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Hospital visits, surgeries, feeding tubes and drains are all part of everyday life for seven-year-old Samuel Davy.
Sam is one of only two children in New Zealand born with a rare condition known as Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome.
Online games and apps can help our children develop problem solving and strategic thinking skills. So before you tell them to switch off – take a look at what they’re doing, and join in.
Got some downtime during the holidays – keep the family entertained with these … View moreOnline games and apps can help our children develop problem solving and strategic thinking skills. So before you tell them to switch off – take a look at what they’re doing, and join in.
Got some downtime during the holidays – keep the family entertained with these fun and educational apps.
The Howick Sailing Club was proud to launch its new committee boat called Kaitiaki at Howick Beach last month. The Maori name means guardian, and the vessel was officially launched by Howick's Auckland councillor Dick Quax, with about 60 people attending the ceremony.
A new photo exhibition illustrating the stories of Chinese New Zealanders opens at Auckland War Memorial Museum next month.
The show, Being Chinese in Aotearoa: A photographic journey, contains nearly 100 rarely-seen pictures.
Baseball players and fans gathered at the Fieldhouse in Pakuranga for a clinic given by veteran American pitcher Jim Kaat last Friday. They listened and watched intently when Kaat told his stories of playing baseball around the neighbourhood as a child and later as a professional in Major League… View moreBaseball players and fans gathered at the Fieldhouse in Pakuranga for a clinic given by veteran American pitcher Jim Kaat last Friday. They listened and watched intently when Kaat told his stories of playing baseball around the neighbourhood as a child and later as a professional in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 25 years.
Surf Life Saving NZ is bringing its City Nippers programme to Eastern and Bucklands Beaches on January 16-20, with qualified lifeguards teaching kids water safety rules and skills, and surf sports.
The three victims of a tragic house fire on December 22 were farewelled at a joint funeral in south Auckland on Thursday. They have been remembered as a loving and kind mother, a beautiful and strong wife and an energetic little boy who you instantly fell in love with.
Hello Neighbours!
Welcome to 2017!! We hope that the festive season has been fabulous and that you're well rested and ready for the coming year. We're kicking off the year with our first 'New Year's Resolution' winner, our first Neighbourhood Champion, and chances for … View moreHello Neighbours!
Welcome to 2017!! We hope that the festive season has been fabulous and that you're well rested and ready for the coming year. We're kicking off the year with our first 'New Year's Resolution' winner, our first Neighbourhood Champion, and chances for you to get involved and be in to win too.
In this newsletter we have:
- Our first 'Make it a New Years Resolution' winner , and your chance to get into the next draw,
- Only 3 days till we find out who will become our First Neighbourhood Champion
- I Heart My Hood photo competition!!
Our First 'Make it a New Year's Resolution' Winner!
We all know the new years is a time for making plans for the coming year, and we have the easiest New Year's resolution yet, and you can tick off part of it pretty quickly. Just sign up and commit to getting involved in Neighbours Day. Those that do sign up go into the draw for a $100 grocery voucher - there is still a chance to win one in January and in February.
The first of our draws for the grocery voucher has been made and the winner is Stephanie Moran of Red Beach! Congratulations Stephanie!
More on the campaign and how to get involved is below!
Make it a New Year's Resolution!
Earlier this year we put it to the Neighbours Day community to vote on the best way to launch Neighbours Day 2017. The winning idea was is 'Make it a New Years Resolution', and so that is what we're rolling with. Make getting involved in Neighbours Day your New Year's Resolution.
If you or anyone else signs up for Neighbours Day 2017 between today and the 31st of January you go in a drawer to win a $100 grocery voucher. We'll be making 2 more draws, one this month and one in February.
We know there are some of you who are real champions of Neighbours Day Aotearoa, so for those that get the most people joining up we have a little incentive for you too. We've added a section in the join up page where people can mention how they heard about Neighbours Day. This is where all those awesome people you get to join up can pop your name. If you, or your organisation, come out on tops and have the most new members joining up then you will win a $100 grocery voucher as well!!! Whaaattt!! Now that will come in handy either for your awesome Neighbours Day event, or your friendly neighbourly bbq, or will pay for the TimTam's you bring when you have a cup of tea with your neighbours.
And just in case the chance to get involved in Neighbours Day and maybe win a voucher still isn't enough then how about this! - our Neighbours Day Members get tips and advice on how to make their Neighbours Day especially awesome, how and where to apply for funding or support in your community for your neighbours day activities, AND we'll be having a few more spot prize draws in the coming months that will help make your neighbours day activities even more fabulous.
Now that right there is a even more of an incentive to get either your fine self or others you know involved! So make sure you share the love and spread the word.
Neighbourhood Champions!
