1363 days ago

Why did you spill the coffee?

Brian from New Lynn

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.
Why did you spill the coffee?
"Well because someone bumped into me, of course!"
Wrong answer.
You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup.
Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.
*Whatever is inside the cup, is what will spill out.*
Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen),
whatever is inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled.
*So we have to ask ourselves... β€œwhat's in my cup?"
When life gets tough, what spills over?
Joy, gratefulness, peace and humility?
Or anger, bitterness, harsh words and reactions?
You choose! πŸ’―
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Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude,
forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation; and kindness,
gentleness and love for others. πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ™πŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ»
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🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

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1 day ago

MEF NIGHT MARKET 27 FEBRUARY 2026

Julie from Hillsborough

**AUCKLAND β€” WHERE ARE YOU HEADING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT? πŸ‘€βœ¨**

The **MEF NIGHT MARKET** is almost here and it’s shaping up to be an amazing night! πŸŽ‰πŸŒ™

πŸ” Street food & sweet treats 🍩
πŸ›οΈ Stalls packed with bargains
πŸ’Ž Hidden gems everywhere
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ The perfect night out with the whānau

β˜” Come rain or shine β€” we’re fully undercover!

Skip the cooking πŸ™Œ bring your friends πŸ‘― bring the kids πŸ§’ bring everyone β€” just don’t miss it πŸ”₯

πŸ“ 34C Stoddard Place, Mt Roskill
πŸ“… Friday 27 Feb 2026
⏰ 5–10PM
πŸ’΅ Cash only

See you there! 🎊✨

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3 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature β€” and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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