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4 days ago

What companies would you like to see move to Hamilton?

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

Six months ago FTN Motion co-founder Luke Sinclair was getting ready to pack up his e bike business and move from Wellington to Hamilton, or as he called it then, "the city of the future”.

Speaking to the Waikato Times this week as the company prepares for October and the roll out of the … View more
Six months ago FTN Motion co-founder Luke Sinclair was getting ready to pack up his e bike business and move from Wellington to Hamilton, or as he called it then, "the city of the future”.

Speaking to the Waikato Times this week as the company prepares for October and the roll out of the next tranche of their Streetdog bikes - plus the launch of a new model - he’s clear the move couldn’t have worked out better.

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4 days ago

What do you think is the best way to help young people into work?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Three years into his apprenticeship, 21-year-old Te Ahurangi King says without support from his local Mayors Taskforce for Jobs he’d be behind in his studies, and probably still using his boss’s tools.

The former Ōtorohanga College student said he always wanted to follow in his father’s … View more
Three years into his apprenticeship, 21-year-old Te Ahurangi King says without support from his local Mayors Taskforce for Jobs he’d be behind in his studies, and probably still using his boss’s tools.

The former Ōtorohanga College student said he always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a builder. He hasn’t looked back since getting an apprenticeship with DF Building Solutions.

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4 days ago

Got a great recipe for grapefruit? Share it and win a copy of our magazine!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Hello neighbours, we're looking for delicious grapefruit recipes to feature in NZ Gardener's July issue. Send your family's favourite ways to use this citrus fruit to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz by Junel 30, 2024. Every published recipe wins a copy of the July issue of NZ Gardener.

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4 days ago

Watercolour Art Class

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

Explore the world of watercolour painting in our beginner to intermediate class, crafted to boost your creativity and artistic skills! Perfect for newcomers or those refining their talent, this class provides a supportive space for growth and learning.

Guided by our experienced instructor, … View more
Explore the world of watercolour painting in our beginner to intermediate class, crafted to boost your creativity and artistic skills! Perfect for newcomers or those refining their talent, this class provides a supportive space for growth and learning.

Guided by our experienced instructor, you'll delve into watercolour techniques, from mastering washes to blending and layering colours. Each inspiring session combines the freedom to experiment with structured guidance, enhancing your painting abilities.


Materials supplied for the first two classes, after this you must bring your own.

Term 2 consists of 8 sessions
Starts Tuesday 14th May
9.30am - 11.30am

$175 per term, bring your own materials.

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9 days ago

Poll: What is the smallest size hearing device Triton Hearing offer?

Triton Hearing

Some kiwis think hearing devices are big and ugly.

What if we told you technology has advanced substantially and they’re available in all shapes, colours, and sizes?

Go in the draw to win* a $40 MTA voucher when you share your answer to the
question below. Give it a go!

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Some kiwis think hearing devices are big and ugly.

What if we told you technology has advanced substantially and they’re available in all shapes, colours, and sizes?

Go in the draw to win* a $40 MTA voucher when you share your answer to the
question below. Give it a go!

*T&C’s apply – must be over 18.
Find out more

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What is the smallest size hearing device Triton Hearing offer?
  • 88.5% a) The size of a pea
    88.5% Complete
  • 4.3% b) The size of a AAA battery
    4.3% Complete
  • 7.2% c) The size of a $2 coin
    7.2% Complete
556 votes
10 days ago

And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...

Prospa

A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.

The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.

The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a … View more
A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.

The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.

The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'

Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!

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5 days ago

A limited statutory manager is working with the Mangakōtukutuku College board

The Team Reporter from Hamilton Press

Parents can expect to see changes at Mangakōtukutuku College as a government-appointed helper gets to work.

That’s the message from limited statutory manager Dr Shane Edwards, who has taken over several responsibilities of the Hamilton school’s board.

According to one parent, … View more
Parents can expect to see changes at Mangakōtukutuku College as a government-appointed helper gets to work.

That’s the message from limited statutory manager Dr Shane Edwards, who has taken over several responsibilities of the Hamilton school’s board.

According to one parent, communication had already improved since a list of behavioural issues, including a lunchtime brawl, put the newly merged school under the spotlight.

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5 days ago

Wondering what temperatures will be like this week?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Waikato’s spate of brutally cold nights is over for the next week at least, according to MetService forecasters.

With a large anticyclone shifting off the North Island and heading into the Pacific Ocean, cloud and some rain will return to the region towards the middle of the week.

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6 days ago

Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We've randomly drawn the winners for our Tuesday prize draw. This week the prize is $100 grocery vouchers. Congratulations to:

Katie Stuart from Karekare

Vernon Barlow from Invercargill

Pauline De Lira from Taupo

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We've randomly drawn the winners for our Tuesday prize draw. This week the prize is $100 grocery vouchers. Congratulations to:

Katie Stuart from Karekare

Vernon Barlow from Invercargill

Pauline De Lira from Taupo

Muhammed Azam from Ōtahuhu

Are you a winner? Get in touch with our Neighbourly team here to claim your prize.

Not a winner this time? Come back each Tuesday and we will have ongoing prize draws and more winners!

