Onehunga, Auckland

Trains return to tracks at Britomart Station: Auckland

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

The trains are back at Britomart after a three-week closure.

Read this story by Kendall Hutt for more details:

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My puppies Mukbang

Young Jin from Epsom

My puppies Mukbang

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Grooves up or down? Decking debate settled

Kylie Klein Nixon Reporter from Homed

The great kiwi deck, every home should have one. But there's a decking debate raging in DIY and Reno circles: Should the grooves go up or down?
We think we've settled the argument here.

Toddler bed

Jen from Ellerslie

All the pieces are there, mattress in average condition.I have found the fitted and flat sheets that go with this bed. There are 2 sets. Make an offer. Pick up Onehunga

Negotiable

Kauri dieback sniffer dogs a new weapon in the fight against fatal tree disease

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

Check out this story by Mina Kerr-Lazenby about New Zealand's first dogs to be trained to sniff out kauri dieback:

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Wrap family reading time with fun this summer

The Team from Auckland Council

A new pair of sunnies, snowboarding at Snowplanet, stargazing for budding astronauts at Stardome; they’re among the prizes kids and families can earn this summer by reading books.

Enjoy Auckland Council Libraries’ new online reading programme, Summer Reading, Sorted on their new online … View moreA new pair of sunnies, snowboarding at Snowplanet, stargazing for budding astronauts at Stardome; they’re among the prizes kids and families can earn this summer by reading books.

Enjoy Auckland Council Libraries’ new online reading programme, Summer Reading, Sorted on their new online platform, Beanstack.

Recipe: Kimchi

New Zealand School of Food & Wine

Kimchi is Korean fermented cabbage made with a rich paste of mainly sweet Korean chilli, fish sauce, mini shrimps and onion.

You will need a Jar for fermentation and Salt which is not iodised because it prevents the growth of bacteria.

Head over to our blog for the ingredients and the full … View moreKimchi is Korean fermented cabbage made with a rich paste of mainly sweet Korean chilli, fish sauce, mini shrimps and onion.

You will need a Jar for fermentation and Salt which is not iodised because it prevents the growth of bacteria.

Head over to our blog for the ingredients and the full recipe.

Come visit and nurture a conversation

Gathering together during the holidays can lead us to notice changes in our loved ones and their needs, especially if there has been some time between visits.

Starting a conversation about care isn’t always easy but like many things, sometimes you just need to take the first step.

To help … View moreGathering together during the holidays can lead us to notice changes in our loved ones and their needs, especially if there has been some time between visits.

Starting a conversation about care isn’t always easy but like many things, sometimes you just need to take the first step.

To help nurture those conversations, we invite you to our Care Centre Open Days at your local Ryman village. A tour will give you first-hand experience of our village communities and the exceptional care we provide. Care options include the extra support of a serviced apartment, resthome, hospital and specialist dementia care. Find out more

Holiday rubbish and recycling collections

The Team from Auckland Council

Remember rubbish and recycling collection times may change from 25 Dec to 8 Jan due to public holidays.
Check your collection dates by clicking on 'Read More' below.

GONE Pickup ASAP!! Free Fridge Freezer

Nency from Ellerslie

Fisher & Paykel Fridge, the automatic defroster is probably not working & hence you need to manually remove ice. Cooling is working fine. Pm if interested. Arrange your pickup.

Free

☕ Mugs - Set of 4 ☕

Oren from Epsom

Set of four Mugs bought from Farmers at some point.

Unused and stored in a cupboard for the past wee while.

Price: $5

🍽️🐈 Dinner set 🐈 🍽️

Oren from Epsom

Selling one dinner set (unfortunately not quite the complete set) which includes one large serving plate/platter, six dinner plates, three side plates and six bowls.

Please note there is some damage as I have tried my best to capture in the photos.

Have been hanging onto these for too long now … View moreSelling one dinner set (unfortunately not quite the complete set) which includes one large serving plate/platter, six dinner plates, three side plates and six bowls.

Please note there is some damage as I have tried my best to capture in the photos.

Have been hanging onto these for too long now and they have been tucked away in our cupboard. Time to move them on for someone else to enjoy.

Price: $15

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Laptop

Roxane from Epsom

Anyone know how to repair/replace the front left of a laptop lid. It’s an older one but has great sentimental value. The broken piece is missing😔

🛁 FREE - Baby bath 🛁

Oren from Epsom

Free Baby bath to give away.

Please note the handle at one end has broken off as per in the photos other than that bath is perfectly fine.

Brand is Tontarelli.

Dimensions are 79cm x 41cm x 27cm

Negotiable

Tiles for free

Christine from Onehunga

White wall tiles.
55 @ 15cm x 15cm
205 @ 15cm x 20cm (also 3 extras with a chipped corner)

Never used, plans have changed and I just want these gone.

Free