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Fabulous little blue crossbody shoulder bag with adjustable strap used only once for a short overseas trip. It is well made and hardly used. Accidentally it has a few wee signs of wear but nevertheless squeaky clean - only used on plane to carry passport, wallet and phone! Pick up available from… View moreFabulous little blue crossbody shoulder bag with adjustable strap used only once for a short overseas trip. It is well made and hardly used. Accidentally it has a few wee signs of wear but nevertheless squeaky clean - only used on plane to carry passport, wallet and phone! Pick up available from Half Moon Bay.
The affordability of everyday items just keeps increasing!
If it’s not the petrol prices, it’s the cost of food, insurance or rates and let’s not get started on mortgage interest costs!
From our recent poll, it shows that over half of people are paying more than a 6% mortgage interest … View moreThe affordability of everyday items just keeps increasing!
If it’s not the petrol prices, it’s the cost of food, insurance or rates and let’s not get started on mortgage interest costs!
From our recent poll, it shows that over half of people are paying more than a 6% mortgage interest rate. Home loan interest rates don't stay the same for long these days and it’s causing many households to feel stressed out.
Could you be saving thousands of dollars a year? If you don't check, you don't know. Get a FREE mortgage health check through Money Compare and find out. If you could save money, why wouldn’t you right?!
Why adopt from SPCA? Because all our animals come desexed, microchipped, vaccinated, health checked, and prepared for their life as a pet by our staff and foster families.
With expert advice, 3 months free pet insurance, and Purina discount vouchers included, our adoptions are not only … View moreWhy adopt from SPCA? Because all our animals come desexed, microchipped, vaccinated, health checked, and prepared for their life as a pet by our staff and foster families.
With expert advice, 3 months free pet insurance, and Purina discount vouchers included, our adoptions are not only affordable but also provide everything your new friend needs to thrive. And between 13-28 April only, our adoption fees are 25% off!
Visit one of our Centres on our National Adoption Open Day on Saturday, 13 April, or apply online to arrange a private meet-and-greet. Help us Clear the Shelters these school holidays!
Have you booked a virtual reality session at Highland Park Library yet? Only on Monday 15 April from 10.00am!
Spaces still available, 4 sessions to choose from. Booking via Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.nz...
I have 3 books about raising great boys
Very helpful for parents and single mums
$15 each or $40 for all of them
Experience an old-fashioned Village Fête. Play fair games and win prizes! Make butter, attend a Victorian school lesson, see the coal range fired-up and the blacksmith at work!
🐝 The village beekeeper Talk & beeswax candle making at 1pm
🍦 Mister Gelato
🪓 The Solo Blacksmith
… View moreExperience an old-fashioned Village Fête. Play fair games and win prizes! Make butter, attend a Victorian school lesson, see the coal range fired-up and the blacksmith at work!
🐝 The village beekeeper Talk & beeswax candle making at 1pm
🍦 Mister Gelato
🪓 The Solo Blacksmith
🧈 Make your own butter
📖 Meet the bookbinders
🥁 Morris dancers and City of Manukau Pipes & Drums
🌿 East Auckland Eco Day as part of EcoFest
AND MORE!! Bring the family and make a day of it!
Admission: adult $18, student/senior $14, child $10, family pass $46, child under 5, members & annual pass holders - free entry
Howick Historical Village, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga
Dear Lions Club Supporter,
The Bucklands Beach Yacht Club Yachting Academy has approached our Lions Club to help raise funds to assist with purchase of 10 Elliott 7 yachts from the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron. These yachts will be used to train our young sailors. Our Lions Club has met at the BBYC for… View moreDear Lions Club Supporter,
The Bucklands Beach Yacht Club Yachting Academy has approached our Lions Club to help raise funds to assist with purchase of 10 Elliott 7 yachts from the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron. These yachts will be used to train our young sailors. Our Lions Club has met at the BBYC for over 30 years so it is in fact our home! We have agreed to assist and have given them a Grant of $2000 already. In addition we have been generously donated a big 65" TV by Panasonic New Zealand Ltd as a raffle prize. We are now in the process of selling tickets in this raffle. These are priced at $10 each and are limited to 300 tickets Details of the raffle are shown below. If you are able to help by purchasing a ticket, this would be very much appreciated. The raffle will be drawn as soon as all tickets are sold.
Payment for the tickets can be made into our Bank Account shown below and tickets requested by email to me.
Thank you for your support.
Kind regards
Roger Robinson
Lions Club of Bucklands Beach
027 245 4966
Two completely different music acts who have in common they’re on the brink of new horizons – powerful rockers Black Smoke Trigger, and the flourishing Raging Flowers - feature on tomorrow’s She’ll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time, April 13) on East FM.
… View moreTwo completely different music acts who have in common they’re on the brink of new horizons – powerful rockers Black Smoke Trigger, and the flourishing Raging Flowers - feature on tomorrow’s She’ll Be Right on Saturdays Show with PJ Taylor, midday to 4pm (NZ time, April 13) on East FM.
There’ll also be new singles by Fin Rah Zel, and Karra Rhodes, and we’re overdue to play a few songs from In Green, the debut solo EP by drummer Taylor Griffin and a band of Kiwi legends.
