Frankly, I don't know what many kiwis are cribbing about!!??

Open your eyes, read news, update oneself and smell the coffee beans... etc etc... The recession has in macro sense barely thrown this nice country off. I am frankly tired of people saying its bad, its gonna be worse - look at the many nations around the world that are struggling - and the put it in perspective!

Personally, we were facing tough times with one income some time back - but we have made a conscious choice to keep our heads high, work harder (if thats possible) and make a better life, not because of recession etc but in spite of it! We should stop whining and put the energy in to buckling down and rising to the challenge...

Apologies if I have offended some one but in the words of Forrest Gump's ma - "Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get" I would like to add - Deal with it!!!