r/Christchurch_NZ

How would you rank Christchurch high schools in NZ for student behaviour and discipline? And what do people think of Middleton Grange School? Keen to hear honest opinions from students, parents and teachers.

Hey everyone,

Just looking for a bit of advice from anyone working in the data, stats, or analytics space in NZ. I finished my Master's of Mathematical Sciences endorsed in data science about six months ago and I am really struggling to get a foot in the door anywhere.

The frustrating part is I’m not coming at this with zero experience. I am currently doing stats/research work for DOC on a casual contract, I’ve got some consulting experience under my belt, and I was a senior tutor at UC for 2 years supervising MADs students and overseeing project completion after tutoring for 2.5 years prior to that (all while completing my studies). But despite that, I'm just getting nowhere.

I've mostly been aiming at data analyst or design analyst roles across both the public and private sectors, but it is all falling completely dead, even though they are roles I am confident I would be able to do to a good standard.

Is the market just entirely frozen for this kind of work right now? I'm wondering if I'm searching for the wrong job titles, or if I should just be trying to get into organisations or government agencies in a completely different role and hoping for a sideways move later.

Would love to hear from anyone who has been through this recently or knows what the market is actually doing right now. Cheers.

I am a year 12 girl moving to chch (from dud), what are good schools? I've heard about burnside and girls high but does anyone know what's better between them or if i should just go somewhere else

Greetings Ōtautahi
I’m sending a care package to the UK this week and need to find some Boveril.
Yes, I’m aware that it’s a British product, but over there it’s still an animal product, and the receiver is a vego.
Can anyone tell me where I can find any?
Many thanks 🙏

My friend and I had a pretty frightening experience tonight in Christchurch and thought it was worth sharing.

While walking back to our car from St Asaph Street to Allen St, a young kiwi white man approached us and demanded money, phones, and wallets. He said: Give me your wallet, otherwise I’ll just f you. The situation felt threatening enough that we immediately ran to a nearby business to seek help.

Thankfully, there were some incredibly kind people there who helped us and made sure we got back to our car safely. Nothing terrible happened, but it was definitely a scary experience and not something either of us expected to encounter this in Christchurch.

I’ve always considered New Zealand to be a relatively safe place, which made this incident even more surprising.

Sharing this just to remind to stay alert if you’re walking around the CBD at night, especially in quieter areas.

Update: This incident happened at Madras St and reported to the police.

Hi everyone,
I'm looking to see if anyone is keen for some casual work assembling kitset and office furniture, with the potential to become more permanent if it works out. Work will be based in Christchurch
No tool experience is required, but it would definitely be a bonus!
Thanks!