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I recently ran a well-received Movement and Yoga course in Devonport called 'Move with Ease'. I am running this again from 2nd May Wholehearted Yoga Studio in Birkenhead. You can find more information about the course, including testimonials here: … View moreHello all! I hope you are well today.
I recently ran a well-received Movement and Yoga course in Devonport called 'Move with Ease'. I am running this again from 2nd May Wholehearted Yoga Studio in Birkenhead. You can find more information about the course, including testimonials here: www.lucytofieldyoga.com...
One participant said the following about the course:
'A great adventure of self (re)discovery. Lucy is a graceful teacher who will guide you through an alternative view of yoga movement & mindfulness - focusing on the power & importance of all your body. A gentle & insightful course. Highly recommended'.
Please message or email me if you'd like to join us!
Lucy x
Super comfy and stylish occasional chair for your office, living room and etc.
It can be dismantledand easily assembled back. You’re welcome to come and view in person - Hillcrest AKL.
It is in great conditions! ✨
Stylish and useful storage basket
40cm height 50cm diameter
Pick up in Hillcrest
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COOLS 2… View moreThe Convenient Water Cooler On Bench.
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Hi dear neighbors, please let me know if you see our cat Ben. We just adopted him from another family last Sunday and kept him home since. He’s doing very well and getting more confident. He’s supposed to get desexed and chipped next week, so no chip with him yet, no name tag as well. He’s … View moreHi dear neighbors, please let me know if you see our cat Ben. We just adopted him from another family last Sunday and kept him home since. He’s doing very well and getting more confident. He’s supposed to get desexed and chipped next week, so no chip with him yet, no name tag as well. He’s not very familiar with his name yet. But he’s super friendly to people, may come towards you for pat. I forgot to close the door this morning 22/04 10:05 when I took my laundry basket outside, just one second, he saw the opportunity and ran across the street. We live at 12 Hillcrest Avenue, call me 0275290258 if you see him. And if you could keep him and I will fetch him anytime. Thank you so much! My son’s devastated.
Sunday marks the 106-year anniversary of the first landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
For many of the 16000 soldiers, April 25, 1915 marked their first day of combat.
And by that night, 2000 had been killed or maimed.
We remember our Auckland… View moreSunday marks the 106-year anniversary of the first landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
For many of the 16000 soldiers, April 25, 1915 marked their first day of combat.
And by that night, 2000 had been killed or maimed.
We remember our Auckland veterans with their letters to friends and loved ones back home.
Corporal Owen Tudor Brewer (pictured in uniform with his family) wrote to his sister Elsie Brewer:
Zeitoun, June 5, 1915
Dear Elsie,
I received your letter of the 17th April yesterday, though I suppose you expected me to receive it on the boat.
I last sent a letter at Aden. We only stopped there a few hours and then left for Suez.
The Red Sea seems to be studded with islands and numbers of light houses on the same (I do not mean on each island).
We passed in very close to one, where a small supply boat had just landed kerosene or what they burn and a long line of coolies like small dots with flashing heads were moving up a steep almost precipitous slope carrying a tin each on their head which glittered in the sun.
Soon after we ran into thousands of drowned locusts floating in the water and now and again one or two fluttered aboard.
For a day and a half we steamed through them and as we were then cutting out 275 miles per day, you can imagine there must have been a fair number of them.
They were a bright yellow colour and about three inches long.
Eventually we arrived at Suez where we disembarked and one lot went through to Cairo that day and I was left behind with a fatigue party to clean up the stables.
We soon finished that and I went for a short stroll round the wharf and yarned to a few Gurka troops who had been in France and were recuperating in a more suitable climate.
One of them claimed to have accounted for 7 Germans and was eager to hang a few more scalps to his belt.
They had some very exciting experiences to relate and I reluctantly bid them Kia Ora, as the troop train which was to convey the remainder of us to Cairo was due.
We soon left Suez behind us, it being late in the evening a cool breeze, or at any rate a cooler breeze than we had had throughout the day when not a breath of air was stirring fanned through the open carriage window.
We had several stops at which the natives beseeched us to buy “orange, mulberries, lemonade.”
I invested 1 piastre in a basket of mulberries and after passing it around the carriage discovered the simple minded native had shoved a couple of handfuls of grass in the bottom and a dozen or so berries on the top as bait.
The joke was on me.
We arrived in Cairo next morning and learning the train, marched down to camp, finding on arrival everything ready for us to drop into our places.
That day and the next we sweltered in the heat.
Cairo was gasping and the maximum temperature reached 119 in the shade.
I consumed great quantities of cool lemonade and became acclimatised.
The heat now does not affect us any more than a midsummer New Zealand day.
It is a very dry heat and we do not oil our rifles at all, only using black lead on any friction parts.
I have been down to Cairo and Heliopolis twice and tomorrow have arranged with a guide for a trip to the Pyramids which will provide some news.
Cairo has very beautiful buildings built of solid stone and masonry work.
Some of them are surrounded by gardens which are a picture to look at and again by a high stone wall with a ponderous gate lot guarded by native porters and a few beggars whose children gather up the crusts we throw away when having lunch on route marches.
