Ports of Auckland, Mismanagement? or a victim of Covid?
The current congestion situation being experienced at Ports of Auckland needs to be subject to an independant inquiry as to how this has been allowed to happen and accountability taken, the resulting chaos will surely place more strain on our retail sector as goods that have been ordered for their xmas trade will not see shelves until well after the xmas break, once again placing pressure on covid ravished businesses needing a robust xmas trading period.
Ports of Auckland will proclaim and hide behind the convenient covid excuse, but how do they explain that the majority of their cranes are sitting idle as they don't have operators to man them, and why is this one may ask? could it be something to do with the amount of staff laid off during covid that have never been replaced. Then of course to offset their losses they place extra charges on importers and exporters, the latest being a congestion charge that they themselves have created, and surprise surprise if you don't pay it you don't get the goods, but at the end of the day my fellow consumers who is going to pay the extra charges ( no prizes for getting this right ) YOU and ME
Poll: Do you think banning gang patches is reasonable?
With the government cracking down on gangs, it is now illegal for gang members to display their insignia in public places whether through clothing or their property.
This means arrests can be made if these patches are worn in places like restaurants, shops, on public transport or ferries, and on airplanes. Arrests were made recently at a funeral.
Do you think this ban is reasonable?
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76.4% Yes
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22.3% No
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
2 degrees phone calls dropping out
Hey neighbour's. Sorry, I'm not on social media e.g Facebook so I'm reaching out to you all hoping this is not just happening to me.
Have any of you had phone calls to other 2 degree customers (phones) where in less than 4-5 minutes the call drops out. You call the person back, don't get a ring tone and goes straight to their leave a message and takes a few calls before you get hold of the person again but after again 4-5 minutes, the same thing happens. This is calling another person within NZ. Also, occasionally the call breaks up so you can't understand what they are saying for a few seconds. This us not from not having bills unpaid or anything like that and has been happening since October.
I would appreciate your feedback and experiences and advice on how to get around this or have resolved.
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