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Poll: Which photograph takes the cake?
Kia ora Aotearoa! Stuff has just finished their annual Summer Snaps competition and we’re thrilled to announce that you'll be the judge of the People and Communities photograph category.
Stuff received almost 300 entries in the category featuring all things local and we have whittled these… View moreKia ora Aotearoa! Stuff has just finished their annual Summer Snaps competition and we’re thrilled to announce that you'll be the judge of the People and Communities photograph category.
Stuff received almost 300 entries in the category featuring all things local and we have whittled these down to six brilliantly captured photographs in the running to win a Canon EOS camera.
You can hear more about these finalist entries on our blog, but judging is simple:
Cast your vote in the poll below before 3pm, February 11.
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42.5% Finalist 1: Ken Hansen (The beach)
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11.8% Finalist 2: Tiana Golder (Mana Wāhine)
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12.4% Finalist 3: Tom Mazey (Vintage cars)
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7% Finalist 4: Vivian Gehrmann (On the farm)
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16.6% Finalist 5: Stephane Dussau (Maori Battallion)
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9.8% Finalist 6: Kate Henry (Kids playing)
Bins out by 7am
Please ensure that your rubbish bin or bag, and recycling bin are placed out on the kerbside by 7am.
Check your collection details here.
Together we can protect our land and waste nothing.
E Waste Drop Off Events launched in Auckland
Aucklanders can divert their e-waste from landfills by dropping it off at a series of events being rolled out around the city.
Auckland-based company Computer Recycling is hosting more than 30 e-waste drop-off days.
During the first two events this year, members of the community delivered nearly … View moreAucklanders can divert their e-waste from landfills by dropping it off at a series of events being rolled out around the city.
Auckland-based company Computer Recycling is hosting more than 30 e-waste drop-off days.
During the first two events this year, members of the community delivered nearly 22,000 kg of e-waste.
More than 300 people flocked to the First Presbyterian Church in Papakura to drop off 8462 kg of e-waste.
This included more than 70 printers, 56 old home appliances, 63 televisions and other electronic goods.
Meanwhile Greenbay High School saw 450 people and drew 13,512 kg of e-waste to be diverted from landfills.
During the events, Computer Recycling will be raising funds for the children's Variety charity and will be matching the donations.
The next two events will be held on February 27 at Mt Albert Baptist Church and on March 6 at Massey University East Precinct Albany Expressway, in Albany.
Do you plan to take advantage of these e-waste days?
Or do you prefer to take your rubbish to the dump?
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Final Countdown for 100 Hens due to be culled
It’s down to the wire for 100 hens set to be slaughtered on an Auckland farm.
Animal refuge New Beginnings Rescue and Rehoming has until Friday to find “forever” homes in Auckland for the free-range birds which are due to be culled.
At 18-months old, the brown shavers were moulting and … View moreIt’s down to the wire for 100 hens set to be slaughtered on an Auckland farm.
Animal refuge New Beginnings Rescue and Rehoming has until Friday to find “forever” homes in Auckland for the free-range birds which are due to be culled.
At 18-months old, the brown shavers were moulting and having a breather from egg laying, said Dani Prance, who runs New Beginnings Rescue and Rehoming in Taranaki and Auckland’s Rodney District.
“They can still lay eggs but they've reached their use by date for farmers.”
Prance has found homes for about 900 hens from the farm and is desperate to see the rest relocated so “they can live until they’re ancient and die of natural causes.”
“Normally we’d easily find a lot of homes in Auckland but it’s dwindling down,” she said.
Free-range hens face over crammed conditions with limited food and no grass, Prance said.
“You find girls that are definitely at the bottom of the pecking order. They're super skinny and you can see all their bones.”
But they flourished when they got to their new homes, learning quickly how to scratch and forage for food, she said.
“The best feeling is when you pull a hen out of one of those farms and get to put them down on grass and you just watch the amazement in them.”
They made great pets, she said, as they became friendly and ended up following their owners around.
“They’ve just got amazing personalities.”
The adopted hens have been re-homed in a variety of settings ranging from suburban town houses to 20-acre blocks.
“Some people want to fill up community food stalls with eggs, or you get home bakers that do a lot of baking for the community or Meals on Wheels and just want to be a bit more self-sustainable,” Prance said.
Chickens live eight years on average, but hens only productively lay eggs in the first two years of their lives.
Anyone interested in adopting the hens- from collection points in Dairy Flat, Wharehine and Bombay- can email newbeginningsrescue.rehoming@gmail.com or message the rescue’s Facebook page.
