Riccarton, Christchurch

1481 days ago

Let's work together to make Aotearoa New Zealand a more compassionate place.

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

To address any issue in our community we need to know what we're up against.

Here's some simple ways you can help to end family violence:

+ Learn! The first step to change is awareness

+ Share facts, resources and helplines
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To address any issue in our community we need to know what we're up against.

Here's some simple ways you can help to end family violence:

+ Learn! The first step to change is awareness

+ Share facts, resources and helplines

+ Know the signs. Family violence can affect anyone

+ When you see it, report it to New Zealand Police

+ Support victims: check-in regularly, listen, refer

+ Volunteer / make a donation to a relevant charity

1481 days ago

Respite care when you need it

Time spent in respite care lets you experience Ryman’s dedicated care teams and the togetherness of village communities. Whether you need rehabilitation or support for family during the holidays.

Respite care is offered in rest-home, hospital and dementia-level care. Being there is just one … View more
Time spent in respite care lets you experience Ryman’s dedicated care teams and the togetherness of village communities. Whether you need rehabilitation or support for family during the holidays.

Respite care is offered in rest-home, hospital and dementia-level care. Being there is just one of the ways we’re pioneering a new way of living for a new retirement generation.
Learn more

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1482 days ago

Baby Jacket with hood 100% Wool

Marlene from Wigram

Baby Jacket with hood made from 100% wool - Real Kiwi Icon.!!☺
Colour Denim Blue
Size 3-9 months
From smoke free home
Great gift idea for baby/baby shower
Other colours available on request - off white/cream/red/royal blue
Pick up from Wigram, Christchurch or $4.50 to post.
Other knitting orders … View more
Baby Jacket with hood made from 100% wool - Real Kiwi Icon.!!☺
Colour Denim Blue
Size 3-9 months
From smoke free home
Great gift idea for baby/baby shower
Other colours available on request - off white/cream/red/royal blue
Pick up from Wigram, Christchurch or $4.50 to post.
Other knitting orders taken.

Price: $30

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1482 days ago

Merino Baby Hat and Booties set

Marlene from Wigram

Hat and booties set made from 100% Superfine Merino Wool.
From a smoke free home
Newborn to 3 months
Ideal gift for baby/baby shower
Pick up from Wigram Christchurch or can be posted.
Other colours available on request.

Price: $12

1482 days ago

Keep up with PT in the Park and our POP Up PT'S!

Dena Cowen-Willis from PT in the Park

We're looking forward to a busy Summer at Hagley Park and will be taking our POP Up PT sessions around Canterbury too!
Check our our Calendar here!
#ptinthepark

#seeyouonsaturday

1484 days ago

Speed limits changing on Yaldhurst roads

Jake Kenny Reporter from Community News

Speed limits on some roads in Yaldhurst will be lowered at the beginning of December according to Christchurch City Council.

Slower speed limits are proposed for State Highway 73 extending west through the Yaldhurst township. The existing speed limits were 80km/h and 100km/h, with 70km/h through … View more
Speed limits on some roads in Yaldhurst will be lowered at the beginning of December according to Christchurch City Council.

Slower speed limits are proposed for State Highway 73 extending west through the Yaldhurst township. The existing speed limits were 80km/h and 100km/h, with 70km/h through Yaldhurst town centre.

A limit of 60km/h is proposed for the urban fringe and Yaldhurst town centre with a reduction to 80km/h for the west of Yaldhurst, while the intervening rural section east of Yaldhurst is to remain at 80km/h.

Changes were also made for Ryans, Pound, Hasketts and School roads.

The speed limits for these roads are being reduced from 70km/h or 80km/h to 60km/h. Sections of Ryans, Hasketts and School roads have already been changed. Remaining changes on Ryans and Pound roads will be coordinated with changes to SH73.

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1483 days ago

Sharing Success

Principal Immigration Adviser from Zealand Immigration

What a nice morning! we have a got such a good feedback from one of our happy client this morning:)

''Dear Gaurav Sir
Zealand Immigration is amazing. You guys work hard and goes extra mile to get my VOC approved. I am surprised that my voc approved within a week and it is only possible … View more
What a nice morning! we have a got such a good feedback from one of our happy client this morning:)

''Dear Gaurav Sir
Zealand Immigration is amazing. You guys work hard and goes extra mile to get my VOC approved. I am surprised that my voc approved within a week and it is only possible because of you guys and I am very happy for that.
Thank you again you help me and my family to get our visas approved all the time.
Thank you ''

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1483 days ago

Secure your home for Summer

Exceed - we fix windows & doors

We are very happy to announce that Exceed is now an Authorised Crimsafe Licensee.

All our teams around New Zealand can now supply and install THE BEST HINGED SECURITY SCREENS for front and back doors to improve the security of your home.

Crimsafe has been tried and tested for over 20 years and … View more
We are very happy to announce that Exceed is now an Authorised Crimsafe Licensee.

All our teams around New Zealand can now supply and install THE BEST HINGED SECURITY SCREENS for front and back doors to improve the security of your home.

Crimsafe has been tried and tested for over 20 years and are the leaders in the security screen industry providing quality and superior protection.

WHY CHOOSE CRIMSAFE?

✔️All Crimsafe security doors installed by Exceed are custom-made-to-measure without compromising on strength and style.

✔️ With Crimsafe hinged security doors you can enjoy natural light, airflow, unhindered views and improved energy efficiency without detracting from their visual appeal.

WHAT MAKES CRIMSAFE SCREENS SO STRONG?

It’s unparalleled combination of a thicker mesh and a screw-clamp system that is proven to be significantly stronger and harder to break into. This unique system allows security screens to withstand tremendous force by absorbing and dispersing impact around the frame, making the screen highly resistant to attack.

