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1399 days ago

NZ's friendliest regions and towns

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi there,
Canterbury has been named the fifth most welcoming region in the world in the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards, while Oamaru, Hokitika and Invercargill have been named the most welcoming towns in NZ. They were followed by Cambridge, Picton, Lake Tekapo, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, … View more
Hi there,
Canterbury has been named the fifth most welcoming region in the world in the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards, while Oamaru, Hokitika and Invercargill have been named the most welcoming towns in NZ. They were followed by Cambridge, Picton, Lake Tekapo, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, Paihia and Twizel.
We'd be really keen to hear your thoughts on this based on your own travels around New Zealand. Do you think Canterbury is NZ's most welcoming region? And are these our most welcoming towns?
Where in NZ have you been made to feel particularly welcome on your travels?
As usual, please put 'NFP' in your comment if you don't want it to be included in an article. Cheers.

1395 days ago

💖 Love Where You Live - February 1st to 28th 💖

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

Love is in the air this month! We’re not just talking about Valentine’s Day, we’re talking about this month’s national campaign.

Our theme for February is all about finding ways to show your home and community a little extra love and care. Whether it’s organising a street clean up, … View more
Love is in the air this month! We’re not just talking about Valentine’s Day, we’re talking about this month’s national campaign.

Our theme for February is all about finding ways to show your home and community a little extra love and care. Whether it’s organising a street clean up, helping a neighbour tidy up their property, collaborating on a mural, putting together a working bee, or installing a communal pātaka or library - there are countless ways to make our neighbourhoods more beautiful and enjoyable for everyone.

Share your tips, projects, photos and experiences with us by tagging us in your social media posts or emailing us at:

info@neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz

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February 2021 National Campaign.pdf Download View

1395 days ago
1396 days ago

Addictive Eaters Anonymous

The Team from Addictive Eaters Anonymous - Christchurch

Addictive Eaters Anonymous On Air

Addictive Eaters Anonymous on Air is a 25 minute show which features a member of Addictive Eaters Anonymous sharing about their addictive eating and recovery from the compulsion and obsession with food. This will include what their life was like when they were … View more
Addictive Eaters Anonymous On Air

Addictive Eaters Anonymous on Air is a 25 minute show which features a member of Addictive Eaters Anonymous sharing about their addictive eating and recovery from the compulsion and obsession with food. This will include what their life was like when they were caught in addiction, how finding sobriety in Addictive Eaters Anonymous changed their lives, and what their lives are like now.

Our show airs at 12 noon on the 4th Monday of each month.

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1396 days ago

Halo LED Bathroom Strip light 85cm 13 watt - brand new

Grant from Halswell

Brand new - bought but not suitable for where wanted to use.

HALO.85 LED STRIP LIGHT 4000K 13W - ideal for under a bench or behind a pelment. The HALO is a connectable LED strip light system.

HALO is supplied with mounting brackets and a straight joiner.

Power cable and flexible joiners NOT … View more
Brand new - bought but not suitable for where wanted to use.

HALO.85 LED STRIP LIGHT 4000K 13W - ideal for under a bench or behind a pelment. The HALO is a connectable LED strip light system.

HALO is supplied with mounting brackets and a straight joiner.

Power cable and flexible joiners NOT INCLUDED.

RRP is $95

PICK UP FROM HALSWELL IN CHRISTCHURCH
AS TOO FRAGILE TO POST (or I might be able to deliver within the city)

Price: $18

1396 days ago

Pocket Bike

Lisa from Halswell

Has been in storage for 2 years. Was working well before that. Haven't got the time to maintain so letting it go, so even if someone wants it for parts

Price: $50

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1397 days ago

Garage Sale Sat 6th Feb 8.30am -1pm

Katrina from Somerfield

Garage Sale, Sat 6th Feb, 79 Milton Street, Spreydon, Strictly 8.30am-1pm
Household bric-a-brac, single bed (base only), books & magazines, clothes, garden pots, bbq, old wheelbarrow, rowing machine, box of kindling, new assembled small/medium dog kennel etc... Cancelled if wet.

