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1246 days ago

A product to avoid. "Fisher king" seafood sold by Countdown.

Clifford from Helensville

I was foolish enough to buy a packet of 10 fishcakes from Countdown.
Clearly Countdown had thought that they were a local NZ product from a firm called "Seafood Marketing" in Christchurch. In fact, in minute print they are a VERY inferior Chinese import. They contain only 32% of a very inferior fish called Pollock and actually have hardly any taste of fish at all. Not only that the fish is from Alaskan waters and is obviously the product of some of the World's worst fishing methods. In fact I am not at all sure if they are legally "Fishcakes" at all as I seem to remember a figure of about 40% minimum fish for such a product. So beware of "cheap" products, even at a time of price inflation, it seems that supermarkets are not above selling inferior products to keep their prices down.

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5 days ago

Neighbourhood Challenge: Who Can Crack This One? ⛓️‍💥❔

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

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3 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?
  • 82.9% Same!
    82.9% Complete
  • 17.1% Would have liked to try something different
    17.1% Complete
286 votes
27 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.

Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.

Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?

Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!

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