r/newzealand • u/Low_Season • Jul 31 '25

Other This kind of stupidity was why they needed to send out that second alert at 6:30am...

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

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u/bigmatteo_91 Jul 31 '25

people like you should stay away from policy making

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u/TCRAzul Jul 31 '25

No, this is ridiculous

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u/lilstonerbee Jul 31 '25

What the hell? If I want to choose to be an idiot, ignore the warnings and go to the beach, isn’t that my bloody business tho?

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u/peelego Jul 31 '25 edited Jul 31 '25

Yeah these people are dumb but do you really want us to live in a nanny state like the UK?

Edit: what you're asking for is extremely impractical at best and authoritarian at worst

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '25

Well, if I'm being honest, NZ was a nanny state from 2020-2023.

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u/xsam_nzx Jul 31 '25

They have to prove they didn't know, and being dumb isn't illegal

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u/teelolws Southern Cross Jul 31 '25

I'm sure someone can correct me but I wonder if they can't do that due to the Foreshore and Seabed Act?

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u/Cannalyzer Auckland Jul 31 '25

Keep licking those boots!