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Post by fish on Jul 17, 2024 20:16:56 GMT 12
You guys seen the price of bitcoin lately?
I'm clearly out of touch. Last time I looked it was something like $16k, $20k usd was big money.
Currently at $65,770?!?!
Anyone would think people want a currency they govt can't control and can't track what you do with it...
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Post by GO30 on Jul 18, 2024 12:45:38 GMT 12
You guys seen the price of bitcoin lately? I'm clearly out of touch. Last time I looked it was something like $16k, $20k usd was big money. Currently at $65,770?!?! Anyone would think people want a currency they govt can't control and can't track what you do with it... Yeap.I have 2 ETFs which track assorted crypto and they are doing very well.
With more Govts actively looking at crypto more see it as actually becoming a useful thing.
The reason Govt are looking at it now is partially due to them realising it can be tracked enough for them to keep an eye on tax, terrorist funding and all that stuff.
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Post by eri on Jul 23, 2024 13:36:21 GMT 12
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Post by fish on Jul 23, 2024 15:17:41 GMT 12
I was just coming to post about this story. Obviously the main thrust of the story is refreshing, in that people are actually working to ensure the Public Service is impartial. BUT: Why does Stats NZ need a Cultural Advisor?, and Why would a Stats NZ Cultural Advisor need to attend Ratana, a political and religious rally, in an official capacity (assuming all expenses paid, etc)? PS, is that the same Stats NZ that can't organise a root in a whore house, the same one that has badly bungled the last two census? “The government has three coalition partners, two of which are present and the third electing to stay in his constituency to lick his own arse and indeed declining the invitation to listen to the grievances and the suppression cast upon my Māori people,” he said. Rua also lambasted high-profile New Zealand First MPs Winston Peters and Shane Jones as “taurekareka” [slaves] for the Crown. At the time, Jones said the comments were insulting and grossly inappropriate.
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Post by GO30 on Jul 24, 2024 16:02:44 GMT 12
BUT: Why does Stats NZ need a Cultural Advisor?, Ah, that could me. We're back at it again, this time over why are they forcing me to become a 'racist panty stain' just like them. I did say they could use another term if they liked. Another survey written by some muppet in Wellington.
We've been here before over the definition of Religion in a census. They said that wasn't a valid response, they lost. The other one was over the annual 'Research and Development' survey. Due in part to where I kept calling the Callahan Institute 'Dirty Harry', amongst a few other things.
It's easy as to see why the Census was such a shambles.
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Post by eri on Jul 24, 2024 18:45:50 GMT 12
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Post by Cantab on Jul 24, 2024 21:16:15 GMT 12
There will always be another cheap labour country popping up to fill the gap, just hope it doesn't turn out to be New Zealand.
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Post by jim on Jul 26, 2024 20:14:24 GMT 12
some effects of planting pines everywhere are showing up ...https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/markets/unheard-of-prices-as-northland-cattle-supply-dries-up/? the country can't afford it beeflambnz.com/sites/default/files/news-docs/Economic-Contribution-of-the-NZ-Red-Meat-Industry.pdfand the beleaguered housewife won't be able to afford the price increases either. (i've heard reports of people bursting into tears partway through their grocery shop in recent times) . i recall widespread stock rustling just after jenny shipley's? benefit cuts in the early 90's... people have to eat so something will give
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Post by GO30 on Jul 27, 2024 11:16:41 GMT 12
some effects of planting pines everywhere are showing up ...https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/markets/unheard-of-prices-as-northland-cattle-supply-dries-up/? the country can't afford it beeflambnz.com/sites/default/files/news-docs/Economic-Contribution-of-the-NZ-Red-Meat-Industry.pdfand the beleaguered housewife won't be able to afford the price increases either. (i've heard reports of people bursting into tears partway through their grocery shop in recent times) . i recall widespread stock rustling just after jenny shipley's? benefit cuts in the early 90's... people have to eat so something will give I saw that but only the day before I was chatting to a long time Dairy who is now dabbling in dairy beef due to the booby calf treatment tidy up thing and they just need to feed the family so like many they are diversifying in the hope one crop will pay them a 'city wage'. We've both been watching sales prices to see a noticeable increase in the sale prices. We've both also noticed the shop price has come back quite a bit and what was late $30 a kg is now low 30's and in the odd spot late 20. I was very surprised at some of the beef prices in the Wellsford butchery on Thursday, awesome bacon and ham all made in house old school. So I was a bit surprised to see the Weeklies comment. Notes: I have yet to read the full article. We have only watch northland sales. Shop prices from observation so for me that is 2 real butchers Takapuna and Wellsford (our Maungi Go to is another that has fallen victim to the economy and closed for good recently) 1.5 supermarkets. Devo NW supermarket has a butcher but the supermarkets up rural way, most are 4 Squares, run pre-packaged only ex Hallabys, hence the 1.5.
I am amused at one or 2 specific commentators, both talkers not doers i.e. academics, who for donkeys have been 'grow a fucking pine tree to save the planet you arseholes' are now 'don't plant fucking pine trees, you're fucking the planet you arseholes'. A lot of these people must have some awesome power to be able to ignore their own massive hypocrisy.
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Post by ComfortZone on Jul 27, 2024 12:18:52 GMT 12
Notes: I have yet to read the full article. We have only watch northland sales. Shop prices from observation so for me that is 2 real butchers Takapuna and Wellsford (our Maungi Go to is another that has fallen victim to the economy and closed for good recently) 1.5 supermarkets. Devo NW supermarket has a butcher but the supermarkets up rural way, most are 4 Squares, run pre-packaged only ex Hallabys, hence the 1.5.
