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There's Governor Grey from Auckland University, Daisy from Waitākere Hospital, Bruce from Grey Lynn and more. Have you seen any of these pawsome felines out and about?
Auckland has welcomed 2021 in with a bang, starting with a five minute firework display from the top of the Sky Tower at midnight.
Last year was tough. What are you looking forward to in 2021?
We hope you’ve managed to enjoy the break, or if you’ve had to work through, that you get some time off soon. We’ve been dreaming of relaxing at this colourful retro Kāpiti bach which features in our January issue. It’s the perfect sanctuary for its Wellington owners, who find themselves … View moreWe hope you’ve managed to enjoy the break, or if you’ve had to work through, that you get some time off soon. We’ve been dreaming of relaxing at this colourful retro Kāpiti bach which features in our January issue. It’s the perfect sanctuary for its Wellington owners, who find themselves unwinding as soon as they walk through its front gate. Where's your favourite place to unwind over the summer?
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I got my Gas Hob installed by a professional NZ certified gas fitter. He gave us the quotation that was including the labour cost and Certificate of Compliance (COC). He came and finished his job, we paid all the money straight away. Gasfitter advised he will sent us the COC later … View moreHi Neighbours
I got my Gas Hob installed by a professional NZ certified gas fitter. He gave us the quotation that was including the labour cost and Certificate of Compliance (COC). He came and finished his job, we paid all the money straight away. Gasfitter advised he will sent us the COC later on when he will be working on PC. He never turned up back neither he replied to our calls, emails and text messages. I tried calling his another business partner number that was mentioned on visiting card. He told us the gasfitter has been deported from NZ back to Fiji and he advised us to contact him via Whatsapp. I tried contacting him on Whatsapp he told he will email me the COC ASAP, but after that he never tuned up again and nevere replied to my texts it been more than 2 months now.
Can someone please suggest what should I do?
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards
Dolly
Police have appealed to the public for sightings of Kleveland Tana.
The 20-year-old is breaching his bail conditions, police say.
Tana has been charged with unlawfully getting into a vehicle and breaching the conditions of an intensive supervision order, officers say.
Known to frequent Counties… View morePolice have appealed to the public for sightings of Kleveland Tana.
The 20-year-old is breaching his bail conditions, police say.
Tana has been charged with unlawfully getting into a vehicle and breaching the conditions of an intensive supervision order, officers say.
Known to frequent Counties Manukau and west Auckland, he bears a distinctive tattoo on his left cheek of 11/2 in Roman numerals.
Tana is considered to be dangerous and should not be approached, police say.
If you see him, call 111 immediately.
Phone Sergeant Andrew Chawner on 105 or phone 0800 555 anonymously with any information.
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New Zealand Police
There are loads for you and your whānau to do this summer in Auckland.
Explore over 100 Auckland beaches and 4000 regional and local parks. Discover more than 200 walking and cycle paths. Enjoy over 25 free music and movies events in parks.
See what's on near you at … View moreThere are loads for you and your whānau to do this summer in Auckland.
Explore over 100 Auckland beaches and 4000 regional and local parks. Discover more than 200 walking and cycle paths. Enjoy over 25 free music and movies events in parks.
See what's on near you at ourauckland.nz/summer
In many respects, 2020 has proved to be a trying year with the Covid-19 outbreak, the resulting job losses and financial fallout.
Many of you neighbours have been doing it tough.
What is the best thing that happened to you in an otherwise gloomy year?
*Please put NFP if you do not want your … View moreIn many respects, 2020 has proved to be a trying year with the Covid-19 outbreak, the resulting job losses and financial fallout.
Many of you neighbours have been doing it tough.
What is the best thing that happened to you in an otherwise gloomy year?
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Auckland’s landmarks will be the stars of the New Year’s Eve show again this year, with the Sky Tower and Vector Lights on the Harbour Bridge set to bring in the new year with spectacular shows coordinated with Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum and Te Ara I Whiti The Light Path.
