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359 days ago

Lost car Keys Sherwood Park playing fields Browns Bay

Ron from Browns Bay

A regular retired lady who does dog walking has lost her keys on a lanyard which has a remote and house keys and we’ve spent all day retracing her steps to no avail. If anyone has picked them up please call me so we can retrieve what is a really stressful situation. Ron 021712918.

359 days ago

Wishing you all the best for the Christmas season.

Gabrielle Elborough from Sell with Gabrielle, Mairangi Bay & North Shore

Dear Neighbour,
Wishing you all the best for the Christmas season, and a truly wonderful 2025.
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Gabrielle Elborough Real Estate Agent, Mairangi Bay & North Shore.
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Dear Neighbour,
Wishing you all the best for the Christmas season, and a truly wonderful 2025.
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Gabrielle Elborough Real Estate Agent, Mairangi Bay & North Shore.
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359 days ago

Free Thinking, Non-Authoritarian Parents (or who wish to be:)

Jack from Castor Bay

FREE FRIENDS FORUM 25: PATERNALIST POWER CORRUPTS, PARENT POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY—INTERGENERATIONAL CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
Chinese Internet Addiction Brainwashing Camps as Symptom of Collective Trauma Re-Victimisation

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“Power tends to corrupt, and… View more
FREE FRIENDS FORUM 25: PATERNALIST POWER CORRUPTS, PARENT POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY—INTERGENERATIONAL CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
Chinese Internet Addiction Brainwashing Camps as Symptom of Collective Trauma Re-Victimisation

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“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” John Acton

“The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.” Euripides

““Revictimization is actually the central cause of anti-social behavior, and addiction to trauma is at its core. It is not surprising that prison psychiatrists find violent criminals invariably repeat in their crime the emotional traumas, abuse and humiliation of their childhood. Traumas are therefore restaged as a defense, with the persecutory self as the stage director. Restaging as a defense against dissociated trauma is the crucial flaw in the evolution of the human mind understandable from the viewpoint of the individual as a way of maintaining sanity, but tragic in its effects upon society, since it means that early traumas will be magnified onto the historical stage into war, domination and self-destructive social behavior. And because we also restage by inflicting our childhood terrors upon our children, generation after generation, our addiction to the slaughterbench of history has been relentless.” Lloyd deMause, The Emotional Life of Nations

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Obsessive Compulsive Control Disorder (OCCD) inflicted on its populace has created a new “Mental Illness” labeled “Internet Addiction” and hundreds of para-military and psychiatric-like treatment camps are profiting by promising parents they will “cure” the “addicted” adolescents from their Internet “Mental Illness”. As a learner-teacher of Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) who lived and taught in China 2003 to 2015 I have lived experience with the Chinese “Tiger Mother/Father” authoritarian ownership parenting typical there. My Substack posts on this theme
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JOIN US ON FREE FRIENDS FORUM—SATURDAYS 9PM & SUNDAYS 9AM (New Zealand) FOR SPIRITED DISCUSSIONS
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DIAGNOSIA—A VR EXPERIENCE BY MENGTAI ZHANG AND LEMON GUO. 1:19
“Diagnosia” portrays Mengtai’s memories of being incarcerated in a military-operated Internet addiction camp in Beijing in 2007, where internet addiction and other youth issues were treated as a severe mental disorder with sometimes violent means. By tracing the lineage of “Internet addiction” in China’s cultural context, the work discusses how societies can create or manifest pathologies as a tool for social control.
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CAN PARENT CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDES? Gordon Thomas, founder of Parent Effectiveness Training (PET)
“Parents find it difficult to throw off the oppressive value system, acquired from their own parents and now causing them to be excessively judgmental and unaccepting of their children. Still others have trouble modifying their attitude of “owning” their children or their deep commitment to a goal of making their children fit a preconceived mold; this attitude is found mostly in parents who have been strongly influenced by the dogmas of a few religious sects that teach parents to have a moral obligation to make converts out of their children, even though it may mean using the power and authority of the parent or using methods of influence not too dissimilar from brainwashing and thought control.”

TEACHING EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO AUTHORITY AND POWER
“As a society we must urgently adopt the goal of finding and teaching effective alternatives to authority and power in dealing with other persons—children or adults—alternatives that will produce human beings with sufficient courage, autonomy, and self-discipline to resist being controlled by authority when obedience to that authority would contradict their own sense of what is right and what is wrong. Parents can raise children who are responsible, self-disciplined, and cooperative without relying on the weapon of fear; they can learn how to influence children to behave out of genuine consideration for the needs of parents rather than out of fear of punishment or withdrawal of privileges.” Thomas Gordon, founder of Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.)

