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Which foreign thing does NZ need?

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about 10 years ago

I'm saying:

faster internet

fast food taco chains.

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about 10 years ago

more migrant women as they are far hotter then ours


Auckland will rise once more

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about 10 years ago

American video game prices.  Dollar for dollar, none of that exchange rate shark that undermines my point.

Oh and football stadiums, more importantly 1 here.

Oh and ice hockey, more specifically the sharks.

Oh Amazon same day shipping.

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about 10 years ago

Drunk_Monk wrote:

American video game prices.  Dollar for dollar, none of that exchange rate shark that undermines my point.

Oh and football stadiums, more importantly 1 here.

Oh and ice hockey, more specifically the sharks.

Oh Amazon same day shipping.

at least with digital game purchases (from places like steam) we are yet to pay tax
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about 10 years ago

Bevan wrote:

I'm saying:

faster internet

fast food taco chains.

can you get fibre, think the quickest plans are either 200 or 500 down. Dunners with 1gbps up and down thanks to winning gigatown
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about 10 years ago · edited about 10 years ago · History

Yeah, internet in NZ is actually pretty good we rank above France, Italy, and Australia. Fibre is just going to make it better.

I'd say we need cheaper and better food. And I by that I mean more continental European style.

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about 10 years ago

Bullion wrote:

at least with digital game purchases (from places like steam) we are yet to pay tax

Not for long.

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about 10 years ago

The right to bare arms, not beer arms nor bear arms?

Burkas?

On a serious note, I would like us to pay Saudi prices for our petrol per litre. 23 cents US per litre. Whereas we are paying $1.27. I guess the rest is local tax.

http://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Saudi-Arabia/gasoline_prices/

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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about 10 years ago

More kangaroos

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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about 10 years ago

footballers 

Founder

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about 10 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

The right to bare arms, not beer arms nor bear arms?

Burkas?

On a serious note, I would like us to pay Saudi prices for our petrol per litre. 23 cents US per litre. Whereas we are paying $1.27. I guess the rest is local tax.

http://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Saudi-Arabia/gas...

I was looking at what countries purchase the most electric cars. Because I'd rather we have good electric car infrastructure than rely on diminishing resources, and also resources that are so price volatile. And found that Norway, despite being a major oil producer, is by far the largest purchaser of electric vehicles. Ironic.

Anyway I'd love to have the Lido chain of Restaurants and bars from Riga here:

http://www.lido.lv/eng/

Delicious beer, delicious food, everything grown and made by the company on its own farms (they even grow the wood to make their own furniture).

I also vote for more old stuff, less stuff from the 70's, 80's and 90's in our cities.

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about 10 years ago · edited about 10 years ago · History

Ryan wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

The right to bare arms, not beer arms nor bear arms?

Burkas?

On a serious note, I would like us to pay Saudi prices for our petrol per litre. 23 cents US per litre. Whereas we are paying $1.27. I guess the rest is local tax.

http://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Saudi-Arabia/gas...

I was looking at what countries purchase the most electric cars. Because I'd rather we have good electric car infrastructure than rely on diminishing resources, and also resources that are so price volatile. And found that Norway, despite being a major oil producer, is by far the largest purchaser of electric vehicles. Ironic.

Anyway I'd love to have the Lido chain of Restaurants and bars from Riga here:

http://www.lido.lv/eng/

Delicious beer, delicious food, everything grown and made by the company on its own farms (they even grow the wood to make their own furniture).

I also vote for more old stuff, less stuff from the 70's, 80's and 90's in our cities.

Agree with you in general, but the diminishing resources you mentioned - oil - there is enough for another 1000 years.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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about 10 years ago

Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

The right to bare arms, not beer arms nor bear arms?

Burkas?

On a serious note, I would like us to pay Saudi prices for our petrol per litre. 23 cents US per litre. Whereas we are paying $1.27. I guess the rest is local tax.

http://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Saudi-Arabia/gas...

I was looking at what countries purchase the most electric cars. Because I'd rather we have good electric car infrastructure than rely on diminishing resources, and also resources that are so price volatile. And found that Norway, despite being a major oil producer, is by far the largest purchaser of electric vehicles. Ironic.

Anyway I'd love to have the Lido chain of Restaurants and bars from Riga here:

http://www.lido.lv/eng/

Delicious beer, delicious food, everything grown and made by the company on its own farms (they even grow the wood to make their own furniture).

I also vote for more old stuff, less stuff from the 70's, 80's and 90's in our cities.

Agree with you in general, but the diminishing resources you mentioned - oil - there is enough for another 1000 years.

Maybe, but we're past the low hanging fruit. It will get more and more expensive and more and more environmentally disastrous to extract.

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about 10 years ago

Ryan wrote:

Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

The right to bare arms, not beer arms nor bear arms?

Burkas?

On a serious note, I would like us to pay Saudi prices for our petrol per litre. 23 cents US per litre. Whereas we are paying $1.27. I guess the rest is local tax.

http://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Saudi-Arabia/gas...

I was looking at what countries purchase the most electric cars. Because I'd rather we have good electric car infrastructure than rely on diminishing resources, and also resources that are so price volatile. And found that Norway, despite being a major oil producer, is by far the largest purchaser of electric vehicles. Ironic.

Anyway I'd love to have the Lido chain of Restaurants and bars from Riga here:

http://www.lido.lv/eng/

Delicious beer, delicious food, everything grown and made by the company on its own farms (they even grow the wood to make their own furniture).

I also vote for more old stuff, less stuff from the 70's, 80's and 90's in our cities.

