Ilovethebomb @ Ilovethebomb @lemmy.nz

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If you're living in a rural area, they tend to be very blue (national) for financial policy reasons, but from what I've seen are reasonably accepting of different sexualities etc.

As far as tourist areas are concerned, I don't think they will be significantly different from urban areas, there's not really a link between political views and being into the outdoors.

That's a good point, I assume they just take the person's word for it. There's a lot of Maori that don't look particularly Maori around.

I feel even Forrest Gump would have seen through this one.

Yeah, I had a similar reaction myself when reading this. On one hand, I do feel sorry for them, on the other hand, how thick can you get?

Honestly, I've never had a particularly high opinion of the Spinoff. Their articles are often waffle pieces that could say the same thing with half the words, and there's often an air of arrogance around their reporting.

I won't miss them.

Given that this was also a factor in the grounding of one of the Interislander ferries recently, I'm thinking autopilot systems are much more complex than they need to be.

Oh, jesus christ.

I'm starting to think the marine industry needs to take a good, hard look at the helm and autopilot systems in use, it sounds like they're far more difficult to operate than they need to be.

It's also been a major factor in two different vessel groundings, just with NZ flagged vessels.

So, because the police want to go from having firearms in the car and easily accessible, to carried on their person, that means they want to be able to execute people in your mind?

Okey dokey. I knew Lemmy had some cooked takes as far as policing is concerned, but I thought this instance was a bit more reasonable.

They copped a lot of criticism for not having enough Maori on staff, not enough Te Reo in their broadcasts etc, and I think they're overcompensating a bit.

Also, why exactly will so many Maori men be having negative interactions with the police?

Apparently 68% of police see Judge Dredd as an idol.

How on earth did you reach that conclusion? Your thought process is fascinating.

Well done to the family member that took the gun off him, that could have been a whole lot worse otherwise.

The way the story unfolded gave me future serial killer vibes.

Exactly what I thought, imagine having someone like that living in your house.

Great, even pizza is enshittifying.

Possibly because he can see this one being used.

Yeah, I wouldn't trust these guys as far as I can kick them, they've done some dodgy stuff in the past.

One example was picketing the Hobbit premier over alleged animal abuse, which was the first time they publicallly mentioned it.

You'd think they would go public while the abuse was happening, right?

One key reason to move is cost of living, it's a lot cheaper in many ways to live out in the sticks, especially with housing. Lifestyle can also be part of it.

I've been to Wanaka, and it's one of the few parts of that area of NZ that still felt "real". Queenstown, on the other hand, just felt so manufactured, I really don't like the place at all.

I can definitely see how a McDonald's would change the place for the worst.

I hope they start punching up with their humour. I don't hold much hope though.

Silver lining of the economy being rooted, I guess.

Over 100 mil nzd to replace, I'm not sure if we have insurance.