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2653 days ago

Safe plants for monarch butterfly caterpillars

Ann from West Harbour

Have you ever bought swan plants with pesticide on them and been dismayed to see your monarch caterpillars squirm and later die? The Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust is this year listing on their website garden centres that will never sell swan plants.

www.monarch.org.nz...

You'll also find some of the other reasons noted there why monarch caterpillars can die. Of course predators (wasps etc) can be a problem too and there are tips elsewhere on their website to help with those.

I hope to see many more beautiful monarch butterflies filling the skies this summer!

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13 hours ago

Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎉 2026 is almost here!

We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?

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Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
  • 9.8% Yes! New Year, New Me
    9.8% Complete
  • 22% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
    22% Complete
  • 68.1% Nah - not for me
    68.1% Complete
254 votes
11 days ago

Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.

We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?

Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.

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🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
  • 85.6% Same!
    85.6% Complete
  • 14.4% Would have liked to try something different
    14.4% Complete
549 votes
20 hours ago

Testimonial 🩵

Nicky Horsbrough - Harcourts Helensville

Real Estate Done Right! 🏡✨
A great real estate experience starts with the right agent! Here’s what my clients say about working with me:
💬 “Great to deal with!
We bought our property through Nicky. She was lovely to deal with. Very accommodating and worked hard keeping everybody in the loop over a long time period while we sold. Would recommend Nicky.”

Thinking of buying or selling? Let’s get you the best result!
📞027 288 0113
📩 nicky.horsbrough@harcourts.co.nz

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