177 days ago

♻️ Soft Plastic Recycling at Grey Lynn Community Centre! 🛍️🌱

Christopher Nolan-Downs from Grey Lynn Community Centre

Did you know your soft plastics can become planter boxes, fence posts, and more? 💚

Bring your bread bags, chip packets, frozen food bags, bubble wrap and other soft plastics to Grey Lynn Community Centre and give them a new life!

✅ YES – Recycle These:
• Bread bags
• Snack and chip packets
• Frozen food bags
• Cereal and dairy wrap
• Toilet paper wrappers
• Confectionery wrap
• Courier bags
• Bubble wrap
• Pet food bags
• Garden potting mix bags
… and more!

🚫 NO – These contaminate recycling:
• Compostable or degradable plastic
• Face masks and gloves
• RAT test kits
• Food or drink containers
• Foil or metal items

💡 Take the Scrunch Test: If you can scrunch it into a ball, we can recycle it!

📍 Find out more and locate drop-off points: recycling.kiwi.nz/store-locator

Let’s reduce landfill together – one soft plastic at a time!

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7 hours ago

NZCCM Massage and English Programmes

The Team from New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine

The New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine (NZCCM) offers industry-focused Massage and English programmes that prepare students for professional practice.

Students gain strong Anatomy and Physiology knowledge, hands-on experience in the student clinic, and pathways into health and wellbeing careers. NZCCM actively incorporates tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori, partnering with local marae for cultural learning and community treatments.

As Auckland’s only provider of Massage diplomas, NZCCM is enrolling now for February 2026 Programmes include the Level 5 Wellness and Relaxation Massage Diploma and the Level 6 Remedial Massage Diploma, both NZQA-approved with intensive block courses. NZCCM also offers NZCEL Level 4 for academic English preparation.

Open Days will be held on 12 December and 23 January.
Contact: 09 580 2376 or auck@chinesemedicine.ac.nz
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7 hours ago

Night-time roadworks on SH16

NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)

From 23 November to 17 December, stop/go traffic management will be in several locations on SH16 between Mabbett Lane and Restall Road (Sundays to Thursdays, 9pm to 5am).

Works will include chipsealing and stormwater improvements. There may be delays to your journey when travelling through the area. Click to find out more.
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6 days ago

Poll: Should we be giving the green light to new mining projects? 💰🌲

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Environmental Protection Authority announced this week that a proposed mine in Central Otago (near Cromwell) is about to enter its fast-track assessment process. A final decision could come within six months, and if it’s approved, construction might start as early as mid-2026.

We want to know: Should mining projects like this move ahead?

Keen to dig deeper? Mike White has the scoop.

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Should we be giving the green light to new mining projects? 💰🌲
  • 53.1% Yes
    53.1% Complete
  • 46.9% No
    46.9% Complete
1877 votes