Is anyone going to thrift stores and seeing that they are now overpriced ? I saw a cool hoodie and wanted to buy it when I checked the price it was $37 is that crazy? it wasn't designer or anything and it was just a normal hoodie with a cool design on it and it looked like it was second-hand because it was a bit faded. I took a photo and got the price online it was $30 brand new.

After being here in NZ for 10 months I'm ashamed to say I can only identify three of the people on this poster in the Airbnb I'm staying at. Any help identifying them would be greatly appreciated!!

Hi everyone,

I’m from the Philippines, and I’m hoping someone here can help me. I want to surprise my girlfriend who lives in Christchurch, New Zealand with flowers this Valentine’s Day. I’ve already tried reaching out to several flower shops near her place, but unfortunately, they either don’t respond or aren’t accepting pre-orders for some reason.

I don’t have any relatives or friends in New Zealand who can assist me, so I thought I’d ask here. I just want to ask if there’s any flower shops in Christ Church that does delivery and I can pay using paypal.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! 🙏

Hi, fellow travellers! In three weeks me and my group from Argentina are heading up to our first Abel Tasman experience. We are suuuuper excited!

We just managed to get two nights in huts of the park. First night in Anchorage, second in Barks Bay. However, we would like to do the full coast track, and this is our idea:

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Day 0: Sleep in our cars in Totaranui campground

Day 1: Getting an early water taxi to Marahau, leaving the cars on the campsite. The earliest boat departs at 10.45am, so we will start our walk around 12.30, with plenty of time to arrive at Anchorage (4hs walking)

Day 2: Anchorage to Barks Bay Hut (4hs)

Day 3: Barks Bay to Totaranui (6.30hs). The lowest tide is at 4.30pm, so should be alright to arrive perfect on time to Totaranui and sleep in our cars.

Day 4: Totaranui to Separation Point return and sleeping in our cars again (6hs)

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Does this plan sound reasonable? Our main doubt is about leaving our cars alone at the park for two nights. We assume that if we pay the booking fee as if we were sleeping there there should be no problem, but couldn't find people doing this previously and not sure about this possibility. Any thoughts?

Thanks guys!

Hello there!

I would like to hear someone’s opinion on my plans. I am from Slovakia, and in March, I am going to New Zealand, as I have successfully obtained a Working Holiday visa. I recently completed my Master’s degree in Software Engineering, and this trip is a bit of a “respite” from the IT field for a while.

During my WH visa, I plan to do some seasonal work, which should also allow me to extend my stay. At the same time, I want to actively search for a Software Engineer position. My goal is to experience life in New Zealand and, if I enjoy it, transition into an SWE role.

In addition to my MSc, I have 2.5 years of professional experience as a backend software engineer, along with some freelance projects for local businesses in Slovakia.

Do you think this plan is realistic?

Cheers for your feedback!

I’ve seen it a lot… and it’s quite a hefty price tag that’s charged in AUD too.

Has anyone purchased this, or any other marketing/business related courses of hers?

Good? Bad? Waste of money and should YouTube/ChatGPT instead?

I've been struggling with dry mouth for a few months now and was wondering whether anyone had any recommendations for over the counter products that help? I've tried GC Dry Mouth Gel, which is meant to work for four hours, but only seems to work if the gel is actively sitting in your mouth and you can't swallow. Is there anything that can be prescribed? It is driving me crazy and makes me feel like I'm constantly craving sugar and fluids and I can't keep eating so much sugar. I've never had this problem before and nothing has changed diet or medication wise.

First post so apologies if the formatting is off.

I can’t figure out why everyone thinks their second hand items are worth so much. I regularly will look on marketplace or trade me to see if there are any good deals for myself or to send to friends who are looking for specific things e.g. couches. I cant believe how much people expect to get for their secondhand items that are in pretty poor condition (stained, torn, sagging, faded etc). I understand one would want to make as much $$$ as possible from their sale, but I just feel that what a lot of people are asking is unrealistic.

Does anyone else feel this way, or do I just have unrealistic expectations?

I'm looking for some advice on finding part-time work in NZ or return home. My husband (having health issues) is in the final half of his Doctoral study here, and I'm struggling to find a part-time job to support us. I have a permanent job back in my home country, but I haven't had much luck finding anything suitable here. We tried almost every job board and opportunity, but nothing worked out. My husband thinks I should go back and he can concentrate on his PhD with full attention and no interruptions. Since, He is on a Scholarship here, so If he doesn't finish within time, he might need to pay additional tuition and non-tuition charges. What do you suggest?

At the Black Clash cricket down in Christchurch they did a dance off with three kids at half time. Two of the kids did pretty standard moves and did well in their own right, but one young boy did something so incredibly random and weird, and hilarious that I just need to know what it was.

To describe it, from memory, this little boy starts tip toeing forward into a jogging motion while, I believe, holding his arms out to the side kind of running around like a ninja, and his head was looking downwards at the ground.

The whole crowd was silent because the whole thing was just so absurd. I couldn't stop laughing - I thought it was fantastic just due to how out of place it was. He was fantastic.

Who remembers this and what the hell was this dance move??

Was demolishing a cupboard in our basement today and came across a little envelope with $1000 of "post office bonds" (which I believe are bonus bonds) in it dated from 1987. What a cool find!

According to https://www.bonusbonds.co.nz/ the grift is now closed and unclaimed Bonus Bonds wind-up distributions have become subject to the Unclaimed Money Act 1971 (UMA) as of Feb last year.

Obviously I wasn't the person who bought the bonds but is there any chance I can cash them out given that the IRD want evidence like addresses etc according to https://www.ird.govt.nz/unclaimedmoney/claiming-unclaimed-money/search-the-database ?

Or should I call the ANZ hotline next week and see if they can help?