Negotiable

1397 days ago

Free Qigong Introduction Workshop

Sandy from Aidanfield

FREE Qigong Introduction Workshop New Year, New Hope
Guided by experienced Chinese teacher, Sandy Jiang, an accredited provider of the Strength and Balance Programme

Time: 10 -11:45 am, Wed, 3th Feb. 2021

Blue Sky Qigong Studio
Professional and partly mirrored studio
19 Templetons Road, … View more
FREE Qigong Introduction Workshop New Year, New Hope
Guided by experienced Chinese teacher, Sandy Jiang, an accredited provider of the Strength and Balance Programme

Time: 10 -11:45 am, Wed, 3th Feb. 2021

Blue Sky Qigong Studio
Professional and partly mirrored studio
19 Templetons Road, Aidanfield, Christchurch

Welcome to Experience Gentle, Flowing Meditative Movements with Energy Healing

Discover a great natural “medicine” to heal the body, mind and spirit
Gather the universal energy for rejuvenation
Enhancing your health, immunity, spine, flexibility, serenity, relaxation, pelvic floor muscles, core strength, energy, wellbeing and inner joy

Space limited, booking essential
Register now with Sandy: sandyjsky@gmail.com

Qigong
Qigong is an ancient Chinese holistic therapy. It is the foundation to Tai Chi, but relatively simpler than Tai Chi.
Qigong includes dynamic and static forms.

Zhineng Qigong
Zhineng Qigong emphasises moving meditation rather than static meditation.
It uses the consciousness, body, breath, sound vibration and universal Qi(energy) to bring about positive transformation of the body, mind and spirit.

“After practicing Zhineng Qigong, my cancer disappeared. In the practice, I feel protected, joyful, safe and more energy. Healing comes naturally when we get out of the way and go beyond our attachments. Our new life is starting Now!”
~ Luise Kohl-Hajek, Germany

“The gentle movements stretch every muscle in my body although they look very simple. My muscles feel stronger, and I am mentally stronger too. While practicing, I feel the sense of “unity with the universe.””
~ Susan Sky, NZ

“Through regular qigong practice, my back pain is healed and my spine is more flexible. I had also been suffering severe shoulder pain for months. Just like a miracle, after one qigong class the pain had gone. The pain did come back a couple of days later, but much milder. After regular practice, I am pain free. This was a wow fact for me. I LOVE the feeling of connectin to the Universal Qi, and would like to share qigong with others.”
~ Graham Good, NZ

Regular Classes: school term
Wed
10 ~ 11:45 am Qigong beginners class starts 10 Feb.

$150 (10 classes) or $17 casual, Qigong CDs and books are available for your better improvement

1398 days ago

Stage light bulbs

Louisa from Hoon Hay

I have two to give away. 1000w and 1200w.

Free

1400 days ago

Ceiling Plasterer

Carol from Hoon Hay

Hi everyone. Can anyone recommend a good plasterer/company please. I need my new openplan kitchen/dining/living room ceiling plastered. I would rather get someone who has been recommended than take a stab in the dark. Thanks.

1398 days ago

Poll: Do you wash chicken before cooking?

New Zealand Food Safety

Washing chicken doesn’t remove bacteria, it just spreads it around. The best way to protect your whānau from getting sick is to wash your hands and kitchen tools after touching raw chicken, and make sure you cook chicken all the way through. Juices
should run clear and there shouldn’t be any … View more
Washing chicken doesn’t remove bacteria, it just spreads it around. The best way to protect your whānau from getting sick is to wash your hands and kitchen tools after touching raw chicken, and make sure you cook chicken all the way through. Juices
should run clear and there shouldn’t be any pink meat in the centre.

Remember to Clean Cook Chill and check our easy food safety tips here.

The team at New Zealand Food Safety.
Find out more

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Do you wash chicken before cooking?
  • 36% Yes I thought washing cleans it
    36% Complete
  • 64% No Chicken shouldn’t be washed
    64% Complete
125 votes
1398 days ago

Major social housing development opens on Brougham St

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

Happy Friday neighbours,

After living in emergency accommodation for nearly a year, Amanda Jackson-Brown​ will move into a new home next week – and she cannot wait.