There are a couple of other "old school" butchers not too far from SH1 as you head north, at Dairy Flat and closer to home (for me), originally Stubbs Butchers, make awesome sausages
New World Warkworth still has its own in house butchers department, on both my offshore trips I got a freezer load of vacuum packed meat from them
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Post by harrytom on Jul 27, 2024 19:20:04 GMT 12
some effects of planting pines everywhere are showing up ...https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/markets/unheard-of-prices-as-northland-cattle-supply-dries-up/? the country can't afford it beeflambnz.com/sites/default/files/news-docs/Economic-Contribution-of-the-NZ-Red-Meat-Industry.pdfand the beleaguered housewife won't be able to afford the price increases either. (i've heard reports of people bursting into tears partway through their grocery shop in recent times) . i recall widespread stock rustling just after jenny shipley's? benefit cuts in the early 90's... people have to eat so something will give Offal yes bloody offal.Cheaper to eat prime cuts now.Was in a Pukekohe Butcher. Ox tail.6 pieces $36 ox tounge $35 sirloin/rump $18kg Tripe 38kg brie chesse sausages 6 in a pack $5.00 boreworst $15 blody nice though,pure meat no fat/saw dusty. No lamb legs but roasting chunk of about 1.3kg $65 But fish is still comparatively inexpensive ,but need to buy whole and fillet your self. Ben buying salmon fillets,yes $58kg but its enough for 4 people. Had MCDs last thursday to feed 4 of us $80.00 So I guess meat/fish/poultry balances out in the end v takeaway food
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Post by fish on Jul 27, 2024 21:55:35 GMT 12
some effects of planting pines everywhere are showing up ...https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/markets/unheard-of-prices-as-northland-cattle-supply-dries-up/? the country can't afford it beeflambnz.com/sites/default/files/news-docs/Economic-Contribution-of-the-NZ-Red-Meat-Industry.pdfand the beleaguered housewife won't be able to afford the price increases either. (i've heard reports of people bursting into tears partway through their grocery shop in recent times) . i recall widespread stock rustling just after jenny shipley's? benefit cuts in the early 90's... people have to eat so something will give Offal yes bloody offal.Cheaper to eat prime cuts now.Was in a Pukekohe Butcher. Ox tail.6 pieces $36 ox tounge $35 sirloin/rump $18kg Tripe 38kg brie chesse sausages 6 in a pack $5.00 boreworst $15 blody nice though,pure meat no fat/saw dusty. No lamb legs but roasting chunk of about 1.3kg $65 But fish is still comparatively inexpensive ,but need to buy whole and fillet your self. Ben buying salmon fillets,yes $58kg but its enough for 4 people. Had MCDs last thursday to feed 4 of us $80.00 So I guess meat/fish/poultry balances out in the end v takeaway food Way way back in the day when I was working in the meat works, tongue was worth more than fillet. I just couldn't get my head around it. All anyone could tell me was that tongue was popular in the Asian countries. The only thing I would work out was supply and demand, there are two fillets in every beast but only one tongue...
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Post by GO30 on Jul 29, 2024 14:26:56 GMT 12
Watching the Wellsford sales and the prices are right up there, noticeably higher than last week. A month ago what was 2.85-3.00 was 3.20-3.30 last week are more 3.50 this week.
But hearing more comments of butcher pricing is down so it's not just us who have spotted that.
So as it very much appears the shop price does lag the farm gate price, which does make sense but until recently didn't appear that way, I'd expect shop prices to jump up shortly.
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Post by fish on Jul 29, 2024 15:28:47 GMT 12
Watching the Wellsford sales and the prices are right up there, noticeably higher than last week. A month ago what was 2.85-3.00 was 3.20-3.30 last week are more 3.50 this week. But hearing more comments of butcher pricing is down so it's not just us who have spotted that. So as it very much appears the shop price does lag the farm gate price, which does make sense but until recently didn't appear that way, I'd expect shop prices to jump up shortly. Using my universal metric of the price per kg of beef mince, the price shot up about 4 to 6 weeks ago. Could get 95CL (or was it 85CL, need a bit of fat for the flavour) for about $12/kg at Gilmours or $14/kg at Pak n Save, that is now $18/kg across the board. Used to be able to pick up whole rump or whole ribeye at bargain prices, thinking about $13/kg for rump and mid to low $20's for ribeye. My perception was that was at end of summer / autumn de-stocking phase. I get mixed up with the weather at the time but fairly sure it was the dry part of autumn where people would have been getting twitchy about grass levels. Jim would probably know what I'm on about. If farmers in large parts of the country did a big weather / feed related de-stock the market would have been flooded with red meat, now they've de-stocked everyone will be sitting on their capital stock and popping out calves. That, and being calving seasons I expect the works are closed for maintenance and no-one is that bothered about red meat prices, in that the price may be high, but volumes would be low to non-existent at this time of year. Last good deal I got at Gilmours was venison leg at about $20/kg (boneless and completely lean). Went into a stew that did ;-)
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Post by harrytom on Jul 29, 2024 16:39:19 GMT 12
Got 4 lamb shamks here ready for Thursday night. $18 which way below the normal price of $15 for 2 Looking at pack of top mince from Pak n sav $15 kg for Tuesday ,might as well say what tonight is Hoki fillets 20 in a bag for $10,spice it up and its ok,comms mate said."you like eating work infested fish" apparently they have them. Wondered what the crunch was
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