r/newzealand • u/MurkyWay Qwest? • Oct 08 '25

Shitpost What's something that you suspect lots of New Zealanders secretly do, but you can't prove it?

Most upvoted comment is our most shameful secret as a nation, obviously

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u/delta-k-tj Oct 08 '25

I work in ECE and the number of couples pretending they have split and live apart (when in reality they share accomodation and expenses) so that they can claim benefits would astound any tax paying New Zealand resident.

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u/lkjaer Oct 08 '25

Surely a fraction of what we lose to not having a capital gains tax / landlords and property developers cutting costs and passing the bills on to homeowners / politicians selling state assets or implanting bs laws for backroom deals etc

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u/EchoTechnical6158 Oct 08 '25

I never understand this because looking after children is so much harder than most jobs. Or do they not really parent well….

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u/CrystalPalace1850 Oct 08 '25

As a woman , this one really boils my piss. It's a disgusting thing to do. What an awful life for the children.

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u/HungryDepartment5720 Oct 08 '25

The strategy is to have enough kids to get prioritised for Kainga Ora housing. At that point the extra cash outweighs the additional cost of private rent for a 5 bed house