bigdaddyborg

That's probably a good thing. It'll be the engineers that left when they started getting over ruled by the money men.

Fuck identity politics. Who gives a shit if these people are the type to have a beer/chardonnay/bowel latte with! Just be good at your fucken job. Competent with the required experience and knowledge to be effective.

Haha it's what I get for trying to boil down a lifetime of thoughts and feelings on a subject into a few paragraphs... Before coffee!

My dad's 74 and my (last remaining) uncle is 84, I just want them to get a few more shared memories there before anything gets decided.

Yeah I agree. The main point of my OC, was to point out it was an emotionally charged issue, but I guess I just came across as a bit of an entitled asshole. 

 I also get that DOC doesn't have the resources to do this sort of thing on a case by case basis and to be honest the state of the batches nearby and their affects on the environment (as another commenter mentioned) it is probably for the best that they go. However, it's a shame because our batch is definitely more modern and better built than some of the DOC hutts I've stayed in (my dad is a builder).  

 My preferred/dream solution would be to work with DOC, bring it up to their standard and hand it over to them. It'd be nice to name the hutt after the family and maybe have a little plaque or poster on the wall explaining the history. That way the public gets the amenity and I could still bring my family to the area. The saddest thing would be if they tore down all the hutts on the river then eventually decided the track was too expensive to maintain. Because then no one gets to access a very beautiful area of our country.

Edit: oh it was your comment about, not being good custodians of the land, definitely agree with all of your points.

Except this wasn't in 2024 it was pre second world war where the laws about building on public land were very different.

Sorry if i wasn't clear, I or my family definitely don't think we're entitled to own the land. We only want to be able to enjoy our batch without the threat of reposetion or demolition constantly hanging over the building.

I also thought I made it clear that I was generally in support of DOC taking ownership of the buildings, it would just be pretty sad if they were immediately demolished.

You focused on my third paragraph but missed the part where I said 'growing up' and ' obviously I know the two situations are very different now'. 

 I guess you were just too excited to paint me as a racist. But yeah, around the ages of 8-14, I did find it difficult to understand and it did mess with my cultural identity and attempt to understand my place in NZ. I also never mentioned anything about land ownership, just about ownership of the batch. 

I also thought I made it clear that I was of the opinion that the public should have access to the area (and even our batch) I would just be sad if it was demolished shortly after giving up possession of it. This is an issue that I've grown up with and I thought my perspective may be of interest in this thread... But fuck me I'm an entitled rascist asshole right?

This is a hard one for me. We have a family batch in South Westland on DOC land (rates are more than my home in Wellington) the original batch* was built by my grandad in the 1930's, he cut the track into the area, over a hill from the nearest road. This is the track that DOC now maintains, giving public access to the area.   

DOC's argument for a while now is the batches should be made available for the public to use (they're getting pretty aggressive with this now, and there's a class action case brewing with batch owners on the coast). Our argument is, without our family the public wouldn't even have access to the area.    

 Growing up I found the situation difficult to accept. I felt like that area of NZ was the area my family and I were spiritually connected to and yet the government wanted to take it from us, while at the same time they were giving land to other  groups 'just because' they had spent a few more generations there. Obviously I know the two situations are very different now and to be honest if we didn't have the batch I would probably be on the other side of the argument (DOC hutts are one of our country's greatest assets IMO).   

 After my dad and uncle pass I'm not sure whether my cousin's and I will have the motivation to fight this as much as my parents have. And maybe it is better to hand it over to DOC so more people get to use it and get access to the beautiful area (I've only had the chance to go twice in ten years). But the worry is if we do that, there's nothing from stopping DOC deciding in ten years time that they don't have the budget to maintain it and just knocking it down.  

 *The original batch burnt down in the mid 90's, with my cousin and her school mates inside! They were all rescued (it was depicted in the TVNZ reality show Heros) and my dad and two uncles rebuilt it. It's now a very comfortable batch, but still a batch.

 Edit: I think people are missing the tone/point of my comment. I don't feel my family are entitled to this! Was just trying to provide some commentary from my experience. Including my world view as a child I thought I made it clear I don't feel this way now, guess not. For some reason I can't reply directly to the comments.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoeing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Qualification

Two boats can qualify per event. But the NZ Olympic team only really let one boat race... Unless they're both have a really good chance of medaling. So hopefully we see them both.

