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1784 days ago

🏡 Refreshed & Ready for a new owner

Gabrielle Elborough from

Freehold 3-bed home in dual Westlake Zone

Open Home on Saturday & Sunday at 1:30pm to 2:15
Or call Gabrielle to view by appointment
021 257 5018

Listing & Video: www.barfoot.co.nz...

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1784 days ago

HeritageTalks for 2021 @ Central Library Auckland, begins tomorrow!

Seonaid from Torbay - Long Bay

Tamihana Te Rauparaha’s life of Te Rauparaha with Ross Calman

Auckland Central City Library
Wednesday 3 February
12pm to 1pm

In the late 1860s, Te Rauparaha’s son Tamihana wrote an account of his father’s life, now published for the first time in a Māori/English edition. Join us to hear … View more
Tamihana Te Rauparaha’s life of Te Rauparaha with Ross Calman

Auckland Central City Library
Wednesday 3 February
12pm to 1pm

In the late 1860s, Te Rauparaha’s son Tamihana wrote an account of his father’s life, now published for the first time in a Māori/English edition. Join us to hear translator and editor Ross Calman talk about restoring the mana of this important work.

Ross with Tamihana's original manuscript, credit: Auckland Libraries. He Pukapuka Tātaku i ngā Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui / A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha, credit: Auckland University Press.

In the late 1860s, Te Rauparaha’s son Tamihana wrote a 50,000-word account of his father’s life - the original manuscript is in the Sir George Grey Special Collections at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero Auckland Central City Library (GNZMMS 27). A rich source of Ngāti Toa history, language and culture, it offers fascinating insights into traditional Māori society and the tumultuous history of the 1820s and 1830s.

Tamihana’s account has now been published in full for the first time in a parallel Māori/English edition as He Pukapuka Tātaku i ngā Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui / A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha (Auckland University Press, November 2020).

In this talk, the book’s translator and editor Ross Calman will describe some of the detective work it took in order to shed light on the creation of the manuscript, as well as giving an overview of how Tamihana’s account has been represented by various writers and translators over the past 150 years and describing some of the challenges he faced in interpreting the manuscript for a modern audience.

Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-tonga, Ngāi Tahu) is a Wellington-based writer, editor and translator, and a descendant of Te Rauparaha. His other works include Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi (with Mark Derby and Toby Morris), The New Zealand Wars, The Reed Book of Māori Mythology (with A. W. Reed) and The Essential Māori Dictionary (with Margaret Sinclair).

This event will be held in the Whare Wānanga on Level 2 of the Central City Library and online via Zoom.

Book now
Email arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz to book (booking essential) or register in advance to join the online webinar via Zoom
www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz...
After registering for Zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining via Zoom.

See other HeritageTalks events for 2021 here:
www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz...

Ngā mihi nui
Nāku, nā - Seonaid

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1784 days ago

Start the school year strong!

NumberWorks'nWords East Coast Bays

The new school year is upon us! Though we can’t predict what 2021 will bring, we can set our children up for success, and help them start the school year strong.

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1789 days ago

NZ's friendliest regions and towns

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi there,
Canterbury has been named the fifth most welcoming region in the world in the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards, while Oamaru, Hokitika and Invercargill have been named the most welcoming towns in NZ. They were followed by Cambridge, Picton, Lake Tekapo, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, … View more
Hi there,
Canterbury has been named the fifth most welcoming region in the world in the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards, while Oamaru, Hokitika and Invercargill have been named the most welcoming towns in NZ. They were followed by Cambridge, Picton, Lake Tekapo, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, Paihia and Twizel.
We'd be really keen to hear your thoughts on this based on your own travels around New Zealand. Do you think Canterbury is NZ's most welcoming region? And are these our most welcoming towns?
Where in NZ have you been made to feel particularly welcome on your travels?
As usual, please put 'NFP' in your comment if you don't want it to be included in an article. Cheers.

1785 days ago

Free composting workshops

The Team from Auckland Council

Food scraps and garden waste make up about half of the household rubbish going to landfill, where it pollutes and gives off greenhouse gas. Composting returns valuable nutrients to the soil, giving you a healthy, thriving garden.

