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1214 days ago

Entertainment unit

Maria from Birkenhead

Wooden entertainment unit. Leadlight doors.
In good used condition see photo of minor scratches on the corner of the unit.
175cm long 122cm high 45cm wide.

Pick up only.

Price: $150

1214 days ago

Free Predator Pulse training: Recording your predator pulse info (drop-in sessions)

The Team from Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society (Inc.)

These free drop-in sessions will help you start recording information about predator control during the quarterly predator pulse. Just come in anytime during the allocated times on the day that suits.
Our experts will get you set up so you can record each time you check your traps or bait stations.… View more
These free drop-in sessions will help you start recording information about predator control during the quarterly predator pulse. Just come in anytime during the allocated times on the day that suits.
Our experts will get you set up so you can record each time you check your traps or bait stations.

Just drop in during the hour to get set up.

The data you will collect can be viewed at the end of the predator pulse and provides PFK with valuable information in the ongoing battle to control invasive mammals.

We will be using EcoTrack for collecting data, so if you are new to it, or you are already using it but need help, come along.

Bring along your smartphone or a laptop if you can.

Note: Recording your data in EcoTrack is one of the criteria for entering our Great Predator Blitz August 2021 Competition (for details on the competition see previous post).

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1221 days ago

Woman's 'nasty' skin infection likely caused by swimming at contaminated beach

Caroline Williams Reporter from North Shore Times

Kia ora neighbours.
A woman who likely got a “nasty” skin infection during a swim at Narrowneck Beach believes it is “unacceptable” that people cannot go swimming without fear of getting sick.

Devonport resident Vanessa Ingraham developed a staph and e coli infection on her legs about four… View more
Kia ora neighbours.
A woman who likely got a “nasty” skin infection during a swim at Narrowneck Beach believes it is “unacceptable” that people cannot go swimming without fear of getting sick.

Devonport resident Vanessa Ingraham developed a staph and e coli infection on her legs about four weeks ago. Her doctor believes she caught it from swimming not long after shaving her legs.

Ingraham, who moved to New Zealand from the Bahamas seven years ago, said she didn’t know about Auckland’s storm water issues until she got her infection.

During heavy rain, water contaminated with animal faeces, oil, rubbish, metals and rubber from tyres is often flushed through the storm water network and onto beaches, a Watercare spokeswoman said.

Auckland’s wastewater network is also known to overflow during heavy rain, which causes sewage to spill out from manholes, gully traps, pump stations and engineered overflow points into properties, waterways and the sea.

Auckland Council’s Swimsafe website, which provides real-time forecasts of beach water quality, recommends people avoid swimming for 48 hours following heavy rainfall.

“You have to check to see if it’s safe to swim? This is a foreign concept,” Ingraham said.

Click 'read more' for the full story, including info from the Auckland Regional Public Health Service.

1214 days ago

New Zealand Sommelier of the year - 2021

New Zealand School of Food & Wine

Congratulations to Andrea Martinisi as he is awarded New Zealand Sommelier of the Year 2021.

Andrea Martinisi is presented with the New Zealand Sommelier of the Year 2021 trophy by Marek Przyborek (NZ Sommelier of the Year 2018) and chair of the Examination Committee with Celia Hay, chair of New … View more
Congratulations to Andrea Martinisi as he is awarded New Zealand Sommelier of the Year 2021.

Andrea Martinisi is presented with the New Zealand Sommelier of the Year 2021 trophy by Marek Przyborek (NZ Sommelier of the Year 2018) and chair of the Examination Committee with Celia Hay, chair of New Zealand Sommeliers and Wine Professionals Association. Andrea is General Manager and Head Sommelier of The Grove Restaurant, Auckland. Marek is head sommelier at Amisfield, Central Otago.

The day started with the Theory Assessment (60 minutest) and Blind Tasting of 2 wines. The white wine was Saint Clair Pioneer Block Gewurztraminer 2020 from Marlborough and from Spain, Muga Seleccion Especial Rioja 2016. The Practical included a restaurant scenario to decant a bottle of Te Mata Awatea 2018 and provide a food pairing. This was made a little tricky as we also had a bottle Te Mata Awatea 2019 on the sideboard... to check if the candidates were reading the label!

