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50% off ALL CLOTHING this week only! Monday 13th - Saturday 18th Feb. The Vintage Store: 3/154 Kolmar Road Papatoetoe open 10-4 today
Counties Manukau Rugby are on the lookout for referees this season. Even if you're not an expert on rugby, it's a great chance to get involved in the game.
Find out more this Monday night from 7.30pm at the Referees' Association Rooms at EcoLight Stadium in Pukekohe
This month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you … View moreThis month we are launching the I Heart My Hood Project. This is your chance to celebrate your hood by sharing stories, photos or video. We really want to see and hear about the people in your neighbourhood. Portraits or videos of our neighbourhood champions, or the people that to you personify your community or ‘hood’. This year we’re doing it a little differently. To help focus (excuse the photography pun) we’ve chosen three themes.
1 – I Heart the History of My Hood
Everywhere we live has history, and stories. Do you know your hood’s history? Or maybe you know someone who has lived in the community for what seems like a million years, and know the place like that back of their hand. Was your hood the birth place of the women’s vote, or maybe site of the biggest lamington ever made way back in 53′ ….(Yes I know, random, but honestly we’re interesting in anything and everything)… By the way – this is also an awesome way to get our older ‘story tellers’ involved.
2 – I Heart Diversity in my Hood
New Zealand really has become a melting pot and that brings with it the rainbow of diversity of all kinds. Maybe you have the ‘united nations’ living on one street, maybe your neighbourhood pot luck dinners are better and more interesting than an international food fair could every dream of! We want to see and hear about it.
3 – I Heart My Healthy Hood
With our clean green image, amazing fresh foods, picture perfect outdoor environment, we know there are neighbourhoods out there that personify ‘health’. Is your neighbourhood or neighbour one of them? It could be through a neighbourhood walking group, or a ‘from garden to plate thanks to the shared neighbourhood community garden’ kind of thing. It might be a neighbourhood that has committed to getting the kids off screens and outside, or maybe its a whole street of cross fit power vegans ….. probably not … but you never know. What ever it is, we want to see and hear about it.
To enter go to our website and ‘share your story’
So get snapping and chatting. We have more information on I Heart My Hood available on facebook and on our website.
Here is a link to our first posting - I heart my healthy hood by Heather of Glen Eden. neighboursday.org.nz...
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In light of Valentine's day and with the last of the Chinese New Year of the Rooster celebrations taking place this weekend just gone, we thought what better way to share the love than with a FREE ROOSTER WEEK!
From 13-20 Feb, our Rooster's will be available for adoption to a suitable … View moreIn light of Valentine's day and with the last of the Chinese New Year of the Rooster celebrations taking place this weekend just gone, we thought what better way to share the love than with a FREE ROOSTER WEEK!
From 13-20 Feb, our Rooster's will be available for adoption to a suitable and loving home free of charge.
So, if you are looking for a leader of the flock, someone to sing beautiful songs to you, or just simply a cool and clever companion, then visit our Roosters today!
We have a whopping TEN Roosters looking for a good home. If you have a rural property or lifestyle block, can you make their dreams come true and be their cupid this week?
Check out the Roosters for Adoption here: www.spcaauckland.org.nz...
Or visit them at our Animal Village. We are at 50 Westney Road, Mangere and are open 10am-4pm, 7 days <3
Buy & register your child's AT HOP card and save
Terms of use for AT HOP cards are available at AT.govt.nz/athop
Register your team for a fun FREE walking challenge this March. Be in to win great prizes as you walk the virtual length of NZ.
As the last of the Chinese New Year celebrations took place this weekend, we are now officially in the zodiac year of the Rooster!
To mark this, and with this week also coinciding with Valentine's Day, we thought what better way to share the love than with a FREE ROOSTER WEEK!
From 13-20… View moreAs the last of the Chinese New Year celebrations took place this weekend, we are now officially in the zodiac year of the Rooster!
To mark this, and with this week also coinciding with Valentine's Day, we thought what better way to share the love than with a FREE ROOSTER WEEK!
From 13-20 Feb, our Rooster's will be available for adoption to a suitable and loving home free of charge.
