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#3364511 15-Apr-2025 21:56

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Imports to an NZ business don't charge GST; the NZ business charges the GST when they sell the product.

The importer has to pay GST when the goods are imported and charges GST when they sell the goods. The import GST gets deducted from the sales GST when it gets sold so they only pay the difference to IRD on sale.

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#3367202 24-Apr-2025 16:16

When at Woolworths I often see random cold food (mince, yoghurt, ice cream) sitting in the drinks fridge by the checkout. I figured customers were changing their minds and didn't have the decency to either return the item to its proper place or tell a staff member that they no longer want it.

Until today, when I found that it's actually the staff who are dropping things in there.

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#3367810 26-Apr-2025 22:55

In NZ many (myself included) frequently moan about over the top health & safety.

I'm in Uzbekistan on holiday at the moment and this place is the other extreme. The video isn't great sorry, but the guy standing up straight is keeping the paving tile in place that the other one is cutting, and yes, that's a pair of slides he's wearing. This isn't an isolated event either, there's stuff like this going on all over the place and in the three days I've been here so far I haven't seen a single orange cone.

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

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#3367819 27-Apr-2025 06:54

floydbloke:

In NZ many (myself included) frequently moan about over the top health & safety.

It reminds me a bit of how people will travel somewhere like Vietnam and then come back and comment on how the traffic just weaves in amongst other traffic and pedestrians etc. without accidents, thereby concluding our safety focus is over the top. But the statistics show that Vietnam has, per capita, more than four times the traffic-related death rate as NZ, and NZ already isn't great compared with other developed countries.

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#3367906 27-Apr-2025 12:50

Shared traffic pedestrian places without separation a good safer way.
Based on how its safer as drivers will drive more slowly because of uncertainty.
Same idea as not having seatbelts and airbags as these encourage dangerous driving.

Len Brown's assistant hits pedestrian in 'shared space'
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/len-browns-assistant-hits-pedestrian-in-shared-space/

The victim who had pelvis broken in 4 places , arm in two, and torn knee ligaments.
Suffered lifelong disability that was somewhat glossed over. She'll be right.

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#3368164 28-Apr-2025 09:04

Looking at the VIGI NVR10004H-4P on PB Tech.

Their website says commercial only sales with no price listed, but they are selling it on Trade Me with no restrictions?

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#3368195 28-Apr-2025 11:09

ezbee:

Shared traffic pedestrian places without separation a good safer way.
Based on how its safer as drivers will drive more slowly because of uncertainty.
Same idea as not having seatbelts and airbags as these encourage dangerous driving.

Len Brown's assistant hits pedestrian in 'shared space'
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/len-browns-assistant-hits-pedestrian-in-shared-space/

The victim who had pelvis broken in 4 places , arm in two, and torn knee ligaments.
Suffered lifelong disability that was somewhat glossed over. She'll be right.

This happened about 10 years ago. Unless you're reporting on how the victim is coping now why dig it up?

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#3368288 28-Apr-2025 13:58

cddt:

floydbloke:

In NZ many (myself included) frequently moan about over the top health & safety.

It reminds me a bit of how people will travel somewhere like Vietnam and then come back and comment on how the traffic just weaves in amongst other traffic and pedestrians etc. without accidents, thereby concluding our safety focus is over the top. But the statistics show that Vietnam has, per capita, more than four times the traffic-related death rate as NZ, and NZ already isn't great compared with other developed countries.

The driving here is not dissimilar to Vietnam but not quite as chaotic. They do actually stop for traffic lights and pedestrian crossings and no mopeds to contend with. I just have put my faith in the driver when catching a Yandex (central Asian version of Uber). They'll all quite happily be on their phones at the same time an 90% of people don't wear seatbelts. My hearts skips a beat every time I see a toddler bouncing around in the passenger seat or leaning on the dash enjoying the view out of the windscreen.

Uzbekistan: 2,203 fatalities and 8,901 injured in road accidents in 2024 (population is 37 million)

Witnessed a wee crash last night actually, minor nose-to-tail with no injuries fortunately.

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#3369184 30-Apr-2025 16:34

Warehouse Stationary - Educational Poster Division

8 divided by 8 = what?

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#3369185 30-Apr-2025 16:42

NightStalker:

Warehouse Stationary - Educational Poster Division

8 divided by 8 = what?

Probably why its $0.97

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#3369186 30-Apr-2025 16:49

I also enjoyed the application of Muphry's Law in NightStalker's post.

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#3369239 30-Apr-2025 17:16

"Muphry's Law"?

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#3369243 30-Apr-2025 17:25

"If you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."

In this case, misspelling "stationery" as "stationary".

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#3369265 30-Apr-2025 20:21

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"Muphry's Law"?

"Anything that can go wring, will go wrung."

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#3369385 1-May-2025 04:54

Behodar:

"If you write anything criticising editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written."

In this case, misspelling "stationery" as "stationary".

Even as a teenager I often got the spelling wrong until my first boss said “Remember that stationery has an e and so does envelope.” Haven’t spelt it wrong since. 😀

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