Aotearoa / New Zealand

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/post/1096892

For the past week I have been seeing a flock of Kākā at my property in South Waikato.

I didn't know what they were until I heard a couple flying over and calling their distinctive call early last week. That and their size caught my attention. Since then, I have seen them every day. Sometimes just a pair but more often a small flock. Difficult to count because they are so mobile, but I have counted 7 reliably and there may be as many as 10 or 15 in total. They seem to fly south in the morning and back north in the evening. They spend quite a bit of time in the trees at my place. I see them mostly in the morning and evening, but also at other times throughout the day. They particularly like the kauri and birch trees, and eating the walnuts that remain on the ground. Really beautiful birds!

They are so distinctive, it's hard to imagine they have been here all along and I have only just noticed them.

I understand they fly long distances. I wonder where they come from and go to.

Hi, apologies if this isn't allowed. I'm a US citizen looking to move to NZ. I have all the technical stuff taken care of, just waiting on my documents to be processed and approved.

Basically I am looking for groups I can reach out to to help me get build a social group, and hear what others think about different areas of the country. I am LGBTQ, so it seems like Auckland or Wellington will be my best bet. If I'm in a big city, I would prefer not to have a car.

I'm a nurse, and it looks like salaries are good but not great (between 70-90k/year is what I seem to be finding).

Is this reasonable? Is NZ easy to settle into? Any other expats that can offer advice? Am I going to be broke all the time (I also have a cat I am bringing unless I am physically unable to)?

I did some research prior to applying, but I find more and more opposing views on where the country is headed. I guess I am just looking for some folks that had a similar situation to see how it worked out for them. I had a fair bit of options in where I could go, but the culture in New Zealand just seemed like the best fit. Thanks for taking the time to read or reply.

Cryptocurrency consultant Nicolas Turnbull gave evidence to help the jury understand some of the jargon, but he said there seemed to be "no real structure" to DeLuney's trading.

"There's a lot of emotion in it, where if you're trading, and you're doing this as a job ... in my professional opinion you need structure, you need risk management."

This lady sounds incredibly stupid to me, some of the diary excerpts sound like a post on Wallstreetbets. Just fumbling around blindly while the pros help themselves to her money.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/567812/alleged-ties-between-nz-first-and-vaping-companies-a-dangerous-risk-to-new-zealanders-anti-vape-group-warns

Last weeks thread here

Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

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It’s for talking about anything that might not justify a full post. For example:

• Something interesting that happened to you
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So how’s it going?

https://reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1m24o8a/final_blast_from_the_past_before_i_take_the/

https://reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1m24o8a/final_blast_from_the_past_before_i_take_the/

Shockingly, building more houses means they become cheaper. Why didn't we think of this sooner?

Also, it's great to see more high density housing being built.