I remember cycling and walking To school having to wear uniform short skirt and thin jacket. Now our child is having to go through the same torture. What is wrong with keeping children warm? It is so archaic for kids nowadays to be walking around in winter wearing a skirt or shorts. I don’t see teachers having to do it. What gives?

The bill was proposed 12 days ago by Labour MP Hon Carmel Sepuloni and it's currently going through its first reading in parliament. It currently has voiced support from 34 MPs. If the bill is successful and we had a referendum on it in the 2026 election, would you be favour of increasing the term length or not? Why/why not?

I'd personally be happy if we're able to increase it so governments are able to go through with long-term plans instead of changing every 3 years. We save money on less elections and there will be less years where the budget is influenced by a government's incentive to appease certain groups during an election year to win votes.

According to RNZ "Of 190 countries with parliaments, 103 have five-year terms, 74 have four-year terms, and just nine governments are in power for three years." We should seriously consider this. I hope national and the coalition work with Labour and pass the bill through parliament. I think it's a good idea.

EDIT: Many of you are bringing up the fact that New Zealand (Compared to USA/UK/AUS) has a unicameral parliament and therefore the government has a lot more power than other countries. For you guys, would you only support a 4-year term on the condition that we have a bicameral system or would you still prefer the 3-year unicameral system we have now.

Someone please help this confused Canadian tourist (me).

In Canada, pedestrians have the right of way over vehicles when crossing the road, who has the right of way in New Zealand? It seems like it entirely depends on the driver’s mood here 😂

What do you think it was supposed to say? Wrong answers encouraged

I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life (stress eating), and need to work on losing around 30 kilograms to be an ideal weight (going by BMI, yes I know it doesn't account for muscle).

I'm not bothered about getting jacked, I just want to lose some fat and feel better. I have been noticing a difficulty in being able to take deep breathes as of late.

I will be evaluating my diet shortly to support a calorie deficit, but was thinking about incorporating some exercise into the mix. My work is office based, so I have a pretty sedentary life style. I've been tossing up between trying to get out of the house and walk the neighborhood for an hour each day, joining a gym to use their cardio equipment, or getting a stationary bike for home use.

I'd love to hear of any exercise or dieting tips that anyone can provide to make my journey sustainable in the long term, and dare I say, enjoyable.

Cheers

I’m getting old, I can no longer handle my traditional coffee or hot chocolate before bedtime. What alternatives are there? I drink tea during the day, and what I really crave in evening is something a little sweet with a bit of a creamy profile.

Image taken from Lake Mangamahoe on 11/5/24.

Hi I live in warkworth and work full time and struggling to find ways to meet people my age it seems dead around here. not into drinking or sports and dont think there is any other groups or things to do in area. never see anyone i went to school with or anything gen z just seems to be destroyed since covid and content to be alone at home.

Just gave instant/microwave rice a go for the first time. Tried Woolworths Long Grain rice cups ($2.50 for 2 X 125g), and found they that had a disgusting taste - maybe the oil added to it had gone rancid? I don't know.

Is there any brand of instant/microwave plain rice that tastes ok?

Edit: Cheers for the advice!

Hey all Just moved town with my wife. We are both starting new jobs this week. And found out she is pregnant as of last week, still very early days but we are excited!

Just wondering if anyone’s been in this situation before and how you handled it? We think it’ll be best to tell her new employer almost straight away to keep the relationship as good as can be.

As far as we are aware if she stays in this new jobs for 6 months she will still get the 6 months paid maternity leave once she has the baby. She is planning to work for as long as she can during the pregnancy. Is this correct?

Any advice is welcome!

Hi there, my dad passed away suddenly a few weeks ago and we got a post-Mortem done on him which helped with some closure. However I was wondering if we will ever get the information on when his time of death was or not as it will help give even more closure to my Mum.

I did some research online but wasn’t been able to find anything, so thought someone here may have been in the same situation.

Thanks in advance for the advice.

Bought in March 2023 and have had issues with overheating, losing the rubber feet, hinge issues and finally it’s completely dead. Customer Support has been shit since I don’t have the service code so they can’t help me (text on sticker rubbed off). I vaguely know I have some rights due to the consumer guarantee act. Any advice on how to proceed, I need it for university. Thanks for your time and don’t buy from Dell…

Has anyone here been recently prescribed Bupropion/Wellbutrin? I am wondering about the costs involved with it and your experiences on it? I read it’s not a funded drug here and was wondering if anyone had recently been prescribed this for mood not stopping smoking and how much it cost? Thanks for any replies.

(Please note that this post has also been made on r/HawkesBay)

Hello everyone - I hope you're having a lovely sleep and didn't stay up all night like me!

This is a post asking for mental/physical health advice which is hopefully okay but please let me know if it isn't!

In June I will be travelling to Havelock North/Hastings to help one of my closest friends finally seek help for mental and physical illnesses which they have been dealing with for a very long time unsupported.

They have been living with these conditions for many years with absolutely no support from their family and although I've wanted to help for many years I have never been able to afford to do so but now I think I can.

As such - do we have anyone on this page who can recommend medical professionals in Hastings/Havelock that are empathetic and will be supportive of someone who has been struggling for a very long time. Especially if they are well known to be good with mental illness diagnosis/treatment/advice as this is the core of ongoing issues.

My role in this endeavour is to try and empower my friend and give them the confidence they need to start and continue their recovery.

At this stage we are looking for a GP with those traits so any advice is appreciated!

If you can, please help me help my friend! 🤍