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interest rates heading up... in c/newzealand

[–] kiwiheretic 3 points 1 year ago

Interest that this is after the news headlines that we were the first country to reduce the OCR.

National backs third medical school in Waikato in c/newzealand

[–] kiwiheretic 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you are going to spend that sort of money it has to come from somewhere. Will they raise taxes? Divert spending from elsewhere?

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Should I buy another gas bottle? (self.newzealand)

submitted 1 year ago by kiwiheretic to c/newzealand

3 comments fedilink

I have recently acquired a patio heater with a 9Kg gas bottle. Does anyone know if it will be affected by any future government bans? I don't want to buy another gas bottle if the government will ban them in two years. Or are these gas bottles not effected?

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How will the July 1st plastic bag ban affect you? (self.newzealand)

submitted 1 year ago by kiwiheretic to c/newzealand

26 comments fedilink

I hear that plastic bags are soon to be banned? How will that affect you? I've already thought about rubbish bags and bin liners and I don't know what the alternative will be yet. If they replace plastic rubber bags with those thick paper ones what is to stop people hiding a plastic bag inside of it? How will it be policed? Will the border customs staff be seizing imported plastic bags at the border?

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[–] kiwiheretic 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why are they considered bad?

So that's it r/newzealand? in c/newzealand

[–] kiwiheretic 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does one have to sign up on all those forums individually or is there a single sign on arrangement?

Lemmy.nz Code of Conduct [DRAFT] in c/support

[–] kiwiheretic 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think all we can really hope for and expect is "don't be a dick" An extreme position on hate speech will devalue and could mean "tow the party line" by future mods. However I think there is no value in pointless insults that add nothing to the debate.

NZ farmers 'shouldn't pay for emissions if other countries aren't' in c/politics

[–] kiwiheretic 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Where in the world is prior farm land not farmable because of climate change?

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[–] kiwiheretic 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you direct message here?

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[–] kiwiheretic 6 points 1 year ago

I didn't know there was an alternative to /r/NZ. Just stumbled on this. Will be interesting to see if it gains traction.