stick to Can sell their own services (alarms, training) Extensive property ownership Setbtheir own rules

Having just coughed up over $6k for dental repairs caused by eating a sweetcorn this policy has my full backing

Currently bouncing around on NZ Reddit and, oh boy, it's a real eye opener

Are you sure this is the best advertisement for your company?

The cats like to be close to each other Just not too close

Today was meant to be flu shot day Instead I'm on day three of a fucking cold thats absolutely floored me Tested negative for C19, flu and RSV, so thats a bonus

Mrs Rat has tasked me with cooking rice sonwe can feed B19 when gets her Easy to do except Mrs Rat has decanted all the rice into identical unlabelled containers Why do we have 6 different types of rice and why do they all look identical?

Fancy a takeaway tonight Home alone and can't be bothered to cook I've 100+ places within a 10 minute drive of me So I went to my usual and got my usual So adventurous

SQUEAK

Back at the dentist Denture fitting Plus final payment Total spend for a 99c sweetcorn injury, $6110

What the actual fuck is happening to Bluesky tonight It's well and truly borked

One of, if not the best theatre experiences I've had this year Get your selves there and if you do go, mention to Megan, that the guy who knows the 'stupid fucking white horse' reccomended it to you

Pre show beer Cool Me Down (Watermelon Hazy Pale Ale) by Behemoth Brewing Company

Tonight's excursion basementtheatre.co.nz/blogs/whats-...

Tonight's excursion www.atc.co.nz/whats-on/202...

Going to ignore the large amounts of Phoenix Palm littering the garden and watch the Fernsv Eagles game instead

Interesting colour coming through the skylight

Cyclone report from central Auckland It's drizzled a bit, got a little breezy and the skies got a hint of brown in the grey clouds Roads are quiet, fewer people around than usual and all the bins are still lined up on the roadside It feels eerie right now

The sound of Civil Defence warnings in stereo Followed closely by the wife's phone joining in Our reaction, keep watching the rugby

At the supermarket and its busy Checkout is nuts However there are 3 staffed checkouts with no queue All because the sheeple have seen two queues and just joined, without looking at what's actually in front of them

What's the advantage of moving Auckland Cricket to Colin Maiden Park? It's got crap road access, poor public transport links and little parking I suppose it would give space for a hotel at Eden Park