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Tonight's episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver includes a segment about the Kiwibank sheep

u/Regseh — 3 days ago
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Kiwi Tots - PSA

I'm sure a lot of other parents are starting to get shopping results from Kiwi Tots when they search for things online.

They seem to sell everything, and for much cheaper than other websites.

I haven't bought anything from them, but I did come close the other day. I always check out new sites before I buy, though, and it sent me on a bit of a journey.

Their website says that they're a "family-run NZ store", but I can't find them on the Companies Register. There was a Kiwi Tots Limited registered in 1990, but they were removed in 1992. Their Contact Us page doesn't include an address.

Their website says ©️ 2026, but all of the listings (that I've randomly clicked on) have at least 100 reviews.

I'm not the best at spotting AI photos, but even I can see the weird artifacts in their photos.

I'm pretty sure they're a drop shopping website disguised as a Kiwi owned store.

Just wanted to make this post because nothing came up when I searched for a review of them.

Shopping online is so hard nowadays... has anyone tried buying from them?

u/prawansandthyme — 3 days ago
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TRADEME PING IS USELESS

Paid $2.2k via Ping for an iPhone on 23 September 2026, assuming Trade Me Ping Buyer Protection had my back. (Seller had a well established account with over 700 positive reviews…)

The seller ghosted after a few days. No tracking number, no proof of dispatch, no communication.
Trade Me’s response? Almost three weeks of stall tactics and infinite 48-hour extensions for an unresponsive account.
After almost 3 weeks of going back and forth with Trade Me, they just told me they are giving the scammer another 1–2 weeks to "start an investigation with the shipping company."
How do you investigate a shipment with a courier when there is no tracking number or proof it was ever dispatched?

Instead of enforcing their own policy, Trade Me is protecting their cash flow…

Gave up on their support team today (after 19 days of hearing excuses from Trademe) and lodged a BNZ Visa Chargeback (Goods Not Received).

PSA**:** Don't rely on Ping Buyer Protection to act quickly on clear non-delivery fraud. If Trade Me drags their feet past a couple of weeks, save your evidence and go straight to your bank for a chargeback.

Any similar experiences dealing with Trade Me?

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u/Foreign_Match4219 — 3 days ago
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New Zealand Department of Health poster promoting healthy eating, circa 1950 (University of Otago Hocken Collections Eph-0185-WA-D-10 03).

u/Ted_Cashew — 4 days ago
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Hope in these trying times

Say what you will about the supermarket duopoly, and the stranglehold they have on our grocery prices, and how they’re helping drive the cost of living ever higher… but sometimes they bless us with amazing value like this. #ThanksWoolies #BlessedAreTheSupermarketOwners #LocalValue

u/shmennikins — 3 days ago
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Why punch down on state housing occupants?

Why are we so determined to punch down? State housing is only around 3.7% of NZ’s housing stock. Housing people who are poor, disabled, elderly or simply priced out of the private market is not what’s making the rest of us poorer.
If you’re looking for where the money’s gone, look up; not down.
Seriously I work with so many who rant about state housing. It’s not that person is the state house thats causing NZs financial woes. We have more money in NZ than ever before.
Where does this crazy bias come from? How can kiwis truly believe if we didnt have state housing NZ would be financially better off?

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u/OkEstablishment6410 — 11 days ago
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Saw people fixing the flag, but no one has fixed the coat of arms yet

There are probably some other things to fix, but I reckon this is a good start

u/FeijoaCowboy — 11 days ago
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Our new flag must contain the power of many lazers

And also lazers recharging other lazers via a Kiwi Centipede system

u/logantauranga — 11 days ago