If you want to learn more about Crimsafe security screen doors click the following link or give us a call on ? 0800 25 25 00

1484 days ago

HOMED Saturday 14th November

Reporter Homed - The Press

What's your favorite Canterbury property from this week's issue of HOMED?
Click the link below to choose

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1491 days ago

HOMED Saturday 31st OCTOBER

Reporter Homed - The Press

So many beautiful properties in this week's edition of HOMED.
Which open homes will you be attending?

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1486 days ago

Local Politcal Politics

Robert from Bryndwr

As a postgraduate political science degree candidate, I am sometimes quite disappointed with the internal politics and outcomes of local political Party groups. In part, over the years, due to critical academic study and writing schedules and also due to the internal issues within some localised … View moreAs a postgraduate political science degree candidate, I am sometimes quite disappointed with the internal politics and outcomes of local political Party groups. In part, over the years, due to critical academic study and writing schedules and also due to the internal issues within some localised political groups, I now tend to avoid them.

A couple of years ago I was considering doing a post graduate Dissertation about these groups, their composition, longevity and effectiveness. There may well now be a Ph.D. thesis in it for some much younger candidate.

I refer mostly to those local electorate branches or committees that represent various Parliamentary Parties though local government groups can sometimes suffer the same problems. With some exceptions, they can often tend to fail or, effectively, become inactive or non-existent. shortly after their formation.

Since my own participation started in 2006, with one of the three major Parties, I have seen a few of the various Parties' local electorate committees founder on the basis of their idealistic naivety and personal power ambitions involving themselves as committee members.

A very few local political groups are fortunate to have people serving on committee who do have the necessary leadership and management skills enough to anticipate and circumvent the internal problems. Many of the committee members enter the local electorate committees and see it as a path for personally campaigning for selection to their Party's list.

They can also hope they can be selected as contenders an election year candidate for Parliament. They can tend to forget their local members who might only want to socially and politically participate in their Party's community activities and social events. Some recent years ago, in one Party's Parliamentary candidate selection process, the Chair person selectively eliminated all other perceived and contending persons from the selection meeting date and time mailing list. The intention was so that they, as the Chairperson, were the only possible choice for members to nominate.
 Issues like Party members being selectively deleted from their electorate committee mailing or emailing lists, being selectively and, even punitively, uninvited to local Party social events or meetings. Members game enough to want to actively participate find they are not permitted to participate or even vote at meetings.

Other issues are that their committee members have quite naive expectations about what would attract or encourage members to want to attend monthly meetings because those meetings are often just about committee membership machinations but with no social or entertainment content.

Over several years, I have been at several meetings where their 'committee' decided that, because the members weren't now coming to the monthly meetings, they naively decided to close down their monthly meetings. The committee, usually by then, comprising only about three people, would simply call themselves the "Executive Committee' and discuss their local Party business between themselves on the phone excluding all other members while still representing themselves as a branch or committee of their particular Party.

With the recent Elections, a particular Party's local members were selectively uninvited to their Party's election party celebrations or commiserations event where the results were being broadcast on TV.
 
The politics of their internal power behaviors are the very reasons why their local Committee and monthly meetings can fail. Too much personal, power laden, interpersonal behaviors and ambitions will fail their group. Not enough altruism and caring for the social needs of others in their groups is the problem.

Some, fortunately only a few, have substituted those politics as almost a born-again card-carrying Pentecostal religion in their lives.

Notwithstanding the above issues, it IS DEFINITELY worthwhile joining a local political Party branch or group. You can then actively participate in the formation of NZ political policy and legislation even in helping to send it to the Parliamentary Bills or Select Committee level. Your local MP for your preferred Party will tell you where their local political party branches meet.
The social life, on its own, can be enormous fun and wonderful friends can be formed there.

I hope it helps.... Robert.
zl2rob at xtra.co.nz

1486 days ago

Help us save lives every day New Zealand Flying Doctors Trust

Canterbury Air Rescue Trust

With over 1,000 missions a year in our www.nzflyingdoctors.co.nz... '|flying intensive care unit|’, we need your help to raise $175,000 for our sickest and most vulnerable patients.

The www.nzflyingdoctors.co.nz... |New Zealand Flying Doctors| are only partly government funded, and it is … View more
With over 1,000 missions a year in our www.nzflyingdoctors.co.nz... '|flying intensive care unit|’, we need your help to raise $175,000 for our sickest and most vulnerable patients.

The www.nzflyingdoctors.co.nz... |New Zealand Flying Doctors| are only partly government funded, and it is only with the kindness and generosity of the community that we can continue to deliver this life-saving service. With mission numbers increasing each year, the need is greater than ever before.

Today we are asking you to support missions for neonatal and paediatric patients - with over 70 missions a year for children under 15 years of age, we are focused on getting each and every one of them the right medical care.

Your contribution will help save the lives of New Zealand children!
DONATE NOW

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1487 days ago

2014 Toyota Yaris 1.3gx

Bev from Riccarton

please txt 021711626 for questions and viewing

super economical wee car! smooth to drive and great condition with just minor paint scratch on rear.

ex rental so has always been well serviced and maintained.

- 180,000kms
- Bluetooth … View more
please txt 021711626 for questions and viewing

super economical wee car! smooth to drive and great condition with just minor paint scratch on rear.

ex rental so has always been well serviced and maintained.

- 180,000kms
- Bluetooth
- Abs brakes
- central locking
- 4.5 star safety rating

Price: $4,800

1487 days ago

Reach Out 🤝 Look Out 👀 Help Out 💖

The Team from Neighbourhood Support New Zealand

To find your nearest Neighbourhood Support or to get in touch about setting up a new one, go to:

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1488 days ago
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