Lynfield, Auckland

774 days ago

Succulent Duck breast

New Zealand School of Food & Wine

Succulent Duck breast served with turned vegetables and Sauce Bigarade presented by our Diploma Level 5 chefs students.

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775 days ago

Subscribe to Stuff's First Time Buyers' Club

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Making it onto the first rung of the property ladder can be an incredibly rewarding journey – and Stuff is here to help you through.

Stuff Homed has launched the First Time Buyers’ Club, an email series to help you navigate the equal-parts exciting and terrifying process of buying your first… View more
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775 days ago

MOISTURISING BENEFITS

Beds4U Avondale

Adding a lotion before bed creates softer, more hydrated, and better-looking skin the next day. It also helps seal in moisture and repairs the skin barrier that's compromised by dry air and harsh cleansers.

Applying moisturizer before bed allows three things to happen:
1. Rest for your … View more
Adding a lotion before bed creates softer, more hydrated, and better-looking skin the next day. It also helps seal in moisture and repairs the skin barrier that's compromised by dry air and harsh cleansers.

Applying moisturizer before bed allows three things to happen:
1. Rest for your face
2. Repair from the activities you do throughout the day
3. Minimize the effects of ageing

A nighttime moisturizing lotion with retinoids is an excellent choice for almost any age. Retinoids clear the pores, preventing acne from growing and helping to heal persistent acne problems as well.

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775 days ago

Hopes 'beautiful' funeral can be held for baby found at recycling centre

Melanie Earley Reporter from Central Leader

Kia ora neighbours, one year since the body of a newborn girl was found among piles of rubbish at an Auckland recycling plant, police are working to give her a community funeral.

The baby, who remains unidentified, was found on August 16, 2021, at Visy recycling facility in Onehunga.

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Kia ora neighbours, one year since the body of a newborn girl was found among piles of rubbish at an Auckland recycling plant, police are working to give her a community funeral.

The baby, who remains unidentified, was found on August 16, 2021, at Visy recycling facility in Onehunga.

Community leaders named her Anahera, which means Angel, after news of the find was made public.

Several items of both baby and adult clothing were found in a blue plastic bag near baby Anahera, including a Winnie the Pooh onesie, women’s belts and a sequined skirt that appeared to have been cut up.

Detective inspector Scott Beard said police had been unable to find a link or connection between the baby and the clothes in the plastic bag.

“She’s been waiting in the mortuary for the last year,” he said.

“We’re working with the coroner’s office to have her released. If we do get approval for that we’ll be able to arrange a community service for her.”'

Read the full story at the link below.

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776 days ago

New speed cameras could crack down on tailgaters, take photos of drivers using cellphones, not belted in

Brian from New Lynn

Speed cameras that take two pictures at different spots in order to work out a vehicle's average speed could be in use within months.
Transport Agency documents say law changes could allow them to be used against more offences including tailgating, and seeing inside a car to spot drivers … View more
Speed cameras that take two pictures at different spots in order to work out a vehicle's average speed could be in use within months.
Transport Agency documents say law changes could allow them to be used against more offences including tailgating, and seeing inside a car to spot drivers using cellphones or not belted in.
The OIA papers show Waka Kotahi has been working on this and a new highway tolling system that can also be used for congestion charging, for a couple of years.
Its plans say the point-to-point or average-speed cameras "could be a game changer enabling us to manage corridor speeds rather than spot speed".
They would be three times better than fixed or mobile speed cameras at cutting the road toll, a business case said.
The smart cameras "can be used to provide evidence, for example, that a driver is using a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt.
"Camera-based enforcement can be invasive, as images are purposely taken of the driver and passenger compartment," the business case stated.
A board paper from April said law changes under the Regulatory Stewardship Transport Amendment Bill meant from early 2023 there could be use of point-to-point cameras, automation of offence processing and fine notices delivered to cellphones.
Already 26 of the new cameras are on order to add to the 142-strong network.
The agency is calling them "safety cameras" in a Cabinet-ordered attempt "to shift the public away from perceptions that safety cameras are an enforcement, revenue-gathering tool".
Medium and high-risk roads will be the target.
A camera business case estimates they could save between 1500 and 2400 lives and $1.5 billion across two decades.
The privacy implications are still being worked out with the Privacy Commissioner.
Waka Kotahi refuses to specify the total cost of the camera system and new tolling system, saying this was to protect "ministers, members of organisations, officers, and employees from improper pressure or harassment".
However, just the first phase - choosing the mix of cameras, where to put them and the design of the system - costs $21.6m, which is $10m more than expected, though the documents said that had not impacted the whole budget.
Spanish traffic company SICE (Sociedad Ibérica de Construcciones Eléctricas) won the contract for the cameras and tolling.
The work is being done quickly alongside a review of road offence penalties with the aim of saving 114 lives a year by 2030.
As it stands, relatively few cameras per capita and lack of advanced cameras, along with very low penalties for speeding "greatly undermine the effectiveness of the enforcement approach", the papers say.
In New Zealand the speeding fine for being 1-10km/h over the limit in an urban area is $30, compared to $370 in Sweden.
Fines are set to rise and demerit points are very likely to be stiffer, and applied for the first time to camera offences.
Authorities see all this as crucial to the Road to Zero strategy, with cameras expected to provide 5 percent of the 40 percent reduction in road deaths and serious injuries that is the strategy's primary goal.
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At present there are 142 safety cameras across its road network: 45 red-light, 54 fixed speed, and 43 mobile cameras, an increase of 30 since 2019. Waka Kotahi is taking them over from police, adding to its 2000 traffic management cameras. It would not say how many cameras it planned to have.
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"ITS and infrastructure will be future-proofed to enable Waka Kotahi to trial and adopt ... smart cameras" with "built-in intelligent image processing and pattern recognition algorithms [that] allow these cameras to detect motion, measure objects, read vehicle number plates, and recognise human behaviours", the camera business case says.
Police were already testing prototypes of trailers to carry point-to-point speed cameras that might be used at roadworks.
The aim with the network of three types of camera - point-to-point, red light, and standard used in both fixed and mobile operations - is to create an "anywhere, any time" deterrent.
Research shows the public thinks speeding is much safer than it is: 44 percent of all road deaths in the last decade were down to speed.
Privacy implications
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On privacy, the business case says "the data and digital images captured by cameras, their storage, and their use all have privacy implications".
"New issues will arise with new technologies that can be used for other than current safety-related purposes, such as average speed and mobile phone use detection."
The agency expects a small rise in public support for cameras of up to 2.5 percent as people see the safety benefits.
On the tolling front, the documents show the current system used on just three highways is on its last legs.
"As it is now, the current tolling system is a very inefficient way of collecting money," the business case said.
One option was to run it to standstill, or outsource it entirely.
The is an indication there will be more tolling: "Over time, it should be expected that the cost of an outsourced service will increase as more roads are tolled."
Waka Kotahi has chosen Spanish company SICE to provide and run all the back office systems.
The business case does not mention congestion charging but the board paper says the upgrade is aimed at "upcoming toll roads as well as to support new capability that may be required, e.g. congestion charging."
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775 days ago

