Mechanics Bay, Auckland

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1273 days ago

How to Recycle Soft Plastics

The Team from Auckland Council

Soft plastics are NOT accepted in your kerbside recycling bin. Learn what you need to do with them. Always remember when recycling if in doubt, leave it out.

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1279 days ago

What's going on with our fancy new downtown public spaces?

Todd Niall Reporter from Auckland Stuff

Hi Neighbours, An awful lot of your money has been spent creating excellent new public spaces, where cars once ruled in the downtown area. But having built it, are our politicians caring enough for how the space is used? Read the story below :

1275 days ago

We bought the hill!

Buy the Hill - Te Ahu Pātiki Maunga

Thank you, Aotearoa.

You helped The Press and the Rod Donald Trust buy Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki the highest peak in Christchurch.

But you can still help.

The generosity of Kiwis has now secured the land's future as a public conservation park.

Further donations will help the … View more
Thank you, Aotearoa.

You helped The Press and the Rod Donald Trust buy Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki the highest peak in Christchurch.

But you can still help.

The generosity of Kiwis has now secured the land's future as a public conservation park.

Further donations will help the trust restore the land to its former forested glory.
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1295 days ago

1st Auckland Cavell Guide Unit Set to Celebrate Centenary

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

Did you use to belong to the 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit?

If so, the brigade wants to hear from you!

The 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit turns 100 in July and is still seeking old girls to join the celebrations.

One of the first girl guide units to be formed in Auckland, the group is… View more
Did you use to belong to the 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit?

If so, the brigade wants to hear from you!

The 1st Auckland Cavell Girl Guide Unit turns 100 in July and is still seeking old girls to join the celebrations.

One of the first girl guide units to be formed in Auckland, the group is gearing up to commemorate its centenary.

A social afternoon is planned for July 3, kicking off at 2pm with historic guiding activities such as knot tying and making arm slings.

Guests will be treated to afternoon tea and a birthday cake before photographs are taken of the girls.

The day will end with a singalong around the campfire.

The next day, a church parade will march through St Andrews Church, Epsom, where the unit has been meeting since 1921.

Parishioners are invited to a morning tea after the procession.

The unit, initially known as the St Andrew's Peace Scout Group, is believed to be the first guide company which has kept going since it was launched.

It all started when eighteen-year-old Mona Burgin wrote to the Dominion chief scout Colonel Cosgrove, a New Zealand Boer War veteran, asking about Girl Peace Scouts.

He arranged to meet her in Queen St, Auckland and wrote she would recognize him by the red flower in his buttonhole.

Soon after the meeting Burgin formed the troop on July 6.

Girl Peace Scouts wore khaki uniforms and the St Andrews troop wore a red open-ended tie.

In 1923, the Dominion Council became affiliated with the original Girls Guides Association in London.

*Former unit members can email cavellgirlguidesnz@gmail.com for details of the centenary.

1277 days ago

Get involved to Paint it pink

Resene

Paint it pink with Resene for the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ!

Buy any Resene testpot starting with P, I, N, K during May and we’ll donate $1 to Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.

Offer applies to all Resene 60ml testpots with colour names starting with P, I, N, K purchased at the normal retail … View more
Paint it pink with Resene for the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ!

Buy any Resene testpot starting with P, I, N, K during May and we’ll donate $1 to Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.

Offer applies to all Resene 60ml testpots with colour names starting with P, I, N, K purchased at the normal retail price in May 2021 at Resene owned ColorShops.

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1277 days ago

Head pain that won’t go away?

The Headache Clinic

The Headache Clinic offers a free 15 minute phone consultation for you to speak with our qualified team and get to the bottom of your headaches and migraines.

Did you know the upper neck has a lot to do with head pain? Our Auckland clinic, based in Ponsonby, is available to help alleviate your … View more
The Headache Clinic offers a free 15 minute phone consultation for you to speak with our qualified team and get to the bottom of your headaches and migraines.

Did you know the upper neck has a lot to do with head pain? Our Auckland clinic, based in Ponsonby, is available to help alleviate your constant headaches and migraines through treatment of the upper neck. We’ve helped people who have suffered from headaches for more than 20 years.

Get in touch, and let’s work on alleviating your pain.
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1278 days ago

The Resene Wallpaper Sale is on!

Resene

Neighbours – now is your chance to dress up your walls and save 30% off* the extensive range of Resene wallpapers! Patterned or bold, textured or neutral – come in to your local Resene ColorShop and view the full collection. Offer ends 8 June 2021.

*Discount off the normal retail price at … View more
Neighbours – now is your chance to dress up your walls and save 30% off* the extensive range of Resene wallpapers! Patterned or bold, textured or neutral – come in to your local Resene ColorShop and view the full collection. Offer ends 8 June 2021.