We have lots of fun with orange sellers and donkey hirers who charge exorbitant rates if you let them ring it out of you, but a touch up with the riding whip soon brings them around to a knowledge that they have not caught a bunch of mugs.
The troops here are all anxious to get to work and if we have any luck I expect to get away within 3 weeks time.
The flies are biting something unprintable so guess I will have to close.
I am going to have a look around at some postcards and will send them along under separate cover to ta ta, love to all at home,
Owen.
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This king size bed base comes in 2 pieces..there is some tearing on the tops where the fabric has eroded but the springs and wheels are fine...call woodi on 021-685-007
A possum appears to have taken up residence under our house.
If you have a trap we can borrow that would be great.
Contact 021 188 9632
Hi Neighbours
Kevin and the team here from BIA Kitchens and Bathrooms.
Having seen the team in action recently at Boulgaris Realty, we were so impressed we thought we would we would give them a mention as we love to share a good thing.
With the crazy world of real estate right now, our kitchen… View moreHi Neighbours
Kevin and the team here from BIA Kitchens and Bathrooms.
Having seen the team in action recently at Boulgaris Realty, we were so impressed we thought we would we would give them a mention as we love to share a good thing.
With the crazy world of real estate right now, our kitchen and bathroom renovations have meant that we are fully booked on all work for at least 3 months, which in our business is never a bad thing.
When designing a new kitchen we always ask "is this your forever home or an asset that you may want to sell in a few years?"
More recently it seems to be the latter and if this is you, then you will definitely want to talk to the team at Boulgaris Realty. Michael Boulgaris (Principle Officer and Sales Broker) is famous nationally for his many years of success with managing listings of New Zealand's top homes and now his team through his guidance are following in his footsteps. In particular, the rising star in the team, Kristos Tsitsiridakis.
Kristos's background in both the trades & interior enhancements industry and also extensive history in sales & marketing has given him the edge when it comes to maximising on the engagement and trust of his opulent prospective buyers and clients in the Auckland market. His portfolio of enthused clients in both the suburban and rural sectors makes him a pinnacle in performance, when it comes to getting you the very best for your future and your family.
So, if you have even though about your options around buying, selling or both, then you will want to reach out to Kristos for a consultation over a coffee and get the experts in your corner today!
Kristos Mobile: 021 179 7495
Kristos Email: kristos@boulgaris.com
In its heyday, the Takapuna Boating Club’s (TBC) Bayswater clubhouse was used for all sorts of social gatherings, including regattas, dances, ratepayer polling, card game nights, school reunions, wrestling and boxing tournaments.
But since the TBC shifted to Hurstmere Rd inTakapuna around the … View moreIn its heyday, the Takapuna Boating Club’s (TBC) Bayswater clubhouse was used for all sorts of social gatherings, including regattas, dances, ratepayer polling, card game nights, school reunions, wrestling and boxing tournaments.
But since the TBC shifted to Hurstmere Rd inTakapuna around the late 1960s, and again to its current clubhouse on The Strand around 1990, the three-storey Bayswater clubhouse has fallen out of use and become what the club’s vice commodore James Jordan described as “a bit of an eyesore”.
Despite its rugged appearance and the need for some repairs to the decking, the building is structurally sound, and the TBC has ambitious plans to restore the building to its former glory.
However, the Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Act 1923 limits what the building can be used for.
It is hoped a change of wording in the Act would allow the rest of the building to be used by tenants offering other activities to help provide the club with a small income to help cover the building’s expenses and future maintenance, while improving the public‘s use of the area.
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Reducing the number of shops able to sell tobacco is part of the Government’s world-leading draft Smokefree plan.
Show your support by signing our petition here.
2-bed brick & tile unit for sale in the prime location of Mairangi Bay
Open Home Saturday & Sunday 2:15 to 3:00pm
* very well presented
* modern kitchen and bathroom
* peek of the sea
* walk to the beach
* close to Mairangi Bay village, eateries, shops and beach
* for sale by Auction on 6 … View more2-bed brick & tile unit for sale in the prime location of Mairangi Bay
Open Home Saturday & Sunday 2:15 to 3:00pm
* very well presented
* modern kitchen and bathroom
* peek of the sea
* walk to the beach
* close to Mairangi Bay village, eateries, shops and beach
* for sale by Auction on 6 May 2021 (unless sold prior)
Link to property description and video: www.barfoot.co.nz...
6/1 Hythe Terrace, Mairangi Bay
Rocky is a Maltese/Lapso very friendly 11yo missing in CastorBay on this Wednesday afternoon. He was probably frightened by thunder and appears to have managed to escape from a back deck up a right of way on Beach Rd/Esplanade just up from Castor Bay Beach. Rocky is familiar with the area but is a … View moreRocky is a Maltese/Lapso very friendly 11yo missing in CastorBay on this Wednesday afternoon. He was probably frightened by thunder and appears to have managed to escape from a back deck up a right of way on Beach Rd/Esplanade just up from Castor Bay Beach. Rocky is familiar with the area but is a visitor. Please note phone number on his tag is incorrect and he is microchipped. Please phone distraught owner on 021454580 or 0211838358 if no reply.
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