The Practical also featured a spirit tasting where candidates were asked to identify 4 spirits. This year the spirits were Bacardi, Tequila Blanco, Jack Daniels, Calvados.

1214 days ago

Leading Professor Talk on Heart Disease, Diet and Heart Health

Trent Lash from

PUBLIC PRESENTATION BY PROF GRANT SCHOFIELD, PhD, Professor of Public Health AUT
TOMORROW: Thursday 5th August
WHERE: Mary Thomas Centre, 3 Gibbons Rd, Takapuna (behind Takapuna Library)
WHEN: 10:15am

This public talk is important for all heart event survivors and their families to learn about … View more
PUBLIC PRESENTATION BY PROF GRANT SCHOFIELD, PhD, Professor of Public Health AUT
TOMORROW: Thursday 5th August
WHERE: Mary Thomas Centre, 3 Gibbons Rd, Takapuna (behind Takapuna Library)
WHEN: 10:15am

This public talk is important for all heart event survivors and their families to learn about leading research into heart disease and nutritional heart health management from one of New Zealand's leading researchers in this area.

DON'T MISS IT. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

Heartbeats Event_GrantSchofield_A New View of Diet and the Heart.pdf Download View

1215 days ago

The Great PFK Predator Blitz Competition!

The Team from Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society (Inc.)

Simply deploy your traps or bait stations in Kaipātiki to control pest animals this August Pulse AND record your visits or results on the EcoTrack app.

There are some great prizes to win, so check out the competition by reading our blog article linked or email enquiries@pestfreekaipatiki.org.nzView more
Simply deploy your traps or bait stations in Kaipātiki to control pest animals this August Pulse AND record your visits or results on the EcoTrack app.

There are some great prizes to win, so check out the competition by reading our blog article linked or email enquiries@pestfreekaipatiki.org.nz for more information.

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1215 days ago

The Painter and the Emperor exhibition

The Team from Depot Artspace

"For many women artists the story (of the 'Painter and the Emperor') is relevant in that, although their art production may have been put on hold, their ideas were fermenting or being expressed in small works that would eventually form the basis of a continuing and evolving … View more"For many women artists the story (of the 'Painter and the Emperor') is relevant in that, although their art production may have been put on hold, their ideas were fermenting or being expressed in small works that would eventually form the basis of a continuing and evolving practice."

In 1978, Ngaire Mules, Kate Hill and Janelle Aston produced a 25 minute videotape, as part of a course run by Philip Dadson, at Elam School of Fine Arts. The aim of the video, which was made using a Sony portapack with a hand-held camera, was to examine women’s attitudes towards combining motherhood with their practice as an artist.



Exhibition ends next week 11 August.



Full info: depotartspace.co.nz/event/thepainterandtheemperor



Watch the original video on Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision: bit.ly...

1221 days ago

Who should foot the $250k bill for Auckland's damaged trains?

Todd Niall Reporter from Auckland Stuff

Kia ora Neighbours, Auckland Transport wants KiwiRail to stump up with the cost of repairing 19 trains, after a fallen stack of old rails, damaged the electric units. Who's at fault ? Read the story below:

1216 days ago

10% discount

Shade Design

With not only our years of experience and our own very high standards; we bring you, free of charge, the friendliest service with the most knowledgeable and best-looking team in the industry.

10% discount !! Any job quoted and accepted from August 12th - September 20th, 2021 we will take off 10%… View more
With not only our years of experience and our own very high standards; we bring you, free of charge, the friendliest service with the most knowledgeable and best-looking team in the industry.

10% discount !! Any job quoted and accepted from August 12th - September 20th, 2021 we will take off 10% !!!!!!