The 51-year-old Christchurch woman will be one of the first tenants to move into Brougham Village, a new 90-home community … View more
Happy Friday neighbours,

After living in emergency accommodation for nearly a year, Amanda Jackson-Brown​ will move into a new home next week – and she cannot wait.

The 51-year-old Christchurch woman will be one of the first tenants to move into Brougham Village, a new 90-home community housing project developed by Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (OCHT).

Jackson-Brown, a former beauty therapist who has suffered from mental health and addiction issues, said moving into the one-bedroom unit would allow her to get her life back on track.

The Brougham St development is the largest ever commissioned by OCHT and replaces 89 social housing units demolished following the 2011 earthquakes.

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1398 days ago

Volunteers needed

The Team from Citizens Advice Christchurch Area

We are still on the look out for 14 people to join our fab team of volunteers . If you love meeting new people, are community minded and have the time to help than get in contact . For more information email manager.cabchch@gmail.com .

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1404 days ago

To weed or not to weed ....?

Erina from Sydenham

Wow. This is what greeted me in my wee vege patch after a fortnight away on leave. My veges are thriving - all but one broccoli plant in amongst them all tho, so I thought to give them a bloody good soak before I tackled the "invaders" today. I wonder what they are?
Only thing I can … View more
Wow. This is what greeted me in my wee vege patch after a fortnight away on leave. My veges are thriving - all but one broccoli plant in amongst them all tho, so I thought to give them a bloody good soak before I tackled the "invaders" today. I wonder what they are?
Only thing I can think of is the mulch I threw over the patch last winter made up of oak leaves from the park across the road.......? Dig them back in or put to compost? What say you Discerners?

1399 days ago

Free Qigong Introduction Workshop

Sandy from Aidanfield

FREE Qigong Introduction Workshop
Guided by experienced Chinese teacher, Sandy Jiang, an accredited provider of the Strength and Balance Programme

Time: 10 -11:45 am, Wed, 3th Feb. 2021

Blue Sky Qigong Studio
Professional and partly mirrored studio
19 Templetons Road, Aidanfield, Christchurch

View more
FREE Qigong Introduction Workshop
Guided by experienced Chinese teacher, Sandy Jiang, an accredited provider of the Strength and Balance Programme

Time: 10 -11:45 am, Wed, 3th Feb. 2021

Blue Sky Qigong Studio
Professional and partly mirrored studio
19 Templetons Road, Aidanfield, Christchurch

Welcome to Experience Gentle, Flowing Meditative Movements with Energy Healing

Discover a great natural “medicine” to heal the body, mind and spirit
Gather the universal energy for rejuvenation
Enhancing your health, immunity, spine, flexibility, serenity, relaxation, pelvic floor muscles, core strength, energy, wellbeing and inner joy

Space limited, booking essential
Register now with Sandy: sandyjsky@gmail.com

Qigong
Qigong is an ancient Chinese holistic therapy. It is the foundation to Tai Chi, but relatively simpler than Tai Chi.
Qigong includes dynamic and static forms.

Zhineng Qigong
Zhineng Qigong emphasises moving meditation rather than static meditation.
It uses the consciousness, body, breath, sound vibration and universal Qi(energy) to bring about positive transformation of the body, mind and spirit.

“After practicing Zhineng Qigong, my cancer disappeared. In the practice, I feel protected, joyful, safe and more energy. Healing comes naturally when we get out of the way and go beyond our attachments. Our new life is starting Now!”
~ Luise Kohl-Hajek, Germany

“The gentle movements stretch every muscle in my body although they look very simple. My muscles feel stronger, and I am mentally stronger too. While practicing, I feel the sense of “unity with the universe.””
~ Susan Sky, NZ

“Through regular qigong practice, my back pain is healed and my spine is more flexible. I had also been suffering severe shoulder pain for months. Just like a miracle, after one qigong class the pain had gone. The pain did come back a couple of days later, but much milder. After regular practice, I am pain free. This was a wow fact for me. I LOVE the feeling of connectin to the Universal Qi, and would like to share qigong with others.”
~ Graham Good, NZ

Regular Classes: school term
Wed
10 ~ 11:45 am Qigong beginners class starts 10 Feb.

$150 (10 classes) or $17 casual, Qigong CDs and books are available for your better improvement

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