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casewindow

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Topic # 100311 8-Apr-2012 18:27
Not sure what kind of IT operation the IRD are running, but the online services facility has been unavailable and supposedly to be restored "shortly" all afternoon. I would have expected any major sort of outfit like this to have a reasonable level of uptime for services like this. What would you expect? Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz (400x8) \| GA-X38-DQ6 \| 4Gb Corsair Dominator@800Mhz 4-4-4-12 \| HIS HD5870 \| Creative X-fi Fatality Pro \| 2xWD SATAII Caviar Black 640Gb / 1xSeagate SATAII 7200.12 1000Gb \| 2xASUS IDE DVDRW \| Silverstone OP1000 PSU \| Silverstone TJ09 Case

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Reply # 606772 8-Apr-2012 18:33
Working fine here. Have you tried refreshing the page while holding CTRL down? Apart from that, I have a lot of respect for govt IT teams. They do get a lot of flack, and get paid a lot lower than private sectors. Everyone who has previously worked in a service level role, knows things can, and do go wrong. I have moved across the ditch. Now residing in Melbourne as a VOIP/Video Technical Trainer/Engineer.

casewindow

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Reply # 606779 8-Apr-2012 18:51
Yeah it's working now - didn't have to hold ctrl down. I know things go wrong in IT, it seems that "will be restored shortly" should not mean hours of outage. If it is a major outage then just say so. Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz (400x8) \| GA-X38-DQ6 \| 4Gb Corsair Dominator@800Mhz 4-4-4-12 \| HIS HD5870 \| Creative X-fi Fatality Pro \| 2xWD SATAII Caviar Black 640Gb / 1xSeagate SATAII 7200.12 1000Gb \| 2xASUS IDE DVDRW \| Silverstone OP1000 PSU \| Silverstone TJ09 Case

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Reply # 606794 8-Apr-2012 19:10
casewindow: Yeah it's working now - didn't have to hold ctrl down. I know things go wrong in IT, it seems that "will be restored shortly" should not mean hours of outage. If it is a major outage then just say so. Often major outages aren't 'major'. You think it's simple and it will all be fixed shortly. But then something else goes wrong, and then another thing and the backup plan for your backup plan doesn't work, and by the time you've got it all sorted out, it turns out it was a major outage after all. iPad + iPhone 4S + 2degrees 3G data 4tw! These comments are my own and do not represent the opinions of 2degrees.

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Reply # 620993 7-May-2012 14:14
Happening again: http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/6873923/IRD-website-crash Not helpful on a day like today. Still down for me at this time. "It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of what he was never reasoned into." — most commonly attributed to Jonathan Swift, author/theologian

surfisup1000

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Reply # 620999 7-May-2012 14:20
casewindow: Not sure what kind of IT operation the IRD are running, but the online services facility has been unavailable and supposedly to be restored "shortly" all afternoon. I would have expected any major sort of outfit like this to have a reasonable level of uptime for services like this. What would you expect? It was out this morning too. It is not that uncommon for the IRD website to fail. It is usually on peak days too --- today, provisional and gst is due. I always file early now, because the IRD website is too unreliable.

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Reply # 621004 7-May-2012 14:39
It was out this morning too. It is not that uncommon for the IRD website to fail. It is usually on peak days too --- today, provisional and gst is due. I always file early now, because the IRD website is too unreliable. Yes - why I did them late last week!! Sorry if the headline/title was confusing - rather than create a new thread, I just hooked into one from a month ago - so earlier comments relate to that April 8 outage. "It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of what he was never reasoned into." — most commonly attributed to Jonathan Swift, author/theologian

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Reply # 621026 7-May-2012 15:05
casewindow: Not sure what kind of IT operation the IRD are running, but the online services facility has been unavailable and supposedly to be restored "shortly" all afternoon. I would have expected any major sort of outfit like this to have a reasonable level of uptime for services like this. What would you expect? You think they dont? **IT Happens.

sleemanj

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Reply # 621048 7-May-2012 15:54
I usually try and bust through my procrastination block a few days early because of this, the last filing day always results in a fraught experience :) Finally did my GST last Friday. --- James Sleeman My hobby - listing small amounts of interesting/useful hobby electronic components hardware and stuff on Trademe for cheap, all good geek stuff for the "maker" revolution ;-) Tip for Trademe addicts: install an addon for your browser to get thumbs for all listings.

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Reply # 621422 8-May-2012 08:56
While I had some familiarity with the online systems at IRD and was therefore surprised at the outage, this time it had a benefit for me. I had forgotten to put a reminder in my calendar that my GST return was due yesterday and reading the article that noted that most people had returns due that day reminded me to check my own. Sure enough I did have a return due(!) and was able to complete it last night. Whew! System One: Popcorn Hour A200, PS3 (US 60G) dead and now replaced with a PS3 SuperSlim, NPVR running on Sempron 3000 (XP), Sony BDP-S390 BD player, Logitech Revue, Pioneer AVR, JVC 56" D-ILA 720P RP TV System Two: Popcorn Hour A110 , Oppo BDP-80 BluRay Player with hardware mode to be region free, Vivitek HD1080P 1080P DLP projector with 100" screen. Harman Kardon HK AVR 254 7.1 receiver, Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player, Roku XS media player Check out my blog at lchiu.blogspot.com

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Reply # 621491 8-May-2012 10:27
My accountant filed a couple of weeks ago, and I paid the bill last week. Leaving things till the last minute is rarely a good plan. Asus eee pad transformer iPod 2G Windows 7 PC Lots and lots of Nikon camera gear

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Reply # 621500 8-May-2012 10:41
I like to live close to the edge! System One: Popcorn Hour A200, PS3 (US 60G) dead and now replaced with a PS3 SuperSlim, NPVR running on Sempron 3000 (XP), Sony BDP-S390 BD player, Logitech Revue, Pioneer AVR, JVC 56" D-ILA 720P RP TV System Two: Popcorn Hour A110 , Oppo BDP-80 BluRay Player with hardware mode to be region free, Vivitek HD1080P 1080P DLP projector with 100" screen. Harman Kardon HK AVR 254 7.1 receiver, Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player, Roku XS media player Check out my blog at lchiu.blogspot.com