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[NZTailender]

I'm starting to feel pretty attacked by NZTailender, he's mentioned me without name in about 3-4 of those scenarios

Just remember I'm not being serious whatsoever*. Except for the politics out of cricket threads part. We don't need a wall of text from PEWS.

*I may have been serious about Tauranga having no city atmosphere

 

[hendrix]

No. Buying an apartment as an investment property then ****ing off from the city and thinking driving an Audi gives you taste means you deserve the ridicule.

You do realise that saying "new money" and "having no taste" implies that "old money" and "class" is a measure of "true taste", right?

Like that's what this whole new money thing is about.

 

[NZTailender]

You do realise that saying "new money" and "having no taste" implies that "old money" and "class" is a measure of "true taste", right?

Like that's what this whole new money thing is about.

Yeah true. I should point it out I also loathe old money and they should be guillotined all the live long day.

One aspires to be the other and the other hates that they're aspiring to be them. All a lost cause.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Yeah, it hurts...but it sucks. You know that as much as anyone.

It's hardly that bad ... look at tv games at the Basin, they're usually in great conditions.

And anyway, I burn easily, so who needs sun.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Personally I'd love to live somewhere it rains relatively regularly and rarely gets too hot

 

[NZTailender]

You do realise that saying "new money" and "having no taste" implies that "old money" and "class" is a measure of "true taste", right?

Like that's what this whole new money thing is about.

It's also ironic because 'old money' in NZ doesn't have any class or taste either

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Personally I'd love to live somewhere it rains relatively regularly and rarely gets too hot

Isn't that pretty much Melbourne anyway?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Isn't that pretty much Melbourne anyway?

I haven't actually lived in Melbourne for years, but even Melbourne is too hot for most of the summer

 

[SteveNZ]

Isn't that pretty much Melbourne anyway?

**** no, since when is 40+ from late January to mid Feb and 30+ anywhere from August not hot? I'll never forget the first week of the Aussie Tennis Open in 2014, when it never got lower than 38deg from the Monday to the Friday (including at night). Insufferable.

Just remember I'm not being serious whatsoever*. Except for the politics out of cricket threads part. We don't need a wall of text from PEWS.

*I may have been serious about Tauranga having no city atmosphere

Haha I know mate, no harm no foul.

I don't live in TGA so I won't defend it too stoutly, but it is on the improve. The waterfront area around The Strand is actually pretty sweet, for all ages and stages. Their malls do suck a giant one but who likes malls anyway?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Ban all landlords from the cricket imo

 

[_Ed_]

The worst is clearly Tauranga/The Mount. Has absolutely no redeeming features whatsoever. It's a haven for Auckland rejects who couldn't afford a house here and didn't want to be seen dead in Hamilton

Heading north is very clearly the correct course of action.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

I barely survived a 40+ day in Melbourne while over there for the Boxing Day test ... was very windy that day as well, which gave the effect of walking into a fan oven whenever you went outside.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I'd try as much as possible to keep that a secret.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The heading north thing not the fan oven thing

 

[NZTailender]

The heading north thing not the fan oven thing

The Hokianga is beautiful and I plan on retiring there one day.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

The Hokianga is beautiful and I plan on retiring there one day.

Will you be retiring with old money or new?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[hendrix]

Heading north is very clearly the correct course of action.

lots of cool towns around the country of various sizes
I like:
Oamaru
Whakatane
Whangarei
Hokitika
Timaru
Masterton

 

[NZTailender]

lots of cool towns around the country of various sizes
I like:
Oamaru
Whakatane
Whangarei
Hokitika
Timaru
Masterton

Whakatane is really nice. Spent a couple of Christmases there. Whangarei is underrated too.

Oamaru is nice enough to visit but it has a huge youth unemployment problem for a reason.

 

[jcas0167]

Just remember I'm not being serious whatsoever*. Except for the politics out of cricket threads part. We don't need a wall of text from PEWS.

*I may have been serious about Tauranga having no city atmosphere

Tbf, I don't think it was intended to have city atmosphere. Then the population doubled over a 30 year period but the CBD hasn't really kept pace. They did make a major improvement about 15 years ago they widened the footpath on the Strand and there are now more outdoor tables and dining options along there. They don't really make the most of their access to the water (the way Auckland has with Viaduct Basin) although this Wharf St development looks like an effort to improve that.

SunLive - Wharf Street: a new destination in Tauranga CBD - The Bay's News First

On Wharf Street the vehicles, furniture and planters made of wooden pallets are long gone and in their place is shiny new...

www.sunlive.co.nz

Also, from a cricket perspective they deserve credit for taking a ground not up to first class play in the early 00's to a test match and d/n cricket venue today.

 

[Burgey]

When is the next game?

Also, you kiwis need to get your **** together and start posting random roadside cctv footage on fame day or the rest of the series will be cancelled