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.

Thanks all!

This stolen from Avonhead cemetery.
From a young girl, Melissa who was tragically hit and killed by a truck in 1994.
If any scrap metal businesses are caught accepting this, I reckon $100,000 fine should be a starting point.

What the f**k is the sickening stench in Wigram right now? Noticed it yesterday afternoon but it's so much worse today.

Looking for proper authentic rich brothy fatty salty ramen that isn’t just noodles and water (cough cough riverside market).

Thanks

Are there any good op shops/shops which sell many varieties of ties?
I am about to have formal in a few days and I haven’t been able to find a purple tie to match…

Does anyone know what happened to The Others Cafe on Lincoln Road? The space has been totally and seemingly suddenly cleared out and all signage etc is gone.

Hi there

We are comparing power plan with solar buy-back scheme. Came across Power Edge and wonder how your experience with them has been.

They currently have the best rate of buy-back but slightly higher fixed daily cost. But what I like about it is they don’t limit the export.

TIA

Edit: after crunching the numbers sourced from 12 months usage, I am more inclined to choose Octopus Free lunch now.

Hi, I'd like to get a physical gift voucher for my partner for father's day — he's into warhammer and is busy painting his army atm. Wanting a physical voucher for a hobby store that sells paints, etc. Rather than one that's just via email! Thanks

Im looking to hire a suit for a wedding in christchurch, cheaper better. Any reccomendations?

Is this a scam @ rook cafe?

Do people actually sell coffee this expensive anywhere else in the world?

Hoping to find an artist in Christchurch, or Canterbury (willing to travel even further for the right person, even to Auckland or Melbourne if need be as I semi-regularly travel to those places).

Looking for an artist who is comfortable with the art style to the image posted. Bonus if they know how to work with stretchy skin as I have a connective tissue disorder that does affect some healing processes as well as how my skin behaves when getting tattooed.

Credits to @riot_paint on instagram for this incredible work! (Not my hand, but I wish it was 😅) Please let me know if you have any recommendations that might fit this! Or any suggestions on where I could post this elsewhere to find someone :)
Thanks in advance!

My daughter drew this little monster with felt tips and I built a small web tool that turns kids' drawings into a short animated clip — you photograph the drawing, pop in an email, and about 30 seconds later it's wiggling around on screen.

Free to try (3 a week), no account or card needed. Made it myself, still very much testing it out, so if your kids try it I'd genuinely love to know what they think.

Site: doodle-to-cartoon.vercel.app

Hi team, it’s me again wondering what Bryndwr is like in terms of crime and safety, specifically around the Wairakei and Idris road junction area? Any insights? Thanks again!

I'm tragically well under that!!

How much should you typically save to move into a rental the rentals we are looking at are $550 and we have a cat so we will need to save for that to. Anyone been in a similar boat and knew how much it costs roughly?

How much do cleaners charge for a 3 bedroom house to be cleaned after lease ended?

Looking for a meaty, plain one. Not marinated. Not pre cooked. The ones in pak n save are shaved almost to the bone, barely any meat in there.

We’re looking at a place on Avalon road, is it ok or na? What’s the anti social/ crime like around the area? Cheers team.

Hi, I'm a Canterbury local and have created this to help people find an overnight tramp in the area. This uses DOC data, so it is completely free. Please check it out at spendTheNight.co.nz, hopefully this will help you all get into nature more in our region. Cheers.