Hi Neighbours, 2020 - well it's all been said really hasn't it. Auckland has had a double-dose of the hardest part of Covid-19, with two big restrictions. But what a response from you all. My thoughts are below:
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I appear to have been under the mistaken impression my whole life that the Koru on the tail of Air N.Z. aircraft was referring to the unfurling of a fern frond. After receiving an email, along with thousands of other Air N.Z. customers from the CEO I am now educated as I never knew of the image … View moreI appear to have been under the mistaken impression my whole life that the Koru on the tail of Air N.Z. aircraft was referring to the unfurling of a fern frond. After receiving an email, along with thousands of other Air N.Z. customers from the CEO I am now educated as I never knew of the image being associated with the Hammerhead Shark.
'Commonly referred to as the Koru, the symbol of Air New Zealand is the Mangōpare, the hammerhead shark, whose characteristics of a collective strength and resilience we liken to those shared by Air New Zealanders, customers and stakeholders.'
So after googling I found an article from the Otago Daily Times 27/12/2018 which explains more about the Koru. So for those of you whom are interested please read on.
The koru - arguably the best-known Maori symbol
By Mike Houlahan
Life & Style Summer Times
Since the late 1960s, Air New Zealand’s koru-liveried aircraft have been a familiar sight around the world. Photo: New Zealand Herald
They are part of everyday life in New Zealand, things of here or invented here which are part of the fabric of our being. Today Mike Houlahan looks at the story of the koru - a true New Zealand icon.
Thanks to the logo on the tail of Air New Zealand’s jets, the koru is one of the best-known symbols which represent the country abroad.
However the koru has a much deeper, richer place in New Zealand’s cultural heritage than that — which is possibly why it also features in the logos of the national museum and archives, dozens of councils and companies, on bank notes and government documents, the Hundertwasser and Tino Rangatiratanga flags, and was a prominent part of the marketing material when New Zealand hosted the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Maori have used the design for almost as long as they have been in New Zealand: cave drawings dating back at least 500 years feature the koru.
It was immediately recognised as an important motif when Europeans first ventured to New Zealand — Captain Cook brought carvings laden with koru back to England, and artists who sailed with both Cook and D’Urville recorded ta moko which used the koru.
As with any symbol, its significance and meaning might be different things to the artist and the viewer.
It is generally agreed, however, that the distinctive koru spiral is inspired by an unfurling silver fern frond.
It has been variously explained as symbolising birth, regeneration, new life, growth and movement, and in tattooing is often used to represent a new branch of a whakapapa.
Its widespread use has raised concerns about its misappropriation, and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand notes the koru is a ‘‘culturally significant Maori design’’ which should be used in a way which respects tikanga.
While the importance of the koru to Maori never diminished, its more widespread recognition owed much to art.
In the late 1950s, abstract painter Gordon Walters commenced his Koru series of paintings, works now regarded as a landmark fusion of modernism with traditional Maori art.
Other artists followed in Walters’ footsteps in adopting the koru — arguably the country’s best-known painter, Colin McCahon, frequently used it in his work.
By the late 1960s, the koru was entering the commercial world, and Air New Zealand commissioned Tom Elliot to design a logo which would eventually to find its way on to tails of its aircraft.
The Air NZ logo uses the koru as part of a pattern called mangopare, which depicts the hammerhead shark.
‘‘Our koru encourages us to take pride in our heritage; to face each challenge with confidence and determination,’’ its website says.
‘‘It reminds us, too, of the people and land that make our home special and our responsibility to nurture and maintain these precious resources for our future generations.’’
Whether it actually does do any of those things is a moot point, but after 50 or so years as a logo — an eternity in advertising terms — it does show the enduring status of the koru.
mike.houlahan@odt.co.nz
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What do you think is the solution for the significant number of ducks falling ill and getting injured in New Lynn?
Should they be relocated from urban areas?
Do you think too many people are feeding the birds?
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What do you think is the solution for the significant number of ducks falling ill and getting injured in New Lynn?
Should they be relocated from urban areas?
Do you think too many people are feeding the birds?
Are you encountering similar problems with ducks in your neighbourhood?
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Are you in favour of the pathway plans?
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