The Royal Oak Roundabout 😁

Mubashir Neighbourly Lead from Mount Roskill

Even after all those upgrades it still hasn't improved?

www.nzherald.co.nz...

775 days ago

Your children are amazing!

NumberWorks'nWords New Lynn

Every child is unique. At NumberWorks'nWords, we know that your child is amazing already. We just help them prove it, so that they shine when it's their time! ?

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775 days ago

DOG CARRIER BAG - LIKE NEW

Luis from Mount Roskill

Dog Carrier Bag $50
Like new
Never been used
Reason for selling is wrong size for my dog

See dimensions on last photo

Buyer must pickup at Mt. Roskill Area

Txt or call me 0210307741 to arrange pickup

Price: $50

775 days ago

What would you add to this list of budget-boosting crops?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Have you grown these veges and fruits, and what's on your list of money savers and budget boosters?

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776 days ago

Are you looking for something that will solve your organisational problems?

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776 days ago

Are you looking for a new piece of art for your home or office?

The Team from SPCA New Zealand

We have an absolutely stunning pastel of a lovely "scruffy dog" with the most knowing eyes you'll ever see 🎨

Our Motueka SPCA Op Shop adore Scruffy on their wall, but it's time for him to find his own home 🐶 Artwork frame measures 57cm x 67cm from edge to edge, with the… View more
We have an absolutely stunning pastel of a lovely "scruffy dog" with the most knowing eyes you'll ever see 🎨

Our Motueka SPCA Op Shop adore Scruffy on their wall, but it's time for him to find his own home 🐶 Artwork frame measures 57cm x 67cm from edge to edge, with the auction closing 7.56pm this Weds 24th August.

Painted by local artist, Luane Brauner, who has been generous enough to donate her gorgeous paintings to raise funds for the SPCA, to help animals in need. You can find out more about her at www.luane...

View auction, or make a bid ➡️ www.trademe.co.nz... Thank you so much for your support 💙

Negotiable

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776 days ago

Flaxes, free to a good home!

Chris from Hillsborough

A few small plants and one big root ball that could be pulled apart into at least 40 plants (total guess!).
Grow full height to just shy of 2m.
Outside my house at 278A Hillsborough Road, come and grab them!
They're currently under a wet drop cloth, so sooner into the ground would be … View more
A few small plants and one big root ball that could be pulled apart into at least 40 plants (total guess!).
Grow full height to just shy of 2m.
Outside my house at 278A Hillsborough Road, come and grab them!
They're currently under a wet drop cloth, so sooner into the ground would be recommended.

Free

776 days ago

Cat Scratcher

Graham from Blockhouse Bay

A long time friend bequeathed his cat to me before passing away. She has settled into my place very well, but unfortunately she has taken a liking to scratching my leather swivel chair, then my laptop bag and then my umbrella in the corner. Does anyone have a cat scratcher they no longer want? … View moreA long time friend bequeathed his cat to me before passing away. She has settled into my place very well, but unfortunately she has taken a liking to scratching my leather swivel chair, then my laptop bag and then my umbrella in the corner. Does anyone have a cat scratcher they no longer want? Condition is not important.

781 days ago

Zero Waste Awards

The Team from Auckland Council

Do you know a zero waste hero?🦸‍♀️
Nominations for this year’s awards are open during August 2022 so if you know of an unsung hero whose work deserves to be recognised, please put their name forward.

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777 days ago

Suit and shirt, tailored for a 2m skinny person

Andreas from Mount Roskill

Had this suit and shirt tailored for my boy's school ball in 2020. Only worn once
Now he beefed up upper body and won't fit no more
Can I make a tall and skinny young man's parents happy …?
It's blue rather than in pic when he wore it , merino wool.
I paid 700 for it

Price: $350

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