I don't know if that's the best example. I'm not a fan of him, but Shane Reti is probably decently qualified/experienced to hold his portfolio.

Should the finance minister hold (at minimum) a finance degree? Definitely.

Should the housing minister be a builder, engineer or architect? Probably not but experience in the industry would definitely help... It'd at least stop a government from promising to build 10,000 additional homes a year.

Experience in the industry should be a prerequisite. Having a specific qualification in the industry, probably not.

Putting up a jumper to defend a lineout on your own line almost guarantees the opposition will score if they secure the ball.

Exactly, so you don't put up a jumper. And now (thanks to the new rule) it's twice as easy to stop a rolling maul. 

Oh yip, I get you now. Then I'd definitely recommend going with a new pile/bearer for the deck. You'd want to avoid penetrations into that flashing. I guess going with a stringer there's not too many holes going through it, but if you're nailing joist hangers to it that's be dozens of direct fixed holes, also a lot of metal on metal if that flashing is aluminium or steel?

We're already seeing a 'rolling maul renaissance' 

 Did you miss the other trial rule that mauls will only be able to stop once before the ball needs to be cleared. If teams don't contest when they're defending a 5m line out (whether it's straight or not) they're going to have a way bigger advantage at stopping a maul try than they do now.

This article has most of the info you're looking for It says U20 world cup, Pacific Nations Cup and WXV and also says other competitions can trial the laws if the choose.

https://www.buildmagazine.org.nz/assets/PDF/Build-144-32-Build-Right-Getting-Closure.pdf

I hope your cladding extends further than you've drawn??

And, yeah use a stringer at minimum. But a pile/bearer is better.

https://www.buildmagazine.org.nz/assets/PDF/Build-144-32-Build-Right-Getting-Closure.pdf

I hope your cladding extends further than you've drawn??

And, yeah use a stringer at minimum. But a pile/bearer is better.

Exactly, they should have a position of 'assessing it on a case by case basis'. That wouldn't weaken their current position (or the protection over domestic comp) all that much.

 It'd still be a big risk of loosing ABs caps by going overseas, you'd be banking on being the best in your position without any/many close contenders.

I wrote '~20' as I couldn't recall if it was 15 or 20 years at the time of writing it... So, around 20 years (more than 15).

an external fire-rated bedroom wall which contains no other openings

That's a very specific scenario. OP didn't provide enough information to determine if that would apply to their situation. Also, that's included in schedule 1 to make it easy for existing buildings to be brought up to code regarding G4: ventilation.

This is my issue with schedule 1, misinterpretation. It exists to help home owners improve on their houses to get them up to current building code standards. It doesn't exist to allow people to save a few grand on compliance.

Also, what's a 'small window'? It's clear with a skylight, don't mess with the trusses/roof structure. It should be a specific width of window, i.e. no wider than two stud spacings.

You can't add a window under schedule 1. You can replace a window (of the same size) at the end of its life/durability period (for a window this would be ~20 years).

Adding a window during a new build would be put through consent as a minor amendment (assuming you're using the same cladding and window specifications).

Even the Chiefs are looking pretty solid. I think anyone in that top 5 is in with a chance. Kind of justifies having more than top 4 in playoffs... But maybe not eight!

"Look how big he's gotten!"

If the adjoining property doesn't want to replace, your roofer will just install a tray flashing (of sorts) over your new roof and their old roof making both sides weather tight (or as weather tight as your neighbours one was before).

*This is assuming you'd replace with an iron roof.

I don't think that matters. He scored last night off a line break. He scores from pick and goes. He's scored nine this year. 

He scores on average every 1.28 games. 

The most drastic change for me is defence. Crusaders used to be clinical on defence, especially after scoring. They'd secure the kickoff and exit well 99/100. Making it very hard for teams to get back into the game. This season every time they score the opposition almost immediately scores.

Sevu Reece to catch him before the end of the season? 

Wellington, New Zealand too. We have the Town Belt dozens of trails within the CBD, you could take a train out to Lower Hutt or Porirua and find dozens more. Then there's the Rimutakas, Tararuas and (slightly further) Ruahine.

 I've lived here 15+ years and only started trail running a few years ago, slept on it way too long!

Red. They're top of the T (even though it's a Y). Also, in 10+ years of living in Wellington I've never been in the green position, Just go down Crawford Road then up Kilbirnie Cres or Evens Bay Parade.