Mount Roskill, Auckland

Do you know a gardener using their greenthumbs to help their community?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Tell us about gardeners doing something worth celebrating in your community, and they could be in the running for the Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year! The winner will receive Vegepod product worth $1000. And the most colourful character receives $1000 worth of Resene paint.

Send up to five… View moreTell us about gardeners doing something worth celebrating in your community, and they could be in the running for the Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year! The winner will receive Vegepod product worth $1000. And the most colourful character receives $1000 worth of Resene paint.

Send up to five high-resolution photos and explain why you wish to nominate a person or group to be the Ryman Healthcare 2023 Gardener of the Year. Email your entry to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Or post your nomination to 2023 Gardener of the Year, NZ Gardener, PO Box 6341, Victoria St West, Auckland 1142.

Poll: True or false? Drinking a glass of red wine every day is good for your heart.

The Team from Heart Foundation NZ

To find out the answer, click the link below and take our ‘Truth about alcohol' quiz.

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Casual labour needed

Glenn from Blockhouse Bay

Hi, I need some casual labour help for 6-8 hours in Blockhouse Bay. Does not have to be all at one time.
Need help with some dugging and moving / placing some pavers.

Please message me.

Thanks

Glenn

Couch

Nirender from Royal Oak

L Shape couch, no rips , no Stains , good condition
Buyers must pick up from Royal Oak

Price: $500

MAJOR UPDATE - Resource Consent Application Cancelled: Kāinga Ora Update - 14/08 - Bolton and Marlowe.

Benji from Blockhouse Bay

Please see attached letter. More information to come when I have more details.

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Grief Support meeting

Mabel from Hillsborough

Central Auckland Grief Support will meet in the Hillsborough area on Saturday 19 Aug 2pm. We are a peer support group for adults who have gone through separation, divorce, the death of a significant person or major changes. Contact Mabel at 021-173-4978 to register.

Water outages

Mitali from Lynfield

Are others near Mt Roskill area keep having unscheduled water outages every few weeks? Also seems to always happen during the weekend. It's so frustrating when we have visitors over 😫

mail theft last night 10-11 August , between 9pm and 4am, videos from thieves

Andreas from Mount Roskill

Mail theft on 509/517 Hillsborough Rd last night Thursday to Friday
Any sightings or neighbours with CCTV ? for above time 9pm to 4 am ?

Bank card stolen and used in Z Manurewa 2x $200 and Dennys Manukau $196.50 between 0:01 and 4:45 this morning . Denny's video still around 4.30 am: … View moreMail theft on 509/517 Hillsborough Rd last night Thursday to Friday
Any sightings or neighbours with CCTV ? for above time 9pm to 4 am ?

Bank card stolen and used in Z Manurewa 2x $200 and Dennys Manukau $196.50 between 0:01 and 4:45 this morning . Denny's video still around 4.30 am: 2m and 1 F : Puma guy waved 2 cards , first did not work, mine did

Collecting stickers or supermarket savings: Which is the better way to get your cookware?

Brian from Mount Roskill

Smeg knives. Spiegelau glasses. New World supermarket’s past sticker promotions have driven shoppers wild and sparked outrageous bidding wars. This year the exclusive offering is a range of MasterChef cookware. But could shoppers just buy similar cookware by making savings on their groceries at … View moreSmeg knives. Spiegelau glasses. New World supermarket’s past sticker promotions have driven shoppers wild and sparked outrageous bidding wars. This year the exclusive offering is a range of MasterChef cookware. But could shoppers just buy similar cookware by making savings on their groceries at other supermarkets? James Pocock reports.
Saving supermarket stickers to get free cookware might be a fun thing to do, but it’s not necessarily the most financially savvy decision for your family to make over the next 10 weeks.
New World sticker promotions are almost always hot ticket items, but they take significant amounts of money to actually collect.
To collect a MasterChef Non-Stick Roaster with Rack in the current promotion, a New World customer needs 70 stickers, the equivalent of a $1400 spend in store.
So Hawke’s Bay Today decided to do a rather non-scientific comparison - would a shopper be better off just going to Pak ‘n Save for their weekly shop and then buying their own cookware with the savings?
With an average weekly shop rounding up to $140, a New World Hastings customer would earn 70 stickers in 10 weeks.
But our comparison, which doesn’t take into account changes in prices between stores week to week, shows someone purchasing the same items from fellow Foodstuffs-owned brand Pak ‘n Save Hastings could save about $100 after 10 weeks.
The exact same items in the same quantities through Pak ‘n Save’s online shopping feature set to Pak ‘n Save Hastings came to $129.25, for savings of $10.72 each week.
Michael McLay, manager of Total Food Equipment, said he didn’t know what the quality of the New World exclusive MasterChef cookware was, but you could purchase a top-quality roasting dish and rack from his store for $95.
New World’s own recommended retail price (RRP) cited the MasterChef roasting dish and rack as being valued at $140.
There are five other items that stickers can be traded for during the promotion which kicked off at the end of last month.
They range from a two-piece utensil set for 20 stickers or 10 stickers plus $10, all the way to the 24cm casserole dish with a lid available to club card members for 80 stickers or 40 stickers plus $40.
Two utensils and a 26cm frying pan that McLay estimated to be about equivalent in quality to the MasterChef items New World was offering cost $144 together at his stores.
The combined RRP of the MasterChef 26cm frying pan and two utensils was $145 according to New World’s website.
A Foodstuffs spokesperson said the cookware promotion aimed to bring a little cooking joy and inspiration into kitchens.
“From the popularity of our previous promotions with the likes of Smeg and KitchenAid, it’s clear Kiwis love quality items from well-known brands. Through our initial customer research, we had an overwhelmingly positive response towards the MasterChef cookware range.”
The spokesperson noted its New World and Pak ’n Save brands were very different.
“New World is all about a providing a great range of products at fair value, and excellent customer service, all wrapped up in a modern supermarket environment.
“Over at Pak ‘n Save, the aim is to deliver New Zealand’s lowest food prices and everything our teams do, whether it’s the no-frill warehouse format or buying in bulk, is designed to do just that.
McLay said most people he knew gave their New World stickers away, but “a promo is a promo” and there were fanatics for them.
He doubted that this year’s cookware promotion would be enough to make many people go out of their way to New World. “People will just continue to shop where they usually shop.”
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Apple iPhone & iPad - Tips & Tricks

Janet Court from Mac Senior Net Auckland

Come along, to a free 1 hour presentation, for some fun learning about tips and tricks on our Apple mobile devices including how to use Apple Maps on Monday 14th August @ 1.30pm at Te Tuhi, 13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga.
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Garden Maintenance and Improvement

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Weed, pest tree and invasive vine control as well as garden improvements completed by the team.

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… View moreWeed, pest tree and invasive vine control as well as garden improvements completed by the team.

USE GROWTH MAINTENANCE FOR:
- Any tree, hedge or garden issue.

- First class service and results.

- Smooth communication and reliability.

- Consistent competitive pricing.

- Property peace of mind.

- Programmed maintenance.

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Get in touch today for expert advice and a free quote. Send an enquiry email to service@growthmaintenance.nz or give us a call on 09 281 0120.

Help us shape our storm resilience

The Team from Auckland Council

Auckland Council wants your feedback on how best to recover from recent extreme weather events.