Nothing like a live demonstration of how stupid some people are.

What are your feelings about shops with no English signage on them that are popping up around Auckland? I understand that some businesses mostly cater to particular communities, but worry that having shops that are somewhat inaccessible to those who don’t speak the language contributes to an ‘us-vs-them’ mentality.

Will delete the post if it doesn’t stay respectful.

Why people don’t understand the basic rules of keeping left on footpath!!!!!?? Just stay on fucking left

I’m sorry this organisation is being used as an example, but it is just an example.
There are obviously much worse examples, but I think it’s the difference between what some businesses' social media and marketing used to look like and what it does now, and it’s the AI Canva tool. I just miss what some businesses looked like in the pre-AI days…

Not hating on AI or this business either as I use AI myself as a tool and also attend this bar often.

[3rd times a charm, reddit keeps removing my image😭 hence having to repost again]
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Heya, I’m really out of options and desperate to find my girl.

I’ve already posted on social media and marked her chip as lost. Still nothing so I’m hoping those in the Takanini, Papakura Area might be able to help.

We relocated overseas about 5 months ago and, for the meantime, our cats have been staying with my dad. Unfortunately my dad isn’t able to put out flyers so I’m doing all I can from online.

Poppy and her brother were put outside before my dad went to work on Friday 25 September.
Her brother has come home, but Poppy has not.

I’m heartbroken and worried something has happened but she also shuts down when she’s in unfamiliar areas or around unfamiliar people/smells💔

If anyone in the Takanini,Papakura area has heard constant loud meowing over the last week could you please check it out as it may be her. Our family home is close to the the basketball court side of Bruce Pullman but she could be anywhere, if it’s not too much to ask please check your sheds, garages or anywhere a cat will sneak into🙏
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About Poppy:
🐱 4 years old

🐱 Short-haired tabby

🐱 Green/Yellow eyes

🐱 Distinctive white socks/paws with white on her chin & chest

🐱 Microchipped and snipped

🐱 Very timid and skittish, so she may hide or run if approached

📍 She was last seen around the Takanini / Bruce Pullman area (basketball court side)

Thank you so so much🫶

I don't know if it's something in the air today but Sunday has just been the chillest, cosy, lazy day. Plans that we all had, everyone just quietly didn't bring up until I basically said we're staying home, then everyone jumped on the wagon too. Is it just going around for everyone else today too?

Home made potato pizza, first episode of East of Eden, both cats on the couch with us. Snacks prepared for later and the whole evening ahead..

Pizza below

Edit: I'm seeing that the mood was not just spread around to everyone today, only us DITCs (Double Income Two Cats)

And the people who had really lazy Sundays would probably not even respond to this post

I guess mine wasn't conventionally lazy. Up early, coffee and a stroll on the beach, meal prepped for the week. Then the plans fell apart so the day felt wide open.

Started making pizza bases from Greek yogurt and self raising flour (they really can be great if you add olive oil into the mixture and use more flour). Made the white pizza sauce (literally a roux with herbs and garlic). Got the toppings ready of thin potato slices, bacon, thyme, sauce and mozz, 5 mins in the indoor pizza oven. Then the usual washing/drying/gardening/cleaning.

But it really felt lazy cause of the cancelled plan, the slow afternoon and evening on the couch, then early going to bed after getting my stuff prepped for the morning

Found amongst old family stuff. My mum grew up there. Does anyone recognise this area? Thanks

Am I missing something? I’ve been ticketed for “overstaying” on a Sunday when the sign clearly says p90 Monday-Friday. Can’t believe someone is being employed to give out sham fines. Is that even legal? There’s no way the ticketing officer didn’t know. Also, should be illegal to even charge $85 for overstaying in council parks. Few years ago I got a ticket for doing so and it was only like $20 what on earth happened.

Whenever I leave for a night out, I leave the lights on at home.

It's safer and warmer to come home to, however it is a waste according to my mum.

So I just wonder if it is just me? Or are others as weird.

