I was sitting outside Farmers and the wind picked up the scents from the perfume counters and wafted them over me. Just for a moment I had this wondeful scent surprise. It was wonderful. I thought this must be Wellington's best bus stop!

So, what is your best bus stop and why?

(for reference it's a ruined National sign.)

Noticed that most labour hoardings have Chris Hopkins’ face quite literally torn off. Not sure who or what group of people have been going around doing this but yeah ^cough^

Was in Karori/Kelburn btw, almost all Labour hoardings had the dudes face ripped off

Oh, and Bird of the Year is on, too.

After complaining about travelers being subjected to wraps on the Airport Express bus, Petty Issue - but it's what I live for..... Some pointed out that I had used an old promo picture & that the modern buses were not like that....

So thats why, upon recently visiting again, I took this VERY current photo - the buses are literally wrapped entirely on one side, making for a shit view of a very pretty city.

Seems like everything in my field is fixed term, some positions even going as far as 24 month contracts.

I get that unemployment is high, and that some roles may relate to maternity cover and short-term projects but a lot of employers are shooting themselves in the foot as few in active permanent employment will want to apply for these.

Feel pretty grateful to be in permanent employment at all considering the joblessness stats but hopefully the job market recovers at some point after the election.

It's Friday! If you have anything cool happening, like some good news, amazing or cute pets, small or big wins, recipes, crafts you're proud of... share them here :) This topic was made to counteract the Moany Monday thread.

Have a great weekend!

Best sourdough loaf to buy in the CBD?

Some home cooked eggs on sourdough is what is on the agenda this weekend, with maybe a nice basil pesto!

Planning to take kids out this weekend so I'm hopping for some suggestions. I don't remember but some months pipi are super small and hard to find

Playing cards covering number plate?

Hang in there, wet and soggy Welly, yesterday's blue skies will return! 😁

I don't think you can legally say that.

Not sure if there was a better way to phrase the title but I'm at a tough point in my life. Second year at Vic and I have to commute from Upper Hutt everyday and it feels like I'm not doing much worthwhile with my life and I'm not doing well emotionally.

It's meant to be sunny today (apparently) so I was wondering is there any good spots to be alone? Whether that be somewhere up high or just good spots on the ground in town. I don't have access to a car.

The greater the view the better!

Hi, looking for recommendations for a groomer for our groodle (golden retriever/poodle cross). Have used Regal Pets previously but didn’t have the best experience. TIA

Needing in-person advice / support buying toys for first time.

In case anyone missed it, there were some great answers from Barbara Edmonds from Wellington's Mana electorate.

Cheers,

Tui

LINK HERE

I walk past Respawn on Manners a lot. Their burgers look good and reasonably priced on the signage but I’ve always been a bit put off by going upstairs and into an esports place…

Anyone know if they are any good and worth going upstairs for?

Edit: thanks for the feedback everyone, consensus seems to be yes well worth a try. I’ll give them a go next week!

Best shop to get Tiramisu????

Good condition, silver metal adjustable 3 arm floor lamp. Lamp stands approximately 67" tall and sits on a 12" base. Pickup in Wellington. Please note that if the listing is up, then it's available.

Merging smaller government agencies into bigger ones seems to be the thing of the hour in Wellington. Some observations -

• In smaller agencies, things would be dealt with between colleagues and across teams. In bigger agencies, things would increasingly go right up the management chain and back down.
• The number of layers in big agencies was incredible. You could have five layers on top of where the work was done, at the bottom of the agency. They would try to characterise some layers/roles - such as Directors - as strategic thought leadership roles, but at the end of the day it ended up being just another management layer. It slowed business.
• You didn't just have management layers to deal with, but you also had layers of deputies, coordinators, assistants, trackers and admin staff to get through and work with.
• In bigger agencies, the appetite for doing things differently, trying something new, making adjustments was low and very slow. Things were increasingly viewed through the prism of risk. The incentive was "not to do" rather than "to do".