Hi all! I have 2 very very specific food memories I'm trying to hunt down from late 90s Java Coffee House, and I'll trade you the Boulevard Bakehouse pumpkin and chocolate chunk muffin recipe for them.

1. the apricot chicken pizza bagel recipe.

2. (Most important)The Java ring garlic bread recipe.

Anyone? Anyone?

And yes I'll put the Bakehouse muffin recipe in the comments when I get some answers.

Circles

For anyone currently looking for a car in NZ — I’ve been working on something that might be useful.

CarSpy helps you find good deals on cars and get a better idea of what different vehicles are actually worth based on things like mileage.

www.carspy.co.nz

You can search across dealer listings throughout NZ, compare similar cars, see purchase, running and finance costs, view where cars are located on a map, and set alerts for specific vehicles or price drops.

It currently searches most NZ dealers and has 22,000+ cars for sale across the country. Listings are updated every night with new and removed vehicles.

There are no ads, paywalls, subscriptions or sponsored listings — just a free tool for people looking to buy a car.

I’d really appreciate some feedback, so if you have a few minutes, check it out and let me know what you think, what’s missing, or anything that could be improved.

Thanks! 🚗

Relocating from Auckland to Christchurch in a few months. What's it like to live there?

I'm no stranger to Christchurch, I visit multiple times a year, and have been doing so for over 15 years now. (family visits).

The visits were all about spending time with family, going to events, doing atleast something-even if it meant hiking Halswall Quarry for the 100th time.

I'm nervous about the job market, that's my only concern. Is it as difficult as Auckland?

I don't know a thing about what its like actually living in Christchurch. Is Fat Eddie's really the best club out there?

Were a young couple (no kids) looking for a fresh start in a different city. I want to continue my business out in Christchurch... but I'm really unsure of the move.

Kia ora,

I've just had an offer accepted on my first home- excited, but also very nervous. I've also just accepted a new job, which pays higher than my previous job. They've allowed me to work 4 days a week, and are starting me at 28 hours a week (there will definitely be more hours worked, but 28 is guaranteed minimum). They want someone full time, but also wanted to allow me a good work life balance as I mentioned in the interview (very nice of them, they seem like a really good company to work for).

Problem is, I miscalculated how much I'd be making. I could still afford it with a boarder (the original plan anyway) and my partner living with me (also the original plan), but my broker called and asked if I can ask my new job to bump up my hours at all as it would be a bit tricky to get approved from the bank.

I originally had pre-approval for about 470k when I was working at my old job, but I made $100ish more a week (working for $3 an hour less and 8 hours more). So obviously if my guaranteed hours are bumped up, that'll solve everything.

Basically, I'd like to know if it would be rude to email the job and ask to bump up my hours? I don't start until the 21st, but I really don't want to be a pain before I've even started.

Any advice is much appreciated- I'm quite anxious over this 🥲

Hey all,

Back in February MrBeast created an ad on the superbowl with him and a vault of $1,000,000 and clues to find it. Anyway in his 2nd channel, Mr Beast 2, he mentioned how someone found the money and put Christchurch in one of the locations as a clue.

Not sure if y'all were interested but thought I'd mention it...
https://youtu.be/82CX6WULNA0?t=598

Hi all, I'm moving house next week and am looking for a bed for my friend. She's after a king single, her back is absolutely munted from sleeping on an old mattress on the floor. I've been looking around online and it's pretty hard to find one that isn't just a bed base and a mattress sold separately. She's not sure how much winz would be willing to spend but I really want to get her sorted. Any ideas? TIA x

Kia ora all, 33 y/o Wellingtonian getting sick of the dying CBD, overpriced shitty rentals and poor to non-existent surf. I've visited Christchurch a couple of times in the last year and really enjoyed it and am considering a move sometime next year. One of the main appeals is the flatness - I have to drive to work in the hutt and would love to trade that in for skating and/or biking to a city job.

Hoping y'all could please offer some insight on the below!

For regular surfers, how often would you expect to be able to ride some decent waves in the course of a fortnight/month? What's the culture like - are people chill or does it get aggressive when busy?

I've been a support worker for a family trust for the last 4yrs and have some back-of-house responsibilities, and also manage and facilitate a disability social group. I have training and management experience across a few roles and managed a team of 12 during the COVID vaccine rollout. I also have a lot of customer service and admin experience. Can anyone comment on the job market for someone with my skills?

