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Get all your Christmas shopping done at WestCity with our longer opening hours this Christmas!
We're open late tonight and every night until Christmas Eve.
Come in for those last-minute gift ideas!
Where: WestCity Waitakere
7 Catherine Street, Henderson, Auckland
Phone: +64 9… View moreGet all your Christmas shopping done at WestCity with our longer opening hours this Christmas!
We're open late tonight and every night until Christmas Eve.
Come in for those last-minute gift ideas!
Where: WestCity Waitakere
7 Catherine Street, Henderson, Auckland
Phone: +64 9 978 6700
So, I spent a weekend hitting the open homes and seeing what it's like to try to buy as a solo person. Folks, it's tough out there... As an older, single person, it's really tough. Take a look at how I found "the churn" and let me know how it compares to your experience.
Planning for the school holidays? From tomorrow we're opening The Brick Room, filled with thousands of LEGO® bricks for your little ones to build their own epic LEGO® creations!
For just $5 per child, book into one of five hour-long sessions per day during the school holidays, then every … View morePlanning for the school holidays? From tomorrow we're opening The Brick Room, filled with thousands of LEGO® bricks for your little ones to build their own epic LEGO® creations!
For just $5 per child, book into one of five hour-long sessions per day during the school holidays, then every weekend until Feb 28. Find out more and book here: bit.ly...
Don't forget, tickets are also available to see our Brickman Awesome: Epic LEGO® Brick Creations exhibition, on now.
A more sustainable Aotearoa begins with the choices each Kiwi makes, and our customers have asked us to help make them those choices easier when they’re shopping for their families.
At The Warehouse, you’ll find an ever-growing range of products that are kinder to our planet.
Right now … View moreA more sustainable Aotearoa begins with the choices each Kiwi makes, and our customers have asked us to help make them those choices easier when they’re shopping for their families.
At The Warehouse, you’ll find an ever-growing range of products that are kinder to our planet.
Right now we’re at 8,000 and counting – and with 5,000 of them available for just $20 or less, sustainable is more affordable than ever.
Hi neighbours,
Do you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!
* $300 - $3000 for small cars
* $700 - $10,000 for 4x4 utes, vans, 4WD, trucks and buses
* Same day … View moreHi neighbours,
Do you have a vehicle that is taking up space and becoming an eyesore? At AAA Auto Parts we dismantle and wreck cars. We will pay top cash whether your car is dead or alive!
* $300 - $3000 for small cars
* $700 - $10,000 for 4x4 utes, vans, 4WD, trucks and buses
* Same day removal
* Free quotes over the phone
We will beat any prices in the market by 10%.
Support your local business.
Give us a call on ** 0800 50 00 01 ** and we will be happy to have a chat.
Hi Neighbours,
Do you know of any fur-babies that roam at specific places and are tagged everyone's pet? Daisy the cat is a regular at the Waitakere Hospital in West Auckland, and even has a social media page dedicated to people's experiences with her. If you know any cat or dogs like… View moreHi Neighbours,
Do you know of any fur-babies that roam at specific places and are tagged everyone's pet? Daisy the cat is a regular at the Waitakere Hospital in West Auckland, and even has a social media page dedicated to people's experiences with her. If you know any cat or dogs like Daisy that frequent your local cafe, library, town hall, university, hospital etc please contact me (torika.tokalau@stuff.co.nz / 027 200 5142). Thanks!
Here at Neighbourly we know a little secret; to run a successful business in today’s world you have to have trust.
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Neighbourly - a local social … View moreHere at Neighbourly we know a little secret; to run a successful business in today’s world you have to have trust.
Our members are your locals. Start 2021 with a Neighbourly Premium Business listing and connect with your community on a trusted platform.
Neighbourly - a local social platform that understands local business
My new pillowslip. Feel free to gasp in astonishment at just how *beep* ugly it is.
Photo one: The newly stitched pillowslip, fugly side out.
Photo two: The newly stitched pillowslip, fugly side in.
Photo three: Fugly pillowslip stuffed.
Photo four: Tah-dahh!!!!!!!! Covered with a pillowcase, so … View moreMy new pillowslip. Feel free to gasp in astonishment at just how *beep* ugly it is.
Photo one: The newly stitched pillowslip, fugly side out.
Photo two: The newly stitched pillowslip, fugly side in.
Photo three: Fugly pillowslip stuffed.