So, if you are looking for a leader of the flock, someone to sing beautiful songs to you, or just simply a cool and clever companion, then visit our Roosters today!
We have a whopping TEN Roosters looking for a good home. If you have a rural property or lifestyle block, can you make their dreams come true and be their cupid this week?
Check out the Roosters for Adoption here: www.spcaauckland.org.nz...
Or visit them at our Animal Village. We are at 50 Westney Road, Mangere and are open 10am-4pm, 7 days <3
Valentine's Day is tomorrow and time is quickly running out to get a truly meaningful gift for your loved one. Luckily, we have our wonderful TLC range of virtual gifts that can be emailed directly to your inbox.
If your sweetheart is an animal lover you'll melt their heart with one of… View moreValentine's Day is tomorrow and time is quickly running out to get a truly meaningful gift for your loved one. Luckily, we have our wonderful TLC range of virtual gifts that can be emailed directly to your inbox.
If your sweetheart is an animal lover you'll melt their heart with one of our TLC gifts. They'll know that you cared enough to make a difference in an animal's life on their behalf.
TLC gifts are virtual gifts. You simply select which animal you'd like to save and whether you'd like to give them the gift of love or rescue on behalf of the one you love.
Make sure you choose the e-card option and a gift will be emailed right away.
Long after everyone else's chocolates have been eaten and flowers have wilted your gift will live on.
Visit our TLC Shop now - bit.ly...
Wow, now that's a challenge!
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
Could you be a member of the 'buy nothing for a year club?'
Add a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. … View moreAdd a little more colour to your life and help those in need with Hunger for Colour! Simply bring a can of food into your local Resene owned ColorShop and you can swap it for a Resene testpot!*
Resene will then donate all cans to The Salvation Army local foodbanks and other community foodbanks. When you donate a can of food you'll save up to $5.50 on your testpot purchase while also helping provide disadvantaged Kiwis with food parcels when they need them most.
So start gathering up those cans and bring them into your local Resene owned ColorShop today!
*60-80ml testpot
Are you looking for an action packed and adrenaline fueled weekend?
Then head down to Rumble in the Park at Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend to feed your automotive addiction.
see www.pukekohepark.co.nz... for more details.
When was the last time you got those spots checked out? We’ve teamed up with Melanoma New Zealand who help raise awareness of early detection of melanoma and prevention. Keep an eye-out on your neighbours, friends and family. Remember if in doubt, get checked out!
Show your support and drop a … View moreWhen was the last time you got those spots checked out? We’ve teamed up with Melanoma New Zealand who help raise awareness of early detection of melanoma and prevention. Keep an eye-out on your neighbours, friends and family. Remember if in doubt, get checked out!
Show your support and drop a coin donation into the Melanoma New Zealand coin collection box next time you visit us in-store.
Spot it. Stop it!
Carmel Sepuloni, the Labour MP for Kelston, has been working tirelessly with Tracey Penney, a 28 tetraplegic woman and her family to get them out of the van they are living in and into a Housing New Zealand home. Last week her efforts paid off. Carmel and our Habitat for Humanity Executive … View moreCarmel Sepuloni, the Labour MP for Kelston, has been working tirelessly with Tracey Penney, a 28 tetraplegic woman and her family to get them out of the van they are living in and into a Housing New Zealand home. Last week her efforts paid off. Carmel and our Habitat for Humanity Executive Director, Conrad LaPointe, will be speaking about the issue and how the housing crisis is impacting people highly marginalised like the disabled on Radio 531PI this morning at 11.15am. Be sure to tune in.
www.newshub.co.nz...
It's that time of the year - where town meets country at the annual Franklin A and P Show, in Pukekohe February 18 and 19. We've got 6 family passes (2 adults 2 children) to giveaway to our FCN neighbours. To be in to win, like this post and email your contact details to … View moreIt's that time of the year - where town meets country at the annual Franklin A and P Show, in Pukekohe February 18 and 19. We've got 6 family passes (2 adults 2 children) to giveaway to our FCN neighbours. To be in to win, like this post and email your contact details to julie.kaio@fairfaxmedia.co.nz with A&P in the subject line. Good luck - and we'll see you at the show!
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