DR. THOMAS GORDON ON PARENT EFFECTIVENESS TRAINING - A SHIFT AWAY FROM POWER AND CONTROL ParentEffectivenessTraining, June 14, 2017. 1:09
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360 days ago

Get amongst it this festive season

Triton Hearing

At Triton Hearing, we believe you should make the most of the holiday season and the moments that matter.

That’s why we’re excited to introduce our revolutionary new Infinio Sphere devices. With cutting-edge technology delivering double the speech clarity*, you’ll hear every joke, every … View more
At Triton Hearing, we believe you should make the most of the holiday season and the moments that matter.

That’s why we’re excited to introduce our revolutionary new Infinio Sphere devices. With cutting-edge technology delivering double the speech clarity*, you’ll hear every joke, every story, and every cheer like never before.

This festive season, don’t just be present - be at the heart of the fun.

Sonova proprietary research (2024), visit hearmore.co.nz to learn more.
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360 days ago

Sun shelter

The Team from Resene ColorShop Mairangi Bay

Give your furry best friend a shaded and comfy outdoor nap spot finished in Resene Waterborne Woodsman English Walnut.

Find out how to create your own with these easy step by step instructions.

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361 days ago

BUILDER HERE

Anne from Albany

Hello Neighbours

If anyone needs a Builder or a Handyman, you can contact Carl of Bayview Builders. He’s our local builder with more than 20 years of experience in Building Industry.

You can check his Facebook page

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361 days ago

Flower Arranging Workshop (Christmas Theme) - Sunday 15th December

Adrian from Albany Heights

This very popular interactive 2 hour workshop, presented by a very experienced local florist, at Kaipara Coast Plant Centre will give you all the basic information you'll need to create your own Christmas wreaths and displays.

Please see the attached pdf for details.

Xmas 2024 Floral Workshop.pdf Download View

362 days ago

New year, new look?

Resene

Get big summer savings at Resene ColorShops! Bring out the best in your home with kiwi made Resene paints, colours and wood stains. Plus choose from a huge range of wallpaper and accessories. Find out more

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390 days ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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367 days ago

What’s the most overrated Christmas tradition, in your opinion?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Neighbours, we are looking ahead to December 25th and it's always a busy time.

Each family does things a little different and we'd love to know where you stick to tradition and where you strongly differ. Perhaps there's a tradition that you think is just overrated! Share your … View more
Neighbours, we are looking ahead to December 25th and it's always a busy time.

Each family does things a little different and we'd love to know where you stick to tradition and where you strongly differ. Perhaps there's a tradition that you think is just overrated! Share your thoughts below.

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363 days ago

Ryman brings Christmas cheer

William Sanders Retirement Village

Hundreds of Kiwi children will receive something special this Christmas thanks to Ryman Healthcare’s support of the Catalytic Foundation’s Christmas Shoebox Project.

Instead of giving individual gifts to residents, the idea was to redirect those funds to support struggling New Zealand … View more
Hundreds of Kiwi children will receive something special this Christmas thanks to Ryman Healthcare’s support of the Catalytic Foundation’s Christmas Shoebox Project.

Instead of giving individual gifts to residents, the idea was to redirect those funds to support struggling New Zealand families having to cut back on essentials.

Ryman residents were overwhelmingly in support of the idea, with many volunteering to help choose the gifts to fill over 1000 shoeboxes with thoughtful items.

Click read more for the full story.

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384 days ago

What's your favourite tomato recipe?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to … View moreKia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.

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363 days ago

Have you shown us your Christmas tree?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Less than a week left to enter this merry competition.

With lots of spot prizes to win (as well as the title of NZ's Merriest Home), it's worth getting out your camera phone and taking a picture of your festive abode!

Check out the Christmassy homes here.
Enter now

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364 days ago

Set of 4 leather-like bar stools

Anne from Browns Bay

4 x leather-like bar stools (3 shown in photo) in good condition, all height-adjustable. Perfect for kitchen/dining breakfast bar, rumpus/man cave bar, etc. Pick-up from Browns Bay.
Call or text Ann on 021 09059299 to arrange.

Price: $100

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370 days ago

Poll: Are quality products on the decline?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Gift-giving looks a lot different these days when you can pick up super-cheap goods made overseas. But do they last?

Do you have any old items like appliances, electronics or clothing that have stood the test of time? Share below!

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Are quality products on the decline?
  • 92.3% Yes
    92.3% Complete
  • 7.1% No
    7.1% Complete
  • 0.6% Other - I'll share below
    0.6% Complete
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