Compost Collective runs workshops across Auckland so you can find… View more
Food scraps and garden waste make up about half of the household rubbish going to landfill, where it pollutes and gives off greenhouse gas. Composting returns valuable nutrients to the soil, giving you a healthy, thriving garden.

Compost Collective runs workshops across Auckland so you can find the right composting system for you; whether you’re in an apartment or have a few acres of land.

Composting is easy, find everything you need to get started at compostcollective.org.nz including discounts!
Learn more

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1785 days ago

Long Bay Toastmasters, 3rd Birthady meeting Feb 10th 7 pm

Brad Nielsen from Long Bay Toastmasters Club

Hi All,
Interested in gaining confidence in speaking and leadership and having fun while you do it? Try Toastmasters in your own neighbourhood.
Check out our Torbay News article attached and join us at our next meeting, Feb 10th at St Mary by the Sea hall, guests are always welcome.

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1785 days ago

💖 Love Where You Live - February 1st to 28th 💖

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

Love is in the air this month! We’re not just talking about Valentine’s Day, we’re talking about this month’s national campaign.

Our theme for February is all about finding ways to show your home and community a little extra love and care. Whether it’s organising a street clean up, … View more
Love is in the air this month! We’re not just talking about Valentine’s Day, we’re talking about this month’s national campaign.

Our theme for February is all about finding ways to show your home and community a little extra love and care. Whether it’s organising a street clean up, helping a neighbour tidy up their property, collaborating on a mural, putting together a working bee, or installing a communal pātaka or library - there are countless ways to make our neighbourhoods more beautiful and enjoyable for everyone.

Share your tips, projects, photos and experiences with us by tagging us in your social media posts or emailing us at:

info@neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz

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1785 days ago
1787 days ago

Come and join Browns Bay U3A if you are semi-retired or retired and want to... Learn, Laugh & Live!

Lucy from Torbay - Long Bay

We meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am where we have a guest speaker on a wide variety of Topics and a presentation from one of the Special Interest Groups.
We have nearly thirty Special Interest Groups ranging from Archaeology, Art history, Classical Music, Book group, Current … View more
We meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 10am where we have a guest speaker on a wide variety of Topics and a presentation from one of the Special Interest Groups.
We have nearly thirty Special Interest Groups ranging from Archaeology, Art history, Classical Music, Book group, Current Affairs, Creative Audio Visual, Cycling,.....to Renaissance, Medical Science & History...to name just a few.
If this is for you, just email your interest to: myfanwy@xtra.co.nz or val.lloyd@xtra.co.nz.
Come and check us out - we meet at the 'Browns Bay Presbyterian Church, 45 Anzac Road, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630 on First Tuesday of the month.

1786 days ago

Nz size 8 Floral Summer Wedges $20

Nency from Torbay - Long Bay

Worn only once!

Negotiable

1787 days ago

Property Management - Special

Leonard from GILCO Property Management

Sign up in February and get the Special offer below!

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1813 days ago

Brown shaver laying hens

Jeff from Dairy Flat - Redvale

Has anyone local got a couple or more of these for sale?

1789 days ago

Don’t miss your collection day

The Team from Auckland Council

Auckland Anniversary is just around the corner. Please remember all council kerbside collections will be collected one day later than normal.

Remember all rubbish, recycling bins and bags and food scraps bins (if applicable) are to be placed out before 7am on your collection day.

All collections… View more
Auckland Anniversary is just around the corner. Please remember all council kerbside collections will be collected one day later than normal.

Remember all rubbish, recycling bins and bags and food scraps bins (if applicable) are to be placed out before 7am on your collection day.

All collections will return to normal on 15 February 2021.

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1788 days ago

Mocka Single bed frame for sale

Sharon from Albany

This is only a few years old and hardly used. Dismantled for easy pick up. Very easy assembly and instructions can be found on the Mocka website.
Pick up is Albany.

Price: $50

1788 days ago

👀 🎬 A short video of Sunnynook property sales statistics to January 2021

Gabrielle Elborough from

A short video of Sunnynook property sales statistics to January 2021

#sunnynook #mairangibay #campbellsbay #murraysbay #rothesaybay #castorbay #totaravale #forresthill #brownsbay

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