We’ll be talking live at 2pm with Charlie Wallace of Black Smoke Trigger following the release of “an undeniably anthemic rock radio banger”, new single K.M.T.L.
Blackout Music NZ says “the Hawke’s Bay four-piece heavy-rock outfit continue to ride the high of their driving rock, anchored by the distinctive guitar work of Wallace and the commanding vocals of Baldrick, combined with their pummelling rhythm section, bassist Dan Fulton and drummer Josh Te Maro.
“Fast becoming known for not only churning out certified 10/10 arena ready rock bangers, Black Smoke Trigger are also quickly garnering a reputation for creating arresting and often death-defying music videos.”
K.M.T.L follows the success of earlier singles, Proof Of Life, Perfect Torture, and The Way Down, the video which saw the band perform at night, atop the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower, with Wallace jumping off the edge, shredding a guitar solo whilst plummeting 630-feet and has now clocked up more than 1.3 million views on YouTube.
“The release sees Black Smoke Trigger continue to deliver on their promise of high-energy rock music that’s both entertaining and deeply relatable,” Blackout Music says.
Black Smoke Trigger are supporting Filter on the Australian and NZ legs of their Algorithm World Tour, and hit the road supporting Bruce Dickinson The Mandrake Project in the UK, France, and Holland this May. www.blacksmoketrigger.com....
Their debut, full length album Horizons is released later this year.
It’s an exciting time for Raging Flowers, aka Amy Wang, as she’s just released her debut four-song self-titled EP, and she’s joining us live in the East FM studio at 12.30pm to tell us all about it.
Chinese-Kiwi singer-songwriter-producer of Pakuranga, Raging Flowers’ main instrument is electric guitar.
Her website, www.ragingflowers.com... says: ‘She makes groovy genre-blending music that can be classified as jazzy self-help indie pop.’
‘Raging Flowers has had an unusual start to her music career. Although she's been a long-time music learner, she pursued a career in tech. She became a star programmer in various software fields including music, blockchain and AI. She even built and launched her own music-learning software, MusoPipe, while working part-time as a software engineer and training hard as a professional Muay Thai kick-boxing athlete.
‘Eventually, she got burnt out and had to stop to care for her body and mind. She leaned into creativity, got in touch with her feelings, got therapy, and finally came out the other side feeling recharged and wholesome.’
East FM is East Auckland’s fair-dinkum community-powered public service radio station, on 88.1FM and 107.1FM on local frequencies, nationally and globally at www.eastfm.nz... and on app iHeart Radio.
She’ll Be Right - it’s all about the vibe; it’s all about the groove. Providing a platform for NZ music and performing artists to exhibit their talents since ages ago. Ka pai. – PJ
Ready to welcome a new furry friend into your family these school holidays?
We are reducing our adoption fees to make it easier than ever to find your perfect companion, just in time for winter. From 13-28 April, our fees are 25% off.
Visit us on our National Adoption Open Day on Saturday, 13… View moreReady to welcome a new furry friend into your family these school holidays?
We are reducing our adoption fees to make it easier than ever to find your perfect companion, just in time for winter. From 13-28 April, our fees are 25% off.
Visit us on our National Adoption Open Day on Saturday, 13 April, or apply online for a private meet-and-greet.
With over 1,000 animals patiently waiting for adoption across the country you are sure to find your perfect match.
Want to try a new hobby? Why not try floral art?
We meet the fourth Monday of the month at Howick Bowling Club 1pm to 3pm . Next meeting is the 22 April 2024 All welcome
Ring Sue 0210617495 if you would like more details
We are used to tapping our card to pay in stores, but we are now having to decide whether to swipe it, insert it or use paywave depending on credit card surcharges. It can all be a bit tiring!
Would you rather that a retailer's card surcharges were just built into the cost of the items … View moreWe are used to tapping our card to pay in stores, but we are now having to decide whether to swipe it, insert it or use paywave depending on credit card surcharges. It can all be a bit tiring!
Would you rather that a retailer's card surcharges were just built into the cost of the items themselves? Share your thoughts below.
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
Create this stylish plant support using a few garden stakes and Resene Waterborne Woodsman penetrating oil stain. Find out how to create your own with these easy instructions.
At East FM, we love music and tracks recorded and pressed on vinyl records. So much so, that we're joining Vinylthon, a worldwide event on April 20-21, when radio stations around the world broadcast the playing of music on vinyl, for 24 massive record-spinning hours! Midday to midday.
The … View moreAt East FM, we love music and tracks recorded and pressed on vinyl records. So much so, that we're joining Vinylthon, a worldwide event on April 20-21, when radio stations around the world broadcast the playing of music on vinyl, for 24 massive record-spinning hours! Midday to midday.
The schedule of DJs is confirmed and they're all carefully organising what to play on the two turntables we'll be alternating between, just like in the olden days.
We understand we're one of only two radio stations in New Zealand participating in Vinylthon. A big thank-you to our Matt "Beagle" Everitt for his leadership on this project.
East FM is East Auckland’s fair-dinkum community-powered public service radio station, on 88.1FM and 107.1FM on local frequencies, nationally and globally at www.eastfm.nz... and on app iHeart Radio. - PJ
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