I know I’m not the only one in this situation. I finished my research masters last year and I have been applying to jobs in my field within NZ, with straight up rejections and ghosts. I’m no slouch, I’ve tried to take as much relevant roles working at uni and got top grades and scholarships. And all I’ve got are rejections and ghosts here. All I can get are low wage part time roles and I feel so wasted. I’ve lost all hope in NZ.

The moment I apply to Australia, I actually started getting interviews. But it’s been nearly 10 months I’ve been applying. My friends were able to find jobs at most 6 months. My mental health is rapidly declining, I can’t afford to socialise or have extra luxuries while I stay afloat. I am ready to move over to Australia, I have a place I can stay over in the meantime, I just don’t have the funds to stay for a few weeks. I’m ready to leave NZ behind - feels like I’m not wanted here anyway. All I need is a job offer. Any of you going through the same as me?

I'm looking at insurance costs for a car purchase.

Sale price around 25k

Every site I have been to has limited the agreed cover value to 14k maximum. Will I need to find a specialised car insurer to get near to the sale value covered?

I recently joined Southern Cross health insurance through my work scheme. I'm am on ultracare 400 (Vision and Dental) which I share the cost with my employer.

Recently I had a claim denied for a dental cleaning. I booked the appointment which was billed as a hygiene cleaning. SX denied this claim as the service was performed by an oral health therapist. Supposedly, "an oral health therapist does not qualify as an oral health practitioner". Instead the care must be performed by "qualified hygienist".

I have done some googling and it seems to me that an OHT is more qualified than a hygienist as they completed a degree. Thus, it seems weird that Southern Cross would deny my claims on the grounds that the person was not qualified to perform that care. I asked the dental practice and the person performs dental cleaning and is qualified as a hygienist and therapist.

Perhaps I have missed something in the technical definition of an oral health therapist. Has anyone had this experience? I can't tell if OHT's are a genuine exclusion in the policy wording or if SX are pedantic and playing semantics to deny my claims. Either way, not particularly impresive for a policy that costs thousands a year.

Help please

Kia ora, I was just wondering if anyone has a recommendation for the best mental health line to call? Have been going through bad panic disorder since feb and am finding it hard to reach out to the correct resources. I used to be under kainga tiaki but they are only for short term crisis help. Anxiety New Zealand is an option but that is also only reserved for when you are having a panic attack not before. Just need a line to talk out my anxiety with someone before it gets full blown. The 1737 line is notoriously bad but if anyone had any other suggestions please please let me know because yeah this is really not working for me.

Bonus points if they've still got it. Whitcoulls on Cuba St.

Hello r/newzealand!

My Oma had a blue Arcoroc mug for years and I’m trying to track one down, does anyone know of anywhere to buy these? I can find the grey ones but the coloured ones seem to be difficult to track down.

TIA!

I’m a 56 year old student, studying full time, student allowance/loan all sorted except for course related costs. I’ve been told twice, this year and last year, that it’s because I’m over 55. No other explanation has been given and I can’t find anything online, either through their website or from their own CSO’s.

I spent several months working for WINZ dealing with student allowances and loans back in 2000 and I can’t remember coming across this in that time.

Has anyone else come across this and know why cause I kinda feel discriminated against just because I had the nerve to get older. I’ve had no response from StudyLink with regards to this.

I’m not looking for anyone to pay my course related costs, I’d just like to know why. If I’m ok to get the student loan and allowances, why not the crc.

It was my favourite ice cream flavour ever, and I just recently remembered the existence of it. I can't seem to find it at any supermarket. Its displayed on the Woolworth/Countdown website but it's not available. I've been trying to find info on it but there's virtually nothing, does anyone know if it was discontinued or was a limited time flavour?

Hi cousins, I’ve come across the pond for a few weeks.

Where can I buy chop chop? just usual tobacconists? or is it strictly official, plain-packaged darts over here?

What’s a beer to keep an eye out for? bottlo or pub, i’d love to hear all suggestions and i’ll probably try them all out.

TIA, and thank you for having me in Aotearoa, looking so forward to exploring this beautiful country.

What is the difference, and can they crossover?

Wondering if anyone here knows anything about Korean PC bangs? I'm looking to start something locally but have a few questions regarding the builds and logistics.

So, I was staying in a DoC hut a few nights back and one of the other patrons was a French woman.

Anyway, having casual chats as you do, and somehow we started talking about dental stuff. Me and the two other kiwis all shared our horror stories about dental services in this country and she just had a look of shock and was genuinely confused as why it was so bad.

At thos point I was genuinely surprised and we had to explain to her that dental care isn't free in NZ, because apparently it is free in France.

Lack of dental coverage in this country should be a National embarrassment.

P.S. The current state of our dental services is what the future of a privatised healthcare system would look like.

https://imgur.com/a/nNjUC6w

This is a follow-up from r/BeardedScouser's post on wanting to get a tattoo to commemorate his becoming a Kiwi

Wanted to share the fine line drawing I did based on Reddit's ideas in last week's post, featuring Laser Kiwi mounted on a lolly airplane, Weta, chocolate fish, pohutukawa, koru, fern, our national bird (helicopter), Southern Cross, Jandal, Traffic Cone and The Pie. Banner content to come!

This online version is free to everyone who wants it for personal use

Credit to those who came up with ideas: r/WaterstarRunner that it should be a coat of arms with a jandal in the middle, r/PJenningsofSussex it should have a traffic cone, r/dorothean that this cone should be on the top like a crest, r/Adorable-Ad1556 who wanted Laser Kiwi in there somewhere, r/Fluffy-Trouble5955 who said it needed a banner at the bottom, r/RudyMinecraft66who had the highly original idea of a fern leaf, r/cressidacole who recommended the Southern Cross!