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7 days ago

Jacs Kitchen Homemade Baking

Jayson from Hamilton East

PICK UP ONLY from Hamilton East

Payment Methods EFTPOS Or Internet Banking

Taking Pre-orders for this week must be pre-paid no refunds will be given.
All food may contain Dairy, Soy Wheat, and may contain traces of nuts

Order Freshly Baked Slices and Cupcakes This week!
Made to Order … View more
PICK UP ONLY from Hamilton East

Payment Methods EFTPOS Or Internet Banking

Taking Pre-orders for this week must be pre-paid no refunds will be given.
All food may contain Dairy, Soy Wheat, and may contain traces of nuts

Order Freshly Baked Slices and Cupcakes This week!
Made to Order only
your choices are.....

Muffins

Blueberry Muffins $40 per doz
Raspberry Muffins $35 per doz

Cupcakes
Cup cakes come with Colored Butter Cream Icing or plain

Red Velvet Cup Cakes $40 per doz
Madeira Cupcakes $25 per doz

Slices (29 x 19cm tray and cut into slices and boxed)
Slice's come with either White or Chocolate Truffle drizzle or plain

Coffee and Walnut Slice $30
Lemon and Ginger Slice $25
Country Muesli Slice $25
Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie $35
Chocolate Fudge $30
Black Forrest $30
Ginger Crunch $25
Caramel Slick $30


Baked New York Style Cheese Cakes
(these take a long time to prepare and bake so won't be baked till Friday Night and be ready Saturday/Sunday will only do 3 per day)
9 x 4 inch $85
8 x 4 Inch $75
6 x 3 inch $55

Flavors and base choice's for Baked Cheese Cakes

Blueberry
Raspberry
Vanilla

Baes: Ginger Nut/Arrowroot/Crispy Biscuit Base


Biscoff
Biscoff Cheese cake come's with the Biscoff Biscuit base

Prices are fixed

Price: $25

12 days ago

The Tova Show

Jen from Stuff

Hello! Are you a …
- A student/young professional renting
- A young family, renting or owning
- An older New Zealander/retiree/pensioner

We’re reaching out from the Tova show, the flagship weekly politics podcast on Stuff, as we prepare for our budget coverage and how it’s affecting … View more
Hello! Are you a …
- A student/young professional renting
- A young family, renting or owning
- An older New Zealander/retiree/pensioner

We’re reaching out from the Tova show, the flagship weekly politics podcast on Stuff, as we prepare for our budget coverage and how it’s affecting Kiwis - we’d love to hear from you.

We need a few people who are available the week before the budget (Wednesday 22nd/Thursday 23rd May) and on the day of the announcement (Thursday 30th May).

Please email tova@stuff.co.nz or comment below if you’d like to share your perspective with us. We give you our commitment to treat your experience with sensitivity and care.

Type NFP if you don't wish your comments to be used.

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13 days ago

Share your New Zealand music memories...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.

Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.
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It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.

Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.

In honour of NZ Music Month, share a New Zealand song or artist that is special to you and explain why.

Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.

8 days ago

Ladies Arts Mornings

Arts for Health from Arts for Health Community Trust

Explore your creativity, connect with like-minded women, and enjoy a morning of art making in Hamilton!

Ladies Friday Art morning is perfect for meeting new people, exploring your artistic side, and taking time for yourself in this self-directed space. While our art team will pop in occasionally… View more
Explore your creativity, connect with like-minded women, and enjoy a morning of art making in Hamilton!

Ladies Friday Art morning is perfect for meeting new people, exploring your artistic side, and taking time for yourself in this self-directed space. While our art team will pop in occasionally to offer assistance and ideas, the focus is on your personal artistic journey.

Share this invitation with friends and have some fun. Suitable for all abilities.
Bring your own art materials or use our basic drawing materials to start you off.

Term 2 consists of 9 sessions
Starts Friday 3rd May
9.30am - 11.30am

$90 per term, bring your own materials.

Book here - www.artsforhealth.co.nz...

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8 days ago

Watch out for this pretty flower

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Green thumbs are being asked to watch out for a beautiful but toxic flower that could be growing in their backyards.

What you need to know:
- Every part of the plant is poisonous, and can cause gastroenteritis, thirst, paralysis, blindness, and heart and kidney failure.
- This plant is hardy … View more
Green thumbs are being asked to watch out for a beautiful but toxic flower that could be growing in their backyards.

What you need to know:
- Every part of the plant is poisonous, and can cause gastroenteritis, thirst, paralysis, blindness, and heart and kidney failure.
- This plant is hardy and normal pest control efforts are often not enough to eradicate.
- The cape tulip, growing up to 90cm high with one strap-like leaf, was introduced to Aotearoa in the 1940s, the Ministry for Primary Industries’ manager for pest management John Sanson said. “Cape tulips, like many of these invasive weeds, are really attractive ornamental species ...but they escape over people’s backyard fences and into pasture, as these things often do,”
- It was classified as a noxious plant in the late 1970s after they were discovered to cause harm to livestock and humans, even killing animals when too much as ingested.
- The salmon-pink flowers bloom for about two days a year between June and December, and have previously been an ornamental species for keen gardeners.

Sanson urged people who believed they had the weed growing on their property to leave it untouched and contact Biosecurity New New Zealand’s Exotic Pest and Disease on 0800 80 99 66.

Once a site was confirmed, manual removal or chemical treatment would start.

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8 days ago

Seed storage

The Team from Resene ColorShop Hamilton

Build a sturdy little box to keep your seed packets organised and easily accessible. Finish it in Resene Seaweed and Resene Aquaclear. Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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