Photo four: Tah-dahh!!!!!!!! Covered with a pillowcase, so no-one's any the wiser.
Photos five & six: The ugly, smelly, mouldy truth of JUST why I had to make a pillowslip out of such fugly material in the first place. WASH your pillowslips, people, then you won't have to do the same. I can now say I have learned the importance of doing so. 😃
Hi Auckland,
Would you be put off by a health warning at your favourite swimming spot?
Around 100 popular swimming locations across the country have been slapped with health warnings for the summer season.
Local councils reported long-term poor water quality due to the presence of algal … View moreHi Auckland,
Would you be put off by a health warning at your favourite swimming spot?
Around 100 popular swimming locations across the country have been slapped with health warnings for the summer season.
Local councils reported long-term poor water quality due to the presence of algal blooms and high concentrations of sediment in popular swimming spots like Lake Rotorua, Waikanae Beach and Paraparaumu Beach. Other sites have had consistently scored so low that local councils have stopped monitoring them and have instead posted long-term warning signs against swimming there.
Swimmers that ignore signs risk gastrointestinal illnesses and respiratory diseases from water made unsafe by farm runoff, sewage contamination and high bacteria counts.
Share your thoughts below and don't forget to type NFP if you don't want your comments featured in the conversations section of your local paper.
Hi, have you received your Ancestry DNA results and now don’t know how to research your family? I can do that for you. So far I have found biological parents for five people. I might be able to do the same for you. Contact me.
Our ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
Turn … View moreOur ezine Get Growing has all the info you need. This week, we say reap the rewards of growing your own cherries. Cover tomatoes to beat the birds, protect crops from windy weather, label seedheads for saving, move potted crops into partial shade, and plump up garlic, onions and shallots.
Turn pine cones into a summery wreath; take a look at Yates new book Top Edible Plants for Pots (and how not to kill them); plus go in the draw to win Kent & Stowe hand tools from Tui and a 2021 NZ Gardener Garden Diary.
Subscribe now for more great tips and prizes!
Hi neighbours. I am looking to chat with rural Aucklanders who rely on tank water for a story I'm writing for the Sunday Star Times.
Some residents faced a two-month wait for water deliveries last summer. Are you worried your tank will run dry this summer? What precautions have you taken to … View moreHi neighbours. I am looking to chat with rural Aucklanders who rely on tank water for a story I'm writing for the Sunday Star Times.
Some residents faced a two-month wait for water deliveries last summer. Are you worried your tank will run dry this summer? What precautions have you taken to ensure you won't run out of water?
If you think you can help, please email me at caroline.williams@stuff.co.nz
Massey University has launched an annual competition and they want your help.
You have until December 18 to get your votes in for the new Quote of the year 2020.
The final top 10 contenders are:
"Because we can't get on each other's nerves if we're dancing constantly."
… View moreMassey University has launched an annual competition and they want your help.
You have until December 18 to get your votes in for the new Quote of the year 2020.
The final top 10 contenders are:
"Because we can't get on each other's nerves if we're dancing constantly."
The Buchanan family in a music video that went viral during lockdown.
"When my eyebrow goes up, it’s a joke."
Judith Collins on how people can tell whether she is joking or being factual
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"I am the orange face you can trust."
Orange-fronted parakeet requesting votes in Bird of the Year competition
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"There are no new cases of Covid-19 to report in New Zealand today."
Dr Ashley Bloomfield at press conferences throughout the year
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"The Aussies can have Russell Crowe, but they can’t have our buzzy bee."
Simon Beattie when The Crown moved the NZ buzzy bee scene to Australia
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"Let it be known these tears are not for you."
Sara Qasem speaking to the Christchurch Mosque gunman in her victim impact statement
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"I did a little dance."
Jacinda Ardern when asked how she reacted when New Zealand had zero active cases of Covid 19
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"You're on mute."
Most New Zealanders on Zoom from March 2020 onwards
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"Put your jazz cabbage away people."
Hilary Barry on referendum results showing New Zealanders voted against legalising cannabis.
"It really highlights how three-ply soft we've become as a species."
Psychology Prof Marc Wilson on stockpiling toilet paper during lockdown
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What do you think of the finalists? Which quote would you handpick?
Go here to vote:
masseyuni.wufoo.com...
*Please put NFP if you do not want your comments used by Stuff.
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