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On this day in 1967 NZ changed over to decimal currency. Almost 50 years
ago.
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On 9 Jul 2025 21:24:16 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

On this day in 1967 NZ changed over to decimal currency. Almost 50 years
ago.

58 years ago. I have a small container of half-pennies - 120 of those
coins are the equivalent in 1967 to 50 cents - a 1965 half-penny (the
last year minted) now retails from $0.20 to over $7 depending on
condition.
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On 10/07/25 09:24, Gordon wrote:

On this day in 1967 NZ changed over to decimal currency. Almost 50 years
ago.

Not only that............

The imperial weights and measures were dropped and started using
kilograms rather than ounces, kilometres instead of miles, square
metres instead of acres, and temperature came in degrees celsius.
Litres; not pints or gallons or fluid ounces.

But wait there's more.....
A number of banking changes as well. The Post Office Savings Bank
was no longer the only provider of Savings Accounts for example.





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On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:59:57 +1200, greybeard wrote:

The imperial weights and measures were dropped and started using
kilograms rather than ounces, kilometres instead of miles, square metres instead of acres ...

Hectares, surely.

... and temperature came in degrees celsius. Litres; not pints or
gallons or fluid ounces.

But car tyre pressures are still quoted in pounds per square inch ...
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On 10/07/25 11:19, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:59:57 +1200, greybeard wrote:

The imperial weights and measures were dropped and started using
kilograms rather than ounces, kilometres instead of miles, square metres
instead of acres ...

Hectares, surely.

... and temperature came in degrees celsius. Litres; not pints or
gallons or fluid ounces.

But car tyre pressures are still quoted in pounds per square inch ...

kPa ( kilo-pascals )

https://www.bridgestone.co.nz/tyres/learn/maintenance/tyre-pressure

Yes. There are many dinosaurs around who haven't caught up yet.
Many people still use feet and inches.

And.... how many times do you hear 'pay cheque' in the dumb media.
I've never received a pay cheque. I went from cash-in-envelope,
to direct credit, decades ago.
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:42:19 +1200, greybeard wrote:

https://www.bridgestone.co.nz/tyres/learn/maintenance/tyre-pressure

Quote:

Ensure your tyres are cold

We also recommend you check for pressure and inflate your tyres
when they are cold. Your tyres will be cold if your car has been
parked for at least three hours, or has been driven less than 2km
at a moderate speed. So itrCOs best to find a petrol station thatrCOs
close by.

I do it at home, with a bicycle pump.

And.... how many times do you hear 'pay cheque' in the dumb media.

Does your computer show an hourglass when it is busy with something time- consuming? How many have actually *seen* an hourglass?
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On 10/07/25 11:51, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:42:19 +1200, greybeard wrote:

https://www.bridgestone.co.nz/tyres/learn/maintenance/tyre-pressure

Quote:

Ensure your tyres are cold

We also recommend you check for pressure and inflate your tyres
when they are cold. Your tyres will be cold if your car has been
parked for at least three hours, or has been driven less than 2km
at a moderate speed. So itrCOs best to find a petrol station thatrCOs
close by.

I do it at home, with a bicycle pump.

And.... how many times do you hear 'pay cheque' in the dumb media.

Does your computer show an hourglass when it is busy with something time- consuming? How many have actually *seen* an hourglass?

No it doesn't.
But it does get hot. I continuously monitor cpu temp,
it gets to ~65 deg C then the thermal limiter kicks in.
Think it limits clock speed?? at 4.2Ghz and the fans get
busy.

I've seen more than 1 egg timer that is an hourglass.
'The sands of time'

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On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:59:57 +1200, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
wrote:

On 10/07/25 09:24, Gordon wrote:

On this day in 1967 NZ changed over to decimal currency. Almost 50 years
ago.

Not only that............

The imperial weights and measures were dropped and started using
kilograms rather than ounces, kilometres instead of miles, square
metres instead of acres, and temperature came in degrees celsius.
Litres; not pints or gallons or fluid ounces.

But wait there's more.....
A number of banking changes as well. The Post Office Savings Bank
was no longer the only provider of Savings Accounts for example.

A number of factual inaccuracies in your post, greybeard:

1. The 10th July 1967 was the day NZ changed to decimal currency
(only).
2. Conversion to decimal weights and measures was started in 1969 and completed in 1975. Between these two dates either imperial or decimal
or both could be used.
3. The Post Office Savings Bank was never the only bank offering
savings accounts, but it was the only bank involved with school
savings accounts. There were various Trustee savings banks from 1840
onwards that offered these accounts.
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Crash McBash
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