Only in New Zealand

Eat your Heart out Equation. I nearly totaled my car 20x the last fortnight


"Traffic signs in New Zealand destroyed by prostitutes performing stunts
Dozens of traffic signs have been destroyed by prostitutes performing pole-dances in the street to attract clients, officials in New Zealand's biggest city have revealed."


"...More than 40 poles have been bent, buckled or broken in the past 18 months in one area of south Auckland, New Zealand, it is claimed.

The signs, bearing legally required notices such as parking restrictions, are thought to have cost ratepayers thousands of dollars to replace.

"Prostitutes use these street sign poles as dancing poles," said Donna Lee, an elected member of the city council's Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board.

"The poles are part of their soliciting equipment and they often snap them."

"Some of the prostitutes are big, strong people."

Time for some electric fencing.

If it is good enough for sheeps, should be good enough for these folks.

Wonder if prostitutes in New Zealand are legal?

no_name said:

Time for some electric fencing.

If it is good enough for sheeps, should be good enough for these folks.

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Phew for a moment I thought you were going to say "Thats why NZ'ders were called "sheep shaggers" after all who wants to mess with big strong prostitutes who can break galvanized steel pipes with their thighs. But of course that :sheep shagging:handle is futherest from the truth.

Wonder if prostitutes in New Zealand are legal?

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Yes, very much so.

yea..ladies who can bend thick metal rods with their bodies...that sounds much more threatening than attractive to me..

If their trade is legal they are paying tax on their income. Might the authorities spend some of that tax on adequately strong poles? Or is having such strong poles endangering to the occupants of cars that leave the road at an awkward place? Perhaps have a strong pole connected to the ground using a spring?

delft said:

If their trade is legal they are paying tax on their income. Might the authorities spend some of that tax on adequately strong poles? Or is having such strong poles endangering to the occupants of cars that leave the road at an awkward place? Perhaps have a strong pole connected to the ground using a spring?

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The older poles are usually 2" galvanized pipe.and concreted into the ground.The newer ones might be designed to break at the base when hit by a car .

Yay I had a big input into my home . I can now call myself an architect.. Such woolly thining contributed to our leaky home syndrome. When will they ever learn. They say if one pays peanuts to our deciscion makers you will only get monekeys. Well we pay plenty and still get monkeys.




Ruling widens 'architect home' tag

Estate agents have been given the all-clear to describe houses as architecturally designed - even if the creators are not registered professionals.

The Real Estate Agents Authority has issued a new decision overturning its previous findings against eight Barfoot & Thompson agents who advertised houses as architect-designed.

In all cases, the designers were not registered with the Registered Architects Board.

And in all but one case, they did not have tertiary qualifications as an architect.

The authority's complaints assessment committee found the agents guilty of unsatisfactory conduct, but the findings were quashed when they appealed to its disciplinary tribunal.

The tribunal found a designer could be described as an architect even if they were unregistered or did not have a degree in architecture.

It said the test was whether the designer had the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out the work.

But the tribunal also cautioned against misrepresentation.

"It is very disturbing that people who are no more than architectural designers or draftspeople are being held out as prominent architects," it said.

"Such a misconception in the mind of a purchaser could lead to the purchaser paying a much higher price ... That type of possibility must be eliminated."

Registered Architects Board chief executive Paul Jackman said the tribunal's decision was "dangerous and illogical".

"Strangely, they've gone and flipped around and said, 'You're an architect unless your building falls down' - and that's crackpot.

"The plain fact is that misrepresenting the designer of a house as an architect is fraudulent and is done to talk up the price of a house in order to enrich the real estate agent and the vendor at the expense of a buyer."

Since 2009, the REAA has referred 41 complaints about the issue to its complaints assessment committee.

- APNZ