Agree with you in general, but the diminishing resources you mentioned - oil - there is enough for another 1000 years.

Maybe, but we're past the low hanging fruit. It will get more and more expensive and more and more environmentally disastrous to extract.

You and I won't be around to worry.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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about 10 years ago

We build on the shoulders of giants. Our way of life is built on the hard work and sacrifices of the generation before. Wouldn't it be a shame to squander a few hundred years of hard work by saying it's not our problem?

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about 10 years ago

Ryan wrote:

We build on the shoulders of giants. Our way of life is built on the hard work and sacrifices of the generation before. Wouldn't it be a shame to squander a few hundred years of hard work by saying it's not our problem?

Agree, but people in general today are selfish and only care about themselves.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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about 10 years ago

Taco Bell


Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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about 10 years ago

A Professional Football LEague :D

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about 10 years ago

Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

We build on the shoulders of giants. Our way of life is built on the hard work and sacrifices of the generation before. Wouldn't it be a shame to squander a few hundred years of hard work by saying it's not our problem?

Agree, but people in general today are selfish and only care about themselves.

Only one way to change that.

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patrick478 wrote:

Taco Bell

I'm sure this is sarcasm but instead of taco bell I wouldn't mind some of the Mexican fusion food trucks that they have in California. I used to eat at http://www.kungfutacos.com which is Chinese Tacos whenever their truck was within half a dozen blocks of where I worked. Was absolutely delicious. There was also a place that did a pretty mean sushi burito.

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about 10 years ago

Ryan wrote:

Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

We build on the shoulders of giants. Our way of life is built on the hard work and sacrifices of the generation before. Wouldn't it be a shame to squander a few hundred years of hard work by saying it's not our problem?

Agree, but people in general today are selfish and only care about themselves.

Only one way to change that.

shoot them all?

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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about 10 years ago

Jerzy Merino wrote:

Ryan wrote:

Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

We build on the shoulders of giants. Our way of life is built on the hard work and sacrifices of the generation before. Wouldn't it be a shame to squander a few hundred years of hard work by saying it's not our problem?

Agree, but people in general today are selfish and only care about themselves.

Only one way to change that.

shoot them all?

I meant changing yourself and setting an example, but shooting them all certainly expedites things.
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about 10 years ago

Ryan wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

Taco Bell

I'm sure this is sarcasm but instead of taco bell I wouldn't mind some of the Mexican fusion food trucks that they have in California. I used to eat at http://www.kungfutacos.com which is Chinese Tacos whenever their truck was within half a dozen blocks of where I worked. Was absolutely delicious. There was also a place that did a pretty mean sushi burito.

Nah it wasn't sarcasm. I just want takeaway tacos.

Yellow Fever - Misery loves company

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about 10 years ago

I want to try taco bell so much.

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about 10 years ago

patrick478 wrote:

Ryan wrote:

patrick478 wrote:

Taco Bell

I'm sure this is sarcasm but instead of taco bell I wouldn't mind some of the Mexican fusion food trucks that they have in California. I used to eat at http://www.kungfutacos.com which is Chinese Tacos whenever their truck was within half a dozen blocks of where I worked. Was absolutely delicious. There was also a place that did a pretty mean sushi burito.

Nah it wasn't sarcasm. I just want takeaway tacos.


Pachanga on Courtenay
Mexican guy at market on Sunday
Or during the week
Mad Mex in Lambton Square
Zambrero (?) on Featherston
Mexican guy in hole in the wall by Wagamama

End of an era.  Vinnie - It's over.

If anyone cares for my inane babbling follow @iluvnix17 on the Twitter.

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about 10 years ago

Drunk_Monk wrote:

I want to try taco bell so much.

no you don't
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about 10 years ago

Ryan wrote:

Drunk_Monk wrote:

I want to try taco bell so much.

no you don't

Maybe he needs to do some 'spring cleaning' 


Allegedly

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about 10 years ago

Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

We build on the shoulders of giants. Our way of life is built on the hard work and sacrifices of the generation before. Wouldn't it be a shame to squander a few hundred years of hard work by saying it's not our problem?

Agree, but people in general today are selfish and only care about themselves.

You certainly are with your attitude that we should burn all the fossil fuels and not care about the planet or future generations.

Electric cars and renewable energy, that's what we need ...

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about 10 years ago

Uniqlo

Just opened in Brissy... which is close lol
E + R + O

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about 10 years ago

High speed rail.

Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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about 10 years ago

dairyflat wrote:

High speed rail.

Bullet train from Auckland to Hamilton, through the centre and on to Wellington would be absolutely mean. And ignore a lot of geography!



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about 10 years ago
You know we belong together...

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martinb wrote:

dairyflat wrote:

High speed rail.

Bullet train from Auckland to Hamilton, through the centre and on to Wellington would be absolutely mean. And ignore a lot of geography!

In NZ we specialise in following curves instead of taking the quickest and easiest route. Ministry of Works special policy.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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martinb wrote:

dairyflat wrote:

High speed rail.

Bullet train from Auckland to Hamilton, through the centre and on to Wellington would be absolutely mean. And ignore a lot of geography!

So via Napier then???

Yays!

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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about 10 years ago

Wellington to Napier about 320km.  - One hour and ten mins on our train.
Napier to Auckland about 420km - so that's, about, one hour and thirty minutes.

what? WHAT?

Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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about 10 years ago

dairyflat wrote:

High speed rail.

Dream on.

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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about 10 years ago

patrick478 wrote:

Taco Bell

The only takeaway joint we need is Chipotle.

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