*Discount off the normal retail price at Resene owned ColorShops and participating resellers until 8 June 2021. Excludes wall decals, WallPrint and clearance items. Not available in conjunction with any other offer.
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1279 days ago

Finish the job with Insulmax

Insulmax

What's winter like in your home? Do you:

- Live in a home built before the 1980s?
- Wear loads of layers inside your house?
- Only heat one room?
- Suffer from high heating costs?
- Wake up to damp windows and walls?

If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, your home may… View more
What's winter like in your home? Do you:

- Live in a home built before the 1980s?
- Wear loads of layers inside your house?
- Only heat one room?
- Suffer from high heating costs?
- Wake up to damp windows and walls?

If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, your home may need wall insulation. Insulmax retrofit wall insulation is the easy, hassle-free way to insulate your walls. And it's more affordable than you realise.

Finish the job - insulate your walls now and transform life at your place this winter and beyond.
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1280 days ago

Do your curtains & blinds need a professional clean?

The Team from Textile Cleaning Services

Textile Cleaning is a one-stop-shop for all curtain cleaning needs - no matter how big or small.

We offer full take-down and rehang service and can provide replacement curtains while your drapes are being cleaned.

Help is just a phone call away.

Having cleaned thousands of curtains, … View more
Textile Cleaning is a one-stop-shop for all curtain cleaning needs - no matter how big or small.

We offer full take-down and rehang service and can provide replacement curtains while your drapes are being cleaned.

Help is just a phone call away.

Having cleaned thousands of curtains, drapes and blinds across Auckland for over 25 years, Textile Cleaning is highly recommended!
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1280 days ago

Learn what glass is recyclable

The Team from Auckland Council

Only grocery glass packaging is recyclable. Always remember when recycling if in doubt, leave it out.

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1282 days ago

We’re big believers in small business!

Prospa

NZ small businesses believe in themselves, we believe in them too. That’s why we offer small business loans up to $300K to support cash flow or help them invest in the future.

Business Loan applications take less than 10 minutes online, you’ll get a fast decision and funding is possible in … View more
NZ small businesses believe in themselves, we believe in them too. That’s why we offer small business loans up to $300K to support cash flow or help them invest in the future.

Business Loan applications take less than 10 minutes online, you’ll get a fast decision and funding is possible in 24 hours. Plus, no asset security is required upfront to access funding up to $150K.

Prospa is New Zealand’s small business lending specialist, and we’re here to help you reach your next milestone. Get in touch with our team of friendly business lending specialists today!
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1283 days ago

The 'Southern Path' walking and cycling pathway is opening soon

Reporter Auckland Stuff

Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency announced that the Southern Path alongside the Southern Motorway between the Takanini and Papakura interchanges will be opening in time for the weekend of May 22.

This new link in Auckland’s walking and cycling network runs between Great South Road at … View more
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency announced that the Southern Path alongside the Southern Motorway between the Takanini and Papakura interchanges will be opening in time for the weekend of May 22.

This new link in Auckland’s walking and cycling network runs between Great South Road at Takanini interchange and Hingaia Road at Papakura interchange and includes the landmark new footbridge over the motorway between Pescara Point (Hingaia) and Rushgreen Avenue (Pahurehure).

Click on "Read more" for more details about the project.

1284 days ago

How to recycle unidentified fibre packaging

The Team from Auckland Council

Learn how to recycle fibre. Only paper products made from tree fibre can be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin. Always remember when recycling if in doubt, leave it out.

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1286 days ago

Poll: Are you in favour of the new cycleway being trialled in Auckland's CBD?

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

Cyclists will have additional spots to lock up their bikes with new facilities installed as part of a cycleway trial.

Project WAVE is a $1 million cycleway trial in the Viaduct Harbour to connect the Quay and Nelson Street cycleways that could have over a thousand daily users.

Auckland … View more
Cyclists will have additional spots to lock up their bikes with new facilities installed as part of a cycleway trial.

Project WAVE is a $1 million cycleway trial in the Viaduct Harbour to connect the Quay and Nelson Street cycleways that could have over a thousand daily users.

Auckland Transport (AT) confirmed two new bike parking facilities able to accommodate 16 bikes have been installed as part of the trial, taking the total number of bike parks along the cycleway to 56.

The project is opposed by a group of residents and business owners.

The two new bike parking facilities are located on Customs Street West between Market Place and Lower Hobson Street. One is located near the Tepid Baths, and one is near O’Hagan’s bar.

The area now has enough space for around 56 bikes, as there were already existing facilities to accommodate 40 bikes before Project WAVE was implemented.

AT spokeswoman Natalie Polley said there are also numerous new bike parking facilities on Quay Street and in the new square as part of the Downtown project.

"That doesn’t even take into account bike parking at the ferry terminal, the AT Downtown Carpark and at many other locations on the Viaduct,” she said.
By Ripu Bhatia

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Are you in favour of the new cycleway being trialled in Auckland's CBD?
  • 33.2% Yes
    33.2% Complete
  • 59.6% No
    59.6% Complete
  • 7.3% Undecided- it's too complex
    7.3% Complete
920 votes
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