We make for you Awnings, Canopies, Carports, Outdoor Screens, Shade Sails, Contract Fabrication and Installation

Give us a call or book a free quote to see what our friendly and experienced team can do to maximise your outdoor living area.
Find out more

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1216 days ago

COVID vaccinations

Shorecare Urgent Care Smales Farm

Hey neighbours!
Shorecare is now offering vaccinations for those eligible, when booked through the book my vaccine website 💉
Book online 👉 bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz...
Book over the phone 👉 0800 28 29 26 - Available from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.

Please note that we DO NOT accept … View more
Hey neighbours!
Shorecare is now offering vaccinations for those eligible, when booked through the book my vaccine website 💉
Book online 👉 bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz...
Book over the phone 👉 0800 28 29 26 - Available from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.

Please note that we DO NOT accept walk ins for vaccinations.

Make sure to share the news with your family, friends and neighbours!

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1216 days ago

Meet our Houseplant Hero 2021!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Dear neighbours,

Please meet Alyce Read of Nelson, who uses her houseplant collection to connect with others and help them overcome mental health challenges. "You wouldn’t take a plant and put it in a dark corner and fail to water it and expect it to thrive. So we should look at ourselves … View more
Dear neighbours,

Please meet Alyce Read of Nelson, who uses her houseplant collection to connect with others and help them overcome mental health challenges. "You wouldn’t take a plant and put it in a dark corner and fail to water it and expect it to thrive. So we should look at ourselves that way," she says. "If we are not thriving in the way that we would wish, it might not be any fault of ours, it might be the conditions that we are under."

1216 days ago

Random Acts of Kindness – August 1st to 31st 💐

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

All it takes is a kind gesture to change someone’s day. From giving flowers to a neighbour ‘just because’ to paying it forward in line at a cafe - this month we’re encouraging our members and supporters to make New Zealand a better place one random act of kindness at a time.

The options … View more
All it takes is a kind gesture to change someone’s day. From giving flowers to a neighbour ‘just because’ to paying it forward in line at a cafe - this month we’re encouraging our members and supporters to make New Zealand a better place one random act of kindness at a time.

The options for doing so are endless! Being kind doesn’t have to cost a thing, after all a smile is free. For those who want to go the extra mile, here’s some other ideas: take a gift over to new neighbours and introduce yourself, build a free community library for your street, buy extra kai at the grocery store to donate to a food bank, bring treats into work for colleagues, send an encouraging text to someone who needs it, let a car into the traffic ahead of you, write positive messages in chalk on sidewalks around your neighbourhood, or surprise loved ones with a visit.

Want to share your thoughts? Let us know how you’re spreading kindness this month by tagging us in your social media posts or emailing us your photos, videos, or experiences to:

info@neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz

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1217 days ago

Apprenticeship opportunities in Auckland.

Competenz

Hey Auckland! We are back with more apprenticeship opportunities listed on our online job board!

Do you know someone who might be interested in this opportunity? Find out more at the links below.

Light Fabrication - Furniture
Sheet Metal Fabrication Apprentice
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Hey Auckland! We are back with more apprenticeship opportunities listed on our online job board!

Do you know someone who might be interested in this opportunity? Find out more at the links below.

Light Fabrication - Furniture
Sheet Metal Fabrication Apprentice
Apprenticeship Fabrication - Steel Construction

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1217 days ago

Scooter missing

Jana from Devonport

Hello,
My son has left his NEW scooter by the Devonport dairy on Victoria rd yesterday (saturday afternoon). It was a good quality one, kickpush brand, black with rainbow colours, multiple stickers on the bars.
If you found it can you please pm me? He will be missing it very much, using it daily, … View more
Hello,
My son has left his NEW scooter by the Devonport dairy on Victoria rd yesterday (saturday afternoon). It was a good quality one, kickpush brand, black with rainbow colours, multiple stickers on the bars.
If you found it can you please pm me? He will be missing it very much, using it daily, getting to school and scooteting around with his friends.
Thanks so much
Jana

1217 days ago

Garage bench units -FREE

Darren from Northcote

2x garage work tops. 90cm high x 90cm long x 45cm width. Metal frame and MDF shelves. Pick up ASAP as garage being cleared.

Free

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