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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 mother of four has realised a 30-year dream to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
April Sherman has graduated from a gruelling 14 weeks of training at RNZAF Base Woodbourne.
In 2021, the Hobsonville resident takes on safety and surface trade training- learning to keep aircraft equipment in … View moreA mother of four has realised a 30-year dream to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
April Sherman has graduated from a gruelling 14 weeks of training at RNZAF Base Woodbourne.
In 2021, the Hobsonville resident takes on safety and surface trade training- learning to keep aircraft equipment in peak condition.
The 46-year-old spent the past eight years in Australia, some of the time mining in Western Australia.
Family brought her back to New Zealand in 2019, and the chance sighting of an Air Force P-3K2 Orion re-ignited her life-long career dream.
“I lost my dad suddenly at the beginning of last year to cancer, so my priority was to find a job back in New Zealand and take care of my mum,” Sherman said.
“I was too shy as a school leaver back in 1992 to join.
"But I saw an Orion flying above Hobsonville one day after work last year and that rekindled the desire to look at the Air Force."
Sherman said being mentally and physically prepared has led to her success.
“If you’re willing to embrace lessons, make sacrifices, swallow your pride, be patient when others struggle and continue to give everything, you will eventually overcome each obstacle."
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has announced a new festival series planned for 2021.
The series will be staged in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch, with many performances in each city over three days.
Popular Setting Up Camp tours will also be expanded next … View moreThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has announced a new festival series planned for 2021.
The series will be staged in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch, with many performances in each city over three days.
Popular Setting Up Camp tours will also be expanded next year.
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra chief executive Peter Biggs said the orchestra's goal is to bring the greatest music ever written to as many New Zealanders as possible.
“Our multi-day Festivals in six cities and expansion of our Setting Up Camp tour from six to 15 centres next year will give audiences more choices and allow the NZSO to make deeper connections with more New Zealanders," he said.
A highlight will be Kia Kotahi, a unique performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with a new text of the famous Ode to Joy sung in Te Reo by a chorus of high school students.
The concert will also comprise new works by New Zealand artists.
American Marin Alsop, one of the world’s top conductors, will make her New Zealand debut with Kia Kotahi.
The project was originally slated for 2020, Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year.
But the impact of Covid-19 and limited government funding has meant the NZSO will not deliver to New Zealanders everything the orchestra planned to do, Biggs said.
The NZSO is cutting the number of large scale concerts next year, he said.
"We know this will sadden our many fans and supporters around the country.
"The NZSO is working hard to find a solution so we can reach those audiences."
Season subscription tickets went on sale on Friday at nzso.co.nz.
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!
Hi neighbours,
It's time to have your say on plans to boost safety at the Coatesville Riverhead Highway intersection with Barrett Rd, Riverhead.
Consultation on a planned right turn bay closes on December 22.
The change comes after public pleas to improve safety at the intersection which … View moreHi neighbours,
It's time to have your say on plans to boost safety at the Coatesville Riverhead Highway intersection with Barrett Rd, Riverhead.
Consultation on a planned right turn bay closes on December 22.
The change comes after public pleas to improve safety at the intersection which has only one lane in each direction.
Cars turning right onto Barrett Rd block the lane and can cause gridlocks.
The new right turning bay aims to ease traffic flow.
Go here to give your feedback:
at.govt.nz...
Click: North
Click: Coatesville-Riverhead Highway and Barrett Road, Riverhead –
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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.
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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.
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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!
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...
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