Wanted Stackable or Folding Chairs and Gazebos for a charity free Sunday Community Lunches
Our Free Sunday Community Lunches are becoming very popular we also distibute free food parcels, clothes, housewares, freshly ground coffee, hot chocolate and cakes. Our Chritmas Lunch last Sunday at the Riversdale Reserve in Avondale was a great Success we are having one for New Year on the 29th of December at 12 noon at the same place at 93, Riversdale Road, Avondale.
We are in need of stackable or folding chairs and Gazebos and will appreciate if anyone can donate any to this chairtable cause organised by Mother of Mercy Women Refuge Charitable Trust.
Scam Alert: Fake information regarding December Bonuses from MSD
The Ministry of Social Development is reporting that fake information is circulating about new ‘December bonuses’ or ‘benefit increases’
If you get suspicious communication, please contact Netsafe.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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40.6% Yes
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33.8% Maybe?
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25.7% No
Some Choice News!
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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