I wonder when NZ will move away from the quasi-free-market-but-funded-by-the-government system in health (and education). It leads to outcomes like this which are clearly inefficient. I’d like to see more centralisation.
It’s not entirely design, though again the last Nat. Govt. added some true bullshit. It’s also a whole lot of under-investment in IT, lack of coordination between policies and results, unwieldy legislation, truly stupid KPIs, etc.
I’d love a UBI though.
Or at least stop assessing people for benefit on their relationship status. It’s stupid and it punishes people for normal human behaviour.
There’s an insane amount of different things all of which have different rules for for parents, or under age 25, or over age 65, or single, or getting something from ACC, or has a medical certificate, etc.
Also of course you get people applying policies that are out of date or that some manager decided on their own without consulting anyone.
And then there’s the various rules suspensions that happen whenever there’s a natural disaster, or a catastrophic IT failure, or an angry government, or a lawsuit.
Having had my Visa Debit card blocked twice in as many weeks, I’m beginning to question if our current “Plastic” cards are fit for purpose. A somewhat long story follows with a question at the end:...
People who get billed at month end but the card is no longer valid and they don’t update so there’s no way to get then to pay excerpt trying the collections route.
Or, just make try to ensure any card used will be billable at month end.
It’s a bit stupidly implimented, because of the way it fails to align with how banks do things. IMO it’d be better applied only to new accounts.
Yesterday my partner was assaulted by a woman on Manners Street in broad daylight. Out of nowhere she was hit to the ground, before the woman called her a “f***** b****” and kicked her twice on the ground. She’d never seen this woman in her life....
I hadn’t heard that story but if he was bailed up sleeping in blankets I can see how most people would assume he was just sleeping rough as they walked past - but where were the cops, who are theoretically patrolling there regularly and ought to have a pretty good understanding of who the streeties are?
Or worse, our tax money being siphoned off by private provider leeches positioned between the government and the service, delivering shitty services because they're really there to make a profit.
We built a house 7 years ago and it's insulated and has double glazing. I've installed Home Assistant with temp sensors in the bed rooms and seeing 70%+ humidity levels. Temperature is always above 16c...
E-commerce site in NZ asking for a tip at checkout (lemmy.nz)
Not a fan of tipping culture in general but this is nuts.
Eftpos plummets in popularity as newer forms of payment emerge (www.rnz.co.nz)
More GPs urgently needed, change recommended to primary care funding - report (www.rnz.co.nz)
I wonder when NZ will move away from the quasi-free-market-but-funded-by-the-government system in health (and education). It leads to outcomes like this which are clearly inefficient. I’d like to see more centralisation.
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 8/8/2023
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What is the future of "Money"? (lemmy.nz)
Having had my Visa Debit card blocked twice in as many weeks, I’m beginning to question if our current “Plastic” cards are fit for purpose. A somewhat long story follows with a question at the end:...
Partner assaulted on Manners Street
Yesterday my partner was assaulted by a woman on Manners Street in broad daylight. Out of nowhere she was hit to the ground, before the woman called her a “f***** b****” and kicked her twice on the ground. She’d never seen this woman in her life....
Greens release tax calculator showing if Kiwis will be better off or have to pay more under new policy (www.newshub.co.nz)
https://www.greens.org.nz/taxcalculator
We've got an insulated house, heat it properly, ventilate it, but still see humidity levels of 70%+ in bed rooms. How to fix that?
We built a house 7 years ago and it's insulated and has double glazing. I've installed Home Assistant with temp sensors in the bed rooms and seeing 70%+ humidity levels. Temperature is always above 16c...
Oranga Tamariki: Sexual misconduct allegations show independent watchdog crucial - experts (www.rnz.co.nz)
current lemmy status (lemmy.world)
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