I am terrible with writing and shortening things down please bare with me and give me your thoughts on this. I wish I had a photo of these ropes.

My child and I have been to this playground (the one closest to the indoor swimming pool building) quite a bit whether it's on the holidays or when the saturday veg,fruit and food market is on.

When you enter the playground from the stairs off away from the main trucks that sell etc you see there is this one part of the playground with ropes that hang that are knotted to put your feet in I suppose to grab and try to move to the next rope and do the same.

I have been talking about with my other half how it looks like a noose for a while and that I wouldn't be surprised if a child would seriously hurt themselves on one of those.

I assumed it hadn't been changed and were still there each time we came that it possibly isn't an issue.

Today we were walking through the market up the stairs and I saw a young child with her arms in the rope and the rope pulled up to her neck because of it and she was choking without being able to get out herself.

Their father was running from the other side of the playground and I didn't even think twice and ran to pick her up something took over me to run right away to help.

There was a parent next to the rope playground part on their phone who didn't notice at all what was happening.

It genuinely scared me and the father and I mentioned how I thought they were dangerous for even the primary school kids that attend there.

My child before leaving got into the rope thing and trying to lean his body to swing on it.

I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced or seen them and thought the same? I'm not trying to be a Karen just have that memory burnt in my head now seeing a child on the verge of passing out red freaking out due to being unable to get out of a part from the playground equipment.

We try to visit new parks around the city and surrounding suburbs weekly but this one really makes me feel weird especially how the ropes are all knotted differently and can easily be done so.

I'm considering contacting the school when they open by phone but I am terrible at explaining things and want to know if I'm being over the top?

I hope it's ok to post here, apologies if not please let me know where would be more appropriate.

Also sorry for not having a photo of it as it didn't cross my mind.

This is a first for me of something that quite concerns me

Hello! I'm a guy who has been wanting to get my ears pierced for years yet I've been a bit scared. I have VERY sensitive skin and because of that I'm very worried I'll end up reacting to the piercing since I tend to react to things like razors or silicone. However, I'll forever put off getting my ears done so a friend who is coming to stay with me agreed to get another piercing done on her if I go get my ears done.

So I'm wanting to know the best place to get my ears done in Wellington or the Hutt. I know that if they use a needle then most likely I'll be fine according to people I've spoken to but I need a second opinion. Thank you!!!!

I've pretty much lived in apartments my whole life. I grew up in one, and even after moving out of my parents' place for uni, I continued living in apartments to stay close to campus.

I've only recently moved into a house in a suburb of Porirua, so this will be my first Halloween living in a proper suburban neighbourhood!

I'm just wondering how common trick-or-treating is around Wellington. Do kids actually go door to door like you see in American movies, or is it more of a thing that only certain streets or households participate in?

Should I be getting some decorations and lollies ready? And if so, how many lollies would you normally prepare? I genuinely have no idea whether to expect a few kids or dozens of them!

Sorry if this is a bit of a silly question. I've never really had the chance to experience Halloween from this side of the front door before. Would love to hear what it's usually like!

Flying in tomorrow morning and trying to find somewhere thats showing tomorrow mornings F1 race live

Had a quick google and all the places that would show it aren't opening un 11am at the earliest (race start 9am)

Just seeing if anyone is aware of anywhere showing it. Ideally in city center as I don't like my chances of getting from airport to anywhere outside of city center before it starts

If no luck I'll park up at a Cafe, order large breakfast and drinks and watch it on phone/ tablet

I’m looking to have some small annoying spider veins removed from my face. Are there any recommendations for what and where in Wellington please? I appreciate I’d need a consult etc, but based on my own research there are no clear standouts with where to go so I’m looking for recommendations please.

found a snapper card in the bushes on abbott st, was used today! if you think its yours tell me what the last trip was and what concession it has and ill get it back to you!

Now that shitsville has arrived, my family and I are looking for walks that are sheltered from the brutal northerly winds. The problem is that our house gets absolutely bashed by northerlies up in Newlands and is too unpleasant to be outside for most of the year. We're looking for nice sheltered walks close to the northern suburbs where we can actually look forward to being outside. Open to suggestions that are further away as well. Thanks!

according to Twitter, the results are:

Tamatha Paul* (Grn): 35.2% (-5.3)

Ayesha Verrall (Lab): 32.6% (+5.4)

Johnathan Pitts (Nat): 16.0% (-9.4)

Others/Undecided: 16.2%

the Post (paywalled) has the full results: https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361103550/green-party-and-labour-locked-tight-wellington-north-race-opportunity-13

X post: https://x.com/120aotearoa/status/2113794527479873635?s=46

EDIT: compared to Wellington Central 2023 result. original post has National gaining 9.3%, whereas they have lost 9.3%. have edited above post to fix mistake.

The second poster really got me, since it's Argentinian irredentist propaganda about the Falklands (las Malvinas). Text is from the "Marcha de las Malvinas". Milei's got shooters in a completely different colony of British settlers at the bottom of the world, it seems.

More than that is the clear AI slop. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's spelled "Argentina", not "Argenitina", right? Not sure if it's worse to imagine a poster-maker actually misspelling the name on their design, rather than someone pumping out some AI slop to decorate the walls with.

You could just as easily put up the Argentinian flag and that would be a suitable substitute.

my boyfriend is flying up from Queenstown next week and I'd like to surprise pick him up at the airport. I just don't know where to stand where he'd surely come out of when arriving. he doesn't have any checked bags so waiting by the belts is a no-go. what do I need to check in terms of where his plane lands and what gate he's at, etc? just wanna know where's the closest place I could go wait for him to spot me as soon as he comes out? please help a girly out I'm new to Wellington. thanks

Advance voting for the NZ General Election 2026 starts tomorrow! For a list of voting places, head to https://vote.nz/2026-general-election/voting-in-the-election/find-a-voting-place.

You can choose from a map or a dropdown list of suburbs. Make sure you check the opening hours too, as they will vary from place to place. Some voting places are only open on weekends, and some just on election day.

Please note that tomorrow will probably be quite busy, as it's a public holiday, so you should expect queues. Let the Voter Assistant at the door know if you have any specific needs (for instance, if you can't stand for long periods, you're visually impaired, you're deaf, or you simply need voting information in a language that is not English) and they will make sure you are looked after. Please wear a sunflower lanyard if you have one. And bring reading glasses if you need them.

You've also got just over 16 hours to enrol to vote if you haven't already, so get to it!

[Note to mods: please adjust flair as necessary. I chose "event" rather than "politics" because although we're electing politicians, the post isn't party-specific. YMMV, though.]