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129 days ago

Thoughts for Port Hill regrowth/recovery.

Glenice from St Albans

Watch on You tube - "Dogs with backpacks revive forests in Chile devastated by wildfires - BBC World Service"
Smart Border Collies enjoying but still working. 2 sisters took it into their own hands after fire damage, along with their three unusual workers, took up the task. Six-year-old Das and her two daughters, Olivia and Summer are three Border Collies who have been trained to run through the damaged forests with special backpacks that release native plant seeds. Once they take root, these seeds will help regrow the destroyed area.19 Feb 2018.
Our Border Collie has just walked 8km and now 'done' so 30km is not something that can be achieved overnight!!

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Let's go to the movies...

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Congratulations to these winners who've each won a $50 cinema gift card:

Nicole Macpherson from Cambridge

Amy Smith from Rotorua

Lauchlan Young from Meadowbank

John Harris from Christchurch

Pauline Castle from Thorndon

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Here's another riddle for you, neighbours!

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

Feed me and I will live, but give me a drink and I will die. What am I?

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22 minutes ago

Keep yourself protected against Covid

Ministry of Health

It might not be making quite so many headlines these days, but unfortunately, Covid is still here. If you’re 65 or over, taking care of yourself is just as important as ever.

The good news is, keeping up to date with the Covid vaccine can help protect you from serious illness. It’s free. And recommended for you and many others as long as you haven’t had the vaccine, or Covid, in the last 6 months.

To book your vaccination, or talk to your healthcare provider.
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