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free! The bean bags just need a clean, but still good, beans included. The grey one needs a slight repair.
Sofa is fine underneath the cover, but does have a few rips in the upholstery, and the cushions prob need replacing, but it is over 40 years old!! Seat has no base, but matches the sofa. … View morefree! The bean bags just need a clean, but still good, beans included. The grey one needs a slight repair.
Sofa is fine underneath the cover, but does have a few rips in the upholstery, and the cushions prob need replacing, but it is over 40 years old!! Seat has no base, but matches the sofa. Been outside a month or two.
BBQ works fine as far as I know, also needs a clean.
Pick up from 5/49 Point Chevalier Road.
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Piano Monington & Weston
Is there anyone out there who would like this piano, needs a few keys reglued on... have them...... or knows of anyone who could remove it for us?
Wanted free reusable cond bricks
Hiya im looking for free bricks in a reusable condition. Will take as many as i can get. Will pick up from anywhere
Pram
Hello I'm looking for a pram in good condition to buy or anyone has one to give it away for free please let me know thanks.
Care with all the comforts of home, at Meadowbank
When you need some extra care, you’ll feel right at home in our Care Suites at Meadowbank.
Situated down a quiet street and overlooking the beautiful Orakei Basin, our Care Suites offer the ultimate combination of Rest Home and Hospital care with the creature comforts of home.
Our spacious … View moreWhen you need some extra care, you’ll feel right at home in our Care Suites at Meadowbank.
Situated down a quiet street and overlooking the beautiful Orakei Basin, our Care Suites offer the ultimate combination of Rest Home and Hospital care with the creature comforts of home.
Our spacious well-appointed rooms are perfect for entertaining your family or friends, with your very own living area, kitchenette, and ensuite. Plus, you can bring your treasured possessions to make it truly yours.
To find out more about living in a Care Suite, book in a viewing today.
Meadowbank Care is located at 148 Meadowbank Road, Auckland.
We LOVE swimming
And we want you and your family to love it as well! We help babies, children and adults feel confident in and around the water and are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all.
Touch base with us today to book in for your FREE trial lesson. We have locations in both … View moreAnd we want you and your family to love it as well! We help babies, children and adults feel confident in and around the water and are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all.
Touch base with us today to book in for your FREE trial lesson. We have locations in both Newmarket and One Tree Hill.
The Free Trial lesson is open to all new customers.
***** Amazing art, activity and animal books ****
Beautiful books for children including an excellent drawing book and one about bugs. The maze book has only been used a couple of times so 90% of the mazes still to be used.
Also a fun bingo game using words. my kids loved it (just don't mention it's educational). 😉
Pick up from … View moreBeautiful books for children including an excellent drawing book and one about bugs. The maze book has only been used a couple of times so 90% of the mazes still to be used.
Also a fun bingo game using words. my kids loved it (just don't mention it's educational). 😉
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Double bed: mattress and base
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Is it OK in these Covid times to de-mask for a beer or a coffee on a ferry?
Hi Neighbours, If mask-wearing is mandatory on all public transport, why are more people not getting pulled up for failing to do so. And does it make sense to allowed masks to drop for a beer, wine or coffee? Read the story below:
Poll: Are you taking steps to save water in your household?
Watercare is urging Aucklanders to keep conserving water this week- normally the region's highest water consumption week of the year.
The first week of February is traditionally the biggest week of the year when it comes to Aucklanders' water use, said Watercare head of servicing and … View moreWatercare is urging Aucklanders to keep conserving water this week- normally the region's highest water consumption week of the year.
The first week of February is traditionally the biggest week of the year when it comes to Aucklanders' water use, said Watercare head of servicing and consents, Mark Bourne.
“Last year was a little different because we were in the midst of a drought, and water use skyrocketed throughout the month of February because there was just no rain," Bourne said.
"We were breaking record after record, with water use peaking at 568 million litres a day."
Normally the first week in February is when Watercare would see water use spike dramatically, he said.
"It's when most people are back from their summer holidays, commercial production increases, the school term is starting and the weather is often very hot and dry."
Bourne said it was imperative that Aucklanders kept up the great water-saving habits they had adopted since restrictions were put in place in May.
"Together we’ve saved more than 10 billion litres in the past eight months, and in January our water use stayed comfortably under our target."
If you are doing your bit for conservation, what are some water saving hacks that you use?
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81.5% Yes
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13.9% No
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4.6% Undecided- it's too complex
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