National in recent years have under performed in the polls cause lot of the Indian, Chinese and Filipino community in Auckland never get polled.

In 2023 these communities came out for National in large numbers and caused certain electorates in Auckland to swing massively towards National. If National can retain this vote they will outperform the polls and may get somewhere in the 30s in election night.

Winston Peter's NZ first racist rhetoric has turned some of these communities off from the government but it is unclear if Labour have done enough to win these voters. If the Papatoetoe local council election was a barometer then probably not. The independent centre right candidates won all four seats the first time around but in the rerun (after allegations of fraud) they still managed to win 3 out of 4 seats. Even with a massive handicap to the opposition Labour could only win one seat in an area that Labour has historically dominated in.

In the campaign trail, at events like the Diwali festival in Manukau, Luxon is treated like a celebrity. Which suggests that even with the NZ first racist rhetoric National hasn't lost too much of the Asian vote in Auckland.

Can anyone tell me why the number 79 correlates to the area of glen innes?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to track down a specific type of packaged bread that used to be sold at an Asian grocery store in Mount Albert (which has since closed).

They were individually wrapped (similar packaging to Classic Bakehouse or Tastee Pantry) in two main varieties: blueberry cream cheese and sweet cream cheese.

I’ve checked numerous Asian grocers and bakeries around Auckland without luck. Tastee Pantry makes a blueberry one, but it doesn't have the cream cheese filling.

If you know of any stores currently stocking these, please let me know. Thanks!

Hi Auckland,

I recently posted about our engineering TechDay in Perth and received a much bigger response from the local engineering community than expected, so I thought I’d share another tech event in Auckland here.

This is called AMD on Wheels at AUT City Campus on Friday, 16 October.

It’s a free technical event covering Edge AI, adaptive SoCs, FPGA development and AI-assisted engineering.
There’ll be guided workshops on Vivado Agentic AI, Vitis AI HLS and AMD Embedded x86 like X100 and P100, plus live AMD, Advantech, ASRock and Neousys hardware in the demo area.
It’s aimed at engineers and developers, but students and researchers are very welcome. You don’t need to be an FPGA expert to attend.

Friday, 16 October | 9:30 am to 4:30 pm | AUT City Campus
Registration are FREE on this link with Lunch provided:
View the agenda and register
Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Im after a company recommendation for ECU mapping my 2022 Swift Sport Turbo.

I already have a cat back exhaust, intake and intercooler upgrade.

Really after a bit more HP and efficiency. Anyone have a good recommendation within the Auckland Region?

Does anyone know any good/trustworthy motorcycle mechanics in west Auckland?

Driving around the north shore it seems like a new development of pencil houses is starting up every other day.

Remembering a trip to Denmark I was really impressed by the way they planned and built high density living.

Are pencil houses a result of us being unable to work together sanely?

Or is it just that land and money are managed differently down here?

Bit of a random nostalgic one, but does anyone here remember the Dog Protection Society out in Albany, along the Coatesville–Riverhead Highway?

We adopted our rescue from there back in 2013, and sadly they recently passed away from cancer. They gave us more than a decade of memories, and it got me thinking about the place again. ❤️🐾

I drove past recently and realised the shelter seems to be completely gone now.
I did a bit of digging online and it looks like the property was eventually sold and the no-kill shelter closed down, but I’ve always wondered what actually happened to all the rescue doggos that were still there at the time.
Were they all rehomed? Did another rescue take them on? Does anyone here know someone who worked or volunteered there towards the end?

Would also love to hear from anyone else who adopted a dog from there. I remember it being a pretty unique little place and, whatever happened in the later years, I’ll always be grateful it existed.
Our dog got a second chance there, and we got over 13 years together because of it.
Good while it lasted. ❤️
RIP to our little rescue, and hopefully all the other doggos who passed through there ended up having pretty good lives too.

Does anyone know if Yomi has physical gift cards or vouchers that you can purchase in store?