There are only a few days left to get your Neighbourhood Champion nominations in. Our January Neighbourhood champion gets the chance to win this beautiful pohutakawa necklace from Paul Harris Art and Design. Next month we have a lovely Orania skin care package to give our Neighbourhood Champion. So get those stories into Kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz
I Heart My Hood Photo Competition
This month we will launching the I Heart My Hood photo competition. We'll be announcing the launch date on facebook and on our website in the coming weeks.
This year we're doing it a little differently. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or 'hood'. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we've chosen three themes.
1 - I Heart the History of My Hood
Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood's history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women's vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53' ....(Yes I know, random, but honestly we're interesting in anything and everything)... We want to capture that both photographically and with a little text to accompany the image. It could be a quote, or a short version of the story that's been told. By the way - this is also an awesome way to get our older 'story tellers' involved.
2 - I Heart Diversity in my Hood
New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. We want to capture some of that photographically and again with a little story, quote or text that adds to the diversity story of your community. Maybe you have the 'united nations' living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.
3 - I Heart My Healthy Hood
With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify 'health'. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a 'from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden' kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ..... probably not ... but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it with a great photo of the people involved, and a great quote or (short) story to go with it.
So get snapping and chatting. We'll have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.
We're starting 2017 with a hiss and a roar. We hope you are too!
Make sure you sign up for Neighbours Day 2017. If you get a sudden urge to share Neighbours Day on social media, don't fight that urge and use - #neighboursday . If you have some awesome neighbourly stories feel free to email them to us at kiaora@neighboursday.org.nz.
Our store reopened today and we are looking for donations - of school uniforms particularly. Christmas followed by the school year restarting in late Jan/Feb can be an especially difficult time financially for many families. If you have alot please give a little. Come and visit us at Number Five … View moreOur store reopened today and we are looking for donations - of school uniforms particularly. Christmas followed by the school year restarting in late Jan/Feb can be an especially difficult time financially for many families. If you have alot please give a little. Come and visit us at Number Five Adams Drive, Pukekohe, turn right at the Black Barn on the way out to Paerata.
If you're back in the office today, we hope you're not struggling too much. Do you know how you'll get home if there's no transport or who will get the kids if you can't get to them? Work through our Personal Workplace Emergency Plan and decide what you will do.
… View moreIf you're back in the office today, we hope you're not struggling too much. Do you know how you'll get home if there's no transport or who will get the kids if you can't get to them? Work through our Personal Workplace Emergency Plan and decide what you will do.
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Sand dumped on an East Auckland beach to replenish it blows through a resident's home.
was your new year's resolution to make a difference?
Our volunteer visitors tell us how much they love volunteering for us and being matched with older people - they know they make a difference.
If you'd like to be a volunteer - you're over 18 and can commit to visiting for an hour… View morewas your new year's resolution to make a difference?
Our volunteer visitors tell us how much they love volunteering for us and being matched with older people - they know they make a difference.
If you'd like to be a volunteer - you're over 18 and can commit to visiting for an hour a week on an ongoing basis then have a look at our website and if you're still keen get in touch www.accm.org.nz...
Candidates are confirmed to contest the Botany subdivision by-election early next year.
Once again Hunter's Ridge Riding Centre conveniently located in Whitford will be running their school holiday program. Spaces are limited.
Come for as many days as you want. 16th-20th January and 23rd to 27th January.9am to 3.45pm.
email heroicitystud@yahoo.com for enrollment form or check… View moreOnce again Hunter's Ridge Riding Centre conveniently located in Whitford will be running their school holiday program. Spaces are limited.
Come for as many days as you want. 16th-20th January and 23rd to 27th January.9am to 3.45pm.
email heroicitystud@yahoo.com for enrollment form or check out the website www.huntersridgeridingcentre.com...
A new creative initiative has started in the Franklin area to support artists, community groups and businesses to initiate a wide range of community arts projects across all art forms.
Arts managers Sally Barnett and Bronwyn Bent, who have worked extensively with communities and artists from … View moreA new creative initiative has started in the Franklin area to support artists, community groups and businesses to initiate a wide range of community arts projects across all art forms.
Arts managers Sally Barnett and Bronwyn Bent, who have worked extensively with communities and artists from across Auckland, have been contracted to manage the new Franklin Community Arts Broker role, which is funded and supported by the Franklin Local Board.
“We are looking for people and organisations to submit ideas for creative projects that happen in and with local communities. These projects could involve craft, visual arts, music, film, dance, kapa haka, spoken word, or digital arts - anything that has a creative angle to it - and could happen everywhere from the street to theatres, shopping centres or marae. This could be your opportunity to showcase your talent, or support your community through the arts.” Sally Barnett
The main criteria for the programme are that the project must have a strong creative idea behind it, and must engage directly with the Franklin Community.
If your project is selected, the Franklin Community Arts Brokers can support you to develop your vision, assist with funding, and also help to find the right location or people for you to work with.
The call for proposals closes January 20th, so don’t miss out!
For full details please visit: www.franklincommunityarts.co.nz...
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