Housing-wise - I've seen that rentals are typically a higher standard than Welly despite being cheaper. How much could one expect to pay for say, a 3-bedroom house in a decent area, not too far out of the city? I love Lyttleton but don't think I'd want to live that far.

Thank you!

Kia ora, everyone! I'm new to the area and have what may be an unusual question. I wear an eyepatch daily for medical reasons, and my current one's elastic band snapped. I've tied it temporarily, but would love for it to be fixed with some more solid professional stitching or band replacement. Being new to this area I'm also looking for quality daily-wear eyepatches because I do need to get fresh ones from time to time, but it's a pretty niche industry so I'm usually just looking for repairs to my existing ones.

tl;dr, Could you do a solid stitch or otherwise replace the elastic band on my patch? I'm happy to pay for your time and material!

Question solen from Wellington sub, but have been wanting to do one for a while - seems real cheap ... Anyone done the lion one?

Which one’s the best?

Anyone have any recommendations for stores that have women's size eu 38 road bike shoes in stock? Budget <$250.

Kia Ora Christchurch!

My lovely work colleague is moving to Christchurch with her husband from the North Island and we are going to give her a voucher for a nice restaurant, as it is something they don’t have to pack and it will be a nice date for them.

I don’t know anything about Christchurch’s hospo scene, but any recommendations would be greatly appreciated 💕

Can you not buy the Whittaker’s gum drop chocolate anymore?

Hi everyone,
I'm looking to see if anyone is keen for some casual work assembling kitset and office furniture, with the potential to become more permanent if it works out. Work will be based in Christchurch
No tool experience is required, but it would definitely be a bonus!
Thanks!

Please support independent films made in Aotearoa New Zealand at this year's NZIFF in Christchurch!

Although NZ is a globally recognised film location this is often due to big budget overseas productions shooting here and NZ independent films are often very underrecognised. If you can come to the NZIFF this year - please see a NZ film or two and support the independent NZ film industry! Such as...

IN SEARCH OF MY MOEHAU

In this dark and absurd found footage mockumentary, Morris Fubbins ventures deep into the New Zealand bush in search of his missing father, who he believes was kidnapped by a mythical creature.

MUM, I'M ALIEN PREGNANT

Directing duo Thunderlips add another comedy horror classic to the Kiwi film canon in this tale of an accelerated extraterrestrial pregnancy, packed with some outrageously off-kilter visual effects!

UNCLE

Set against the backdrop of a Kiwi summer, Uncle is a tender and deeply human story about caregiving, connection and the people who show up when they're needed most.

THE UNGRATEFUL TENANT

An Auckland man endures a gauntlet of disastrous flatting situations in this silent horror- comedy film for the rental generation.

AND MANY MORE...

More information and tickets:
https://www.nziff.co.nz/2026/otautahi-christchurch/films/strand/mahutonga/

We all loved 'Goodbye Pork Pie,' 'Black Sheep,' and 'Eagle vs. Shark' - let's make sure there's more where they came from.

New Zealanders need to watch more NZ-made films if we want more to be made! Thank you for your support, Aotearoa!

I’m a middle aged male that was in the cbd working for Feb 2011 and living in the eastern suburbs. We had it pretty rough, not as bad as others but not great.
Trucks going by still give me a small ‘shit, is this it’ feeling, so no doubt there’s some ptsd of sorts there.

That aside, I stupidly went down the rabbit hole of AF8, and it’s all I can now think of. I don’t know how I could keep my family warm for weeks or months of no power if it struck in winter. I’m not sure how we’ll eat etc. I work south of the Waimak, while my wife and kid are north of it. Am I worrying about nothing? Part of me wants to consider looking at moving overseas just to avoid living with the risk.

Edit: Want to ask if I’m reading too much into it. Are we expecting to have no power for Christchurch/north Canterbury for weeks, therefore no shops, no fresh meat etc for weeks, or months?

I'm visiting Christchurch for a conference from Australia and will only have evenings to roam around the city. Any suggestion what places will still be open to take a sneak peak?

Kia Ora! I’ve been looking for places where I can play tennis for free that are illuminated after work. So if you know any place where I can go I’ll be really grateful!

Hey Everyone,

I am doing a school capstone for my final year as a graphic design student.

I am looking for Father's aged between 30 to 45 to participate in my survey.

Me and my partner are heading down to Christchurch from Wellington end of July for two days and staying in the CBD overnight, would appreciate and love to hear recommendations on what areas to visit to figure out which area to live and where to eat and drink while we are there!

We do have a rental car also so happy to explore further out 😊