Prescriptions in New Zealand aren't free. They are dirt cheap, but they aren't free. And when you add in the renewal cost they quickly add up. I'm on Thyroxine and three months of medication may cost me five dollars but it could cost me anywhere between 20 to 50 dollars depending on GP for a renewal fee.

We don't mention that filth's name here. The former prime minister has made an effort to have his name stripped from history and as far as New Zealand people are concerned we feel the same way.

I was reading an article earlier on that claims New Zealand will introduce a road user tax for EV's. If that's the case I will stick to my current car that runs on dinosaurs, thanks. Stop deleting my comment you Nazi.

I was reading an article earlier on that claims New Zealand will introduce a road user tax for EV's. If that's the case I will stick to my current car that runs on dinosaurs, thanks.

Expect to be paying road user taxes on that. Nothing is sacred here anymore. Think I will just stick to my traditional combustion engine car...

How do you know those stocks are poised for a rebound? Unless you have insider knowledge it's all just speculation. The stock market is still far too volatile for such things.

I couldn't give a rats ass if farmers are grumpier. I've worked in a dairy industry for years so I've seen first-hand just how much they are fleecing this country for profit. It's about time there are price cuts in the dairy industry.

All of this market turmoil because some greedy arsehole wanted land that was never his to take.  Way to go, human race.

"Correction." Translation: a lot of people are going to lose a lot of money. Might be time to put my money into an interest account.

So, what? You're saying we're in for another 2022? Hasn't the world been slowly digging itself out of that slump this year? This is getting ridiculous. Reduced spending isn't going to fix anything or help anyone. Keep taking risks, invest in big name companies you can trust and have a good track record. If you want that new car or phone that you've been eyeing up go out and buy it, just make sure you can pay it all off if you don't have the cash upfront. That's sort of thinking and spending is what will get us out of this. Has done in the past.

Yeah that sounds about right. When most of the world see New Zealand as such a privileged country most forget why so many are fleeing to Australia en-mass every year. Cheaper food, accommodation, more jobs and better pay, and now only 4 years of having to live in Australia to get citizenship. It's a no-brainer and I've been thinking about doing it myself... Poverty is a very real thing in New Zealand and our government doesn't very much give a crap about that. 

Don't care, hate him.

What difference would it make. New Zealanders are the ones that will still be paying through the nose for it. On average over in Australia everyday essentials like groceries are around 25% cheaper across the board. Of course there are factors to consider like more competing markets but on average little things like that are still cheaper. And our government wonders why more people are moving to Australia.

Since AI is taking off I would say semiconductor technology is good at the moment. Cloud-based services, too. Energy and oil is down but minerals and gold is up.

Since banks are going bankrupt at the moment it's probably for the best. I imagine most don't reinvest dividends.

I often wonder that if the stock market is so fragile that when one person says something to cause a company to collapse if it's really worth while investing in the first place.