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eta: Thanks for the responses and explanations. :)

Hiya. I have a bunch of electrical things (an air fryer and, a Dyson fan and a Bluetooth speaker, amongst other things) and I am wondering about fuses in NZ.

Until now, I’ve been using a travel adapt which has been fine, but I’d rather switch to ANZ plug tops (are they also called plug heads, or am I just imagining it?)

I’ve only seen 10 or 15 amp options over here and I don’t actually see a fuse in the plug itself, so maybe that’s handled by the wall socket over here? By comparison, in the U.K. plugs will have fuses within them for easy replacement.

My concern is, if I use a 10amp plug head for each item, the air fryer should be fine (the U.K. plug has a 10A fuse) but the Bluetooth speaker has a 3A fuse, so would a 10A cause it to fry itself in a power surge? And the fan is a 13A fuse, so would that draw too much power and cause the fuse board to trip? Or can I just bung a 10A plug top on them all and be happy knowing all my UK electronics are now Kiwi-as?

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been looking at a new build town house. It seems so over priced.

I know there is a premium for brand new, but when you consider there are several on a section means the land value becomes almost nothing and yet each home is sold at a price comparable to the cost of the whole section.

What I’m wondering is how on earth they’re supposed to appreciate in value if there is no land and the home itself is only going to age and need maintenance.

Sure there is the argument that if you’re not buying as an investment (it would be my one and only home) so capital gain is perhaps not critical, but it would be nice to know that if I ever had to sell for whatever reason, I wouldn’t be facing a 20%+ drop in value.

Trying to understand how $1mil town houses on a subdivision barely larger than the footprint of the house itself makes any sense. 🤔

edit Thanks for all the thoughts, opinions and insights. :)

Hi! When it comes to the deposit amount, I know a common amount is 10%, but I wonder what reasons there are for not just doing the full amount you’re going to put in anyway, assuming you’ve got LIM/title, finance and building report conditions?

Am I missing something, or is just a “what if” leading to losing your entire deposit?